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Eugène Joseph Delporte (10 January 1882 – 19 October 1955) was a Belgian astronomer born in Genappe.[1]
He discovered a total of sixty-six asteroids. Notable discoveries include 1221 Amor (which lent its name to the Amor asteroids) and the Apollo asteroid 2101 Adonis.[1] He discovered or co-discovered some comets as well, including periodic comet 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte.[1] He worked in the Observatoire Royal de Belgique (Belgian Royal Observatory), situated in the town of Uccle (after which the asteroid 1276 Ucclia is named).[1] He started there in 1903 after receiving his doctorate that year from the Free University of Brussels.[2]
In 1930, he drew the modern boundaries between all of the constellations in the sky, along lines of right ascension and declination for the epoch B1875.0.[1]
The Florian asteroid 1274 Delportia (discovered by himself) and the lunar impact crater Delporte were named after him.
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