John J. Kavelaars

J-John Kavelaars, better known as JJ Kavelaars (born 1966), is a Canadian astronomer who was part of a team that discovered several moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.[2] He is also a discoverer of minor planets and an investigator on the extended New Horizons mission, having aided in the discovery of 486958 Arrokoth.

Minor planets discovered: 7 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Biography

Kavelaars is a graduate of the Glencoe District High School in Glencoe, Ontario, the University of Guelph, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. He is currently an astronomer at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria, B.C.

In the course of his work, he has been responsible for the discovery of eleven satellites (moons) of Saturn, eight of Uranus, and four of Neptune, and a hundred or so minor planets. Kavelaars is the Coordinator of the Canada–France Ecliptic Plane Survey which is part of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Legacy Survey "CFHTLS": a project dedicated to the discovery and tracking of objects in the outer Solar System.

Family

He is the brother of Canadian actress Ingrid Kavelaars and Canadian fencing athlete Monique Kavelaars.

Honors

The asteroid 154660 Kavelaars was named in his honour on 1 June 2007 by his colleague David D. Balam.[2]

List of discovered minor planets
(44594) 1999 OX321 July 1999list [A][B][C]
(60620) 2000 FD827 March 2000list [A][C][B]
(60621) 2000 FE827 March 2000list [A][C][B]
(82053) 2000 SZ37023 September 2000list [A]
(182926) 2002 FU620 March 2002list [A][D]
(418993) 2009 MS925 June 2009list [C][A]
(468422) 2000 FA827 March 2000list [A][C][B]
Co-discovery made with:
A B. Gladman
B M. J. Holman
C J.-M. Petit
D A. Doressoundiram

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. "154660 Kavelaars (2004 FX29)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 5 November 2016.


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