Name Ernest Johnson Role Astronomer | Died 1977 | |
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Ernest Leonard Johnson (died c. 1977) was a South African astronomer.
He was a former staff member of Union Observatory, retiring in 1956.
He discovered a number of asteroids, and several comets, including periodic comet 48P/Johnson.
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