Eugène Joseph Delporte
Appearance
Eugène Joseph Delporte (January 10, 1882 in Genappe – October 19, 1955 in Uccle / Ukkel) was a Belgian astronomer. He is known for discovering 66 asteroids.
Findings
[change | change source]Some of his notable discoveries are 1221 Amor (whose name was later used for the Amor asteroids) and the Apollo asteroid, 2101 Adonis. Delporte discovered some comets as well, including periodic comet, 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte. He worked in the Observatoire Royal de Belgique (Belgian Royal Observatory), located in the town of Uccle (which was used to name 1276 Ucclia).
The crater Delporte on the Moon is named after Eugène Delporte.