French astronomer (born 1954)
Jean-Claude Merlin
Jean-Claude Merlin
Born 1954 (age 70–71) Awards Lauréat de la Fondation de la Vocation 1982, Prix Georges Bidault de l'Isle 1999 Scientific career Fields Astronomy Institutions Société Astronomique de Bourgogne
Jean-Claude Merlin (born 1954) is a Frenchastronomer , founder-president of the Burgundy Astronomical Society (French :Société Astronomique de Bourgogne ) and adiscoverer of minor planets . He was laureate of the Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet Fondation de la Vocation in 1982 and received thePrix Georges Bidault de l'Isle of theSociété astronomique de France in 1999.[ 2] [ 3]
Themain-belt asteroid57658 Nilrem , discovered byMichel Ory at theJura Observatory in 2001, is named after him.[ 3] M.P.C. 51190[ 4]
List of discovered minor planets [ edit ] 10233 Le Creusot December 5, 1997 15042 Anndavgui December 14, 1998 25625 Verdenet January 5, 2000 37044 Papymarcel October 27, 2000 67979 Michelory December 4, 2000 88795 Morvan September 20, 2001 98494 Marsupilami October 27, 2000 99262 Bleustein July 20, 2001 110393 Rammstein October 11, 2001 125592 Buthiers December 15, 2001 125718 Jemasalomon December 15, 2001 135268 Haigneré September 20, 2001 155142 Tenagra October 26, 2005 157747 Mandryka February 2, 2006 158222 Manicolas September 20, 2001 172850 Coppens March 3, 2005 181279 Iapyx January 22, 2006 181627 Philgeluck December 8, 2006 184275 Laffra January 6, 2005 184878 Gotlib October 26, 2005 198993 Epoigny November 20, 2005 205424 Bibracte April 13, 2001 221230 Sanaloria October 30, 2005 221465 Rapa Nui January 28, 2006 224592 Carnac December 22, 2005
224617 Micromégas December 22, 2005 227641 Nothomb January 28, 2006 227767 Enkibilal October 20, 2006 229631 Cluny March 4, 2006 231307 Peterfalk January 28, 2006 233383 Assisneto March 4, 2006 236463 Bretécher March 18, 2006 243285 Fauvaud February 11, 2008 250840 Motörhead October 30, 2005 255308 Christianzuber November 20, 2005 260508 Alagna March 3, 2005 261690 Jodorowsky December 24, 2005 262876 Davidlynch January 21, 2007 266854 Sezenaksu October 24, 2009 274213 Satriani May 5, 2008 278197 Touvron March 9, 2007 291325 de Tyard January 29, 2006 292991 Lyonne November 17, 2006 293499 Wolinski April 14, 2007 308197 Satrapi March 3, 2005 320880 Cabu April 11, 2008 332183 Jaroussky January 28, 2006 348034 Deslorieux October 24, 2003 348383 Petibon April 2, 2005 361450 Houellebecq January 21, 2007
362316 Dogora November 15, 2009 369423 Quintegr’al January 28, 2006 371220 Angers January 22, 2006 374354 Pesquet October 30, 2005 375007 Buxy April 14, 2007 375176 Béziau February 28, 2008 381048 Werber November 17, 2006 383492 Aubert January 21, 2007 383508 Vadrot February 9, 2007 388370 Paulblu October 20, 2006 419435 Tiramisu February 14, 2010 423645 Quénisset December 22, 2005 434678 Curlin January 22, 2006 440670 Bécassine December 22, 2005 475080 Jarry October 26, 2005 490628 Chassigny January 24, 2010 547666 Morgon March 03, 2005 548032 Ensisheim January 17, 2010 552385 Rochechouart December 25, 2013 555955 Lurçat November 20, 2005 569484 Irisdement October 26, 2005 570814 Nauru November 18, 2006 588108 Boteropop May 8, 2007 596543 Ubu November 6, 2005
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