Henry Lee Giclas was an American 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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He worked at Lowell Observatory

Lowell Observatory

Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965....

 using the blink comparator

Blink comparator

A blink comparator was a viewing apparatus used by astronomers to find differences between two photographs of the night sky shot using optical telescopes such as astrographs. It permitted rapidly switching from viewing one photograph to viewing the other, "blinking" back and forth between the two...

, and hired Robert Burnham, Jr.

Robert Burnham, Jr.

Robert Burnham, Jr. was an American astronomer. He is best known for writing the classic three-volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook.-Early work:...

 to work there.
He discovered a number of 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, including periodic comet 84P/Giclas

84P/Giclas

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He also 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...

 2201 Oljato

2201 Oljato

2201 Oljato is a Apollo asteroid discovered on December 12, 1947 by H. L. Giclas at Flagstaff .2201 was a target of Hubble search for transition comets .- External links :*...

 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...

 2061 Anza

2061 Anza

2061 Anza is an Amor asteroid discovered on October 22, 1960 by Henry L. Giclas at Flagstaff .- External links :...

. Some have tentatively identified Oljato as the parent body of the Chi Orionids meteor shower. The asteroid 1741 Giclas

1741 Giclas

1741 Giclas is the name of an asteroid which was discovered at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana by the Indiana Asteroid Program. It is named after American astronomer Henry L. Giclas....

, discovered January 26, 1960 by the Indiana Asteroid Program

Indiana Asteroid Program

The Indiana Asteroid Program was a program of photographic asteroid observations made with a 10-inch f/6.5 Cooke triplet astrographic camera at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana. The program was initiated by Frank K. Edmondson of Indiana University in 1949 and continued until 1967...

, is named for him.

Discoveries

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 discovered: 17

1886 Lowell 1886 Lowell 1886 Lowell is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 21, 1949 by H. L. Giclas at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	June 21, 1949
2061 Anza 2061 Anza 2061 Anza is an Amor asteroid discovered on October 22, 1960 by Henry L. Giclas at Flagstaff .- External links :...	October 22, 1960
2118 Flagstaff 2118 Flagstaff 2118 Flagstaff is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 5, 1978 by H. L. Giclas at the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...	August 5, 1978
2201 Oljato 2201 Oljato 2201 Oljato is a Apollo asteroid discovered on December 12, 1947 by H. L. Giclas at Flagstaff .2201 was a target of Hubble search for transition comets .- External links :*...	December 12, 1947
2313 Aruna 2313 Aruna 2313 Aruna is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 15, 1976 by Giclas, H. L. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	October 15, 1976
2347 Vinata 2347 Vinata 2347 Vinata is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1988.2300097 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 7, 1936.-References:...	October 7, 1936
2415 Ganesa 2415 Ganesa 2415 Ganesa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 28, 1978 by Giclas, H. L. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	October 28, 1978
3110 Wagman 3110 Wagman 3110 Wagman is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1975 by H. L. Giclas at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...	September 28, 1975
3177 Chillicothe 3177 Chillicothe 3177 Chillicothe is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 8, 1934 by H. L. Giclas at the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*-References:...	January 8, 1934
3382 Cassidy 3382 Cassidy 3382 Cassidy is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 7, 1948 by Giclas, H. L. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...	September 7, 1948
3487 Edgeworth 3487 Edgeworth 3487 Edgeworth is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on October 28, 1978 by H. L. Giclas at Flagstaff.- External links :*...	October 28, 1978
3695 Fiala 3695 Fiala 3695 Fiala is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 21, 1973 by H. L. Giclas at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.Alan D. Fiala is an expert on predicting and observing eclipses,...	October 21, 1973
(6277) 1949 QC1 (6277) 1949 QC1 1949 QC1 is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Henry L. Giclas and Robert D. Schaldach at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, on August 24, 1949.-External links:*...	August 24, 1949 (with R. D. Schaldach)
(7731) 1978 UV	October 28, 1978
(10451) 1975 SE	September 28, 1975
(15204) 1978 UG	October 28, 1978
(17353) 1975 TE	October 10, 1975

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