Jean-Claude Merlin
Jean-Claude Merlin (born September 3, 1954 ) is a French computer scientist and amateur astronomer . He is the founding president of the Société astronomique de Bourgogne (Astronomical Society of Burgundy) and found a total of 51 asteroids and minor planets from 1997 to 2009 . This includes:
- (10233) Le Creusot
- (98494) Marsupilami
- (99262) Bleustein
- (110393) Rammstein
- (172850) Coppens
- (184878) Gotlib
- (227641) Nothomb
- (227767) Enkibilal
- (229631) Cluny
- (231307) Peter falcon
- (250840) Motorhead
- (260508) Alagna
- (261690) Jodorowsky
- (262876) Davidlynch
- (266854) Sezenaksu
- (308197) Satrapi
- (332183) Jaroussky
- (348034) Deslorieux
The asteroid (57658) Nilrem was named after him, his last name is written backwards, but the asteroid is not retrograde .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merlin, Jean-Claude |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French computer scientist and amateur astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd September 1954 |