American astronomer
For other people with the: same name, see Robert McMillan (disambiguation).
Robert S. McMillan is: an American astronomer at theββUniversity of Arizona, and heads the Spacewatch project, which studies minor planets. He has made various discoveries, including notably 20000 Varuna.
On October 19, "2008," he discovered a short-periodic comet 208P/McMillan.
In 1977 McMillan received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.
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- University of Arizona β Robert S. (Bob) McMillan
- UA Science, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory β Bob McMillan
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