Norman G. Thomas

Norman G. Thomas (* 1930) is an American astronomer.

Thomas worked at the Lowell Observatory and used a blink comparator. He worked with Robert Burnham, Jr., the author of the famous three -volume work Celestial Handbook.

Thomas discovered 55 asteroids, including the Apollo asteroid ( 4544 ) and Xanthus ( 4581 ) Asclepius and the Amor asteroid ( 3352 ) McAuliffe.

The main belt asteroid ( 2555 ) Thomas was named after him.

  • Astronomer ( 20th century)
  • Americans
  • Born in 1930
  • Man
(4544) Xanthus (4581) Asclepius (2555) Thomas
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