David Rankin (astronomer)

David O. Rankin
David Rankin, with the telescope at Mt. Lemmon Survey
Born1984
Alma materUniversity of Utah
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy · Planetary defense
InstitutionsCatalina Sky Survey
Websiterankinstudio.com
Signature
Minor planets discovered: 4
see § List of discovered minor planets

David O. Rankin (born 1984) is an American astronomer, fossil hunter, and discoverer of asteroids. He works as an R&D Operations Engineer at the Catalina Sky Survey. Among the minor planets he has discovered is 2022 WJ1, a small meteoroid that impacted the Earth on 19 November 2022 near Toronto, Ontario.

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