Ernest Leonard Johnson
Asteroids discovered: 18 | |
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1568 Aisleen | August 21, 1946 |
1580 Betulia | May 22, 1950 |
1585 Union | September 7, 1947 |
1607 Mavis | September 3, 1950 |
1609 Brenda | July 10, 1951 |
1618 Dawn | July 5, 1948 |
1623 Vivian | August 9, 1948 |
1731 Smuts | August 9, 1948 |
1760 Sandra | April 10, 1950 |
1819 Laputa | August 9, 1948 |
1885 Herero | August 9, 1948 |
1922 Zulu | April 25, 1949 |
2546 Libitina | March 23, 1950 |
2651 Karen | August 28, 1949 |
2718 Handley | July 30, 1951 |
2829 Bobhope | August 9, 1948 |
3184 Raab | August 22, 1949 |
5038 Overbeek | May 31, 1948 |
Ernest Leonard Johnson (died c. 1977) was a South African astronomer.
He was a former staff member of Union Observatory, retiring in 1956.
He discovered a number of asteroids, and several comets, including periodic comet 48P/Johnson.
External references
- http://www.saao.ac.za/assa/html/mnassa_biographical_index.html
- http://www.saao.ac.za/assa/2003MNSSA..62..170C.pdf