Scott S. Sheppard

: January 6, 2024
: Astronomer

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Full Name	Scott S. Sheppard
Occupation	Astronomer
Date Of Birth	Feb 19, 1977(1977-02-19)
Age	47
Birthplace	United States of America
Country	United States
Birth City	United States of America
Horoscope	Pisces

Scott S. Sheppard Biography

Name	Scott S. Sheppard
Birthday	Feb 19
Birth Year	1977
Place Of Birth	United States of America
Home Town	United States of America
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Pisces

Scott S. Sheppard is one of the most popular and richest Astronomer who was born on February 19, 1977 in United States of America, United States of America, United States. The main-belt asteroid 17898 Scottsheppard, discovered by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa Station in 1999, was named in his honor.

Sheppard was the lead discoverer of the object with the most distant orbit known in the Solar System, 2012 VP113 (nicknamed Biden). In 2014, the similarity of the orbit of 2012 VP113 to other extreme Kuiper belt object orbits led Sheppard and Trujillo to propose that an unknown Super-Earth mass planet (2–15 Earth masses) in the outermost Solar System beyond 200 AU and up to 1500 AU is shepherding these smaller bodies into similar orbits (see Planet X or Planet Nine). The extreme trans-Neptunian objects 2013 FT28 and 2014 SR349 , announced in 2016 and co-discovered by Sheppard, further show a likely unknown massive planet exists beyond a few hundred AU in the Solar System, with 2013 FT28 being the first known high semi-major axis and high perihelion object anti-aligned with the other known extreme objects. In 2018, the announcement of the high perihelion inner Oort cloud object 2015 TG387 (nicknamed “The Goblin”) by Sheppard et al., being only the third known after 2012 VP113 and Sedna, further demonstrated that a super-Earth planet in the distant solar system likely exists as 2015 TG387 has many orbital similarities as the two other known inner Oort cloud objects.

Scott S. Sheppard Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Astronomer
House	Living in own house.

Scott S. Sheppard is one of the richest Astronomer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Scott S. Sheppard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Scott Sander Sheppard (born 1976) is an American astronomer and a discoverer of numerous moons, comets and minor planets in the outer Solar System.

Astronomer in the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC, he attended Oberlin College as an undergraduate and received his bachelor in physics with honors in 1998. Starting as a graduate student at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii, he was credited with the discovery of many small moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. He has also discovered the first known trailing Neptune trojan, 2008 LC18 , the first named leading Neptune trojan, 385571 Otrera, and the first high inclination Neptune trojan, 2005 TN53 . These discoveries showed that the Neptune trojan objects are mostly on highly inclined orbits and thus likely captured small bodies from elsewhere in the Solar System.

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Scott Ranked on the list of most popular Astronomer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Scott S. Sheppard celebrates birthday on February 19 of every year.

Who is Scott Sheppard?

Scott Sheppard is an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution of Science. He’s based in Washington, D.C.

How many moons does planet Jupiter have?

Combined, scientists now think Jupiter has 79 moons. There are many interesting moons orbiting the planet, but the ones of most scientific interest are the first four moons discovered beyond Earth—the Galilean satellites.

What type of scientist is Scott Sheppard?

Scott Sander Sheppard (born 1977) is an American astronomer and a discoverer of numerous moons, comets and minor planets in the outer Solar System. He is an astronomer in the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC.

What is the hottest planet?

It has a strong greenhouse effect, similar to the one we experience on Earth. Because of this, Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system. The surface of Venus is approximately 465°C!