# Frank B. Zoltowski

Minor planets discovered: 228 :
* see § List of discovered minor planets
Frank B. Zoltowski (born 1957) is an Australian amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets who lives in Woomera, South Australia. In 1998, he was awarded a "Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant" for improved near-Earth object searches.
Zoltowski conducts these searches from his home with a charge-coupled device camera. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. He authored CCDTRACK, a computer program that auto-guides electronically controlled telescopes by tracking a user-selected celestial object.
He is mentioned in NASA's asteroid tracking database as an observer for asteroid (285263) 1998 QE2. Astronomers at the Minor Planet Center used Zoltowski's work to work out an estimated approach distance for (137108) 1999 AN10 of 56,500 kilometers, and a closest approach date of Aug 7, 2027. It was thought to potentially crash into Earth.
The main-belt asteroid 18292 Zoltowski, discovered at the George R. Agassiz Station of the Harvard College Observatory in 1977, was named in his honor. The naming citation was published on 9 May 2001 (M.P.C. 42676).

## List of discovered minor planets

Frank Zoltowski is credited by the Minor Planet Center for the discovery of 228 numbered minor planets between 1997 and 2003.
| 8430 Florey | 25 December 1997 | list |
| 10203 Flinders | 1 August 1997 | list |
| 11150 Bragg | 21 December 1997 | list |
| 11195 Woomera | 15 January 1999 | list |
| 11212 Tebbutt | 18 April 1999 | list |
| 11356 Chuckjones | 18 December 1997 | list |
| 12102 Piazzolla | 5 May 1998 | list |
| (12103) 1998 KL | 19 May 1998 | list |
| (12495) 1998 FJ | 18 March 1998 | list |
| (12518) 1998 HM$_{52}$ | 27 April 1998 | list |
| (12543) 1998 QM$_5$ | 23 August 1998 | list |
| (12899) 1998 RN$_{13}$ | 1 September 1998 | list |
| (12922) 1998 WW19 | 27 November 1998 | list |
| (13296) 1998 RV | 11 September 1998 | list |
| (13742) 1998 SX$_{22}$ | 23 September 1998 | list |
| (13776) 1998 UK$_1$ | 19 October 1998 | list |
| (14169) 1998 UZ$_{24}$ | 25 October 1998 | list |
| (14204) 1999 AM$_{20}$ | 12 January 1999 | list |
| (14530) 1997 PR | 1 August 1997 | list |
| (14536) 1997 RY$_2$ | 3 September 1997 | list |
| (14557) 1997 VG$_8$ | 15 November 1997 | list |
| (14592) 1998 SV$_{22}$ | 20 September 1998 | list |
| (14991) 1997 UV$_{14}$ | 31 October 1997 | list |
| (15043) 1998 XW$_9$ | 11 December 1998 | list |
| (15383) 1997 SE$_3$ | 21 September 1997 | list |
| (15410) 1997 YZ | 19 December 1997 | list |
| (15475) 1999 BQ$_{14}$ | 24 January 1999 | list |
| (15936) 1997 YM$_4$ | 22 December 1997 | list |
| (16916) 1998 FM$_{15}$ | 27 March 1998 | list |
| (16963) 1998 RE$_2$ | 12 September 1998 | list |
| (17227) 2000 CW$_{80}$ | 11 February 2000 | list |
| (17708) 1997 WB | 18 November 1997 | list |
| (17750) 1998 DZ$_1$ | 18 February 1998 | list |
| (17775) 1998 FH | 18 March 1998 | list |
| (17828) 1998 HK$_8$ | 22 April 1998 | list |
| (17854) 1998 JC$_4$ | 5 May 1998 | list |
| (17916) 1999 GZ$_3$ | 10 April 1999 | list |
| (18600) 1998 BK$_{10}$ | 24 January 1998 | list |
| (18757) 1999 HT | 18 April 1999 | list |
| (19375) 1998 AB$_5$ | 6 January 1998 | list |
| (19387) 1998 DA$_2$ | 18 February 1998 | list |
| (19404) 1998 FO$_5$ | 24 March 1998 | list |
| (19471) 1998 HK$_{52}$ | 25 April 1998 | list |
| (19472) 1998 HL$_{52}$ | 27 April 1998 | list |
| (19505) 1998 MC | 16 June 1998 | list |
| (19566) 1999 KO$_6$ | 23 May 1999 | list |
| (19579) 1999 MB$_1$ | 23 June 1999 | list |
| (20319) 1998 GK$_1$ | 5 April 1998 | list |
| (20365) 1998 KD$_5$ | 24 May 1998 | list |
| (20398) 1998 NQ | 11 July 1998 | list |
| (20457) 1999 LX$_7$ | 10 June 1999 | list |
| (20463) 1999 MC$_1$ | 23 June 1999 | list |
| (20464) 1999 MD$_1$ | 24 June 1999 | list |
| (20619) 1999 SB$_{10}$ | 30 September 1999 | list |
| (21442) 1998 GF$_1$ | 4 April 1998 | list |
| (21567) 1998 RB$_2$ | 1 September 1998 | list |
| (22620) 1998 KZ$_{26}$ | 23 May 1998 | list |
| (22634) 1998 MN$_7$ | 22 June 1998 | list |
| (22636) 1998 MV$_{13}$ | 25 June 1998 | list |
| (22761) 1998 YH$_4$ | 16 December 1998 | list |
| (22770) 1999 BR$_{14}$ | 24 January 1999 | list |
| (23740) 1998 KP$_3$ | 25 May 1998 | list |
| (23793) 1998 QK$_{26}$ | 23 August 1998 | list |
| (23846) 1998 RF | 1 September 1998 | list |
| (24958) 1997 SS$_{31}$ | 28 September 1997 | list |
| (25008) 1998 PL | 8 August 1998 | list |
| (25009) 1998 PG$_1$ | 15 August 1998 | list |
| (25028) 1998 QL$_{26}$ | 25 August 1998 | list |
| (25839) 2000 ES$_{50}$ | 11 March 2000 | list |
| (26226) 1998 GJ$_1$ | 4 April 1998 | list |
| (26280) 1998 SW$_{22}$ | 20 September 1998 | list |
| (26354) 1998 YJ$_4$ | 16 December 1998 | list |
| (26980) 1997 UQ$_{10}$ | 29 October 1997 | list |
| (26983) 1997 VA | 1 November 1997 | list |
| (27124) 1998 WA$_{20}$ | 29 November 1998 | list |
| (27166) 1999 AN$_{20}$ | 12 January 1999 | list |
| (27183) 1999 CF$_4$ | 10 February 1999 | list |
| (28029) 1998 DW$_9$ | 20 February 1998 | list |
| (28363) 1999 GN$_6$ | 14 April 1999 | list |
| (28372) 1999 HU | 18 April 1999 | list |
| (29495) 1997 WU$_7$ | 27 November 1997 | list |
| (29739) 1999 BM$_9$ | 16 January 1999 | list |
| (29751) 1999 CE$_4$ | 9 February 1999 | list |
| (29752) 1999 CG$_4$ | 10 February 1999 | list |
| (29831) 1999 EV$_4$ | 13 March 1999 | list |
| (31350) 1998 SF$_2$ | 17 September 1998 | list |
| (31606) 1999 GX$_4$ | 13 April 1999 | list |
| (31668) 1999 JX$_3$ | 6 May 1999 | list |
| (33099) 1997 YN$_8$ | 27 December 1997 | list |
| (33178) 1998 FL$_{15}$ | 27 March 1998 | list |
| (33211) 1998 FG$_{74}$ | 30 March 1998 | list |
| (33286) 1998 KA | 16 May 1998 | list |
| (33321) 1998 QL | 17 August 1998 | list |
| (33533) 1999 HV$_3$ | 19 April 1999 | list |
| (33712) 1999 LE$_{19}$ | 10 June 1999 | list |
| (35480) 1998 FN$_5$ | 24 March 1998 | list |
| (35485) 1998 FZ$_{14}$ | 24 March 1998 | list |
| (35562) 1998 GL$_1$ | 5 April 1998 | list |
| (35622) 1998 JF$_4$ | 5 May 1998 | list |
| (35729) 1999 GZ$_4$ | 13 April 1999 | list |
| (35758) 1999 HE | 16 April 1999 | list |
| (35759) 1999 HQ | 17 April 1999 | list |
| (37819) 1998 BE$_5$ | 20 January 1998 | list |
| (37936) 1998 GH$_1$ | 4 April 1998 | list |
| (38209) 1999 NE | 4 July 1999 | list |
| (38444) 1999 SY$_9$ | 29 September 1999 | list |
| (39889) 1998 FG | 17 March 1998 | list |
| (40027) 1998 JH$_4$ | 15 May 1998 | list |
| (40100) 1998 PV | 12 August 1998 | list |
| (40105) 1998 QL$_4$ | 17 August 1998 | list |
| (40170) 1998 RK | 1 September 1998 | list |
| (42617) 1998 FJ$_1$ | 20 March 1998 | list |
| (44168) 1998 JJ$_4$ | 15 May 1998 | list |
| (44198) 1998 MP$_{24}$ | 25 June 1998 | list |
| (44308) 1998 RG | 1 September 1998 | list |
| (44486) 1998 WZ$_{19}$ | 29 November 1998 | list |
| (46847) 1998 QM$_{26}$ | 25 August 1998 | list |
| (46918) 1998 SC | 16 September 1998 | list |
| (48783) 1997 SR | 20 September 1997 | list |
| (48787) 1997 SY$_4$ | 26 September 1997 | list |
| (48833) 1997 YA$_5$ | 24 December 1997 | list |
| (48899) 1998 MM$_7$ | 17 June 1998 | list |
| (48930) 1998 PW | 14 August 1998 | list |
| (48937) 1998 QN$_4$ | 21 August 1998 | list |
| (49039) 1998 RH | 1 September 1998 | list |
| (49042) 1998 RD$_2$ | 12 September 1998 | list |
| (49271) 1998 UG$_{15}$ | 20 October 1998 | list |
| (51280) 2000 KG$_4$ | 24 May 2000 | list |
| (52614) 1997 UP$_{10}$ | 29 October 1997 | list |
| (52618) 1997 VP$_2$ | 4 November 1997 | list |
| (52759) 1998 MW$_{13}$ | 25 June 1998 | list |
| (52771) 1998 PX | 14 August 1998 | list |
| (53144) 1999 BN$_9$ | 22 January 1999 | list |
| (55867) 1997 RX$_2$ | 3 September 1997 | list |
| (55882) 1997 WY$_1$ | 20 November 1997 | list |
| (55899) 1998 BJ$_{10}$ | 24 January 1998 | list |
| (56044) 1998 XU$_{17}$ | 15 December 1998 | list |
| (56218) 1999 HP$_4$ | 26 April 1999 | list |
| (56278) 1999 KB | 16 May 1999 | list |
| (58936) 1998 PJ$_1$ | 13 August 1998 | list |
| (59422) 1999 GD$_4$ | 12 April 1999 | list |
| (59423) 1999 GE$_4$ | 12 April 1999 | list |
| (59471) 1999 HP | 17 April 1999 | list |
| (59758) 1999 MH | 18 June 1999 | list |
| (59761) 1999 MZ | 23 June 1999 | list |
| (60531) 2000 EF$_{50}$ | 9 March 2000 | list |
| (65958) 1998 GG$_1$ | 4 April 1998 | list |
| (66001) 1998 OG$_1$ | 17 July 1998 | list |
| (66279) 1999 JK$_{11}$ | 12 May 1999 | list |
| (69761) 1998 QM$_4$ | 21 August 1998 | list |
| (69844) 1998 SY$_{22}$ | 23 September 1998 | list |
| (70057) 1999 JJ$_{11}$ | 12 May 1999 | list |
| (70122) 1999 MX | 22 June 1999 | list |
| (70123) 1999 ME$_1$ | 24 June 1999 | list |
| (70124) 1999 NY | 10 July 1999 | list |
| (70220) 1999 RF$_{44}$ | 13 September 1999 | list |
| (70430) 1999 TM$_2$ | 2 October 1999 | list |
| (70432) 1999 TO$_3$ | 3 October 1999 | list |
| (71551) 2000 DW$_6$ | 27 February 2000 | list |
| (73992) 1998 FK$_1$ | 20 March 1998 | list |
| (74019) 1998 GY | 2 April 1998 | list |
| (74026) 1998 HL$_8$ | 22 April 1998 | list |
| (74069) 1998 MO$_7$ | 22 June 1998 | list |
| (74078) 1998 NP | 3 July 1998 | list |
| (74079) 1998 NS | 11 July 1998 | list |
| (74121) 1998 QT$_{53}$ | 28 August 1998 | list |
| (74362) 1998 WY$_{19}$ | 29 November 1998 | list |
| (74534) 1999 JA | 1 May 1999 | list |
| (75850) 2000 CC | 2 February 2000 | list |
| (77958) 2002 HR$_{10}$ | 21 April 2002 | list |
| (79517) 1998 MD | 16 June 1998 | list |
| (79518) 1998 MF$_3$ | 16 June 1998 | list |
| (80084) 1999 KN$_6$ | 23 May 1999 | list |
| (80692) 2000 CD | 2 February 2000 | list |
| (84778) 2002 XP$_{59}$ | 10 December 2002 | list |
| (85481) 1997 OG$_1$ | 27 July 1997 | list |
| (85647) 1998 PZ | 14 August 1998 | list |
| (85675) 1998 RC$_2$ | 3 September 1998 | list |
| (85971) 1999 GW$_5$ | 15 April 1999 | list |
| (90921) 1997 QP$_4$ | 22 August 1997 | list |
| (91112) 1998 HJ$_{52}$ | 25 April 1998 | list |
| (91401) 1999 MY | 22 June 1999 | list |
| (91402) 1999 NW | 9 July 1999 | list |
| (92489) 2000 MK | 24 June 2000 | list |
| (96436) 1998 FS$_{72}$ | 28 March 1998 | list |
| (96722) 1999 LO$_4$ | 10 June 1999 | list |
| (99916) 1998 AA$_5$ | 3 January 1998 | list |
| (100898) 1998 JG$_4$ | 15 May 1998 | list |
| (101494) 1998 XD$_3$ | 8 December 1998 | list |
| (101859) 1999 LA | 2 June 1999 | list |
| (104766) 2000 HG$_{24}$ | 29 April 2000 | list |
| (112050) 2002 JF$_9$ | 7 May 2002 | list |
| (114299) 2002 XL$_{37}$ | 9 December 2002 | list |
| (114392) 2002 YK$_7$ | 31 December 2002 | list |
| (118367) 1999 GC$_4$ | 12 April 1999 | list |
| (120853) 1998 QK$_4$ | 17 August 1998 | list |
| (121122) 1999 HW$_3$ | 21 April 1999 | list |
| (121233) 1999 RU$_{36}$ | 10 September 1999 | list |
| (121853) 2000 CT$_{34}$ | 3 February 2000 | list |
| (129770) 1999 HV | 18 April 1999 | list |
| (129812) 1999 MA$_1$ | 23 June 1999 | list |
| (130611) 2000 SP$_{23}$ | 26 September 2000 | list |
| (137241) 1999 RV$_{36}$ | 11 September 1999 | list |
| (138118) 2000 EA$_4$ | 1 March 2000 | list |
| (138142) 2000 EE$_{50}$ | 9 March 2000 | list |
| (145989) 2000 BL$_{15}$ | 30 January 2000 | list |
| (150179) 1998 FN$_{15}$ | 27 March 1998 | list |
| (152757) 1999 JL$_{11}$ | 12 May 1999 | list |
| (164767) 1998 YK$_4$ | 18 December 1998 | list |
| (175739) 1998 JL$_4$ | 5 May 1998 | list |
| (175741) 1998 MQ$_{24}$ | 26 June 1998 | list |
| (176996) 2003 AW$_{16}$ | 5 January 2003 | list |
| (182133) 2000 SO$_{23}$ | 26 September 2000 | list |
| (192630) 1999 LL | 5 June 1999 | list |
| (200154) 1998 RJ | 1 September 1998 | list |
| (210510) 1998 NR | 11 July 1998 | list |
| (216924) 1998 QV$_{53}$ | 26 August 1998 | list |
| (217231) 2003 BY$_{46}$ | 31 January 2003 | list |
| (234069) 1999 OA | 16 July 1999 | list |
| (234144) 2000 ET$_{50}$ | 11 March 2000 | list |
| (234714) 2002 JX$_{67}$ | 11 May 2002 | list |
| (257573) 1999 CH$_4$ | 10 February 1999 | list |
| (257848) 2000 MJ | 24 June 2000 | list |
| (259171) 2003 AB | 1 January 2003 | list |
| (269858) 2000 EB$_4$ | 4 March 2000 | list |
| (285280) 1998 SF$_{28}$ | 24 September 1998 | list |
| (344573) 2003 AV$_{16}$ | 5 January 2003 | list |
| (461350) 1998 PY | 14 August 1998 | list |
| (483407) 1999 SL$_1$ | 16 September 1999* | list |