Auguste Charlois
Auguste Honoré Charlois (November 26, 1864 – March 26, 1910) was a French astronomer who discovered 99 asteroids while working at the Nice Observatory in southeastern France.[1][4][5]
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Auguste Charlois | |
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| Born | November 26, 1864 |
| Died | March 26, 1910 (aged 45) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
| Awards | Prix Jules Janssen Valz Prize |
Asteroid Discovery
His first discovery was the asteroid 267 Tirza in 1887.[6] He photographed 433 Eros on the very night of its discovery by Gustav Witt, but was not able to act quickly enough before Witt announced his find.[7]
Although he started searching for asteroids in the era of visual detection, by 1891 Max Wolf had pioneered the use of astrophotography to drastically speed up the rate of detection of asteroids, and both Wolf and Charlois separately discovered far more asteroids than would have been feasible by visual detection.[4] In 1899, Charlois received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France, the French astronomical society, and was also awarded the Valz Prize by the French Academy of Sciences in 1889 for his work on calculating asteroid orbits.[8]
Murder
At the age of 46, he was murdered by Gabriel Brengues, the brother of his first wife, Jeanne Charlois and husband to the sister (Therese) of his second wife, Marie Brengues, over an inheritance by the death of Jeanne (née Brengues). The man was found guilty and given a life sentence of hard labor in New Caledonia.[9]
Memorial
The asteroid 1510 Charlois, discovered by André Patry at Nice Observatory in 1939, was named in his honour.[4]
List of discovered minor planets
| 267 Tirza | May 27, 1887 |
| 272 Antonia | February 4, 1888 |
| 277 Elvira | May 3, 1888 |
| 282 Clorinde | January 28, 1889 |
| 283 Emma | February 8, 1889 |
| 284 Amalia | May 29, 1889 |
| 285 Regina | August 3, 1889 |
| 289 Nenetta | March 10, 1890 |
| 293 Brasilia | May 20, 1890 |
| 294 Felicia | July 15, 1890 |
| 296 Phaëtusa | August 19, 1890 |
| 297 Caecilia | September 9, 1890 |
| 298 Baptistina | September 9, 1890 |
| 300 Geraldina | October 3, 1890 |
| 302 Clarissa | November 14, 1890 |
| 305 Gordonia | February 16, 1891 |
| 307 Nike | March 5, 1891 |
| 310 Margarita | May 16, 1891 |
| 311 Claudia | June 11, 1891 |
| 312 Pierretta | August 28, 1891 |
| 314 Rosalia | September 1, 1891 |
| 316 Goberta | September 8, 1891 |
| 317 Roxane | September 11, 1891 |
| 318 Magdalena | September 24, 1891 |
| 319 Leona | October 8, 1891 |
| 327 Columbia | March 22, 1892 |
| 331 Etheridgea | April 1, 1892 |
| 336 Lacadiera | September 19, 1892 |
| 337 Devosa | September 22, 1892 |
| 338 Budrosa | September 25, 1892 |
| 344 Desiderata | November 15, 1892 |
| 345 Tercidina | November 23, 1892 |
| 346 Hermentaria | November 25, 1892 |
| 347 Pariana | November 28, 1892 |
| 348 May | November 28, 1892 |
| 349 Dembowska | December 9, 1892 |
| 350 Ornamenta | December 14, 1892 |
| 354 Eleonora | January 17, 1893 |
| 355 Gabriella | January 20, 1893 |
| 356 Liguria | January 21, 1893 |
| 357 Ninina | February 11, 1893 |
| 358 Apollonia | March 8, 1893 |
| 359 Georgia | March 10, 1893 |
| 360 Carlova | March 11, 1893 |
| 361 Bononia | March 11, 1893 |
| 362 Havnia | March 12, 1893 |
| 363 Padua | March 17, 1893 |
| 364 Isara | March 19, 1893 |
| 365 Corduba | March 21, 1893 |
| 366 Vincentina | March 21, 1893 |
| 367 Amicitia | May 19, 1893 |
| 368 Haidea | May 19, 1893 |
| 370 Modestia | July 14, 1893 |
| 371 Bohemia | July 16, 1893 |
| 372 Palma | August 19, 1893 |
| 373 Melusina | September 15, 1893 |
| 374 Burgundia | September 18, 1893 |
| 375 Ursula | September 18, 1893 |
| 376 Geometria | September 18, 1893 |
| 377 Campania | September 20, 1893 |
| 378 Holmia | December 6, 1893 |
| 379 Huenna | January 8, 1894 |
| 380 Fiducia | January 8, 1894 |
| 381 Myrrha | January 10, 1894 |
| 382 Dodona | January 29, 1894 |
| 383 Janina | January 29, 1894 |
| 388 Charybdis | March 7, 1894 |
| 389 Industria | March 8, 1894 |
| 395 Delia | November 30, 1894 |
| 396 Aeolia | December 1, 1894 |
| 397 Vienna | December 19, 1894 |
| 398 Admete | December 28, 1894 |
| 400 Ducrosa | March 15, 1895 |
| 402 Chloë | March 21, 1895 |
| 403 Cyane | May 18, 1895 |
| 404 Arsinoë | June 20, 1895 |
| 405 Thia | July 23, 1895 |
| 406 Erna | August 22, 1895 |
| 409 Aspasia | December 9, 1895 |
| 410 Chloris | January 7, 1896 |
| 411 Xanthe | January 7, 1896 |
| 414 Liriope | January 16, 1896 |
| 416 Vaticana | May 4, 1896 |
| 423 Diotima | December 7, 1896 |
| 424 Gratia | December 31, 1896 |
| 425 Cornelia | December 28, 1896 |
| 426 Hippo | August 25, 1897 |
| 427 Galene | August 27, 1897 |
| 429 Lotis | November 23, 1897 |
| 430 Hybris | December 18, 1897 |
| 431 Nephele | December 18, 1897 |
| 432 Pythia | December 18, 1897 |
| 437 Rhodia | July 16, 1898 |
| 438 Zeuxo | November 8, 1898 |
| 441 Bathilde | December 8, 1898 |
| 451 Patientia | December 4, 1899 |
| 453 Tea | February 22, 1900 |
| 498 Tokio | December 2, 1902 |
| 537 Pauly | July 7, 1904 |
References
- "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- martan. "Var (83) - Guide National des Maisons Natales". over-blog.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/3+Avenue+Marx+Dormoy,+83740+La+Cadière-d'Azur,+France/
- Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1510) Charlois". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1510) Charlois. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 120. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1511. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- Godillon, D. (1968). "Initiation élémentaire à l'astronomie : IX. Les astéroïdes". L'Astronomie. 82: 359–363. Bibcode:1968LAstr..82..359G.
- "267 Tirza". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(433) Eros". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (433) Eros. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 50. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_434. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- "The Valz Prize". Popular Astronomy. 21: 384. 1913.
- "Charlois, l'astronome assassiné". wordpress.com. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
