| see § List of discovered minor planets |
Nichole M. Danzl is an American astronomer and biologist who has discovered several trans-Neptunian objects while working with the Spacewatch survey. [2]
Danzl studied biology at the University of Arizona. She is a research scientist, at the Columbia University Medical Center. [3] Between 1995 and 1998, she discovered a total of six minor planets, as part of her work on the Spacewatch program. [1]
| (24835) 1995 SM55 | 19 September 1995 | list |
| (26181) 1996 GQ21 | 12 April 1996 | list |
| (26308) 1998 SM165 | 16 September 1998 | list |
| (33128) 1998 BU48 | 22 January 1998 | list |
| (33340) 1998 VG44 | 14 November 1998 | list [A] |
| 52975 Cyllarus | 12 October 1998 | list |
| Co-discovery made with: A J. A. Larsen and A. Gleason | ||
|---|---|---|
Asteroid 10720 Danzl, discovered by astronomers with the Spacewatch survey at Kitt Peak Observatory in 1986, was named after her. [4] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 9 May 2001 ( M.P.C. 42671). [2]