Minor planets discovered: 6[1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Nichole M. Danzl is an American astronomer and biologist who has discovered several trans-Neptunian objects while working with the Spacewatch survey.[2]

Career

Danzl studied biology at the University of Arizona. She is a research scientist, at the Columbia University Medical Center.[3] Between 1995 and 1998, she discovered a total of six minor planets, as part of her work on the Spacewatch program.[1]

List of discovered minor planets

(24835) 1995 SM5519 September 1995list
(26181) 1996 GQ2112 April 1996list
(26308) 1998 SM16516 September 1998list
(33128) 1998 BU4822 January 1998list
(33340) 1998 VG4414 November 1998list[A]
52975 Cyllarus12 October 1998list
Co-discovery made with: A J. A. Larsen and A. Gleason

Honors and awards

Asteroid 10720 Danzl, discovered by astronomers with the Spacewatch survey at Kitt Peak Observatory in 1986, was named after her.[4] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 9 May 2001 (M.P.C. 42671).[2]

Works

  • Donlin, Laura T.; Danzl, Nichole M.; Wanjalla, Celestine; Alexandropoulos, Konstantina (December 15, 2005). "Deficiency in Expression of the Signaling Protein Sin/Efs Leads to T-Lymphocyte Activation and Mucosal Inflammation". Molecular and Cellular Biology. American Society for Microbiology. 25 (24): 11035–11046. doi:10.1128/mcb.25.24.11035-11046.2005. ISSN 0270-7306. PMC 1316950. PMID 16314525.

References

  1. 1 2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "10720 Danzl". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  3. "Author Page for Nichole M. Danzl :: SSRN". papers.ssrn.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  4. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
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