Name Martin Connors Role Astronomer | Discovered Earth trojan | |
Earth Trojan asteroid, 2010 TK7
Martin Connors is a Canadian astronomer and professor.
Connors is the Assistant Professor at Athabasca University. He tutors and develops courses in Mathematics, Physics, and Astronomy. He was part of the team credited with the discovery of the first Earth trojan asteroid, an asteroid that orbits the Sun on a similar orbital path as that of Earth. The 300-meter-diameter asteroid was named 2010 TK7. The asteroid was discovered in October 2010 by the NEOWISE team of astronomers using NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE).
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