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'''Philibert Jacques Melotte''' (29 January 1880 &ndash; 30 March 1961) was a British [[astronomer]] whose parents immigrated from [[Belgium]].<ref name=hunter1962>Hunter, A. [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1962QJRAS...3...48. "Obituary Notices: Philibert Jacques Melotte" (p. 48)], [http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1962QJRAS...3...49W (p. 49-50)], ''QJRAS'', 1962, vol. 3, p. 48-50 (2 links due to faulty bibliographic entries in ADS)</ref>


'''Philibert Jacques Melotte''' (29 January 1880 &ndash; 30 March 1961) was a British [[astronomer]] whose parents immigrated from [[Belgium]].<ref name="Obituary" />
In 1908 he discovered a [[natural satellite|moon]] of [[Jupiter]], today known as [[Pasiphaë (moon)|Pasiphaë]]. It was simply designated "Jupiter VIII" and was not given its present name until 1975.


The [[asteroid]] [[676 Melitta]], the only one he discovered, is named after the [[Attic]] form of the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''Melissa'', the bee, but its resemblance to the discoverer's name is not fortuitous.
In 1908 he discovered a [[natural satellite|moon]] of [[Jupiter]], today known as [[Pasiphaë (moon)|Pasiphaë]]. It was simply designated "Jupiter VIII" and was not given its present name until 1975. The outer main-belt asteroid [[676 Melitta]], the only one he discovered,<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" /> is named after the [[Attic]] form of the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''Melissa'', the bee, but its resemblance to the discoverer's name is not fortuitous.<ref name="springer" />


The conspicuous [[star cluster]] in the [[Coma Berenices]] [[constellation]] is commonly designated [[Mel 111]] since it appeared in Melotte's 1915 catalogue<ref name=melotte1915>Melotte, P. J. [http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/abs/1915MmRAS..60..175M "A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates"], ''MmRAS'', 1915</ref> of [[star cluster]] but not in [[Charles Messier]]'s famous [[Messier object|catalogue]] of [[deep sky objects]] or in the [[New General Catalogue]] since it was not proved to be a true cluster until 1938 by the astronomer [[Robert Julius Trumpler|R J Trumpler]].<ref>[http://www.backyard-astro.com/focusonarchive/comaberenice/comaberenice.html] The Coma Berenices star cluster (Melotte 111)</ref>
The conspicuous [[star cluster]] in the [[Coma Berenices]] [[constellation]] is commonly designated [[Mel 111]] since it appeared in Melotte's 1915 catalogue<ref name=melotte1915>Melotte, P. J. [http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/abs/1915MmRAS..60..175M "A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates"], ''MmRAS'', 1915</ref> of [[star cluster]] but not in [[Charles Messier]]'s famous [[Messier object|catalogue]] of [[deep sky objects]] or in the [[New General Catalogue]] since it was not proved to be a true cluster until 1938 by the astronomer [[Robert Julius Trumpler|R J Trumpler]].<ref>[http://www.backyard-astro.com/focusonarchive/comaberenice/comaberenice.html The Coma Berenices star cluster] (Melotte 111)</ref>


Melotte was awarded the [[Jackson-Gwilt Medal]] of the [[Royal Astronomical Society]] in 1909.
Melotte was awarded the [[Jackson-Gwilt Medal]] of the [[Royal Astronomical Society]] in 1909.


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist
|refs=


<ref name="MPC-Discoverers">{{cite web
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==External links==
|title = Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)
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*[http://deepskypedia.com/wiki/The_Melotte_Catalogue_of_Star_Clusters The Melotte Catalogue of Star Clusters]
|work = Minor Planet Center
|url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html
|date = 23 May 2016
|accessdate = June 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Obituary">{{Cite journal
|author = Hunter, A.
|date = March 1962
|title = Obituary Notices: Philibert Jacques Melotte
|url = http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1962QJRAS...3...49W
|journal = Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society
|volume = 3
|page = 48
|bibcode = 1962QJRAS...3...48.
|access-date= June 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="springer">{{cite book
|title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (676) Melitta
|last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D.
|publisher = Springer Berlin Heidelberg
|page = 66
|date = 2007
|url = http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_677
|isbn = 978-3-540-00238-3
|accessdate = June 2016}}</ref>

}} <!-- end of reflist -->

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== External links ==
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* [http://deepskypedia.com/wiki/The_Melotte_Catalogue_of_Star_Clusters The Melotte Catalogue of Star Clusters]


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Asteroids discovered: 1 [1]
676 Melitta 16 January 1909 MPC

Philibert Jacques Melotte (29 January 1880 – 30 March 1961) was a British astronomer whose parents immigrated from Belgium.[2]

In 1908 he discovered a moon of Jupiter, today known as Pasiphaë. It was simply designated "Jupiter VIII" and was not given its present name until 1975. The outer main-belt asteroid 676 Melitta, the only one he discovered,[1] is named after the Attic form of the Greek Melissa, the bee, but its resemblance to the discoverer's name is not fortuitous.[3]

The conspicuous star cluster in the Coma Berenices constellation is commonly designated Mel 111 since it appeared in Melotte's 1915 catalogue[4] of star cluster but not in Charles Messier's famous catalogue of deep sky objects or in the New General Catalogue since it was not proved to be a true cluster until 1938 by the astronomer R J Trumpler.[5]

Melotte was awarded the Jackson-Gwilt Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1909.

References

  1. ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved June 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ Hunter, A. (March 1962). "Obituary Notices: Philibert Jacques Melotte". Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 3: 48. Bibcode:1962QJRAS...3...48. Retrieved June 2016. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (676) Melitta. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 66. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved June 2016. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ Melotte, P. J. "A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates", MmRAS, 1915
  5. ^ The Coma Berenices star cluster (Melotte 111)

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