Artie P. Hatzes Explained

Artie P. Hatzes
Birth Date:May 24, 1957
Birth Place:Havre de Grace, Maryland
Nationality:American
Field:Astronomy
Alma Mater:California Institute of Technology
University of California at Santa Cruz
Work Institution:Karl Schwarzschild Observatory
Known For:Discovering numerous extrasolar planets

Artie P. Hatzes (born May 24, 1957) is an American astronomer. He is a professor at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena and director of the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory (Thuringian State Observatory).

Hatzes is a pioneer in the search of extrasolar planets and is working on the COROT space mission. His achievements have included discovering the extrasolar planets Pollux b, Epsilon Eridani b and HD 13189 companion.

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