Brian A. Skiff is an American astronomer

Astronomer

An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...

 noted for discovering a number of comet

Comet

A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...

s including the periodic comets 114P/Wiseman-Skiff

114P/Wiseman-Skiff

114P/Wiseman-Skiff is a periodic comet in our solar system.It was discovered by Jennifer Wiseman in January of 1987 on two photographic plates that had been taken on December 28, 1986, by Brian A. Skiff of Lowell Observatory...

 (with Jennifer Wiseman

Jennifer Wiseman

Jennifer J. Wiseman is an American astronomer. She received her bachelor's degree in physics from MIT and her Ph.D. in Astronomy from Harvard University in 1995. Wiseman discovered periodic comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff while working as an undergraduate research assistant in 1987...

) and 140P/Bowell-Skiff (with Edward Bowell). He has discovered a number of asteroid

Asteroid

Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

s including the Trojan asteroid

Trojan asteroid

The Jupiter Trojans, commonly called Trojans or Trojan asteroids, are a large group of objects that share the orbit of the planet Jupiter around the Sun. Relative to Jupiter, each Trojan librates around one of the planet's two Lagrangian points of stability, and , that respectively lie 60° ahead...

 .

Working on the LONEOS project he rediscovered the long lost asteroid 69230 Hermes

69230 Hermes

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 in October 2003 and the Apohele asteroid

Apohele asteroid

Apohele asteroids, or alternatively Interior-Earth Objects or Atira asteroids, are a subclass of Aten asteroids. They have not only their perihelion within Earth's orbit, but also their aphelion; that is, their entire orbit is within Earth's .The first suspected Apophele was , the first confirmed...

  in May 2004.

The asteroid 2554 Skiff

2554 Skiff

2554 Skiff is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 17, 1980 by Edward Bowell at Flagstaff .- External links :*...

 was named in his honour. Skiff has worked as an Astronomer at Lowell Observatory

Lowell Observatory

Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965....

 since 1976.

Asteroid

Asteroid

Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

s discovered: 55

2525 O'Steen 2525 O'Steen 2525 O'Steen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 2, 1981 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	November 2, 1981
2557 Putnam 2557 Putnam 2557 Putnam is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1981 by B. A. Skiff and N. G. Thomas http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	September 26, 1981	with Norman G. Thomas Norman G. Thomas Norman G. Thomas is an American astronomer.He worked at Lowell Observatory using the blink comparator alongside Robert Burnham, Jr., author of the famous three-volume Celestial Handbook....
2588 Flavia 2588 Flavia 2588 Flavia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 2, 1981 by Skiff, B. A. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	November 2, 1981
2864 Soderblom 2864 Soderblom 2864 Soderblom is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 12, 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	January 12, 1983
2881 Meiden 2881 Meiden 2881 Meiden is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 12, 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	January 12, 1983
3140 Stellafane 3140 Stellafane 3140 Stellafane is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 9, 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	January 9, 1983
3153 Lincoln 3153 Lincoln 3153 Lincoln is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	September 28, 1984
3154 Grant 3154 Grant 3154 Grant is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1984 by Skiff, B. A. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	September 28, 1984
3155 Lee 3155 Lee 3155 Lee is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	September 28, 1984
3256 Daguerre 3256 Daguerre 3256 Daguerre is a main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Brian A. Skiff and Norman G. Thomas in 1981. It is named after Louis Daguerre, the French inventor of the daguerrotype, an early form of photography. Daguerre measures 24.38 km in diameter....	September 26, 1981	with Norman G. Thomas Norman G. Thomas Norman G. Thomas is an American astronomer.He worked at Lowell Observatory using the blink comparator alongside Robert Burnham, Jr., author of the famous three-volume Celestial Handbook....
3325 TARDIS 3325 TARDIS 3325 TARDIS is a main belt asteroid that measures 29.66 km in diameter. It was discovered by Brian A. Skiff in May, 1984 at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. It is named after the TARDIS, the time travel vehicle used by the Doctor in the British science fiction television series...	May 3, 1984
3434 Hurless 3434 Hurless 3434 Hurless is an asteroid that was named for the late amateur astronomer Carolyn Hurless, an American Association of Variable Star Observers merit award winner, who made 79,000 observations from 1959 until her death on February 13, 1987.- External links :*...	November 2, 1981
3505 Byrd 3505 Byrd 3505 Byrd is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 9, 1983 by Skiff, B. A. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	January 9, 1983
3617 Eicher 3617 Eicher 3617 Eicher is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 2, 1984 by Skiff, B. A. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	June 2, 1984
3637 O'Meara 3637 O'Meara 3637 O'Meara is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 23, 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	October 23, 1984
3684 Berry 3684 Berry 3684 Berry is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 9, 1983 by Skiff, B. A. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	January 9, 1983
3706 Sinnott 3706 Sinnott 3706 Sinnott is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	September 28, 1984
3807 Pagels 3807 Pagels 3807 Pagels is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1981 by B. A. and Thomas Skiff at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	September 26, 1981	with Norman G. Thomas Norman G. Thomas Norman G. Thomas is an American astronomer.He worked at Lowell Observatory using the blink comparator alongside Robert Burnham, Jr., author of the famous three-volume Celestial Handbook....
3819 Robinson 3819 Robinson 3819 Robinson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 12, 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	January 12, 1983
3841 Dicicco 3841 Dicicco 3841 Dicicco is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 4, 1983 by Skiff, B. A. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	November 4, 1983
3872 Akirafujii 3872 Akirafujii 3872 Akirafujii is a main belt asteroid discovered on January 12, 1983 by Skiff, B. A. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	January 12, 1983
4078 Polakis 4078 Polakis 4078 Polakis is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 9, 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff.- External links :*...	January 9, 1983
4147 Lennon 4147 Lennon 4147 Lennon is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 12, 1983 by Brian A. Skiff at Flagstaff. It is named after ex-Beatle John Lennon.- External links :...	January 12, 1983
4149 Harrison 4149 Harrison 4149 Harrison is a minor planet that was discovered on March 9, 1984 by Brian A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It is named after ex-Beatle George Harrison.-External links:*...	March 9, 1984
4150 Starr 4150 Starr 4150 Starr is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered on August 31, 1984 by Brian A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It is named after ex-Beatle Ringo Starr.-External links:*...	August 31, 1984
4193 Salanave 4193 Salanave 4193 Salanave is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1981 by Brian A. Skiff and Norman G. Thomas at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...	September 26, 1981	with Norman G. Thomas Norman G. Thomas Norman G. Thomas is an American astronomer.He worked at Lowell Observatory using the blink comparator alongside Robert Burnham, Jr., author of the famous three-volume Celestial Handbook....
4201 Orosz 4201 Orosz 4201 Orosz is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 3, 1984 by Brian A. Skiff at Flagstaff.-External links:*...	May 3, 1984
4336 Jasniewicz 4336 Jasniewicz 4336 Jasniewicz is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 31, 1984 by Brian A. Skiff at Flagstaff.With an absolute magnitude of 13.7, Jasniewicz is estimated to be 5-11 km in diameter.-External links:* from JPL /...	August 31, 1984
4690 Strasbourg 4690 Strasbourg 4690 Strasbourg is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on January 9, 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff.- External links :*...	January 9, 1983
4692 SIMBAD 4692 SIMBAD 4692 SIMBAD is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 4, 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff. It was named in reference to the astronomical database SIMBAD.- External links :*...	November 4, 1983
4932 Texstapa 4932 Texstapa 4932 Texstapa is an asteroid that was discovered on March 9, 1984 by Brian A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It was named for the Texas Star Party on the occasion of its 18th anniversary in May 1996.-References:*...	March 9, 1984
5460 Tsenaat'a'i 5460 Tsénaat'a'í 5460 Tsénaat'a'í is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1218.7847639 days . The asteroid was discovered on January 12, 1983....	January 12, 1983
5945 Roachapproach 5945 Roachapproach 5945 Roachapproach is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1984 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of Lowell Observatory.- External links :...	September 28, 1984
6083 Janeirabloom 6083 Janeirabloom 6083 Janeirabloom is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 25, 1984 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...	September 25, 1984
6115 Martinduncan 6115 Martinduncan 6115 Martinduncan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 25, 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff.- External links :*...	September 25, 1984
6173 Jimwestphal 6173 Jimwestphal 6173 Jimwestphal is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 9, 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff.- External links :*...	January 9, 1983
6229 Tursachan 6229 Tursachan 6229 Tursachan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 4, 1983 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- Citation :...	November 4, 1983
6370 Malpais 6370 Malpais 6370 Malpais is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 9, 1984, by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...	March 9, 1984
6690 Messick 6690 Messick 6690 Messick is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 25, 1981 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...	September 25, 1981
7393 Luginbuhl 7393 Luginbuhl 7393 Luginbuhl is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1984 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...	September 28, 1984
7863 Turnbull 7863 Turnbull 7863 Turnbull is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 2, 1981 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It is named in honor of Margaret Turnbull an American astronomer.- External links :*...	November 2, 1981
8147 Colemanhawkins 8147 Colemanhawkins 8147 Colemanhawkins is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1984 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...	September 28, 1984
8994 Kashkashian 8994 Kashkashian 8994 Kashkashian is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 6, 1980 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...	November 6, 1980
10039 Keet Seel 10039 Keet Seel 10039 Keet Seel is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 2, 1984 by Brian A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It is named after the Keet Seel cliff dwellings of the Navajo National Monument.- External links :*...	June 2, 1984
10715 Nagler 10715 Nagler 10715 Nagler is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 11, 1983 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...	September 11, 1983
11823 Christen 11823 Christen 11823 Christen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 2, 1981 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...	November 2, 1981
	September 28, 1984
13001 Woodney 13001 Woodney 13001 Woodney is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 2, 1981 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...	November 2, 1981
13006 Schwaar 13006 Schwaar 13006 Schwaar is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 12, 1983 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...	January 12, 1983
(13487) 1981 VN	November 2, 1981
	October 30, 1997
	March 24, 1985
	September 25, 1984
(43754) 1983 AA	January 9, 1983
	October 27, 1997

Skiff is also a volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

player with the Mars Hill summer volleyball squad.

Works

• Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects By Christian B. Luginbuhl, Brian A. Skiff
• Long-term solar brightness changes estimated from a survey of Sun-like stars G. W. Lockwood, Brian A. Skiff, Sallie L. Baliunas & Richard R. Radick