Charles P. de Saint-Aignan
| 8371 Goven | October 2, 1991 |
| 8710 Hawley | May 15, 1994 |
| 12306 Pebronstein | October 7, 1991 |
| 12373 Lancearmstrong | May 15, 1994 |
| 12374 Rakhat | May 15, 1994 |
| (16553) 1991 TL14 | October 7, 1991 |
| 20017 Alixcatherine | October 2, 1991 |
| (21083) 1991 TH14 | October 2, 1991 |
| (39544) 1991 TN14 | October 7, 1991 |
| (42493) 1991 TG14 | October 2, 1991 |
| (58295) 1994 JJ9 | May 15, 1994 |
| (100048) 1991 TE14 | October 2, 1991 |
Charles P. de Saint-Aignan (born 16 February 1977, Paris)[2] is an American software engineer who works for IBM on the IBM Watson project. He graduated from St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire), in 1995,[3] followed by Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island), in 1999.
In 1994, de Saint-Aignan worked for Ted Bowell at Lowell Observatory, where he discovered a number of asteroids. He named his first discovery, 8710 Hawley, after Walter N. Hawley, who was his high school physics and astronomy teacher.[4]
The minor planet 5995 Saint-Aignan was named in de Saint-Aignan's honor on the occasion of his 20th birthday.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(5995) Saint-Aignan". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (5995) Saint-Aignan. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 503. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5584. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ "Timeline of the St. Paul's Lenore and Walter Hawley Observatory". The Hawley Observatory. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(8710) Hawley". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (8710) Hawley. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 662. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_7165. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
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