Name Alphonse Borrelly Role Astronomer | Died February 28, 1926, France | |
Discovered 172 Baucis, 233 Asterope, 198 Ampella, 369 Aeria | ||
Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly (December 8, 1842 – February 28, 1926) was a French astronomer.
He joined the Marseille Observatory in 1864. In the course of his career, he discovered a number of asteroids and comets, including the periodic comet 19P/Borrelly.
The French Academy of Sciences awarded him the Prix Valz (Prix Valz) for 1903 and the Prix Lalande for 1909. The asteroid 1539 Borrelly was named in his honor.
In 1913, he received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France, the French astronomical society.
Comets discovered or co-discovered
The following is an incomplete list of comets discovered or co-discovered by Borrelly:
References
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