25 Phocaea | April 6, 1853 |
33 Polyhymnia | October 28, 1854 |
34 Circe | April 6, 1855 |
38 Leda | January 12, 1856 |
39 Laetitia | February 8, 1856 |
59 Elpis | September 12, 1860 |
Jean Chacornac (June 21, 1823 – September 6, 1873) was a French astronomer.
He was born in Lyon and died in St Jean en Royans[1]. Working in Marseille and Paris, he discovered six asteroids. The asteroid 1622 Chacornac and the crater Chacornac on the Moon are named in his honour.