Charles W. Juels

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Charles W. Juels (2008)

Charles W. Juels (born 1944 in New York City , † January 21, 2009 ) was an American amateur astronomer .

With 316 asteroids discovered between 1999 and 2009, it is one of the most successful asteroid hunters. He made his discoveries as a retired psychiatrist at the Fountain Hills Observatory in Arizona .

Juels and Paulo R. Holvorcem discovered comet C / 2002 Y1 together on December 28, 2002 with the help of their CCD camera . For this they received the Harvard-Smithsonian Comet Award 2003.

The asteroid (20135) Juels was named after him on March 9, 2001.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1] Ranking list of the asteroid explorers
  2. ↑ [2] Presentation of the Comet Awards 2003
personal data
SURNAME Juels, Charles W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American amateur astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH January 21, 2009