Alphonse Borrelly
| 99 Dike | May 28, 1868 |
| 110 Lydia | April 19, 1870 |
| 117 Lomia | September 12, 1871 |
| 120 Lachesis | April 10, 1872 |
| 146 Lucina | June 8, 1875 |
| 157 Dejanira | December 1, 1875 |
| 171 Ophelia | January 13, 1877 |
| 172 Baucis | February 5, 1877 |
| 173 Ino | August 1, 1877 |
| 198 Ampella | June 13, 1879 |
| 233 Asterope | May 11, 1883 |
| 240 Vanadis | August 27, 1884 |
| 246 Asporina | March 6, 1885 |
| 268 Adorea | June 8, 1887 |
| 308 Polyxo | March 31, 1891 |
| 322 Phaeo | November 27, 1891 |
| 369 Aëria | July 4, 1893 |
| 394 Arduina | November 19, 1894 |
Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly (December 8, 1842 – February 28, 1926) was a French astronomer.
Working in Marseille, he discovered asteroids and comets.
He discovered the periodic comet 19P/Borrelly.
The French Academy of Sciences awarded him the Prix Valz (Prix Valz) for 1903[1] and the Prix Lalande for 1909.[2] The asteroid 1539 Borrelly was named in his honor.
Comets discovered or co-discovered
The following is an incomplete list of comets discovered or co-discovered by Borrelly:
- C/1873 Q1 (Borrelly)[3]
- C/1877 C1 (Borrelly)[3]
- C/1877 G2 (Swift-Borrelly-Block)[3]
- C/1889 X1 (Borrelly)[3]
- 19P/Borrelly
- C/1909 L1 (Borrelly-Daniel)[4]
References
- ↑ "Séance du 21 décembre". Le Moniteur scientifique du Doctor Quesneville: 156–157. February 1904.
- ↑ "Séance du 20 décembre". Le Moniteur scientifique du Doctor Quesneville: 143–144. February 1910.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Kronk, Gary W. (2003). "Comet Designation Index, years 1855–1892". Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. vol. 2: 1800–1899. p. 836. ISBN 0521585058.
- ↑ Kronk, Gary W. (2003). "C/1909 L1 (Borrelly-Daniel)". Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. vol. 2: 1800–1899. p. 837. ISBN 0521585058.
External links
- Bosler, J (1926). "Alphonse Borrelly (article nécrologique)". Journal des Observateurs (in French) 9 (169). Obituary