Alan Fitzsimmons

British astronomer
Person human Q3607700
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Alan Fitzsimmons

Summary

Alan Fitzsimmons is a human[1]. He worked as an astronomer[2].

Key Facts

  • Alan Fitzsimmons held citizenship in United Kingdom[3].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's professions included astronomer[2].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons was employed by Queen's University Belfast[4].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons was a member of International Astronomical Union[5].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's image is recorded as Alan Fitzsimmons.jpg[6].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons is recorded as male[7].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's ISNI is recorded as 0000000018930573[9].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 37164007[10].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n00006944[11].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 145919961[12].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's IdRef ID is recorded as 084074280[13].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-0250-9911[14].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kjr0qs[15].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's family name is recorded as Fitzsimmons[16].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's given name is recorded as Alan[17].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 1003484[18].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's RERO ID is recorded as A008949991[20].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's Dimensions author ID is recorded as 01353312710.55[21].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's National Library of Lithuania ID is recorded as LNB:BZgo;=CC[22].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's Canadiana Name Authority ID is recorded as ncf10688345[23].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007460319105171[24].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's IAU member ID is recorded as 8774[25].
  • Alan Fitzsimmons's Springer Nature person ID is recorded as 01353312710.55[26].

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Career and Affiliations

Alan Fitzsimmons worked as an astronomer[2]. He was employed by Queen's University Belfast[4].

Why It Matters

Alan Fitzsimmons is credited with the discovery of (19255) 1994 VK8[27], an asteroid[28]; 158589 Snodgrass[29], an asteroid[30]; 114156 Eamonlittle[31], an asteroid[32]; 179595 Belkovich[33], an asteroid[34]; 143048 Margaretpenston[35], an asteroid[36]; and (19299) 1996 SZ4[37], an asteroid[38].

FAQs

What did Alan Fitzsimmons do for work?

Alan Fitzsimmons worked as astronomer[2].

What did Alan Fitzsimmons discover?

Alan Fitzsimmons is credited as discoverer of (19255) 1994 VK8[27], 158589 Snodgrass[29], 114156 Eamonlittle[31], and 179595 Belkovich[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . SciGraph. Retrieved . scigraph.springernature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . SciGraph. Retrieved . scigraph.springernature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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