Dennis K. Chesney Explained

Dennis K. Chesney is an American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets born in Clovis, New Mexico, and credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 38 numbered minor planets during 1998–2000. As of 2016, his only named discovery is the outer main-belt asteroid 12583 Buckjean, which he named after his parents. It was they who had gavin him a pair of binoculars for Christmas, that ultimately led to his many asteroid discoveries. Naming citation was published on 20 March 2000 .

List of discovered minor planets

	11 September 1999
	10 January 1999
	25 January 1999
	19 January 1999
	19 March 1999
	15 February 1999
	5 March 2000
	15 October 1999
	6 October 1999
	5 November 1999
	13 November 1999
	16 November 1998
	15 December 1998
	16 January 1999
	13 February 1999

	15 February 1999
	19 November 1999
	1 October 1999
	2 October 1999
	18 October 1999
	6 October 1999
	10 December 1998
	8 March 1999
	12 March 1999
	12 January 2000
	27 January 1999
	5 April 2000
	10 May 1999
	17 November 1999
	25 January 1999

	3 October 1999
	6 October 1999
	5 November 1999
	10 November 1999
	6 October 1999
	6 November 1999
	1 October 1999
	1 November 2000

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