Bonnard J. Teegarden

Bonnard J. Teegarden
Bonnard J. Teegarden.
Born (1940-08-23) August 23, 1940 (age 84)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Physicist
  • Astrophysicist
  • Astronomer
Known fordiscovery of Teegarden's Star

Bonnard John Teegarden (born August 23, 1940)[1] is an American astrophysicist formerly with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, now retired. He spent most of his career studying cosmic gamma rays and is best known to the public for leading the team that discovered Teegarden's star in 2003.[2]

  1. ^ Jokipii, J. R.; Stone, E. C.; Vogt, R. E.; McDonald, F. B.; Teegarden, B. J.; Trainor, J. H.; Webber, W. R. (August 1972). "Interstellar Cosmic Ray and Planetary Magnetospheres Experiment" (PDF). Goddard Space Flight Center. NASA. p. 43 (A19). Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Teegarden, B. J.; Pravdo; Hicks; Lawrence; Shaklan; Covey; Fraser; Hawley; McGlynn; Reid (May 20, 2003). "Discovery of a New Nearby Star" (PDF). The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 589 (1): L51–L53. arXiv:astro-ph/0302206. Bibcode:2003ApJ...589L..51T. doi:10.1086/375803. S2CID 119438487.