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Eugène Joseph Delporte (10 January 1882 – 19 October 1955) was a Belgian astronomer born in Genappe. [2] [3] 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. [2] He discovered or co-discovered some comets as well, including ...
1543 Bourgeois, provisional designation 1941 SJ, is a stony asteroid from the central asteroid belt's background population, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 21 September 1941, by astronomer Eugène Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle. [8]
- 21 September 1941
- Uccle Obs.
1217 Maximiliana, provisional designation 1932 EC, is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 17 kilometers (11 mi) in diameter. It was discovered on 13 March 1932, by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle. [5]
- 13 March 1932
- Uccle Obs.
1239 Queteleta (kətlɛta), provisional designation 1932 CB, is a dark background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 17 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 4 February 1932, by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle. [6]
- 4 February 1932
- Uccle Obs.
Category:Discoveries by Eugène Joseph Delporte. Category. : Discoveries by Eugène Joseph Delporte. This is a category for discoveries by astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte . See parent category for proper sortkey usage instructions.
1280 Baillauda, provisional designation 1933 QB, is a dark background asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 52 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Eugène Delporte at Uccle Observatory in 1933, the asteroid was named after French astronomer Jules Baillaud .
