Hendrik van Gent

Hendrik van Gent (14 September 1899, Pernis – March 29, 1947, Amsterdam)[2] was a Dutch astronomer.

Asteroids discovered: 39 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

He moved to South Africa in 1928 in order to observe the southern sky at the Leiden Southern Station and the Union Observatory in Johannesburg. He obtained his PhD from Leiden University in 1931. He studied variable stars and also discovered three comets, namely C/1941 K1, C/1944 K2 and C/1943 W1.[3][4][5] The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 39 numbered minor planets during 1929–1935.[1]

He died of a heart attack at the age of 47 while on leave in the Netherlands. The crater Van Gent on the far side of the Moon, and the asteroid 1666 van Gent are named after him.[6]

List of discovered minor planets
1132 HollandiaSeptember 13, 1929
1133 LugdunaSeptember 13, 1929
1165 ImprinettaApril 24, 1930
1225 ArianeApril 23, 1930
1226 GoliaApril 22, 1930
1267 GeertruidaApril 23, 1930
1336 ZeelandiaSeptember 9, 1934
1337 GerardaSeptember 9, 1934
1342 BrabantiaFebruary 13, 1935
1353 MaartjeFebruary 13, 1935
1383 LimburgiaSeptember 9, 1934
1384 KniertjeSeptember 9, 1934
1385 GelriaMay 24, 1935
1389 OnnieSeptember 28, 1935
1666 van GentJuly 22, 1930
1667 PelsSeptember 16, 1930
1670 MinnaertSeptember 9, 1934
1686 De SitterSeptember 28, 1935
1689 Floris-JanSeptember 16, 1930
1693 HertzsprungMay 5, 1935
1694 KaiserSeptember 29, 1934
1738 OosterhoffSeptember 16, 1930
1752 van HerkJuly 22, 1930
1753 MiekeMay 10, 1934
1879 BroederstroomOctober 16, 1935
1914 HartbeespoortdamSeptember 28, 1930
1925 Franklin-AdamsSeptember 9, 1934
1945 WesselinkJuly 22, 1930
1946 WalravenAugust 8, 1931
1986 PlautSeptember 28, 1935
2019 van AlbadaSeptember 28, 1935
2203 van RhijnSeptember 28, 1935
2378 PannekoekFebruary 13, 1935
2801 HuygensSeptember 28, 1935
2831 StevinSeptember 17, 1930
2945 ZanstraSeptember 28, 1935
4296 van WoerkomSeptember 28, 1935
4359 BerlageSeptember 28, 1935
4511 RembrandtSeptember 28, 1935

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. Album studiosorum Academiæ lugduno-batavæ MDCCCLXXV-MCMXXV, A. W. Sijthoff, 1925, p. 376
  3. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: C/1941 K1 (van Gent)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: C/1944 K2 (van Gent)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: C/1943 W1 (van Gent-Peltier-Daimaca)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1666) van Gent". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1666) van Gent. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 132. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1667. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.


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