Edgar Rangel Netto
| Discovered asteroid : 8 | |
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| (2795) Lepage | December 16, 1979 |
| (3175) Net | December 16, 1979 |
| (4016) Sambre | 15th December 1979 |
| (5160) Camoes | 23rd December 1979 |
| (7155) 1979 YN | 23rd December 1979 |
| (8989) 1979 XJ | 15th December 1979 |
| (19926) 1979 YQ | 17th December 1979 |
| (26799) 1979 XL | 15th December 1979 |
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Edgar Rangel Netto is a Brazilian astronomer and asteroid explorer.
The employee of the Valongo Observatory of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro identified a total of 8 asteroids in 1979, all together with Henri Debehogne .
The asteroid (3175) Netto was named after him.
Individual evidence
literature
- Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 5th ed. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 (English) [ preview on Google Book Search
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Netto, Edgar Rangel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian astronomer and asteroid explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |