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Marc William Buie | |
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.jpg) Buie in 2013 | |
| Born | September 17, 1958 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona Louisiana State University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Southwest Research Institute (2008–present) Lowell Observatory (1991–2008) Space Telescope Science Institute (1988–1991) |
Marc William Buie (/ˈbuːi/; born September 17, 1958) is an American astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets who works at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado in the Space Science Department.[1] Formerly he worked at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and was the Sentinel Space Telescope Mission Scientist for the B612 Foundation, which is dedicated to protecting Earth from asteroid impact events.[2]
| see § List of discovered minor planets |
Early life and education
Buie grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and received his B.Sc. in physics from Louisiana State University in 1980. He then switched fields and earned his Ph.D. in Planetary Science from the University of Arizona in 1984. Buie was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Hawaii from 1985 to 1988. From 1988 to 1991, he worked at the Space Telescope Science Institute where he played a key role in the planning and scheduling of the first planetary observations ever made by the Hubble Space Telescope. Buie joined the staff at Lowell Observatory in 1991.
Career
Since 1983, Pluto has been a central theme of research done by Buie, who has published over 85 scientific papers and journal articles.[4] His first result was to prove that the methane visible on Pluto was on its surface and not part of its atmosphere. Since then he has worked on albedo maps of the surface, composition maps of Pluto and Charon, refinement of the orbits of Charon in addition to the much more recently discovered satellites, measurements of the structure of the atmosphere, and other measurements of the properties of the surfaces of Pluto and Charon. He is also one of the co-discoverers of Pluto's moons, Nix and Hydra.
He has been working with the Deep Ecliptic Survey team who have been responsible for the discovery of over 1,000 Kuiper belt objects (KBOs). Beyond the work of just locating these objects, he additionally seeks to develop a better picture of the structure and nature of them. A spin-off project from this endeavor was his participation in the project to locate a Kuiper belt object that was within the range of NASA's New Horizons mission after it passed by Pluto. This search led to the discovery of over 50 new KBOs,[5] including 486958 Arrokoth, the object that New Horizons would eventually perform a close fly-by of on 1 January 2019.[6] In the lead up to the fly-by, Buie also led a successful occultation campaign in Argentina and South Africa to observe Arrokoth as it passed in front of a distant star to refine the estimates of its size, shape, and orbit. Jim Green, NASA's director of planetary science at the time, called the effort "the most historic occultation on the face of the Earth."[7]
In addition to his research into all aspects of Pluto and the Kuiper belt, Buie also works on studying transitional objects like 2060 Chiron and 5145 Pholus and occasionally comets, such as the recent Deep impact mission that went to Comet Tempel 1. In an effort closer to home, he also studies near-Earth asteroids to try to understand more about these potentially dangerous solar system neighbors. Most of these research efforts involve the use of Lowell Observatory telescopes in addition to occasional use of the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes. He is also active in the development of state-of-the-art astronomical instrumentation having just completed the construction of an infrared imaging spectrograph, Mimir, in collaboration with Dan Clemens of Boston University.
Buie is a member of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and its Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS), the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the International Astronomical Union (IAU), and the International Dark-Sky Association.
The inner main-belt asteroid 7553 Buie was named in the astronomer's honor on 28 July 1999 (M.P.C. 35486).[2][8] He is also profiled as part of an article on Pluto in Air & Space Smithsonian magazine.[9]
List of discovered minor planets
| 9116 Billhamilton | 7 March 1997 | list |
| 11670 Fountain | 6 January 1998 | list |
| 20234 Billgibson | 6 January 1998 | list |
| 28513 Guo | 5 February 2000 | list |
| 31203 Hersman | 6 January 1998 | list |
| 32263 Kusnierkiewicz | 31 July 2000 | list |
| 34077 Yoshiakifuse | 30 July 2000 | list |
| 36444 Clairblackburn | 1 August 2000 | list |
| 36983 Sumner | 21 September 2000 | list |
| (38084) 1999 HB12 | 18 April 1999 | list |
| (43574) 2001 FU192 | 26 March 2001 | list |
| (56795) 2000 OE67 | 31 July 2000 | list |
| (60454) 2000 CH105 | 5 February 2000 | list |
| (60455) 2000 CY106 | 5 February 2000 | list |
| (60458) 2000 CM114 | 5 February 2000 | list |
| (61337) 2000 OE68 | 29 July 2000 | list |
| (61911) 2000 QP244 | 25 August 2000 | list |
| (63361) 2001 FR171 | 24 March 2001 | list |
| (63363) 2001 FC184 | 25 March 2001 | list |
| (65191) 2002 CR257 | 6 February 2002 | list |
| 65885 Lubenow | 27 December 1997 | list |
| (68324) 2001 FX182 | 25 March 2001 | list |
| (68423) 2001 QD315 | 20 August 2001 | list |
| (68716) 2002 CX280 | 8 February 2002 | list |
| (69986) 1998 WW24 | 18 November 1998 | list |
| (69987) 1998 WA25 | 19 November 1998 | list |
| (69988) 1998 WA31 | 18 November 1998 | list |
| (69990) 1998 WU31 | 18 November 1998 | list |
| 72801 Manzanera | 25 March 2001 | list |
| 72802 Wetton | 26 March 2001 | list |
| (78867) 2003 QE81 | 23 August 2003 | list |
| (80806) 2000 CM105 | 6 February 2000 | list |
| 81947 Fripp | 31 July 2000 | list |
| 81948 Eno | 31 July 2000 | list |
| (82157) 2001 FM185 | 26 March 2001 | list |
| (82158) 2001 FP185 | 26 March 2001 | list |
| (84798) 2002 XJ92 | 4 December 2002 | list |
| (87270) 2000 OR69 | 31 July 2000 | list |
| (87933) 2000 SL346 | 21 September 2000 | list |
| (88267) 2001 KE76 | 22 May 2001 | list |
| (88268) 2001 KK76 | 24 May 2001 | list |
| (88269) 2001 KF77 | 22 May 2001 | list |
| (88270) 2001 KB78 | 24 May 2001 | list |
| (91205) 1998 US43 | 22 October 1998 | list |
| (92278) 2000 CB110 | 5 February 2000 | list |
| (92579) Dwight | 31 July 2000 | list |
| (92892) Robertlawrence | 25 August 2000 | list |
| (92894) Bluford | 28 August 2000 | list |
| (95449) Frederickgregory | 7 February 2002 | list |
| (95625) 2002 GX32 | 8 April 2002 | list |
| (97508) Bolden | 6 February 2000 | list |
| (97512) Jemison | 5 February 2000 | list |
| (103733) Bernardharris | 5 February 2000 | list |
| (103734) Winstonscott | 5 February 2000 | list |
| (103737) Curbeam | 5 February 2000 | list |
| (103738) Stephaniewilson | 5 February 2000 | list |
| (103739) Higginbotham | 6 February 2000 | list |
| (104698) Alvindrew | 10 April 2000 | list |
| 105222 Oscarsaa | 31 July 2000 | list |
| (108096) Melvin | 25 March 2001 | list |
| (108097) Satcher | 26 March 2001 | list |
| (114705) Tamayo | 30 March 2003 | list |
| (115015) Chang Díaz | 24 August 2003 | list |
| (116162) Sidneygutierrez | 20 November 2003 | list |
| (117703) Ochoa | 11 March 2005 | list |
| (117704) Lopez-Alegria | 12 March 2005 | list |
| (118702) 2000 OM67 | 31 July 2000 | list |
| (118768) Carlosnoriega | 25 August 2000 | list |
| (118769) Olivas | 28 August 2000 | list |
| (119066) 2001 KJ76 | 23 May 2001 | list |
| (119067) 2001 KP76 | 23 May 2001 | list |
| (119068) 2001 KC77 | 23 May 2001 | list |
| (119069) 2001 KN77 | 23 May 2001 | list |
| (119070) 2001 KP77 | 23 May 2001 | list |
| (119473) 2001 UO18 | 19 October 2001 | list |
| (119878) 2002 CY224 | 7 February 2002 | list |
| (119890) Zamka | 6 February 2002 | list |
| (119956) 2002 PA149 | 10 August 2002 | list |
| (119976) 2002 VR130 | 7 November 2002 | list |
| (119993) Acabá | 5 December 2002 | list |
| (120181) 2003 UR292 | 24 October 2003 | list |
| (122554) Joséhernández | 25 August 2000 | list |
| (122555) Auñón-Chancellor | 28 August 2000 | list |
| (126619) 2002 CX154 | 6 February 2002 | list |
| (126719) 2002 CC249 | 8 February 2002 | list |
| (126965) Neri | 18 March 2002 | list |
| (127030) Herrington | 6 April 2002 | list |
| (127546) 2002 XU93 | 4 December 2002 | list |
| (127871) 2003 FC128 | 31 March 2003 | list |
| (128038) 2003 KK23 | 30 May 2003 | list |
| 129564 Christy | 7 March 1997 | list |
| (132329) 2002 GL31 | 7 April 2002 | list |
| (132791) 2002 PY149 | 11 August 2002 | list |
| (133066) 2003 FQ124 | 30 March 2003 | list |
| (133067) 2003 FB128 | 30 March 2003 | list |
| (134860) 2000 OJ67 | 29 July 2000 | list |
| (135024) 2001 KO76 | 23 May 2001 | list |
| (135182) 2001 QT322 | 21 August 2001 | list |
| (135571) 2002 GG32 | 8 April 2002 | list |
| (136120) 2003 LG7 | 1 June 2003 | list |
| 136197 Johnandrews | 22 October 2003 | list |
| 136922 Brianbauer | 19 April 1998 | list |
| 138016 Kerribeisser | 6 February 2000 | list |
| (138537) 2000 OK67 | 29 July 2000 | list |
| (138626) 2000 QM248 | 28 August 2000 | list |
| (138628) 2000 QM251 | 25 August 2000 | list |
| (139775) 2001 QG298 | 19 August 2001 | list |
| (139776) 2001 QS309 | 19 August 2001 | list |
| (139777) 2001 QS317 | 20 August 2001 | list |
| 141995 Rossbeyer | 12 August 2002 | list |
| (143205) 2002 XQ92 | 5 December 2002 | list |
| (143206) 2002 XS92 | 5 December 2002 | list |
| (143750) 2003 UJ288 | 23 October 2003 | list |
| (143751) 2003 US292 | 24 October 2003 | list |
| (144383) 2004 DK65 | 22 February 2004 | list |
| (144385) 2004 DJ69 | 26 February 2004 | list |
| 144386 Emmabirath | 27 February 2004 | list |
| 146040 Alicebowman | 27 February 2000 | list |
| 146442 Dwaynebrown | 20 August 2001 | list |
| 146921 Michaelbuckley | 6 February 2002 | list |
| (147256) 2002 XN91 | 4 December 2002 | list |
| (147257) 2002 XO91 | 4 December 2002 | list |
| (147703) 2005 GU203 | 10 April 2005 | list |
| (147704) 2005 GN205 | 11 April 2005 | list |
| (148209) 2000 CR105 | 6 February 2000 | list |
| (148342) 2000 QJ242 | 27 August 2000 | list |
| 149113 Stewartbushman | 6 February 2002 | list |
| 149115 Lauriecantillo | 8 February 2002 | list |
| 149157 Stephencarr | 20 March 2002 | list |
| 149163 Stevenconard | 7 April 2002 | list |
| (149348) 2002 VS130 | 7 November 2002 | list |
| (149349) 2002 VA131 | 9 November 2002 | list |
| (149560) 2003 QZ91 | 24 August 2003 | list |
| 150046 Cynthiaconrad | 1 December 2005 | list |
| 150374 Jasoncook | 5 February 2000 | list |
| (150509) 2000 QK237 | 27 August 2000 | list |
| (150510) 2000 QQ247 | 28 August 2000 | list |
| 151349 Stanleycooper | 8 February 2002 | list |
| 151351 Dalleore | 8 February 2002 | list |
| 152067 Deboy | 15 August 2004 | list |
| 153301 Alissamearle | 25 March 2001 | list |
| (153456) 2001 QC304 | 19 August 2001 | list |
| (153457) 2001 QX310 | 19 August 2001 | list |
| 154554 Heatherelliott | 1 April 2003 | list |
| 154587 Ennico | 30 May 2003 | list |
| 155784 Ercol | 19 September 2000 | list |
| (155902) 2001 FA184 | 25 March 2001 | list |
| (155903) 2001 FN184 | 26 March 2001 | list |
| 156751 Chelseaferrell | 4 December 2002 | list |
| 158472 Tiffanyfinley | 8 February 2002 | list |