Minor planet Minor planet An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid... s discovered: 66
1052 Belgica 1052 Belgica 1052 Belgica is an asteroid. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte on November 15, 1925. Its provisional designation was 1925 VD. It was named after Belgium....
1068 Nofretete 1068 Nofretete 1068 Nofretete is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1926 RK. It is now named after Nefertiti, wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV.-External links:*...
1122 Neith 1122 Neith 1122 Neith is a main belt asteroid, approximately 12 km in diameter, orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte on September 17, 1928 at Uccle. Its provisional designation was 1928 SB. It was named for the Egyptian goddess of Libyan origin, Neith, goddess of the hunt and of...
1124 Stroobantia 1124 Stroobantia 1124 Stroobantia is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 25 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte at Uccle, Belgium on October 6, 1928. It is named for Paul Stroobant, director of the Royal...
1128 Astrid 1128 Astrid 1128 Astrid is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 35 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte at Uccle, Belgium on March 10, 1929. It was named for H.M. Astrid, Queen of the Belgians. Its...
1145 Robelmonte 1145 Robelmonte 1145 Robelmonte is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 23 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte on February 3, 1929. It was named after Robelmont, Belgium, the birthplace of astronomer Sylvain...
1168 Brandia 1168 Brandia 1168 Brandia is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 11 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 11 hours. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte at Uccle, Belgium on 25 August 1930. Its provisional...
1170 Siva 1170 Siva 1170 Siva is a Mars-crossing asteroid of eccentricity 0.2995045, named after Shiva, a Hindu Deity. It has an orbital period of 1296 days .-References:...
1176 Lucidor 1176 Lucidor 1176 Lucidor is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 15, 1930 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
1199 Geldonia 1199 Geldonia 1199 Geldonia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 14, 1931 by Eugène Joseph Delporte at Uccle. It was named for the Latin name of Jodoigne, the town of birth of the discoverer.- External links :*...
1217 Maximiliana 1217 Maximiliana 1217 Maximiliana is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 13, 1932 by E. Delporte at Uccle.In 1932 there were 188 minor planets discovered.- External links :** from JPL /...
1221 Amor 1221 Amor 1221 Amor is the namesake of the Amor asteroids, a group of near-Earth asteroids whose orbits range between those of Earth and Mars. Amors are often Mars-crossers but they are not Earth-crossers....
1222 Tina 1222 Tina 1222 Tina is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 11, 1932 by E. Delporte at Uccle....
1239 Queteleta 1239 Queteleta 1239 Queteleta is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 4, 1932 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
1261 Legia 1261 Legia 1261 Legia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 23, 1933 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
1274 Delportia 1274 Delportia 1274 Delportia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 28, 1932 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1276 Ucclia 1276 Ucclia 1276 Ucclia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 24, 1933 by E. Delporte at Uccle.It is named for the place, Uccle, where observatory, the Royal Observatory of Belgium, is located and where the discovery was made.- External links :*...
1280 Baillauda 1280 Baillauda 1280 Baillauda is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on August 18, 1933 by Delporte, E. at Uccle. Baillauda has a diameter of 50.83 km and turns on itself in 12.6 hours....
1285 Julietta 1285 Julietta 1285 Julietta is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 21, 1933 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
1288 Santa 1288 Santa 1288 Santa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 26, 1933 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
1290 Albertine 1290 Albertine 1290 Albertine is a main belt asteroid discovered on August 21, 1933 by Eugène Joseph Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
1291 Phryne 1291 Phryne 1291 Phryne is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 15, 1933 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
1293 Sonja 1293 Sonja 1293 Sonja is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on September 26, 1933 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
1294 Antwerpia 1294 Antwerpia 1294 Antwerpia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 24, 1933 by Eugène Joseph Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium.- External links :*...
1329 Eliane 1329 Eliane 1329 Eliane is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 23, 1933 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1341 Edmée 1341 Edmée 1341 Edmée is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1659.1377913 days .The asteroid was discovered on January 27, 1935.-References:...
1350 Rosselia 1350 Rosselia 1350 Rosselia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 3, 1934 by E. Delporte at Uccle.Visible at http://www.sky-map.org with RA/DEC = 01:18:24.94 +05 08'26.8"...
1361 Leuschneria 1361 Leuschneria 1361 Leuschneria is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 30, 1935 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
1363 Herberta 1363 Herberta 1363 Herberta is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 30, 1935 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1366 Piccolo 1366 Piccolo 1366 Piccolo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 29, 1932 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
1374 Isora 1374 Isora 1374 Isora is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on October 21, 1935 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1375 Alfreda 1375 Alfreda 1375 Alfreda is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 1935 by Eugène Joseph Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
1388 Aphrodite 1388 Aphrodite 1388 Aphrodite is an asteroid. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte on September 24, 1935. Its provisional designation was 1935 SS. It was named after Aphrodite the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and sexuality.MAP ALERTS...
1401 Lavonne 1401 Lavonne 1401 Lavonne is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 1935 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
1433 Geramtina 1433 Geramtina 1433 Geramtina is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 30, 1937 by Eugène Joseph Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium. This asteroid is named for the sister of B. Asplind.-References:...
1476 Cox 1476 Cox 1476 Cox is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 10, 1936 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1486 Marilyn 1486 Marilyn 1486 Marilyn is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 23, 1938 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
1491 Balduinus 1491 Balduinus 1491 Balduinus is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on February 23, 1938 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1493 Sigrid 1493 Sigrid 1493 Sigrid is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 26, 1938 by E. Delporte at Uccle. It was named after the wife of the Danish-American astronomer Bengt Georg Daniel Strömgren.- External links :*...
1543 Bourgeois 1543 Bourgeois 1543 Bourgeois is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 21, 1941 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1560 Strattonia 1560 Strattonia 1560 Strattonia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 3, 1942 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
1664 Felix 1664 Felix 1664 Felix is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 4, 1929 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1672 Gezelle 1672 Gezelle 1672 Gezelle is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 29, 1935 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1698 Christophe 1698 Christophe 1698 Christophe is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 10, 1934 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1707 Chantal 1707 Chantal 1707 Chantal is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 8, 1932 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1711 Sandrine 1711 Sandrine 1711 Sandrine is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 29, 1935 by E. Delporte at Uccle.-External links:*...
1722 Goffin 1722 Goffin 1722 Goffin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 23, 1938 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1724 Vladimir 1724 Vladimir 1724 Vladimir is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1629.7307065 days . The asteroid was discovered on February 28, 1932.- References :...
1754 Cunningham 1754 Cunningham 1754 Cunningham is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on March 29, 1935 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1848 Delvaux 1848 Delvaux 1848 Delvaux is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 18, 1933 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1878 Hughes 1878 Hughes 1878 Hughes is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 18, 1933 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
1926 Demiddelaer 1926 Demiddelaer 1926 Demiddelaer is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 2, 1935 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
2101 Adonis 2101 Adonis 2101 Adonis was one of the first near-Earth asteroids to be discovered. It was discovered by Eugene Delporte in 1936 and named after Adonis, the beautiful youth with whom the goddess Venus fell in love...
2213 Meeus 2213 Meeus 2213 Meeus is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1935 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
2276 Warck 2276 Warck 2276 Warck is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 18, 1933 by E. Delporte at Royal Observatory of Belgium.- External links :*...
2331 Parvulesco 2331 Parvulesco 2331 Parvulesco is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 12, 1936 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
2534 Houzeau 2534 Houzeau 2534 Houzeau is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 2, 1931 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
2545 Verbiest 2545 Verbiest 2545 Verbiest is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 26, 1933 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
2713 Luxembourg 2713 Luxembourg 2713 Luxembourg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 19, 1938 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
2819 Ensor 2819 Ensor 2819 Ensor is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 20, 1933 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
2913 Horta 2913 Horta 2913 Horta is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 12, 1931 by Delporte, E. at Uccle. The asteroid is named after Belgian Architect Victor Horta.- External links :*...
3534 Sax 3534 Sax 3534 Sax is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 15, 1936 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
3567 Alvema 3567 Alvema 3567 Alvema is a main belt asteroid discovered on November 15, 1930 by Delporte, E. at Uccle.- External links :*...
3605 Davy 3605 Davy 3605 Davy is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 28, 1932 by Delporte, E. at Uccle. Named for Davy De Winter, son of the current administrator of the Royal Observatory of Belgium, Mrs Asselberghs. Name proposed by G. Roland....
6354 Vangelis 6354 Vangelis 6354 Vangelis is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 3, 1934 by Eugène Delporte at Uccle. The planet bears the namesake of composer / musician, Vangelis.- External links :**...
7043 Godart 7043 Godart 7043 Godart is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1934 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :...

Eugène Joseph Delporte (10 January 1882–19 October 1955) was a Belgian

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...

 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...

.

Discoveries

He discovered a total of sixty-six 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. Notable discoveries include 1221 Amor

1221 Amor

1221 Amor is the namesake of the Amor asteroids, a group of near-Earth asteroids whose orbits range between those of Earth and Mars. Amors are often Mars-crossers but they are not Earth-crossers....

 (which lent its name to 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) and 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...

 2101 Adonis

2101 Adonis

2101 Adonis was one of the first near-Earth asteroids to be discovered. It was discovered by Eugene Delporte in 1936 and named after Adonis, the beautiful youth with whom the goddess Venus fell in love...

. He discovered or co-discovered some 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...

s as well, including periodic comet 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte

57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte

57P/du Toit–Neujmin–Delporte is the designation of a periodic comet. In 2002 it was discovered to have broken up into at least 19 fragments.- Discovery :...

. He worked in the Observatoire Royal de Belgique

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...

 (Belgian Royal Observatory), situated in the town of 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:...

 (after which the asteroid 1276 Ucclia

1276 Ucclia

1276 Ucclia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 24, 1933 by E. Delporte at Uccle.It is named for the place, Uccle, where observatory, the Royal Observatory of Belgium, is located and where the discovery was made.- External links :*...

 is named).

In 1930 he fixed the modern boundaries between all of the constellation

Constellation

In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

s in the sky, along lines of right ascension

Right ascension

Right ascension is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. The other coordinate is the declination.-Explanation:...

 and declination

Declination

In astronomy, declination is one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle. Declination in astronomy is comparable to geographic latitude, but projected onto the celestial sphere. Declination is measured in degrees north and...

 for the epoch

Epoch (astronomy)

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 B1875.0.

The crater Delporte

Delporte (crater)

Delporte is a lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. It overlies part of the northwestern rim of the huge walled plain Fermi, and the crater Litke is nearly attached to the southeastern rim....

 on the Moon

Moon

The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...

is named after him.