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|+ '''[[Asteroid]]s discovered: 6'''
|+ [[Minor planet]]s discovered: 6&thinsp;<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />
| [[25 Phocaea]] || April 6, 1853
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| [[33 Polyhymnia]] || October 28, 1854
| [[25 Phocaea]] || 6 April 1853 || {{MPCdb|25}}
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| [[34 Circe]] || April 6, 1855
| [[33 Polyhymnia]] || 28 October 1854 || {{MPCdb|33}}
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| [[38 Leda]] || January 12, 1856
| [[34 Circe]] || 6 April 1855 || {{MPCdb|34}}
|-
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| [[39 Laetitia]] || February 8, 1856
| [[38 Leda]] || 12 January 1856 || {{MPCdb|38}}
|-
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| [[59 Elpis]] || September 12, 1860
| [[39 Laetitia]] || 8 February 1856 || {{MPCdb|39}}
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| [[59 Elpis]] || 12 September 1860 || {{MPCdb|59}}
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'''Jean Chacornac''' (June 21, 1823 – September 23, 1873) was a French [[astronomer]].
'''Jean Chacornac''' (June 21, 1823 – September 23, 1873) was a French [[astronomer]] and discoverer of a [[comet]] and several [[asteroid]]s.<ref name="Bio-Encyclopedia-Astronomers" /><ref name="springer" />

He was born in [[Lyon]] and died in [[Saint-Jean-en-Royans]], southeastern France. Working in [[Marseille]] and [[Paris]], he discovered six asteroids in the [[asteroid belt]] ''(see table)'' and [[C/1852 K1]] (Chacornac), a [[Comet#Long period|parabolic comet]] in 1852.<ref name="jpldata-C/1852-K1" /> This comet is thought to be the source of the current Eta Eridanids [[meteor]]s.<ref name="Ohtsuka-2001" /> He also independently discovered [[20 Massalia]], which discovery is however credited to the Italian astronomer [[Annibale de Gasparis]].<ref name="Massalia" />

Jean Chacornac was awarded the [[Lalande Prize]] in 1855 and 1856. The asteroid [[1622 Chacornac]] and the lunar crater ''[[Chacornac (crater)|Chacornac]]'' are named in his honour.<ref name="springer" />

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== References ==
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{{reflist
|refs=

<ref name="MPC-Discoverers">{{cite web
|title = Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)
|work = Minor Planet Center
|url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html
|date = 23 May 2016
|accessdate = June 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Bio-Encyclopedia-Astronomers">{{cite book
|title = The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers
|last = Hockey |first=Thomas
|date = 2009
|publisher = [[Springer Publishing]]
|isbn = 978-0-387-31022-0
|url = http://www.springerreference.com/docs/html/chapterdbid/59750.html
|accessdate= July 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="springer">{{cite book
|title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1622) Chacornac
|last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D.
|publisher = Springer Berlin Heidelberg
|page = 129
|date = 2007
|url = http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1623
|isbn = 978-3-540-00238-3
|accessdate = July 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="jpldata-C/1852-K1">{{cite web
|title = JPL Small-Body Database Browser: C/1852 K1 (Chacornac)
|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1000802
|publisher = Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|accessdate = July 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Ohtsuka-2001">{{Cite journal
|first1 = K. |last1 = Ohtsuka
|first2 = T. |last2 = Tanigawa
|first3 = H. |last3 = Murayama
|first4 = I. |last4 = Hasegawa
|date = November 2001
|title = The new meteor shower eta Eridanids
|url = http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?2001ESASP.495..109O&amp;data_type=PDF_HIGH&amp;whole_paper=YES&amp;type=PRINTER&amp;filetype=.pdf
|journal = Proceedings of the Meteoroids 2001 Conference
|pages = 109–112
|bibcode = 2001ESASP.495..109O
|access-date= July 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Massalia">{{cite book
|title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (20) Massalia
|last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D.
|publisher = Springer Berlin Heidelberg
|page = 17
|date = 2007
|url = http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_21
|isbn = 978-3-540-00238-3
|accessdate = July 2016}}</ref>


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He was born in [[Lyon]] and died in [[St Jean en Royans]].<ref>Tobin, W., Holberg, J.B., "A newly-discovered accurate early drawing of M51, the Whirlpool Nebula." ''Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage,'' vol 11, pp107-115 (2008), note 3.</ref> Working in [[Marseille]] and [[Paris]], he discovered six [[asteroid]]s and the [[comet]] Chacornac C/1852 K1<ref>{{cite book |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |last=Hockey |first=Thomas |date=2009 |publisher=[[Springer Publishing]] |isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 |accessdate=August 22, 2012 |url=http://www.springerreference.com/docs/html/chapterdbid/59750.html}}</ref> which may be the source of the current Eta Eridanids [[meteor]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ohtsuka |first1=K. |last2=Tanigawa |first2=T. |date=2001 |title=The new meteor shower η Eridanids |journal=Proceedings of the Meteoroids 2001 Conference |pages=109–112 |url=http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2001ESASP.495..109O |accessdate=August 28, 2012 |bibcode=2001ESASP.495..109O}}</ref> The asteroid [[1622 Chacornac]] and the crater ''[[Chacornac (crater)|Chacornac]]'' on the [[Moon]] are named in his honour. Awarded the [[Lalande Prize]] in 1855 and 1856.
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<ref>Tobin, W., Holberg, J.B., "A newly-discovered accurate early drawing of M51, the Whirlpool Nebula." ''Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage,'' vol 11, pp107-115 (2008), note 3.</ref>-->


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==References==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-abs_connect?db_key=AST&author=chacornac,%20j.&aut_syn=NO J. Chacornac] @ [[Astrophysics Data System]]
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-abs_connect?db_key=AST&author=chacornac,%20j.&aut_syn=NO J. Chacornac] @ [[Astrophysics Data System]]


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[[Category:Discoverers of asteroids]]
[[Category:Discoverers of comets]]
[[Category:Discoveries by Jean Chacornac|*]]




Revision as of 15:00, 27 July 2016

"Chacornac" redirects here. For the lunar crater, see Chacornac (crater).
Minor planets discovered: 6 [1]
25 Phocaea 6 April 1853 MPC
33 Polyhymnia 28 October 1854 MPC
34 Circe 6 April 1855 MPC
38 Leda 12 January 1856 MPC
39 Laetitia 8 February 1856 MPC
59 Elpis 12 September 1860 MPC

Jean Chacornac (June 21, 1823 – September 23, 1873) was a French astronomer and discoverer of a comet and several asteroids.[2][3]

He was born in Lyon and died in Saint-Jean-en-Royans, southeastern France. Working in Marseille and Paris, he discovered six asteroids in the asteroid belt (see table) and C/1852 K1 (Chacornac), a parabolic comet in 1852.[4] This comet is thought to be the source of the current Eta Eridanids meteors.[5] He also independently discovered 20 Massalia, which discovery is however credited to the Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis.[6]

Jean Chacornac was awarded the Lalande Prize in 1855 and 1856. The asteroid 1622 Chacornac and the lunar crater Chacornac are named in his honour.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved June 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved July 2016. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1622) Chacornac. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 129. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved July 2016. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: C/1852 K1 (Chacornac)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved July 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Ohtsuka, K.; Tanigawa, T.; Murayama, H.; Hasegawa, I. (November 2001). "The new meteor shower eta Eridanids" (PDF). Proceedings of the Meteoroids 2001 Conference: 109–112. Bibcode:2001ESASP.495..109O. Retrieved July 2016. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (20) Massalia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 17. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved July 2016. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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