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
8 August 2002
8 August 2002
20 June 2002
8 August 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
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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
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
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
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
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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

External links

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.