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Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly (December 8, 1842 – February 28, 1926) was a Frenchastronomer born inRoquemaure, Gard.
He joined theMarseille Observatory in 1864. In the course of his career, he discovered a number ofasteroids andcomets, including the periodic comet19P/Borrelly. He also discovered fiveNGC objects, all galaxies.[1]
TheFrench Academy of Sciences awarded him thePrix Valz for 1903[2] and thePrix Lalande for 1909.[3] Theasteroid1539 Borrelly was named in his honor.
In 1913, he received thePrix Jules Janssen, the highest award of theSociété astronomique de France, the French astronomical society.
| 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 |
The following is an incomplete list of comets discovered or co-discovered by Borrelly:
NGC objects discovered (all in 1871)[1]
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