John J. Kavelaars
| see § List of discovered minor planets |
J-John Kavelaars, better known as JJ Kavelaars (born 1966), is a Canadian astronomer who was part of a team that discovered several moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.[2]
Dr. Kavelaars, born in 1966, is a graduate of the Glencoe District High School in Glencoe, Ontario, the University of Guelph, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. He is currently an astronomer at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria, B.C.
In the course of his work, he has been responsible for the discovery of eleven satellites (moons) of Saturn, eight of Uranus, and four of Neptune, and a hundred or so minor planets. Dr. Kavelaars is the Coordinator of the Canada France Ecliptic Plane Survey (CFEPS) which is part of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Legacy Survey CFHTLS: a project dedicated to the discovery and tracking of objects in the outer solar system.
Dr. Kavelaars is the brother of Canadian actress Ingrid Kavelaars and Canadian fencing athlete Monique Kavelaars.
The asteroid 154660 Kavelaars was named in his honour on 1 June 2007 by his colleague David D. Balam.[2]
List of discovered minor planets
| (44594) 1999 OX3 | 21 July 1999 | list [A][B][C] |
| (60620) 2000 FD8 | 27 March 2000 | list [A][C][B] |
| (60621) 2000 FE8 | 27 March 2000 | list [A][C][B] |
| (82053) 2000 SZ370 | 23 September 2000 | list [A] |
| (182926) 2002 FU6 | 20 March 2002 | list [A][D] |
| (418993) 2009 MS9 | 25 June 2009 | list [C][A] |
| (468422) 2000 FA8 | 27 March 2000 | list [A][C][B] |
| Co-discovery made with: A B. Gladman B M. J. Holman C J.-M. Petit D A. Doressoundiram | ||
|---|---|---|
References
- ↑ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- 1 2 "154660 Kavelaars (2004 FX29)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
External links
- Astronomy – John J. Kavelaars, Notable GDHS Graduates
- Homepage at NRC