Brian A Skiff

Brian A. Skiff is an American astronomer noted for discovering a number of comets including the periodic comets 114P/Wiseman–Skiff (with Jennifer Wiseman) and 140P/Bowell–Skiff (with Edward Bowell). Between 1980 and 1997, he has also discovered a total 60 numbered asteroids, including (15398) 1997 UZ₂₃, a dark Jupiter trojan about 37 kilometers in diameter.

Working on the LONEOS project he rediscovered the long lost asteroid 69230 Hermes in October 2003 and the Apohele asteroid 2004 JG6 in May 2004.

The asteroid 2554 Skiff was named in his honour. Skiff has worked as an Astronomer at Lowell Observatory since 1976. Skiff is also a volleyball player with the Mars Hill summer volleyball squad.