Robert Jonckheere
Robert Jonckheere (born July 25, 1888 in Roubaix , France , † June 27, 1974 in Marseille , France) was a French astronomer .
Life
Jonckheere was the son of a Belgian industrialist and developed a passion for astronomy at an early age . His father paid him his observatory with a 8,7- inches - Telescopic from. In 1905 Jonckheere joined the Société astronomique de France (French Astronomical Society).
In 2013 the asteroid (164130) Jonckheere was named after him.
Discoveries
As early as 1908, Jonckheere realized that he needed a larger telescope and a darker observation site . In the same year he built a new observatory in Hem near Lille . The new telescope made it possible to view astronomical objects further away . Jonckheere discovered a large number of previously unknown objects, including the planetary nebulae Jonckheere 320 and Jonckheere 900 . He is considered one of the leading double star explorers .
Publications (selection)
- R. Jonckheere: Cent nouvelles étoiles doubles, 5 ème Série. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 71 (1911), p. 750 ( online )
- R. Jonckheere: Mesures d'étoiles doubles à l'Observatoire de Lille. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 72 (1911), p. 156 ( online )
- R. Jonckheere: Nouvelles étoiles doubles. 8 ème Série. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 72 (1912), p. 188 ( online )
- R. Jonckheere: Sur les Catalogs d'Etoiles doubles et en particulier sur celui de RG Aitken. Journal des Observateurs, Volume 27 (1944), p. 73 ( online )
Web links
- Publications by R. Jonckheere in the Astrophysics Data System
- Obituary and short biographies in the Astrophysics Data System (French)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jonckheere, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Roubaix , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1974 |
| Place of death | Marseille , France |