Sylvain Arend
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| Asteroids discovered: 51 | |
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| 1127 Mimi | 13 January 1929 |
| 1171 Rusthawelia | 3 October 1930 |
| 1262 Sniadeckia | 23 March 1933 |
| 1263 Varsavia | 23 March 1933 |
| 1281 Jeanne | 25 August 1933 |
| 1286 Banachiewicza | 25 August 1933 |
| 1287 Lorcia | 25 August 1933 |
| 1313 Berna | 24 August 1933 |
| 1314 Paula | 16 September 1933 |
| 1315 Bronislawa | 16 September 1933 |
| 1348 Michel | 23 March 1933 |
| 1352 Wawel | 3 February 1935 |
| 1563 Noël | 7 March 1943 |
| 1565 Lemaître | 25 November 1948 |
| 1570 Brunonia | 9 October 1948 |
| 1573 Väisälä | 27 October 1949 |
| 1576 Fabiola | 30 September 1948 |
| 1579 Herrick | 30 September 1948 |
| 1583 Antilochus | 19 September 1950 |
| 1591 Baize | 31 May 1951 |
| 1592 Mathieu | 1 June 1951 |
| 1593 Fagnes | 1 June 1951 |
| 1613 Smiley | 16 September 1950 |
| 1625 The NORC | 1 September 1953 |
| 1633 Chimay | 3 March 1929 |
| 1639 Bower | 12 September 1951 |
| 1640 Nemo | 31 August 1951 |
| 1652 Hergé | 9 August 1953 |
| 1683 Castafiore | 19 September 1950 |
| 1717 Arlon | 8 January 1954 |
| 1787 Chiny | 19 September 1950 |
| 1887 Virton | 5 October 1950 |
| 1916 Boreas | 1 September 1953 |
| 1969 Alain | 3 February 1935 |
| 2084 Okayama | 7 February 1935 |
| 2109 Dhotel | 13 October 1950 |
| 2231 Durrell | 21 September 1941 |
| 2265 Verbaandert | 17 February 1950 |
| 2277 Moreau | 18 February 1950 |
| 2455 Somville | 5 October 1950 |
| 2513 Baetslé | 19 September 1950 |
| 2538 Vanderlinden | 30 October 1954 |
| 2642 Vésale | 14 September 1961 |
| 2666 Gramme | 8 October 1951 |
| 2689 Bruxelles | 3 February 1935 |
| 2866 Hardy | 7 October 1961 |
| 2973 Paola | 10 January 1951 |
| 3228 Pire | 8 February 1935 |
| 3346 Gerla | 27 September 1951 |
| 3755 Lecointe | 19 September 1950 |
| 3920 Aubignan | 28 November 1948 |
Sylvain Julien Victor Arend (6 August 1902 – 18 February 1992) was a Belgian astronomer born in Robelmont, Luxembourg province, Belgium. His main interest was astrometry.
Together with Georges Roland, he discovered the bright comet C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland). He also discovered or co-discovered the periodic comets 49P/Arend-Rigaux and 50P/Arend, Nova Scuti 1952, and a number of asteroids, including notably the Amor asteroid 1916 Boreas and the Trojan asteroid 1583 Antilochus. He also discovered 1652 Hergé which is named after Hergé, the creator of The Adventures of Tintin. The asteroid 1563 Noël is named after his son, Emanuel Arend.
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