Alphonse Borrelly

Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly (December 8, 1842 – February 28, 1926) was a French astronomer born in Roquemaure, Gard.

He joined the Marseille Observatory in 1864. In the course of his career, he discovered a number of asteroids and comets, including the periodic comet 19P/Borrelly.

The French Academy of Sciences awarded him the Prix Valz for 1903[1] and the Prix Lalande for 1909.[2] The asteroid 1539 Borrelly was named in his honor.

In 1913, he received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France, the French astronomical society.

  1. ^ "Séance du 21 décembre". Le Moniteur Scientifique du Docteur Quesneville: 156–157. February 1904. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21.
  2. ^ "Séance du 20 décembre". Le Moniteur Scientifique du Docteur Quesneville: 143–144. February 1910. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21.

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