Michel Ory

**List of discovered asteroids : 169**
(57658) Nilrem	October 17, 2001
(68718) Safi	February 17, 2002
(84902) Porrentruy	October 17, 2003
(88906) Moutier	October 17, 2001
(95771) Lachat	March 9, 2003
(99824) Polnareff	June 29, 2002
(113415) Rauracia	September 30, 2002
(115950) Peter Kocher	November 18, 2003
(117736) Sherrod	April 4, 2005
(125076) Michelmayor	October 19, 2001
(129078) Animoo	November 8, 2004
(129137) Hippolochus	January 13, 2005
(143622) Robertbloch	April 22, 2003
(157456) Pivatte	November 17, 2004
(173086) Nireus	September 8, 2007
(175208) Vorbourg	April 1, 2005
(180643) Cardoen	April 14, 2004
(183114) Vicques	September 13, 2002
(184508) Courroux	August 10, 2005
(187123) Schorderet	August 30, 2005
(188446) Louischevrolet	April 17, 2004
(242492) Fantomas	November 10, 2004
(289586) Shackleton	March 30, 2005
(289587) Chantdugros	March 30, 2005
(339486) Raimeux	April 3, 2005
[1] with Holger Lehmann Incomplete list

Michel Ory (born April 18, 1966 in Develier ) is a Swiss amateur astronomer and asteroid discoverer.

The physics lecturer discovered a total of 169 asteroids at the Jura Observatory between 2001 and 2010 , one of them together with Holger Lehmann . He also discovered the periodic comet P / 2008 Q2 Ory .

The asteroid (67979) Michelory , discovered in 2000, was named after Michel Ory on March 6, 2004 .

source

Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 5th ed. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 (English) Preview on Google Book Search