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Erich Meyer

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Erich Meyer (born August 6, 1951) is an Austrian engineer, amateur astronomer and discoverer of asteroids. [1]

37 relations: Amateur astronomy, Asteroid, Astrometry, Austria, Comet, Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Engineer, Erwin Obermair, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Herbert Raab, Impact event, International Astronomical Union, Jupiter, Kirchschlag bei Linz, List of minor planets: 100001–101000, List of minor planets: 130001–131000, List of minor planets: 13001–14000, List of minor planets: 137001–138000, List of minor planets: 14001–15000, List of minor planets: 15001–16000, List of minor planets: 16001–17000, List of minor planets: 24001–25000, List of minor planets: 257001–258000, List of minor planets: 26001–27000, List of minor planets: 29001–30000, List of minor planets: 43001–44000, List of minor planets: 48001–49000, List of minor planets: 58001–59000, List of minor planets: 7001–8000, List of minor planets: 85001–86000, List of minor planets: 9001–10000, List of minor planets: 96001–97000, Lutz D. Schmadel, Near-Earth object, Observatory, The Planetary Society.

Amateur astronomy

Amateur astronomy is a hobby whose participants enjoy observing or imaging celestial objects in the sky using the unaided eye, binoculars, or telescopes.

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Asteroid

Asteroids are minor planets, especially those of the inner Solar System.

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Astrometry

Astrometry is the branch of astronomy that involves precise measurements of the positions and movements of stars and other celestial bodies.

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Austria

Austria (Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich), is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.8 million people in Central Europe.

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Comet

A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process called outgassing.

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Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9

Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 (formally designated D/1993 F2) was a comet that broke apart in July 1992 and collided with Jupiter in July 1994, providing the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of Solar System objects.

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Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria

The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) is a national honour awarded by the Republic of Austria.

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Engineer

Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are people who invent, design, analyze, build, and test machines, systems, structures and materials to fulfill objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety, and cost.

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Erwin Obermair

Erwin Obermair (29 August 1946 in Hargelsberg – 15 January 2017 in Linz) was an Austrian amateur astronomer and co-discoverer of asteroids.

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Eugene Merle Shoemaker

Eugene Merle Shoemaker (April 28, 1928 – July 18, 1997), also known as Gene Shoemaker, was an American geologist and one of the founders of the field of planetary science.

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Herbert Raab

Herbert Raab (born January 24, 1969 in Linz, Austria) is an Austrian software engineer, amateur astronomer and discoverer of astronomical objects.

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Impact event

An impact event is a collision between astronomical objects causing measurable effects.

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International Astronomical Union

The International Astronomical Union (IAU; Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is an international association of professional astronomers, at the PhD level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy.

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Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.

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Kirchschlag bei Linz

Kirchschlag bei Linz is a municipality in the district of Urfahr-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

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List of minor planets: 100001–101000

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List of minor planets: 130001–131000

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List of minor planets: 13001–14000

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List of minor planets: 137001–138000

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List of minor planets: 14001–15000

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List of minor planets: 15001–16000

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List of minor planets: 16001–17000

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List of minor planets: 24001–25000

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List of minor planets: 257001–258000

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List of minor planets: 26001–27000

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List of minor planets: 29001–30000

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List of minor planets: 43001–44000

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List of minor planets: 48001–49000

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List of minor planets: 58001–59000

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List of minor planets: 7001–8000

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List of minor planets: 85001–86000

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List of minor planets: 9001–10000

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List of minor planets: 96001–97000

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Lutz D. Schmadel

Lutz D. Schmadel (July 2, 1942 in Berlin – October 21, 2016) was a German astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids, who worked at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) of the University of Heidelberg.

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Near-Earth object

A near-Earth object (NEO) is any small Solar System body whose orbit can bring it into proximity with Earth.

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Observatory

An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events.

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The Planetary Society

The Planetary Society is an American internationally active, non-governmental, nonprofit foundation.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Meyer

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