Jean-Claude Merlin
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| Jean-Claude Merlin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Société Astronomique de Bourgogne |
| Notable awards | Lauréat de la Fondation de la Vocation 1982, Prix Georges Bidault de l'Isle 1999 |
Jean-Claude Merlin (born 1954) is a French astronomer, founder-president of the Société Astronomique de Bourgogne (Burgundy Astronomical Society). He was laureate of the Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet Fondation de la Vocation in 1982 and received the Prix Georges Bidault de l'Isle of the Société astronomique de France in 1999.[1]
He has discovered more than one hundred minor planets, including:
The main-belt asteroid 57658 Nilrem is named after him.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Prix, Médailles et Récompenses décernés par la Société Astronomique de France". Société Astronomique de France. http://www2.saf-lastronomie.com/prixmed.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. 2004-03-08. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=57658. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- "Solar System Exploration: Deep Impact". NASA. http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/deepimpact/gallery/drawings.cfm. Retrieved 2008-07-21. (Images of Comet Tempel 1)
[edit] External links
Visit his web page at : http://station504.pagesperso-orange.fr/
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