Yanga R. Fernández
Yanga R. Fernández (born June 10, 1971 in Mississauga , Ontario ) is a Canadian-American astronomer .
He studied at the University of Maryland and at the California Institute of Technology and has worked at these institutes and at NASA since 2002 at the University of Hawaii . In 2005 he became a professor at the University of Central Florida .
Together with Scott S. Sheppard and David C. Jewitt , he discovered some of the moons of the planet Jupiter .
In 2001 the asteroid (12225) Yanfernández was named after him.
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| SURNAME | Fernández, Yanga R. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian-American astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mississauga , Ontario |