Maik Meyer

Maik Meyer (* 1970 in Frauenstein , Erzgebirge ) is a German amateur astronomer and "comet expert".

Life dates

Meyer studied mechanical engineering at the TU Chemnitz and lives today (2016) in Hesse .

He discovered the Meyer group (comet group) named after him and is co-author of "Cometography", the most comprehensive comet catalog - founded by Gary W. Kronk .

Honor

The asteroid (52005) Maik was named after him.

Footnotes and individual references

^ Martin Mobberley: Hunting and Imaging Comets. Verlag Springer Science & Business Media, 2010, p. 200
↑ A planet was named after this Saxony @ tag24.de, Schweifstern 71/1997, p. 3 (PDF 1.1 MB) , accessed November 12, 2016
↑ Mention regarding volume 5 (English) ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ (NASA) (IAU)

Web links

Self-presentation on his homepage

personal data
SURNAME	Meyer, Maik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH	1970
PLACE OF BIRTH	Frauenstein , Ore Mountains

[1] Martin Mobberley: Hunting and Imaging Comets. Verlag Springer Science & Business Media, 2010, p. 200

[2] A planet was named after this Saxony @ tag24.de, Schweifstern 71/1997, p. 3 (PDF 1.1 MB) , accessed November 12, 2016

[3] Mention regarding volume 5 (English) ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[4] (NASA) (IAU)