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Dr. Walter F. Huebner is an astrophysicist who wrote several books on comets including close-orbit and asteroids that may collide with the Earth, and how to prevent catastrophic collisions.
He received his Ph.D. from Yale in the 1950D. He went on to work as a leading scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and is now associated with Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas.
He is currently affiliated with the IAU, Division XII Commission 14 Atomic & Molecular Data, Division III WG Near Earth Objects, and Division XII Union-Wide Activities. He has in the past been the Past President of Division III Commission 15 Physical Study of Comets & Minor Planets (2006–2009), Past Vice-President of Division III Commission 15 Physical Study of Comets & Minor Planets (2003–2006), and Past Organizing Committee Member of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (2006–2009).
Asteroid (7921) Huebner has been named in his honor.