Thierry Pauwels
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Thierry Pauwels is a Belgian
astronomer
from the Royal Observatory of Belgium. Between 1996 and 2008 he discovered 96 minor planet
s and co-discovered 9. This makes him one of the top 100 minor planet discoverers.
The asteroid
12761 Pauwels
was named after him in 1993.
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...
from the Royal Observatory of Belgium. Between 1996 and 2008 he discovered 96 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 and co-discovered 9. This makes him one of the top 100 minor planet discoverers.
The 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...
12761 Pauwels
12761 Pauwels
12761 Pauwels is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1993 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...
was named after him in 1993.