Alphonse Borrelly
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Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly (December 8, 1842 – February 28, 1926) was a French astronomer born in Roquemaure, Gard.
He joined the Marseille Observatory in 1864. In the course of his career, he discovered a number of asteroids and comets, including the periodic comet 19P/Borrelly. He also discovered five NGC objects, all galaxies.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The French Academy of Sciences awarded him the Prix Valz for 1903<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> and the Prix Lalande for 1909.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> The asteroid 1539 Borrelly was named in his honor.
In 1913, he received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France, the French astronomical society.
DiscoveriesEdit
| 99 Dike | May 28, 1868 |
| 110 Lydia | April 19, 1870 |
| 117 Lomia | September 12, 1871 |
| 120 Lachesis | April 10, 1872 |
| 146 Lucina | June 8, 1875 |
| 157 Dejanira | December 1, 1875 |
| 171 Ophelia | January 13, 1877 |
| 172 Baucis | February 5, 1877 |
| 173 Ino | August 1, 1877 |
| 198 Ampella | June 13, 1879 |
| 233 Asterope | May 11, 1883 |
| 240 Vanadis | August 27, 1884 |
| 246 Asporina | March 6, 1885 |
| 268 Adorea | June 8, 1887 |
| 308 Polyxo | March 31, 1891 |
| 322 Phaeo | November 27, 1891 |
| 369 Aëria | July 4, 1893 |
| 394 Arduina | November 19, 1894 |
Comets discovered or co-discoveredEdit
The following is an incomplete list of comets discovered or co-discovered by Borrelly:
- C/1873 Q1 (Borrelly)<ref name="Comets">Template:Cite book</ref>
- C/1877 C1 (Borrelly)<ref name=Comets/>
- C/1877 G2 (Swift-Borrelly-Block)<ref name=Comets/>
- C/1889 X1 (Borrelly)<ref name=Comets/>
- C/1900 O1 (Borrelly–Brooks)
- 19P/Borrelly
- C/1909 L1 (Borrelly-Daniel)<ref name="Comets2">Template:Cite book</ref>
NGC objects discovered (all in 1871)<ref name=":0" />
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External linksEdit
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