| 138 Tolosa | May 19, 1874 | MPC |
| 149 Medusa | September 21, 1875 | MPC |
| 163 Erigone | April 26, 1876 | MPC |
| 170 Maria | January 10, 1877 | MPC |
| 180 Garumna | January 29, 1878 | MPC |
| 252 Clementina | October 11, 1885 | MPC |
Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin (December 19, 1845 – February 29, 1904) was a French astronomer and adiscoverer of minor planets.[2] Some sources give his middle name asAthanase.
In his early career, he andGuillaume Bigourdan were assistants ofFélix Tisserand atToulouse Observatory. Later, he was the first director of theNice Observatory inNice, France from 1884 until his death. He made observations ofMars and attempted to determine the rotation period ofVenus. He also calculatedperturbations in the orbit of4 Vesta.[2]
In the literature, he is sometimes referred to asHenri Perrotin and sometimes asJoseph Perrotin (this is indeed one and the same person). He is also referenced inH. G. Wells's novelThe War of the Worlds as"Perrotin of Nice". His 6asteroid discoveries are credited by theMinor Planet Center to "J. Perrotin".[1]
He won thePrix Lalande in 1875 and 1883.[3] The Martian craterPerrotin and the inner main-belt asteroid1515 Perrotin were named in his honor.[2]
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