Andrés Eloy Martínez | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1963-06-23)23 June 1963 (age 62) |
| Occupation(s) | Astronomer; former federal deputy |
| Political party | PRD (1980s–2014) MORENA (2014–present) |
Andrés Eloy Martínez Rojas (born 23 June 1963) is aMexican astronomer, scientist and politician. He has named various minor planets and also served one three-year term as adeputy in the62nd session of theCongress of the Union, representingMorelos'sfourth district.
Martínez Rojas has discovered various minor planets and has proposed names for planetary features. In addition to 10supernovas, he discovered the minor planets2010 RJ137,[1]2004 LV31, and2004 LW31.[2] In 2017, the minor planet6159 Andréseloy was named in his honor.[3]
In 2003, he proposed to name a newly discoveredcrater on Mars afterJojutla, which was approved by theInternational Astronomical Union in 2007.[4]
Martínez Rojas presides over theSociedad Astronómica Urania de México, an astronomy society. In 2015, the society successfully proposed the names Tonatiuh and Meztli for theHD 104985 system and planet HD 104985b, respectively, which were selected in theNameExoWorlds worldwide contest.[5] Additionally, he has written science columns for various publications includingEl Universal[6] andScientific American México; he formerly hosted a radio show onXHART-FM, which is owned by his mother, Araceli Rojas Tenorio.[7] He carried out the 1998 and 2008 reenactments ofThe War of the Worlds that the station aired, causing panic among its listeners.[8]
He is currently regional coordinator of Asteroid Day in Mexico.[9]
In 2012, residents of thefourth federal electoral district of Morelos, based inJojutla, elected Martínez Rojas as the candidate of theParty of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) to the district's seat in theChamber of Deputies. He was a secretary on the Science and Technology Commission and also served on the Communications and Rural Development Commissions.[6] While at the Chamber of Deputies, he helped to install a radiotelescope in theSan Lázaro Legislative Palace.[10]
In 2014, Martínez Rojas changed parties from the PRD to theNational Regeneration Movement (MORENA).[7]
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