French astronomer
Christian Pollas (b. 1947) is a Frenchastronomer , known for the discovery and observation ofminor planets andsupernovae .[ 2]
Pollas is credited by theMinor Planet Center with the discovery of 26asteroids ,[ 1] Eric W. Elst , including thenear-Earth asteroids:(65679) 1989 UQ Aten group of asteroids ),4179 Toutatis (belonging to theApollo group of asteroids ) and9950 ESA (belonging to theAmor group of asteroids ).[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
The main-belt asteroid4892 Chrispollas is named in his honor.[ 2]
List of discovered minor planets [ edit ] 4179 Toutatis January 4, 1989 5164 Mullo November 20, 1984 7296 Lamarck [1] August 8, 1992 8009 Béguin January 25, 1989 9950 ESA November 8, 1990 14015 Senancour [1] January 16, 1994 14016 Steller [1] January 16, 1994 (16403) 1984 WJ1 November 20, 1984 16674 Birkeland [1] January 16, 1994 (17562) 1994 BG4 [1] January 16, 1994 (19241) 1994 BH4 [1] January 16, 1994 29311 Lesire [1] January 16, 1994 30936 Basra [1] January 16, 1994 30937 Bashkirtseff [1] January 16, 1994
30938 Montmartre [1] January 16, 1994 30939 Samaritaine [1] January 16, 1994 (32772) 1986 JL May 11, 1986 (37644) 1994 BN3 [1] January 16, 1994 (42501) 1992 YC December 17, 1992 (42521) 1994 BO3 [1] January 16, 1994 (43846) 1993 PV8 [1] August 15, 1993 (48564) 1994 BL3 [1] January 16, 1994 (52413) 1994 BF4 [1] January 16, 1994 (65679) 1989 UQ October 26, 1989 (136745) 1995 WL8 November 29, 1995 (173134) 1994 YP2 December 27, 1994 1 E. W. Elst
