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American astronomer
Loren C. Ball (born 1948) is an American amateur astronomer , who has discovered more than 100 asteroids while working at his Emerald Lane Observatory (843 ), built on the roof of his house on Emerald Lane, Decatur , Alabama.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] As of 2024, he has credit for 110 numbered designations with the Minor Planet Center at Harvard for the period between 2000 and 2004. None of them were co-discoveries.[ 1] He is under contract with NASA through the University of Alabama in Huntsville to do outreach to school groups and organisations.[ 4] As of 2024[update] , he promotes asteroid education in schools and on social media.[ 2]
The main-belt asteroid 16095 Lorenball , discovered by astronomers with the Catalina Sky Survey in 1999, is named after him.[ 2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 November 2019 (M.P.C. 118219 ).[ 5]
List of discovered minor planets
(108917) 2001 PX14
15 August 2001
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112483 Missjudy
1 August 2002
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(112484) 2002 PB1
4 August 2002
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(112539) 2002 PB40
8 August 2002
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(114910) 2003 QA29
24 August 2003
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115492 Watonga
23 October 2003
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119195 Margaretgreer
25 August 2001
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(120148) 2003 GO51
12 April 2003
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(125266) 2001 VG
7 November 2001
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128345 Danielbamberger
15 April 2004
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(131327) 2001 HC23
27 April 2001
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(131414) 2001 NB6
14 July 2001
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(131446) 2001 QP100
24 August 2001
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(132296) 2002 GB1
4 April 2002
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(132298) 2002 GD2
6 April 2002
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(140603) 2001 UQ
18 October 2001
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(140632) 2001 UQ17
26 October 2001
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(140633) 2001 UR17
26 October 2001
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(142155) 2002 RT28
6 September 2002
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(144553) 2004 FB6
23 March 2004
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(148772) 2001 UU2
20 October 2001
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(153175) 2000 UN2
24 October 2000
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(153757) 2001 UN210
21 October 2001
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(154345) 2002 WS18
29 November 2002
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(156036) 2001 SD
16 September 2001
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(158330) 2001 WK2
18 November 2001
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(160165) 2001 UR
18 October 2001
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(163363) 2002 OV19
29 July 2002
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(166422) 2002 PS1
5 August 2002
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(166857) 2002 XE
1 December 2002
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(170072) 2002 VG128
14 November 2002
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(173449) 2000 QO6
25 August 2000
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(173875) 2001 UQ14
24 October 2001
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(177191) 2003 UD10
20 October 2003
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(180683) 2004 HF
16 April 2004
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(182595) 2001 UH18
29 October 2001
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(183379) 2002 XL44
7 December 2002
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(187987) 2001 RJ43
12 September 2001
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(189076) 2001 HN
16 April 2001
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(193801) 2001 PV13
14 August 2001
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(193947) 2001 RA46
15 September 2001
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(194124) 2001 SD263
25 September 2001
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(195511) 2002 HV5
19 April 2002
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(195874) 2002 RC1
3 September 2002
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(203866) 2002 XF
1 December 2002
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(205558) 2001 SF273
27 September 2001
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(209155) 2003 UE10
20 October 2003
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(213785) 2003 FZ4
25 March 2003
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(219382) 2000 SU89
29 September 2000
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(219590) 2001 TQ18
15 October 2001
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(222873) 2002 GL
3 April 2002
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(237607) 2001 QQ71
21 August 2001
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(239965) 2001 NC6
14 July 2001
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(242244) 2003 SW217
28 September 2003
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(243777) 2000 SJ
19 September 2000
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(247588) 2002 TW92
2 October 2002
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(259901) 2004 EL
11 March 2004
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(264594) 2001 UM1
19 October 2001
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(270980) 2002 WJ11
25 November 2002
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(286262) 2001 VK17
12 November 2001
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(286762) 2002 HU4
16 April 2002
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(287059) 2002 RF1
4 September 2002
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(287436) 2002 XP3
2 December 2002
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(287622) 2003 HO16
28 April 2003
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(288473) 2004 FA6
23 March 2004
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(297382) 2000 QC
21 August 2000
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(298268) 2002 XG
1 December 2002
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(298353) 2003 KU16
28 May 2003
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(302625) 2002 RD1
4 September 2002
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(313062) 2000 SS89
29 September 2000
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(317288) 2002 GR1
5 April 2002
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(323243) 2003 SO201
23 September 2003
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(333352) 2001 UK6
22 October 2001
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(334264) 2001 UH6
22 October 2001
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(337704) 2001 UJ6
22 October 2001
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(337814) 2001 VG2
10 November 2001
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(344229) 2001 SC
16 September 2001
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(344291) 2001 UQ4
21 October 2001
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(344455) 2002 LE47
15 June 2002
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(354414) 2003 VA
1 November 2003
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(357096) 2001 TR18
15 October 2001
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(373481) 2000 TP
2 October 2000
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(390557) 2000 UL2
24 October 2000
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(399394) 2001 SL287
29 September 2001
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(405121) 2002 GF2
6 April 2002
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(415816) 2001 QT71
21 August 2001
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(434064) 2001 VX71
12 November 2001
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(601867) 2013 UL12
1 September 2002
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(629360) 2001 UR4
21 October 2001
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(661253) 2004 EM
11 March 2004
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