Christian Pollas
French astronomer
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Christian Pollas (born 1947) is a French astronomer, known for the discovery and observation of minor planets and supernovae.[2]
| see § List of discovered minor planets |
Pollas is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 26 asteroids,[1] some co-discovered with Eric Elst, including near-Earth asteroids: (65679) 1989 UQ (belonging to the Aten group of asteroids), 4179 Toutatis (belonging to the Apollo group of asteroids) and 9950 ESA (belonging to the Amor group of asteroids).[3][4][5]
The main-belt asteroid 4892 Chrispollas is named in his honor.[2]
List of discovered minor planets
| 4179 Toutatis | January 4, 1989 |
| 5164 Mullo | November 20, 1984 |
| 7296 Lamarck[1] | August 8, 1992 |
| 8009 Béguin | January 25, 1989 |
| 9950 ESA | November 8, 1990 |
| 14015 Senancour[1] | January 16, 1994 |
| 14016 Steller[1] | January 16, 1994 |
| (16403) 1984 WJ1 | November 20, 1984 |
| 16674 Birkeland[1] | January 16, 1994 |
| (17562) 1994 BG4[1] | January 16, 1994 |
| (19241) 1994 BH4[1] | January 16, 1994 |
| 29311 Lesire[1] | January 16, 1994 |
| 30936 Basra[1] | January 16, 1994 |
| 30937 Bashkirtseff[1] | January 16, 1994 |
| 30938 Montmartre[1] | January 16, 1994 |
| 30939 Samaritaine[1] | January 16, 1994 |
| (32772) 1986 JL | May 11, 1986 |
| (37644) 1994 BN3[1] | January 16, 1994 |
| (42501) 1992 YC | December 17, 1992 |
| (42521) 1994 BO3[1] | January 16, 1994 |
| (43846) 1993 PV8[1] | August 15, 1993 |
| (48564) 1994 BL3[1] | January 16, 1994 |
| (52413) 1994 BF4[1] | January 16, 1994 |
| (65679) 1989 UQ | October 26, 1989 |
| (136745) 1995 WL8 | November 29, 1995 |
| (173134) 1994 YP2 | December 27, 1994 |
| 1 co-discovery with E. W. Elst | |
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