Walter R. Cooney Jr.
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Walter R. Cooney Jr. is an American chemical engineer, amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets and variable stars.
Cooney, who is affiliated with the Highland Road Park Observatory, is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovered of 47 numbered minor planets during 1998–2005,<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" /> such as his lowest numbered identification 11739 Baton Rouge, a Hildian asteroid named after the city of Baton Rouge where the discovering observatory is located.<ref name="Schmadel-Baton Rouge" />
Many of his minor planet discoveries he made in collaboration with astronomers Matthew Collier, Patrick M. Motl, Susannah Lazar, Katrina Wefel, Terry Martin, Merrill Hess, Ethan Kandler, Meredith Howard, and most recently with John Gross.
Cooney is also credited with discovering more than 50 variable stars.<ref name="Jared" />
List of discovered minor planets
| 11739 Baton RougeTemplate:Ref label | September 25, 1998 |
| 15072 LandoltTemplate:Ref label | January 25, 1999 |
| 16107 Chanmugam | November 27, 1999 |
| 20430 Stout Template:Ref label | January 10, 1999 |
| 43083 Frankconrad | November 19, 1999 |
| Template:Mp Template:Ref label | September 27, 1998 |
| 47045 Seandaniel | November 29, 1998 |
| Template:MpTemplate:Ref label | November 24, 1998 |
| 49350 Katheynix | November 27, 1998 |
| Template:Mp Template:Ref label | December 30, 1998 |
| 53256 Sinitiere | March 16, 1999 |
| Template:Mp | March 16, 1999 |
| Template:Mp | January 10, 1999 |
| Template:Mp | November 8, 1999 |
| Template:Mp Template:Ref label | June 5, 1999 |
| Template:Mp | December 3, 1999 |
| Template:MpTemplate:Ref label | November 3, 1999 |
| 74439 Brenden | February 6, 1999 |
| Template:Mp | December 3, 1999 |
| 79912 Terrell | February 10, 1999 |
| Template:Mp | February 4, 2000 |
| Template:Mp Template:Ref label | April 29, 2000 |
| Template:Mp Template:Ref label | September 27, 1998 |
| Template:MpTemplate:Ref label | November 24, 1998 |
| 85878 Guzik Template:Ref label | February 13, 1999 |
| 101722 Pursell | March 10, 1999 |
| 101777 Robhoskins Template:Ref label | April 13, 1999 |
| Template:Mp | December 29, 1999 |
| Template:Mp | December 29, 1999 |
| Template:Mp | August 13, 1999 |
| Template:MpTemplate:Ref label | November 3, 1999 |
| Template:MpTemplate:Ref label | November 3, 1999 |
| Template:Mp | April 27, 2000 |
| Template:Mp | May 9, 2000 |
| Template:MpTemplate:Ref label | October 13, 2004 |
| 162158 MerrillhessTemplate:Ref label | February 15, 1999 |
| Template:MpTemplate:Ref label | November 24, 1998 |
| Template:Mp | February 28, 2000 |
| Template:MpTemplate:Ref label | October 5, 2004 |
| Template:MpTemplate:Ref label | October 6, 2004 |
| 268115 WilliamalbrechtTemplate:Ref label | October 7, 2004 |
| Template:MpTemplate:Ref label | November 24, 1998 |
| Template:MpTemplate:Ref label | November 3, 1999 |
| Template:MpTemplate:Ref label | September 13, 2005 |
| Template:Mp | November 9, 1999 |
| 357546 EdwardhalbachTemplate:Ref label | September 15, 2004 |
| 368617 SebastianoteroTemplate:Ref label | October 5, 2004 |
| Legend to co-discoverers: Template:Note label with Matthew Collier Template:Note label with Patrick M. Motl Template:Note label with Susannah Lazar Template:Note label with Katrina Wefel Template:Note label with Terry Martin Template:Note label with Merrill Hess Template:Note label with Ethan Kandler Template:Note label with Meredith Howard Template:Note label with John Gross | |
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