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Jean Chacornac

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French astronomer (1823–1873)

"Chacornac" redirects here. For the lunar crater, seeChacornac (crater).

Jean Chacornac (21 June 1823 – 23 September 1873) was a Frenchastronomer and discoverer of acomet and severalasteroids.^[2]^[3]

He was born inLyon and died inSaint-Jean-en-Royans, southeastern France. Working inMarseille andParis, he discovered six asteroids in theasteroid belt(see table) andC/1852 K1 (Chacornac), aparabolic comet in 1852.^[4] This comet is thought to be the source of the current Eta Eridanidsmeteors.^[5] He also independently discovered20 Massalia, which discovery is credited to the Italian astronomerAnnibale de Gasparis, however.^[6]

Jean Chacornac was awarded theLalande Prize in 1855, 1856 and in 1863. The asteroid1622 Chacornac and the lunar craterChacornac are named in his honour.^[3]

^"Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)".Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved15 June 2016.
^Hockey, Thomas (2009).The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers.Springer Publishing.ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved27 July 2016.
^^a ^bSchmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1622) Chacornac".Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1622) Chacornac. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 129.doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1623.ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
^"JPL Small-Body Database Browser: C/1852 K1 (Chacornac)".Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved27 July 2016.
^Ohtsuka, K.; Tanigawa, T.; Murayama, H.; Hasegawa, I. (November 2001). "The new meteor shower eta Eridanids".Proceedings of the Meteoroids 2001 Conference.495:109–112.Bibcode:2001ESASP.495..109O.
^Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(20) Massalia".Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (20) Massalia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 17.doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_21.ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.

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