Bengt Westerlund
Bengt E. Westerlund (born January 17, 1921 in Gävle , † June 4, 2008 in Uppsala ) was a Swedish astronomer who is particularly known for his studies of the Magellanic Clouds .
Westerlund was Professor of Astronomy at Uppsala University from 1975 to 1987 . The open star cluster Westerlund 1 , which is named after him, turned out to be one of the richest young clusters in the Milky Way . The asteroid (2902) Westerlund was named after him on the occasion of his retirement . In 2004 he inaugurated the Westerlund telescope in Uppsala that bears his name.
Web links
- Publications by BE Westerlund in the Astrophysics Data System
- Short biography
- J. Danziger, J. Breysacher: In Memoriam Bengt Westerlund. The Messenger, Vol. 133, p. 58 (obituary, English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on September 22, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 FN 3 . Discovered 1980 Mar. 16 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla. "
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Westerlund, Bengt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gävle |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 2008 |
| Place of death | Uppsala |