Marc Buie

Marc William Buie
Buie in 2013
Born(1958-09-17)September 17, 1958
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
Louisiana State University
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsSouthwest Research Institute (2008–present)
Lowell Observatory (1991–2008)
Space Telescope Science Institute (1988–1991)

Marc William Buie (/ˈbuːi/; born September 17, 1958) is an American astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets who works at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado in the Space Science Department.[1] Formerly he worked at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and was the Sentinel Space Telescope Mission Scientist for the B612 Foundation, which is dedicated to protecting Earth from asteroid impact events.[2]

Minor planets discovered: 941 [3]
see § List of discovered minor planets
  1. ^ "Marc W. Buie". Southwest Research Institute. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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