Henry L. Giclas
| Henry Lee Giclas | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
December 9, 1910 Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S. |
| Died |
April 2, 2007 (aged 96) Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
| 1886 Lowell | June 21, 1949 |
| 2061 Anza | October 22, 1960 |
| 2118 Flagstaff | August 5, 1978 |
| 2201 Oljato | December 12, 1947 |
| 2313 Aruna | October 15, 1976 |
| 2347 Vinata | October 7, 1936 |
| 2415 Ganesa | October 28, 1978 |
| 3110 Wagman | September 28, 1975 |
| 3177 Chillicothe | January 8, 1934 |
| 3382 Cassidy | September 7, 1948 |
| 3487 Edgeworth | October 28, 1978 |
| 3695 Fiala | October 21, 1973 |
| 6277 Siok [A] | August 24, 1949 |
| (7731) 1978 UV | October 28, 1978 |
| (10451) 1975 SE | September 28, 1975 |
| (15204) 1978 UG | October 28, 1978 |
| (17353) 1975 TE | October 10, 1975 |
| A co-discovered with Robert D. Schaldach | |
|---|---|
Henry Lee Giclas (December 9, 1910 – April 2, 2007) was an American astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets.[2][3]
He worked at Lowell Observatory using the blink comparator, and hired Robert Burnham Jr. to work there. He also worked on a notable proper motion survey with several relatively nearby stars bearing his name such as Giclas 99-49.
Henry Giclas is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 17 numbered minor planets between 1943 and 1978,[1] including 2201 Oljato – tentatively identified as the parent body of the "Chi Orionids" meteor shower – and 2061 Anza, two near-Earth asteroids of the Apollo and Amor group, respectively.[4][5]
He also discovered 84P/Giclas in 1978, a periodic comet of the Jupiter family.[6]
Henry Giclas died of a stroke at the age of 96 in Flagstaff, Arizona.[2] The crater Giclas on Pluto, as well as the asteroid 1741 Giclas, discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program in 1960, are named for him.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- 1 2 Joseph S. Tenn. "Henry L. Giclas (1910–2007)". AAS – American Astronomical Society. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1741) Giclas. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 138. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ↑ "2061 Anza (1960 UA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ↑ "2201 Oljato (1947 XC)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 84P/Giclas". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
