Sylvain Arend

Sylvain Julien Victor Arend (6 August 1902 – 18 February 1992) was a Belgian astronomer born in Robelmont, Luxembourg province, Belgium. His main interest was astrometry.[2]

Minor planets discovered: 51 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Together with Georges Roland, he discovered the bright comet C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland). He also discovered, or co-discovered, the periodic comets 49P/Arend-Rigaux and 50P/Arend, Nova Scuti 1952, and a number of asteroids, including notably the Amor asteroid 1916 Boreas and the Trojan asteroid 1583 Antilochus.[3][4] He also discovered 1652 Hergé which is named after Hergé, the creator of The Adventures of Tintin.[5] The asteroid 1563 Noël is named after his son, Emanuel Arend.[6]

In 1948 Arend started together with sixteen other people the skeptic organisation Comité Para. The outer main-belt asteroid 1502 Arenda was named in his honor.[2]

List of discovered minor planets
1127 Mimi13 January 1929
1171 Rusthawelia3 October 1930
1262 Sniadeckia23 March 1933
1263 Varsavia23 March 1933
1281 Jeanne25 August 1933
1286 Banachiewicza25 August 1933
1287 Lorcia25 August 1933
1313 Berna24 August 1933
1314 Paula16 September 1933
1315 Bronislawa16 September 1933
1348 Michel23 March 1933
1352 Wawel3 February 1935
1563 Noël7 March 1943
1565 Lemaître25 November 1948
1570 Brunonia9 October 1948
1573 Väisälä27 October 1949
1576 Fabiola30 September 1948
1579 Herrick30 September 1948
1583 Antilochus19 September 1950
1591 Baize31 May 1951
1592 Mathieu1 June 1951
1593 Fagnes1 June 1951
1613 Smiley16 September 1950
1625 The NORC1 September 1953
1633 Chimay3 March 1929
1639 Bower12 September 1951
1640 Nemo31 August 1951
1652 Hergé9 August 1953
1683 Castafiore19 September 1950
1717 Arlon8 January 1954
1787 Chiny19 September 1950
1887 Virton5 October 1950
1916 Boreas1 September 1953
1969 Alain3 February 1935
2084 Okayama7 February 1935
2109 Dhotel13 October 1950
2231 Durrell21 September 1941
2265 Verbaandert17 February 1950
2277 Moreau18 February 1950
2455 Somville5 October 1950
2513 Baetslé19 September 1950
2538 Vanderlinden30 October 1954
2642 Vésale14 September 1961
2666 Gramme8 October 1951
2689 Bruxelles3 February 1935
2866 Hardy7 October 1961
2973 Paola10 January 1951
3228 Pire8 February 1935
3346 Gerla27 September 1951
3755 Lecointe19 September 1950
3920 Aubignan28 November 1948

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1502) Arenda". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 120. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1503. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  3. "1583 Antilochus (1950 SA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  4. "1916 Boreas (1953 RA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  5. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1652) Hergé". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 131. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1653. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  6. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). "(1563) Noël". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 124. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1564. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.


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