John J. Kavelaars

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John J. Kavelaars (* 1966 ) is a Canadian astronomer .

Kavelaars was involved in the discovery of several moons on the planets Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus , and Neptune .

He currently works at the Herzberg Institute for Astrophysics in Victoria , British Columbia .

In 2007 the asteroid (154660) Kavelaars was named after him.

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  1. ↑ Minor Planet Circ. 59925
personal data
SURNAME Kavelaars, John J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kavelaars, JJ
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH 1966