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Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly (December 8, 1842 – February 28, 1926) was a French astronomer born in Roquemaure, Gard.
He joined the Marseille Observatory in 1864. In the course of his career, he discovered a number of asteroids and comets, including the periodic comet 19P/Borrelly. He also discovered five NGC objects, all galaxies.[1]
The French Academy of Sciences awarded him the Prix Valz for 1903[2] and the Prix Lalande for 1909.[3] The asteroid 1539 Borrelly was named in his honor.
In 1913, he received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France, the French astronomical society.
Discoveries
[edit]| 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 |
Comets discovered or co-discovered
[edit]The following is an incomplete list of comets discovered or co-discovered by Borrelly:
- C/1873 Q1 (Borrelly)[4]
- C/1877 C1 (Borrelly)[4]
- C/1877 G2 (Swift-Borrelly-Block)[4]
- C/1889 X1 (Borrelly)[4]
- C/1900 O1 (Borrelly–Brooks)
- 19P/Borrelly
- C/1909 L1 (Borrelly–Daniel)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Photos". www.klima-luft.de. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ "Séance du 21 décembre". Le Moniteur Scientifique du Docteur Quesneville: 156–157. February 1904.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Séance du 20 décembre". Le Moniteur Scientifique du Docteur Quesneville: 143–144. February 1910.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c d 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
[edit]- Bosler, J (1926). "Alphonse Borrelly (article nécrologique)". Journal des Observateurs (in French). 9 (169): 169. Bibcode:1926JO......9..169B. Obituary
