Arnold R. Klemola

Arnold Richard Klemola (born February 20, 1931 in Pomfret , Connecticut , † January 5, 2019 ) was an American astronomer . He worked at the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton in California .

Klemola was the discoverer or co-discoverer of 16 asteroids as well as the comet 68P / Klemola . He made most of his discoveries with Carlos Cesco .

The asteroid (1723) Klemola was named after him and the headmistress and amateur astronomer Irja Klemola from Turku .

He died at the age of 87 in January 2019.

literature

American Men & Women of Science. : volume 4, RR Bowker Company. Database Publishing Group, New York, 2009, ISBN 1414433042 , ISBN 9781414433042 , p. 381.

personal data
SURNAME	Klemola, Arnold R.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Klemola, Arnold Richard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 20, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pomfret , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH	5th January 2019