David D. Balam

+ Minor planets discovered: 106 As of 2007, only two astronomers have had made more such discoveries than Balam. and novae in the galaxy M31. Balam is also co-credited for the 1997 discovery of Comet Zhu-Balam.

Among celestial bodies discovered by Balam are the asteroid 150145 Uvic, which he named for the University of Victoria, Currently, Balam conducts an optical transient survey (OTS) using the 1.82-m Plaskett Telescope of the National Research Council of Canada.

The asteroid 3749 Balam is named in his honour, recognizing the fact that he developed most of the software for the university's astrometric program on minor planets and comets.

List of discovered minor planets

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