Elizabeth Roemer
Encyclopedia
Elizabeth Roemer is an American
astronomer
whose research interests center on comet
s and asteroid
s.
She discovered the asteroid
s 1930 Lucifer
and 1983 Bok
. In addition, she took an extensive set of photographic plates of comets over 25 years, attempting to get consistent data for the magnitude
s of the comet nuclei.
She is a professor emerita at the University of Arizona
.
United States
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astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
whose research interests center on comet
Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...
s and asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
s.
She discovered the asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
s 1930 Lucifer
1930 Lucifer
1930 Lucifer is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 29, 1964 by E. Roemer at Flagstaff .- External links :*...
and 1983 Bok
1983 Bok
1983 Bok is an asteroid discovered June 9, 1975 by Elizabeth Roemer. It is named for astronomer Bart Jan Bok.See also: List of asteroids...
. In addition, she took an extensive set of photographic plates of comets over 25 years, attempting to get consistent data for the magnitude
Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...
s of the comet nuclei.
She is a professor emerita at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
.