Miguel Hurtado
Born (1978-04-22) 22 April 1978
Málaga
NationalitySpanish
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsLa Sagra Observatory – La Sagra Sky Survey

Miguel Hurtado (born 22 April 1978 in Málaga, Spain) is a Spanish astronomer and a software developer at OAM's La Sagra Observatory, where he participated in the discovery of minor planets, comets, and supernovae.[1][2]

Miguel Hurtado has listed the discovery of more than 2300 asteroids including 76 near-earth objects such as 2012 DA14, as well as 5 comets and 19 supernovae.[1] As of 2017, all numbered asteroids are credited by the Minor Planet Center to Mallorca Observatory, OAM.[3] Jaime Nomen, his college and collaborator at the La Sagra Sky Survey (LSSS), was awarded the Shoemaker NEO Grant in 2010.[4]

The main-belt asteroid 362911 Miguelhurtado, discovered at OAM–La Sagra Observatory in 2009, was named in his honor.[2]

Discoveries

Near-Earth asteroids

Comets

  • P/2012 R2 (La Sagra)
  • C/2012 B3 (La Sagra)
  • P/2012 NJ (La Sagra)
  • P/2012 S2 (La Sagra)
  • C/2013 H1 (La Sagra)

Supernovae

  • SN 2010ax
  • SN 2010dt
  • SN 2010gq
  • SN 2010eu
  • SN 2010gj
  • SN 2010gs
  • SN 2010hn
  • SN 2010ij
  • SN 2010ix
  • SN 2010jf
  • SN 2010jm
  • SN 2010lo
  • SN 2011ak
  • SN 2011bm
  • SN 2011bk
  • SN 2011dz
  • SN 2013ci
  • SN 2013dv
  • SN 2013dw

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Miguel Hurtado". miguelhurtado.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "362911 Miguelhurtado (2012 CA34)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "The 2013 Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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