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...

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1215 Boyer 1215 Boyer 1215 Boyer is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 19, 1932 by Alfred Schmitt at Algiers.Schmitt named the asteroid in honor of his colleague in Algiers, Louis Boyer.- External links :*...	January 19, 1932
1622 Chacornac 1622 Chacornac 1622 Chacornac is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 15, 1952 by Alfred Schmitt at Uccle.- External links :*...	March 15, 1952
1614 Goldschmidt 1614 Goldschmidt 1614 Goldschmidt is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 18, 1952 by Alfred Schmitt at Uccle.- External links :*...	April 18, 1952
3156 Ellington 3156 Ellington 3156 Ellington is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 15, 1953 by Alfred Schmitt at Uccle.- External links :*...	March 15, 1953

Alfred Schmitt (1907–1973) was a French 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...

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Schmitt worked at Algiers Observatory

Algiers Observatory

The Algiers Observatory was built in the late nineteenth century in the Algiers suburb of Bouzaréah‎. It participated in the Astrographic Catalogue project, taking the zone between -2 and +4 degrees to expose 1,260 plates between the years 1891 and 1911...

 in the 1930s and 1940s and at the Royal Observatory

Observatoire Royal de Belgique

The Royal Observatory of Belgium, officially known in French as the Observatoire Royal de Belgique, and in Dutch as the Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van België, is situated at Uccle since 1890, although it was originally founded in 1834...

 in Uccle

Uccle

Uccle or Ukkel is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.Uccle is known for its well-to-do areas, its green spots and its high rental rates.-History:...

, Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 in the 1950s.

He is credited with having 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...

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Publications

Schmitt's publications are all signed A. Schmitt, following the practice of his profession at that time.

Boyer

In 1932, Schmitt discovered an asteroid while working at the Algiers Observatory and named it in honor of his colleague, Louis Boyer

Louis Boyer (astronomer)

Louis Boyer was a French astronomer.He worked at the Algiers Observatory and discovered a number of asteroids.The asteroid 1215 Boyer was named after him by his colleague in Algiers, Alfred Schmitt...

 - asteroid 1215 Boyer

1215 Boyer

1215 Boyer is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 19, 1932 by Alfred Schmitt at Algiers.Schmitt named the asteroid in honor of his colleague in Algiers, Louis Boyer.- External links :*...

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20 years later, Boyer named 1617 Alschmitt

1617 Alschmitt

1617 Alschmitt is a main belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1952 by Louis Boyer at Algiers.Boyer named the asteroid after his colleague, astronomer Alfred Schmitt who, 20 years earlier, had named the asteroid 1215 Boyer in his honor....

in his honor.