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 .

Discovered asteroid : 8
(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

Web links

F. Rigaux publications in the Astrophysics Data System

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).

personal data
SURNAME	Rigaux, Fernand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belgian astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH	1905
DATE OF DEATH	December 21, 1962

[1] 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).