Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker (June 24, 1929 – August 13, 2021) was an American astronomer and a co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9. She discovered...
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Merle Shoemaker (April 28, 1928 – July 18, 1997) was an American geologist. He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and...
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The comet was discovered by astronomers Carolyn and Eugene M. Shoemaker, and David Levy in 1993. Shoemaker–Levy 9 (SL9) had been captured by Jupiter...
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astronomers, Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker. The comet was discovered from the Palomar Observatory on the night of 10 January 1986. The Shoemakers' discovery...
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American author and reviewer Carolyn Seymour (born 1947), English actress Carolyn S. Shoemaker (1929–2021), American astronomer Carolyn Stewart-Olsen (born 1946)...
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118P/Shoemaker–Levy (also known as periodic comet Shoemaker–Levy 4) is a comet discovered by astronomers Carolyn and Eugene M. Shoemaker and David Levy...
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period of about 8 years. The comet was discovered by Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Eugene M. Shoemaker, and Henry E. Holt on 9 March 1989. The comet then had...
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transit circle. He is also a co-discoverer (with Carolyn S. Shoemaker) of the Comet Jensen-Shoemaker (1987g1). As of 2004[update], he was still publishing...
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129P/Shoemaker–Levy, also known as Shoemaker–Levy 3, is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It fits the definition of an Encke-type comet with (TJupiter...
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3554 Amun 1986 Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Eugene M. Shoemaker 3753 Cruithne 1986 J. Duncan Waldron 5381 Sekhmet 1991 Carolyn S. Shoemaker 136818 Selqet 1997...
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3554 Amun (category Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker)
orbit, and a Venus-crosser. It was discovered on 4 March 1986 by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Mount Palomar Observatory, and named for the ancient Egyptian...
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(99907) 1989 VA (category Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker)
discovered on 2 November 1989, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker and Canadian astronomer David Levy at the Palomar Observatory...
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6376 Schamp (category Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker)
1987, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California. The S-type asteroid has a rotation period of...
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4217 Engelhardt (category Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker)
astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in California, and later named after German mineralogist Wolf von Engelhardt. Engelhardt is a stony S-type...
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Shoemaker (1931–2003), American jockey Carolyn S. Shoemaker (1929–2021), astronomer and co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Charles F. Shoemaker (1841–1913)...
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List of women astronomers (section S)
Shields, American astrophysicist and professor researching exoplanets Carolyn S. Shoemaker (born 1929), American astronomer Amy Simon, American planetary scientist...
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varying genres. Shoemaker was first married to actress Nancy Allen in September 1992. They divorced in 1995. He next married actress Carolyn Ann Clark in...
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4450 Pan (category Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker)
discovered on 25 September 1987, by American astronomers Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in California, United States. It was named...
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Corvi (Tombaugh's Star), August 1990 Astronomy portal Carolyn S. Shoemaker Eugene Merle Shoemaker List of minor planet discoverers This comet crashed into...
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5143 Heracles (redirect from S/2011 (5143) 1)
asteroid was discovered on 7 November 1991, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in California, United States. It is named for...
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epidemiologist David Michaels. Asteroid 30935 Davasobel, discovered by Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy was named after her for her literary work in physics...
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8034 Akka (category Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker)
mythology. Akka was discovered by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory, California, on 3 June 1992. The discovery...
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13123 Tyson (category Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker)
diameter. It was discovered on May 16, 1994, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker and Canadian astronomer David Levy at the Palomar Observatory in California...
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7088 Ishtar (redirect from S/2006 (7088) 1)
diameter. It was discovered on 1 January 1992, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California. The relatively bright asteroid...
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6478 Gault (category Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker)
miles) in diameter. The likely S-type asteroid was discovered on 12 May 1988, by astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory...
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6063 Jason (category Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker)
1984 KB) is an Apollo asteroid discovered on 27 May 1984, by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar. Its highly eccentric orbit crosses the orbits of...
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6239 Minos (category Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker)
discovered on 31 August 1989, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California. The asteroid has a...
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11066 Sigurd (category Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker)
discovered on 9 February 1992 by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory, California, and named after Sigurd, a...
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13062 Podarkes (category Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker)
was discovered on 19 April 1991, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory, California. The dark Jovian asteroid...
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Sherrard, professional football player, Super Bowl XXIV champion Carolyn S. Shoemaker, astronomer Robert C. Stebbins, herpetologist and illustrator Gentry...
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