Pierre Antonini
| Minor planets discovered: 35[1] | |
|---|---|
| 10925 Ventoux | January 28, 1998 |
| 11147 Delmas | December 6, 1997 |
| 11675 Billboyle | February 15, 1998 |
| 13411 OLRAP | October 31, 1999 |
| 14533 Roy | August 24, 1997 |
| 15899 Silvain | September 3, 1997 |
| 16892 Vaissière | February 17, 1998 |
| 20242 Sagot | February 27, 1998 |
| (23784) 1998 QW15 | August 22, 1998 |
| (24170) 1999 WB13 | November 29, 1999 |
| (26206) 1997 PJ4 | August 11, 1997 |
| (26961) 1997 OY1 | July 29, 1997 |
| (26979) 1997 UR9 | October 29, 1997 |
| (28021) 1998 BP6 | January 22, 1998 |
| (29677) 1998 XL17 | December 15, 1998 |
| (31223) 1998 BJ30 | January 28, 1998 |
| (31255) 1998 DL27 | February 27, 1998 |
| (33094) 1997 YG5 | December 23, 1997 |
| (35675) 1998 XK17 | December 15, 1998 |
| (37838) 1998 DF | February 17, 1998 |
| (39868) 1998 DM27 | February 27, 1998 |
| (40765) 1999 TF16 | October 10, 1999 |
| (41207) 1999 WK9 | November 29, 1999 |
| (46772) 1998 HD8 | April 21, 1998 |
| (52585) 1997 ON2 | July 29, 1997 |
| (58669) 1997 YF5 | December 20, 1997 |
| (65892) 1998 BH30 | January 28, 1998 |
| (66849) 1999 VM8 | November 4, 1999 |
| (74378) 1998 XH11 | December 8, 1998 |
| (79426) 1997 QZ | August 24, 1997 |
| (90983) 1997 XU5 | December 6, 1997 |
| (96343) 1997 RS1 | September 3, 1997 |
| (100546) 1997 EU32 | March 13, 1997 |
| (100977) 1998 QJ26 | August 25, 1998 |
| (155437) 1998 DE | February 17, 1998 |
Pierre Antonini is a retired French mathematics professor and amateur astronomer who has discovered several minor planets and two supernovae at his private Observatoire de Bédoin (Bedoin Observatory; observatory code: 132) located at Bédoin, southeastern France. For many of his discoveries he used a 16-cm telescope or a 30-cm telescope.[2]
He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. The Minor Planet Center (MPC) credits him with the discovery of 35 numbered minor planets between 1997–1999. As of March 2016, the MPC ranks him 204th in the all-time, top-astronomer chart by number of discovered bodies.[1] Antonini is also credited with the discovery of the supernovae SN 2000B and SN 2001dd.[3][4] In January 2004, he co-discovered S/2003 (1089) 1, a minor planet moon orbiting the main-belt asteroid 1089 Tama.[5]
The 7-kilometer sized main-belt asteroid 12580 Antonini, discovered by Laurent Bernasconi in 1999, was named in his honour.[2][6]
| Supernovae discovered: 2 | |
|---|---|
| SN 2000B | 17 January 2000 |
| SN 2001dd | 14 July 2001 |
See also
- Category: Discoveries by Pierre Antonini
- International Astronomical Union Circular
- List of French astronomers
References
- 1 2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 28 December 2015. Retrieved February 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (12580) Antonini. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 786. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved February 2016.
- ↑ "IAUC 7347: 2000B; PSR 0833-45; 1999gh, 1999gk, 1999gm, 1999gn, 1999gq". International Astronomical Union Circular – No. 7347. Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 17 January 2000. Retrieved February 2016.
- ↑ "IAUC 7663: 2001dd; 2001cz; 2001bs". International Astronomical Union Circular – No. 7663. Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 2001-07-14. Retrieved February 2016.
- ↑ "IAUC 8265: 2004A; (1089)". International Astronomical Union Circular – No. 8265. Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 2004-01-10. Retrieved April 2016.
- ↑ "12580 Antonini (1999 RM33)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved February 2016.