Fernand Rigaux
Fernand Rigaux (* 1905 ; † December 21, 1962 ) was a Belgian astronomer .
He did research at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle . Together with his colleague Sylvain Julien Victor Arend , he succeeded in discovering comet 49P / Arend-Rigaux in 1951 . In addition, he discovered eight asteroids .
On December 25, 2012, at the suggestion of the Dutch astronomer Willem Fröger, an asteroid discovered by Rigaux in 1933 was named after him: (19911) Rigaux .
(1292) Luce | September 17, 1933 |
(1378) Leonce | February 21, 1936 |
(1458) Mineura | September 1, 1937 |
(1555) Dejan | September 15, 1941 |
(3280) Grétry | September 17, 1933 |
(4908) Ward | September 17, 1933 |
(7000) Curie | November 6, 1939 |
(19911) Rigaux | March 26, 1933 |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituaries . In: International Astronomical Union. General Assembly (Ed.): Proceedings of the Twelfth General Assembly, Hamburg, 1964 (= Transactions of the International Astronomical Union . 12B). International Astronomical Union, 1966, ISSN 0251-107X , OCLC 25513252 , p. 235 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).
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SURNAME | Rigaux, Fernand |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian astronomer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1905 |
DATE OF DEATH | December 21, 1962 |