Stephen P. Laurie

{{Short description|British astronomer}}

{{Distinguish|Steve Laurie}}

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Stephen P. Laurie is a British amateur astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets,[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/basic_connect?qsearch=Laurie%2C+Stephen&version=1 Astronomical Data System] although his profession is that of an actuary.[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/a-small-speck-in-the-sky-but-a-giant-find-for-insurance-man-1266560.html Independent newspaper] A small speck in the sky; but a giant find for insurance man (1997) He has also worked on searches for dwarf stars,"Meeting the Cool Neighbors. IV. 2MASS 1835+32, a Newly Discovered M8.5 Dwarf within 6 Parsecs of the Sun" by I. Neill Reid, K. L. Cruz, Stephen P. Laurie, James Liebert, Conard C. Dahn, Hugh C. Harris, Harry H. Guetter, Ronald C. Stone, Blaise Canzian, Christian B. Luginbuhl5, Stephen E. Levine5, Alice K. B. Monet and David G. Monet The Astronomical Journal Volume 125 Number 1p. 354–358 {{doi|10.1086/344946}} [http://iopscience.iop.org/1538-3881/125/1/354] and discovered supernova SN 1997bq in NGC 3147, on 7 April 1997.[http://www.astro.cardiff.ac.uk/sas/1997_00.pdf Hermes newsletter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930104937/http://www.astro.cardiff.ac.uk/sas/1997_00.pdf |date=2011-09-30 }} (May 1997) p 2

Laurie has named five asteroids he discovered from the Church Stretton area — 7603 Salopia (named after Shropshire),[http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=7603+Salopia JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 7603 Salopia] 9421 Violilla, 9428 Angelalouise, 10216 Popastro and 11626 Church Stretton{{cite web | url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=11626 | title = JPL Small-Body Database Browser | accessdate = 2008-05-24 | publisher = NASA}} — all discovered at observatory 966 Church Stretton and nearby location Ragdon (observatory J17). Laurie lives and works in the Church Stretton area.