Norman G. Thomas
Norman Gene Thomas was an American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets.
He worked at Lowell Observatory using the blink comparator alongside Robert Burnham, Jr., author of the famous three-volume Celestial Handbook.
He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 55 numbered minor planets during 1964–1989, including the Apollo asteroids 4544 Xanthus and 4581 Asclepius, as well as the Amor asteroid 3352 McAuliffe.
The main-belt asteroid 2555 Thomas, discovered by Edward Bowell at Anderson Mesa Station in 1980, was named in his honor. Naming citation was published on 8 April 1982.List of discovered minor planets
| 2089 Cetacea | November 9, 1977 |
| 2366 Aaryn | January 10, 1981 |
| 2527 Gregory | September 3, 1981 |
| 2556 Louise | February 8, 1981 |
| 2557 Putnam | September 26, 1981 |
| 2558 Viv | September 26, 1981 |
| 2612 Kathryn | February 28, 1979 |
| 2683 Brian | January 10, 1981 |
| 2684 Douglas | January 3, 1981 |
| 2764 Moeller | February 8, 1981 |
| 2779 Mary | February 6, 1981 |
| 2895 Memnon | January 10, 1981 |
| 2927 Alamosa | October 5, 1981 |
| 2933 Amber | April 18, 1983 |
| 2999 Dante | February 6, 1981 |
| 3117 Niepce | February 11, 1983 |
| 3151 Talbot | April 18, 1983 |
| 3256 Daguerre | September 26, 1981 |
| 3352 McAuliffe | February 6, 1981 |
| 3367 Alex | February 15, 1983 |
