Alain Maury
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Alain J. Maury is a French
astronomer
.
He discovered the periodic comet
115P/Maury as well as the non-periodic C/1988 C1 (Maury-Phinney).
He has discovered a number of asteroid
s, including the Apollo asteroid
3838 Epona
and the Amor asteroid
s 11284 Belenus
and 5370 Taranis
.
He participated in the OCA DLR Asteroid Survey (ODAS), which also discovered some asteroids during its 30-month lifetime.
The asteroid 3780 Maury
was named in his honour.
Since 2003, Maury and his wife Alejandra have operated their own observatory near San Pedro de Atacama
in Northern Chile. There, they give tours introducing visitors to the night sky in order to finance their own research and further public interest in astronomy.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
.
He discovered the periodic comet
Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...
115P/Maury as well as the non-periodic C/1988 C1 (Maury-Phinney).
He has discovered a number of asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
s, including the Apollo asteroid
Apollo asteroid
The Apollo asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after 1862 Apollo, the first asteroid of this group to be discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth...
3838 Epona
3838 Epona
3838 Epona is an Apollo asteroid, Mercury grazer, and near-Earth object discovered on November 27, 1986 by Maury, A. at Palomar Observatory.-References:...
and the Amor asteroid
Amor asteroid
The Amor asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after the asteroid 1221 Amor. They approach the orbit of the Earth from beyond, but do not cross it. Most Amors do cross the orbit of Mars...
s 11284 Belenus
11284 Belenus
11284 Belenus is an Amor asteroid discovered on January 21, 1990 by A. Maury at Caussols.- External links :...
and 5370 Taranis
5370 Taranis
5370 Taranis is an Amor asteroid discovered on September 2, 1986 by Alain Maury at Palomar. It is one of very few asteroids located in the 2 : 1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter.- External links :*...
.
He participated in the OCA DLR Asteroid Survey (ODAS), which also discovered some asteroids during its 30-month lifetime.
The asteroid 3780 Maury
3780 Maury
3780 Maury is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 14, 1985 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff .- External links :*...
was named in his honour.
Since 2003, Maury and his wife Alejandra have operated their own observatory near San Pedro de Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama is a Chilean town and commune in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region. It is located east of Antofagasta, some 106 km southeast of Calama and the Chuquicamata copper mine, overlooking the Licancabur volcano. It features a significant archeological museum, the R. P...
in Northern Chile. There, they give tours introducing visitors to the night sky in order to finance their own research and further public interest in astronomy.
| 3838 Epona 3838 Epona 3838 Epona is an Apollo asteroid, Mercury grazer, and near-Earth object discovered on November 27, 1986 by Maury, A. at Palomar Observatory.-References:... |
November 27, 1986 | |
| 4404 Enirac 4404 Enirac 4404 Enirac is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 2, 1987 by Alain Maury at Palomar.- External links :*... |
April 2, 1987 | |
| 4482 Frèrebasile 4482 Frèrebasile 4482 Frèrebasile is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1309.3394455 days .The asteroid was discovered on September 1, 1986.-References:... |
September 1, 1986 | |
| 4558 Janesick 4558 Janesick 4558 Janesick is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on July 12, 1988 by Alain Maury and Jean Mueller at Palomar.- External links :*... |
July 12, 1988 | with J. Mueller Jean Mueller Jean Mueller is an American astronomer.Working at Palomar Observatory, she has discovered a total of 15 comets, including 7 periodic comets 120P/Mueller, 131P/Mueller, 136P/Mueller, 149P/Mueller, 173P/Mueller, 188P/LINEAR-Mueller, 190P/Mueller, and 8 non-periodic comets.She has also discovered 10... |
| 5370 Taranis 5370 Taranis 5370 Taranis is an Amor asteroid discovered on September 2, 1986 by Alain Maury at Palomar. It is one of very few asteroids located in the 2 : 1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter.- External links :*... |
September 2, 1986 | |
| 11284 Belenus 11284 Belenus 11284 Belenus is an Amor asteroid discovered on January 21, 1990 by A. Maury at Caussols.- External links :... |
January 21, 1990 | |
| 21001 Trogrlic 21001 Trogrlic 21001 Trogrlic is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on April 1, 1987 by A. Maury at Palomar.- External links :*... |
April 1, 1987 |