Andrés Eloy Martínez

Andrés Eloy Martínez Rojas (born 23 June 1963) is a Mexican astronomer, scientist and politician. He has named various minor planets and also served one three-year term as a deputy in the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Morelos.

Andrés Eloy Martínez
Born (1963-06-23) 23 June 1963
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Occupation(s)Astronomer; former federal deputy
Political party PRD (1980s–2014)
MORENA (2014–present)

Astronomy
Radar image of asteroid 2013TV135

Martínez Rojas has discovered various minor planets and has proposed names for planetary features. In addition to 10 supernovas, he discovered the minor planets 2010 RJ137,[1] 2004 LV31, and 2004 LW31.[2] In 2017, the minor planet 6159 Andréseloy was named in his honor.[3]

In 2003, he proposed to name a newly discovered crater on Mars after Jojutla, which was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 2007.[4]

Martínez Rojas presides over the Sociedad Astronómica Urania de México, an astronomy society. In 2015, the society successfully proposed the names Tonatiuh and Meztli for the HD 104985 system and planet HD 104985b, respectively, which were selected in the NameExoWorlds worldwide contest.[5] Additionally, he has written science columns for various publications including El Universal[6] and Scientific American México; he formerly hosted a radio show on XHART-FM, which is owned by his mother, Araceli Rojas Tenorio.[7] He carried out the 1998 and 2008 reenactments of The 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]

Federal deputy

In 2012, residents of the Fourth Federal Electoral District of Morelos, with seat in Jojutla, elected Martínez Rojas as the candidate of the Party of the Democratic Revolution to the district's seat in the Chamber 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 the San Lázaro Legislative Palace.[10]

In 2014, Martínez Rojas changed parties from the PRD to the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA).[7]

References
  1. "Mexicano descubre asteroide". El Universal. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. "MPEC 2012-F109: 2004 LV31 AND 2004 LW31". www.minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  3. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 6159 Andreseloy (1991 YH)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  4. "Da México nombre a cráter en Marte". El Universal. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. Mateos-Vega, Mónica (15 December 2015). "Mexicanos nombran dos cuerpos siderales; Tonatiuh y Meztli ganan certamen oficial". La Jornada. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  7. Torres, Evaristo (1 April 2015). "Suplente reclama curul de diputado en el Congreso federal". La Unión. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. "Reviven pánico de la guerra de los mundos en México". El Informador. 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. "Mexico Calling". Blog - Asteroid Day. 2017-05-03. Archived from the original on 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  10. García, Imelda (5 June 2013). "Diputado busca monitorear espacio exterior desde San Lázaro". ADN Político. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.


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