Suzanne W. Tourtellotte
American astronomer
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| Intro | American astronomer | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Astronomer | |
| Work field | Science | |
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| Birth | 11 January 1945 | |
| Death | 20 January 2013 (aged 68 years) |
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Suzanne W. Tourtellotte (January 11, 1945 – June 20, 2013) was an American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets who studied at Yale University in the United States.
Tourtellotte is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the co-discovery of 14 numbered minor planets made at the Chilean La Silla Observatory in 2010, in collaboration with astronomers David L. Rabinowitz and Megan E. Schwamb. Most notably are (316179) 2010 EN65 and (445473) 2010 VZ98, a Neptune trojan and a trans-Neptunian object, respectively.
She died at the age of 68 in Hamden, Connecticut.