Stephen P. Laurie
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| Asteroids discovered: 50 | |
|---|---|
| 7603 Salopia | 25 July 1995 |
| 9421 Violilla | 24 December 1995 |
| 9428 Angelalouise | 26 February 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 3 September 1997 |
| 10216 Popastro | 22 September 1997 |
| Template:Mpl | 16 September 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 28 September 1995 |
| 11626 Church Stretton | 8 November 1996 |
| (12785) 1995 ST | 19 September 1995 |
| (12786) 1995 SU | 19 September 1995 |
| (13152) 1995 QK | 19 August 1995 |
| Template:Mpl | 7 September 1997 |
| Template:Mpl | 21 August 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 19 October 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 7 November 1996 |
| (20199) 1997 DR | 28 February 1997 |
| Template:Mpl | 13 October 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 28 February 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 20 September 1995 |
| Template:Mpl | 21 September 1997 |
| Template:Mpl | 25 October 1997 |
| Template:Mpl | 13 September 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 4 October 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 26 December 1997 |
| Template:Mpl | 7 October 1997 |
| Template:Mpl | 24 September 1995 |
| Template:Mpl | 16 October 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 16 November 1995 |
| Template:Mpl | 20 February 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 28 January 1997 |
| Template:Mpl | 14 January 1997 |
| (48625) 1995 QF | 16 August 1995 |
| Template:Mpl | 29 September 1995 |
| Template:Mpl | 27 September 1995 |
| Template:Mpl | 13 June 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 15 September 1996 |
| (58367) 1995 QL | 19 August 1995 |
| Template:Mpl | 16 November 1995 |
| Template:Mpl | 20 February 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 17 November 1995 |
| Template:Mpl | 21 October 1997 |
| Template:Mpl | 26 February 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 17 August 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 22 July 1995 |
| Template:Mpl | 14 September 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 4 October 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 24 July 1995 |
| Template:Mpl | 15 September 1996 |
| Template:Mpl | 16 November 1995 |
| Template:Mpl | 13 September 1996 |
Stephen P. Laurie is a British amateur astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets,<ref>Astronomical Data System</ref> although his profession is that of an actuary.<ref name="Indie">Independent newspaper A small speck in the sky; but a giant find for insurance man (1997)</ref> He has also worked on searches for dwarf stars,<ref>"Meeting the Cool Neighbors. IV. 2MASS 1835+32, a Newly Discovered M8.5 Dwarf within 6 Parsecs of the Sun" by I. Neill Reid, K. L. Cruz, Stephen P. Laurie, James Liebert, Conard C. Dahn, Hugh C. Harris, Harry H. Guetter, Ronald C. Stone, Blaise Canzian, Christian B. Luginbuhl5, Stephen E. Levine5, Alice K. B. Monet and David G. Monet The Astronomical Journal Volume 125 Number 1p. 354–358 {{#invoke:CS1 identifiers|main|_template=doi}} [1]</ref> and discovered supernova SN 1997bq in NGC 3147, on 7 April 1997.<ref name="Indie"/><ref>Hermes newsletter Template:Webarchive (May 1997) p 2</ref>
Laurie has named five asteroids he discovered from the Church Stretton area — 7603 Salopia (named after Shropshire),<ref>JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 7603 Salopia</ref> 9421 Violilla, 9428 Angelalouise, 10216 Popastro and 11626 Church Stretton<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> — all discovered at observatory 966 Church Stretton and nearby location Ragdon (observatory J17). Laurie lives and works in the Church Stretton area.<ref name="Indie"/>