British space scientist
This article is about the British astronomer. For the American physicist, see
Duncan G. Steel.
Duncan I. Steel (born 1955) is a British space scientist.[1] He has discovered several minor planets and has written four popular science books. He is a member of the International Astronomical Union,[2] and has worked at the Xerra Earth Observation Institute in Nelson, in the South Island of New Zealand.[3][4] He was formerly on the staff of the University of Salford in the United Kingdom.[citation needed] Steel completed a PhD at the University of Canterbury in 1984 with a thesis on the orbital characteristics of meteoroids.[5]
Between 1990 and 1994 he discovered twelve numbered minor planets.[6] The asteroid 4713 Steel, discovered by Robert McNaught in 1989, is named after him.[7][8]
In August 2022 Steel pleaded guilty to burglary and breaching the New Zealand Harmful Digital Communications Act. He was sentenced to 12 months' house arrest and ordered to pay $3000 in reparation for emotional harm.[9][10]
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