Robert Curry Cameron (1925–1972) was an American astronomer.

Cameron was the son of M. W. Cameron, of Indianapolis, Indiana. He completed an undergraduate degree at Purdue University and a graduate degree in astronomy at Indiana University.[1]

On April 20, 1950, he discovered the minor planet (1575) Winifred at Brooklyn, Indiana.[2] He named the body for Winifred Sawtell, who became his wife and colleague Winifred Cameron.[3] He edited The Magnetic and Related Stars, a collection of papers presented at a 1965 symposium in Greenbelt, Maryland. The lunar crater Cameron was named after him, by his wife.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Robert C. Cameron, Bride, Due Home from Honeymoon". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1953. p. 78. Retrieved May 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database".
  3. ↑ "She Has Own Planet". The Daily Times. July 29, 1967. p. 3. Retrieved May 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "wordiQ.com".


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