Hans Josef Schober

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Hans Josef Schober (born October 14, 1944 in Holenbrunn , Upper Franconia ) is an Austrian astronomer and university professor .

life and work

Hans Josef Schober studied astronomy at the University of Graz and received his doctorate in 1971 as a Dr. phil. During his studies he worked from 1967 to 1971 as a research assistant at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Graz, after receiving his doctorate he became a university assistant to Professor Hermann Haupt and, like him, devoted himself to the physical observation and research of minor planets . From May 1974 onwards, Hans Josef Schober worked for a year as a research assistant at the Astronomical Institute of the Ruhr University in Bochum . In 1977 he completed his habilitation in astronomy. He devoted himself to the research of the photoelectric photometry of the minor planets, where he was able to provide a large number of contributions about their light curves and the duration of their rotation. He discovered minor planets with very slow rotation and studied complex light curves.

Schober was largely responsible for the planning and construction control of the Lustbühel observatory . He was thus a leader in the conception of astronomical research in Austria. The Institute for Astronomy at the University of Graz was merged with the Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics in the joint Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics and Meteorology (IGAM) with a resolution of December 3, 1999 and has been part of the Institute for Physics at the University since April 2004 Graz.

The asteroid (2871) Schober was named after Hans Josef Schober .

Scientific publications (selection)

  • Photoelectric photometry and rotation periods of three large and dark asteroids - 49 Pales, 88 THISBE and 92 Undina. Astronomy and Astrophysics, Supplement Series, vol. 36, April 1979
  • On the light variations of the C-type asteroids 140 Siwa and 790 Pretoria. Astronomy and Astrophysics, Supplement Series, vol. 38 November 1979
  • The large C-type asteroid 423 Diotima - Rotation period, light curve and implications for a possible satellite. Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN: 0004-6361), vol. 127, no.2, November 1983
  • Rotations of all asteroids larger than 200 KM. Asteroids, comets, meteors; Proceedings of the Meeting, Uppsala, Sweden, June 20-22, 1983. Uppsala, Sweden, Astronomiska Observatoriet, 1983

Awards

  • 2014: Great Decoration of Honor of the State of Styria

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of members of the Astronomical Society . In: Communications from the Astronomical Society . tape 44 , April 30, 1978, pp. 205 .
  2. ^ 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 , doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-540-29925-7_2872 (English, 992 pages, original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1981 QC 2 . Discovered August 30, 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
  3. ↑ a b Great decorations of the state of Styria and Styrian life-saving medals on the white and green ribbon Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 4 p.m., in the auditorium of the Alte Unive. (PDF) State of Styria, November 19, 2014, accessed on September 25, 2019 .
  4. ↑ General information on the history of IGAM , accessed on September 25, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Schober, Hans Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian astronomer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Holenbrunn , Upper Franconia