Erich Meyer

+ Minor planets discovered: 27 Furthermore, he was involved in six other discoveries of asteroids between 1996 and 2005, which were assigned as site discoveries to the observatory Davidschlag by the International Astronomical Union.

Meyer's most important observations include precisie astrometry of the comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, which he observed together with Erwin Obermair and Herbert Raab in 1993. These observations have significantly contributed to the subsequent prediction of the impact of this comet on the planet Jupiter. In 2018 Erich Meyer was able to identify the residential house of Johannes Kepler in Linz in Hofgasse (house no. 7) - after 400 years.

Meyer is a member of the Astronomical Society of Linz (Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft). By profession, he works as an engineer in the field of maintenance of industrial plants.

Awards and honors

On 4 April 1997 Meyer was presented the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (Silver) of the republic of Austria. The asteroid 7940 Erichmeyer was named in his honor on 10 June 1998. In 2005, Meyer was awarded a "Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant" by the Planetary Society to support his work on near-Earth objects.

List of discovered minor planets

9097 Davidschlag 14 January 1996 9236 Obermair 12 March 1997 9119 Georgpeuerbach 18 February 1998 13682 Pressberger 10 August 1997 14057 Manfredstoll 15 January 1996 14977 Bressler 26 September 1997 15949 Rhaeticus 17 January 1998 15955 Johannesgmunden 26 January 1998 16802 Rainer 25 September 1997 24916 Stelzhamer 7 March 1997 26355 Grueber 23 December 1998 29427 Oswaldthomas 7 March 1997 43955 Fixlmüller 6 February 1997 48681 Zeilinger 21 January 1996 48801 Penninger 22 October 1997 58499 Stüber 3 November 1996 85411 Paulflora 3 November 1996 96506 Oberösterreich 26 July 1998 100417 Philipglass 7 March 1996 100485 Russelldavies 3 November 1996 130078 Taschner 26 November 1999 137632 Ramsauer 26 November 1999 175730 Gramastetten 18 February 1998 257515 Zapperudi 06 February 1997 276568 Joestübler 27 September 2003 318723 Bialas 8 September 2005 15 January 1996 Co-discovery made with: H. Raab or E. Obermair