[meteorite-list] High-flying Skip Wilson

From: Rob Matson <mojave_meteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:49:20 -0700
Message-ID: <GOEDJOCBMMEHLEFDHGMMKEBEDPAA.mojave_meteorites_at_cox.net>

Hi All,

I'm sure many of you are aware of the impressive systematic
meteorite recovery field work that Skip Wilson has carried
out for over 40 years. On the recommendation of Rob Reisener,
and with his assistance in drafting the citation, we present:

<http://scully.cfa.harvard.edu/~cgi/ShowCitation.COM?num=195998>

(195998) Skipwilson = 2002 RO235
     Ivan "Skip" Wilson (b. 1941) is a pioneer of systematic meteorite
recovery. He has found over 100 distinct meteorites in the blowouts of
eastern New Mexico since 1966, and he witnessed and recovered the 1998
Portales Valley fall. He has coauthored papers about meteorite accumulation
rates and pairing.

Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC
M 50.36155 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.17917191 Peri. 95.37423 +0.30118054 -0.94906225 T =
2454919.42051 JDT
a 3.1161816 Node 336.44568 +0.75715229 +0.29703306 q = 2.5115639
e 0.1940252 Incl. 13.39554 +0.57966430 +0.10512950
P 5.50 H 14.7 G 0.15 U 1
>From 91 observations at 5 oppositions, 1991-2008, mean residual 0".58.

Last observed on 2009 Sept. 27.
Discovery date : 2002 09 01
Discovery site : Haleakala
Discoverer(s) : Matson, R.

Congratulations Skip!

Best wishes,
Rob
Received on Mon 05 Oct 2009 03:49:20 AM PDT