Eugène Joseph Delporte
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 69 years ago |
Date of birth | January 10,1882 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Genappe |
Belgium | |
Date of died | October 19,1955 |
Died | Uccle |
Belgium | |
Discovered | 1341 Edmée |
2276 Warck | |
1221 Amor | |
2101 Adonis | |
1388 Aphrodite | |
Job | Astronomer |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1421556 |
Eugène Joseph Delporte Life story
Eugène Joseph Delporte was a Belgian astronomer born in Genappe. He discovered a total of sixty-six asteroids. Notable discoveries include 1221 Amor and the Apollo asteroid 2101 Adonis. He discovered or co-discovered some comets as well, including periodic comet 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte.