Alphonse Borrelly

Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly (December 8, 1842 – February 28, 1926) was a French astronomer.

Asteroids discovered: 18
99 DikeMay 28, 1868
110 LydiaApril 19, 1870
117 LomiaSeptember 12, 1871
120 LachesisApril 10, 1872
146 LucinaJune 8, 1875
157 DejaniraDecember 1, 1875
171 OpheliaJanuary 13, 1877
172 BaucisFebruary 5, 1877
173 InoAugust 1, 1877
198 AmpellaJune 13, 1879
233 AsteropeMay 11, 1883
240 VanadisAugust 27, 1884
246 AsporinaMarch 6, 1885
268 AdoreaJune 8, 1887
308 PolyxoMarch 31, 1891
322 PhaeoNovember 27, 1891
369 AëriaJuly 4, 1893
394 ArduinaNovember 19, 1894

He joined the Marseille Observatory in 1864. In the course of his career, he discovered a number of asteroids and comets, including the periodic comet 19P/Borrelly.

The French Academy of Sciences awarded him the Prix Valz for 1903[1] and the Prix Lalande for 1909.[2] The asteroid 1539 Borrelly was named in his honor.

In 1913, he received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France, the French astronomical society.

Comets discovered or co-discovered

The following is an incomplete list of comets discovered or co-discovered by Borrelly:

  • C/1873 Q1 (Borrelly)[3]
  • C/1877 C1 (Borrelly)[3]
  • C/1877 G2 (Swift-Borrelly-Block)[3]
  • C/1889 X1 (Borrelly)[3]
  • 19P/Borrelly
  • C/1909 L1 (Borrelly-Daniel)[4]

References
  1. "Séance du 21 décembre". Le Moniteur Scientifique du Docteur Quesneville: 156–157. February 1904. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21.
  2. "Séance du 20 décembre". Le Moniteur Scientifique du Docteur Quesneville: 143–144. February 1910. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21.
  3. Kronk, Gary W. (2003). "Comet Designation Index, years 1855–1892". Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Vol. 2: 1800–1899. p. 836. ISBN 0521585058.
  4. Kronk, Gary W. (2003). "C/1909 L1 (Borrelly-Daniel)". Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Vol. 2: 1800–1899. p. 837. ISBN 0521585058.


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