Sebastian F. Hönig Explained

Sebastian Florian Hönig
Education:	Erich Kästner Gymnasium (Eislingen, Germany)
Workplaces:	University of Southampton University of Copenhagen Kiel University University of California, Santa Barbara Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Alma Mater:	Heidelberg University (Dr. rer. nat.) University of Bonn (Dipl.-Phys.)
Doctoral Advisor:	Gerd Weigelt
Thesis Url:	https://bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de/xmlui/handle/20.500.11811/3552
Thesis Title:	Clumpy Dust Tori in Active Galactic Nuclei
Thesis Year:	2008
Fields:	Astronomy Active galactic nucleii Physics Comets and minor planets

Minor planets discovered: 568 

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Sebastian Florian Hönig (born 1978) is a German astronomer, Professor of Observational & Computational Astrophysics (and Head of School elect) in the astronomy group of the University of Southampton School of Physics & Astronomy,^[1] and discoverer of minor planets and comets.

Career and research

Hönig works on the theory and observations of active galactic nuclei (AGN), dust tori and dusty winds. He received his PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) from the University of Bonn with work carried our in the Infrared Interferometry group at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy. During this time he developed a new Radiative transfer to interpret infrared observations of AGN.^[2] In 2010, Hönig received a DFG Fellowship and moved to the University of California, Santa Barbara working with Robert Antonucci. During this time, he used VLTI observations of two Seyfert galaxies to show that dusty winds contribute significantly to the infrared radiation from these objects.^{[3] [4]} Hönig received a Marie Skłodowska-Curie (2014) and an ERC Starting Grant (2015) at the University of Southampton to study this phenomenon in more detail.^[5]

He is involved in the development of instruments for the Paranal Observatory of the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Hönig is Co-Investigator of GRAVITY+, an upgrade to the GRAVITY instrument.^[6] He is member of the Time Domain Extragalactic Survey (TiDES) using the 4MOST instrument at ESO's VISTA telescope and leads the AGN reverberation mapping sub-survey.^{[7] [8]}

Comets and minor planets

Hönig has identified numerous asteroids and correctly identified the periodic comet P/2007 R5 despite it having no tail.^[9] On 22 July 2002, he discovered comet C/2002 O4^[10] and is credited by the MPC with the discovery of 560 numbered minor planets during 2001–2008.

On 7 January 2004, the outer main-belt asteroid 51983 Hönig, discovered by Charles Juels and Paulo R. Holvorcem in 2001, was named in his honor .

List of discovered minor planets

	8 August 2002
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	20 June 2002
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	18 August 2002
	18 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	23 July 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 July 2002
	23 July 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	18 August 2002

	17 August 2002
	27 August 2002
	14 July 2002
	29 July 2002
	29 July 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
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	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002

	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	17 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	18 August 2002
	18 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002

	18 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	3 December 2002
	8 June 2002
	22 July 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
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	8 August 2002

	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	15 September 2002
	25 November 2002
	17 July 2006
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	3 December 2002
	19 July 2006
	21 August 2006
	21 August 2006
	30 August 2006
	24 November 2002
	3 December 2002
	8 August 2002
	14 July 2002
	29 August 2002

	11 May 2007	 
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	11 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	13 November 2002
	29 July 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	1 September 2002
	2 June 2006	 
	23 July 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002

	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	24 July 2006
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	18 August 2002
	18 August 2002
	4 September 2002
	25 November 2002
	8 August 2002
	18 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	24 November 2002
	17 August 2006
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002

	1 September 2002
	25 November 2002
	23 November 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	13 November 2002
	24 November 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	12 May 2007	 
	23 July 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	27 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	4 September 2002
	1 September 2002

	15 September 2002
	23 April 2007	 
	12 May 2007	 
	12 May 2007	 
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	21 August 2006
	21 June 2007	 
	22 July 2007	 
	21 August 2007	 
	23 July 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	25 November 2002
	14 August 2006
	8 August 2002

	24 July 2006
	15 August 2007	 
	8 August 2002
	20 June 2006
	16 July 2006	 
	8 August 2002
	19 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	19 June 2006
	24 May 2007	 
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	14 September 2006
	20 July 2007	 
	8 August 2002
	31 August 2008	 
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	1 November 2002
	25 April 2007	 
	13 May 2007	 
	14 July 2002
	8 August 2002
	25 November 2002

	29 August 2002
	13 May 2007	 
	14 May 2007	 
	14 July 2007	 
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	24 November 2002
	24 November 2002
	25 November 2002
	25 August 2008	 
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	25 November 2002
	12 May 2007	 
	23 July 2007	 
	28 July 2008	 
	3 August 2008	 
	30 August 2008	 
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002

	14 August 2006
	16 June 2007	 
	14 July 2007	 
	4 July 2002
	29 August 2002
	22 August 2006
	18 May 2007	 
	28 May 2007	 
	29 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	27 June 2006
	13 May 2007	 
	21 August 2007	 
	22 August 2007	 
	18 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	30 June 2006
	1 October 2006
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002

	8 August 2002
	25 November 2002
	26 July 2006
	25 August 2006
	18 September 2006
	21 July 2007	 
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	17 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	24 November 2002
	23 August 2006
	14 July 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	18 August 2002
	21 May 2007	 
	31 July 2008	 
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002

	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	5 August 2008	 
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	18 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	2 September 2002
	25 November 2002
	13 May 2007	 
	20 July 2007	 
	12 September 2007	 
	29 August 2008	 
	1 September 2008	 
	1 October 2008	 
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002

	18 May 2007	 
	22 May 2007	 
	7 August 2008	 
	1 September 2008	 
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	3 December 2002
	7 August 2008	 
	20 June 2006
	27 July 2006
	14 July 2007	 
	18 September 2007	 
	8 August 2002
	19 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	11 May 2007	 
	19 July 2007	 
	12 September 2007	 
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002

	18 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	11 September 2002
	11 September 2002
	25 November 2002
	24 June 2006
	24 July 2006
	23 August 2006
	11 May 2007	 
	21 May 2007	 
	16 June 2007	 
	16 June 2007	 
	15 July 2007	 
	20 July 2007	 
	10 August 2007	 
	26 August 2008	 
	1 October 2008	 
	14 July 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002

	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	3 December 2002
	23 April 2007	 
	14 July 2007	 
	21 August 2007	 
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	4 September 2002
	30 October 2002
	3 July 2006
	25 August 2006
	15 July 2007	 
	9 August 2007	 
	10 August 2007	 
	29 August 2002
	19 July 2006
	24 July 2006
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002

	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	17 September 2006
	10 August 2007	 
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	1 September 2002
	24 November 2002
	3 July 2006
	23 April 2007	 
	22 May 2007	 
	5 August 2008	 
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	21 May 2007	 
	25 August 2008	 
	28 August 2008	 
	18 August 2002
	18 May 2007	 
	8 August 2002
	28 August 2008	 
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002

	21 June 2007	 
	5 August 2008	 
	1 September 2008	 
	29 July 2002
	27 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	24 November 2002
	24 November 2002
	29 June 2006
	16 June 2007	 
	16 June 2007	 
	9 August 2007	 
	28 July 2008	 
	28 July 2008	 
	1 August 2008	 
	1 August 2008	 
	22 May 2007	 
	22 May 2007	 
	8 August 2002
	18 August 2002
	25 November 2002
	22 May 2007	 
	13 June 2007	 
	19 July 2007	 

	9 August 2007	 
	28 July 2008	 
	1 September 2008	 
	3 September 2008	 
	30 July 2002
	19 July 2007	 
	20 July 2007	 
	14 August 2007	 
	15 August 2007	 
	2 September 2008	 
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	23 July 2007	 
	17 August 2002
	1 September 2008	 
	29 July 2002
	18 August 2002
	29 July 2002
	29 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	27 August 2002

	29 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	18 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	18 August 2002
	24 April 2007	 
	21 July 2007	 
	10 August 2007	 
	29 August 2002
	17 August 2006
	29 August 2002
	24 November 2002
	19 May 2007	 
	18 September 2007	 
	25 September 2008	 
	24 November 2002
	10 August 2007	 
	19 July 2007	 
	7 August 2008	 
	24 June 2007	 

	6 August 2008	 
	8 August 2002
	1 August 2008	 
	1 October 2008	 
	1 November 2002
	26 July 2006
	27 July 2006
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	24 July 2006
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	24 November 2002
	5 August 2008	 
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	5 August 2008	 
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002

important;
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	15 August 2006
	14 May 2007	 
	27 August 2001
	29 July 2002
	29 August 2002
	8 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	29 August 2002
	15 May 2007	 
	10 August 2008	 
	8 August 2002
	1 October 2008	 
	29 August 2002
	28 August 2008	 
Co-discovery made with: N. Teamo

See also

• List of minor planet discoverers

External links

• Homepage of Sebastian Hönig
• Identification of a new short-period comet near the sun, Sebastian F. Hoenig, arXiv:astro-ph/0509168
• MPEC 2002-O45 : COMET C/2002 O4 (HOENIG)
• SOHO Mission Discovers Rare Comet
• Astronomers Spot New Halley-Like Comet
• SOHO's new catch: its first officially periodic comet

Notes and References

1. Web site: Professor Sebastian Hoenig | Physics and Astronomy | University of Southampton .
2. Hönig . S. F. . Beckert . T. . Ohnaka . K. . Weigelt . G. . Radiative transfer modeling of three-dimensional clumpy AGN tori and its application to NGC 1068 . Astronomy & Astrophysics . June 2006 . 452 . 2 . 459–471 . 10.1051/0004-6361:20054622 . astro-ph/0602494 . 2006A&A...452..459H . 12111828 .
3. Hönig . S. F. . Kishimoto . M. . Antonucci . R. . Marconi . A. . Prieto . M. A. . Tristram . K. . Weigelt . G. . Parsec-Scale Dust Emission from the Polar Region in the Type 2 Nucleus of NGC 424 . The Astrophysical Journal . 20 August 2012 . 755 . 2 . 149 . 10.1088/0004-637X/755/2/149 . 1206.4307 . 2012ApJ...755..149H . 118463120 .
4. Hönig . S. F. . Kishimoto . M. . Tristram . K. R. W. . Prieto . M. A. . Gandhi . P. . Asmus . D. . Antonucci . R. . Burtscher . L. . Duschl . W. J. . Weigelt . G. . Dust in the Polar Region as a Major Contributor to the Infrared Emission of Active Galactic Nuclei . The Astrophysical Journal . 20 June 2013 . 771 . 2 . 87 . 10.1088/0004-637X/771/2/87 . 1306.4312 . 2013ApJ...771...87H . 134003 .
5. Web site: ERC Funded Projects . European Research Council (ERC) .
6. Web site: Gravity+ .
7. Web site: 4MOST .
8. Swann . Elizabeth . Sullivan . Mark . Carrick . Jonathan . Hoenig . Sebastian . Hook . Isobel . Kotak . Rubina . Maguire . Kate . Nichol . Robert . Smartt . Stephen . 4MOST Consortium Survey 10: The Time-Domain Extragalactic Survey (TiDES) . The Messenger . 175 . 2019 . 58–61 . 10.18727/0722-6691/5129 . 1903.02476 . 2019Msngr.175...58S . 90261179 .
9. Web site: 2007-10-11 . Photo in the News: Sun Probe Spies New Periodic Comet . 2024-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011195630/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/09/070925-new-comet.html . 11 October 2007 .
10. Web site: C/2002 O4 (Hoenig) . 2024-01-08 . www.aerith.net.