Arlo U. Landolt

Arlo U. Landolt
Born September 29, 1935
Highland, Illinois, U.S.
Fields astronomy, photometry
Institutions Louisiana State University
Alma mater Indiana University
Notable awards George van Biesbroeck Prize (1995)

Arlo Udell Landolt (born September 29, 1935) is an American astronomer.[1] Landolt has worked principally in photometry and has published a number of widely used lists[2][3][4] of standard stars.[5][6] In 1995, he received the George van Biesbroeck Prize from the American Astronomical Society.[7] Landolt was the first discoverer of a pulsating white dwarf when he observed in 1965 and 1966 that the luminosity of HL Tau 76 varied with a period of approximately 12.5 minutes.[8] The asteroid 15072 Landolt is named after him.[6]

Education

Arlo Landolt graduated from Highland High School in 1952. He received his Ph.D. in 1962 from Indiana University.[5]

References

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  2. ↑ UBVRI photometric standard stars around the celestial equator, Arlo U. Landolt, Astronomical Journal, 88, #3 (March 1983), pp. 439–460.
  3. ↑ UBV photoelectric sequences in the celestial equatorial selected areas 92–115, Arlo U. Landolt, Astronomical Journal, 78, #9 (November 1973), pp. 959–981.
  4. ↑ UBVRI photometric standard stars in the magnitude range 11.5<V<16.0 around the celestial equator, Arlo U. Landolt, Astronomical Journal 104, #1 (July 1992), pp. 340–371, 436–491.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Arlo U. Landolt, web page at Louisiana State University. Accessed on line September 19, 2007.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 15072 Landolt (1999 BS12), web page from the JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Accessed on line September 19, 2007.
  7. ↑ AAS — Grants, Prizes and Awards, web page, accessed on line September 19, 2007.
  8. ↑ A New Short-Period Blue Variable, Arlo U. Landolt, Astrophysical Journal 153, #1 (July 1968), pp. 151–164.

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