Alphonse Borrelly
Astronomer
1842 – 1926
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Who was Alphonse Borrelly?
Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly was a French astronomer.
Working in Marseille, he discovered asteroids and comets.
He discovered the periodic comet 19P/Borrelly.
The asteroid 1539 Borrelly was named in his honour.
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- Born
- Dec 8, 1842
- Also known as
- A. Borrelly
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 28, 1926
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on July 23, 2013
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