Henri M. J. Boffin is a Belgian astronomer from the European Southern Observatory,[3] credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 11 numbered minor planets between 1999 and 2001, some in collaboration with Thierry Pauwels.[1]
| 37392 Yukiniall[2] | December 10, 2001 |
| 55543 Nemeghaire | December 8, 2001 |
| 91604 Clausmadsen[2] | October 14, 1999 |
| 94884 Takuya | December 14, 2001 |
| (125547) 2001 XJ3 | 8 December 2001 |
| (125688) 2001 XT88 | 13 December 2001 |
| (125719) 2001 XQ105 | 14 December 2001 |
| (200766) 2001 XY4 | 8 December 2001 |
| (213424) 2001 XS88 | 13 December 2001 |
| (258372) 2001 XH3 | 8 December 2001 |
| (413126) 2001 XU88 | 14 December 2001 |
Henri Boffin received his PhD in 1993 from the Université libre de Bruxelles for his work on the formation of barium stars and has since gone on to work on a variety of problems in the study of binary stars.[4] Most recently, he has dedicated his time to the study of binary stars in planetary nebulae, including discovering the binary central star of Fleming 1,[5] and the use of optical interferometry to study mass-transfer.[6]
He is also extremely active in science communication, having been coordinator of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Gigagalaxy Zoom project,[7] as well as being interviewed about his work in a wide range of publications.[8]
Boffin named the main-belt asteroid 37392 Yukiniall after his two children, Yuki and Niall.[9] Naming citation was published on 24 July 2002 (M.P.C. 46112).[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ a b In collaboration with Thierry Pauwels.
- ^ "Henri Boffin IAU". IAU Membership. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^ "Henri Boffin - Science". Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ Boffin, H. M. J.; Miszalski, B.; Rauch, T.; Jones, D.; Corradi, R. L. M.; Napiwotzki, R.; Day-Jones, A. C.; Koppen, J. (2012). "An Interacting Binary System Powers Precessing Outflows of an Evolved Star". Science. 338 (6108): 773–775. arXiv:1211.2200. Bibcode:2012Sci...338..773B. doi:10.1126/science.1225386. PMID 23139326. S2CID 206542812.
- ^ "Henri Boffin - Publications". Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "The Trilogy is Complete". Gigagalaxy Zoom Project. ESO. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "Henri Boffin - Tabloid". Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(37392) Yukiniall". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 892. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_10004. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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