Eugène Joseph Delporte

Asteroids discovered: 66 1052 Belgica  November 15, 1925 1068 Nofretete  September 13, 1926 1122 Neith  September 17, 1928 1124 Stroobantia  October 6, 1928 1128 Astrid  March 10, 1929 1145 Robelmonte  February 3, 1929 1168 Brandia  August 25, 1930 1170 Siva  September 29, 1930 1176 Lucidor  November 15, 930 1199 Geldonia  September 14, 1931 1217 Maximiliana  March 13, 1932 1221 Amor  March 12, 1932 1222 Tina  June 11, 1932 1239 Queteleta  February 4, 1932 1261 Legia  March 23, 1933 1274 Delportia  November 28, 1932 1276 Ucclia  January 24, 1933 1280 Baillauda  August 18, 1933 1285 Julietta  August 21, 1933 1288 Santa  August 26, 1933 1290 Albertine  August 21, 1933 1291 Phryne  September 15, 1933 1293 Sonja  September 26, 1933 1294 Antwerpia  October 24, 1933 1329 Eliane  March 23, 1933 1341 Edmée  January 27, 1935 1350 Rosselia  October 3, 1934 1361 Leuschneria  August 30, 1935 1363 Herberta  August 30, 1935 1366 Piccolo  November 29, 1932 1374 Isora  October 21, 1935 1375 Alfreda  October 22, 1935 1388 Aphrodite  September 24, 1935 1401 Lavonne  October 22, 1935 1433 Geramtina  October 30, 1937 1476 Cox  September 10, 1936 1486 Marilyn  August 23, 1938 1491 Balduinus  February 23, 1938 1493 Sigrid  August 26, 1938 1543 Bourgeois  September 21, 1941 1560 Strattonia  December 3, 1942]l 1664 Felix  February 4, 1929 1672 Gezelle  January 29, 1935 1698 Christophe  February 10, 1934 1707 Chantal  September 8, 1932 1711 Sandrine  January 29, 1935 1722 Goffin  February 23, 1938 1724 Vladimir  February 28, 1932 1754 Cunningham  March 29, 1935 1848 Delvaux  August 18, 1933 1878 Hughes  August 18, 1933 1926 Demiddelaer  May 2, 1935 2101 Adonis  February 12, 1936 2213 Meeus  September 24, 1935 2276 Warck  August 18, 1933 2331 Parvulesco  March 12, 1936 2534 Houzeau  November 2, 1931 2545 Verbiest  January 26, 1933 2713 Luxembourg  February 19, 1938 2819 Ensor  October 20, 1933 2913 Horta  October 12, 1931 3534 Sax  December 15, 1936 3567 Alvema  November 15, 1930 3605 Davy  November 28, 1932 6354 Vangelis  April 3, 1934 7043 Godart  September 2, 1934

Eugène Joseph Delporte (10 January 1882 in Genappe – 19 October 1955 in Uccle / Ukkel) was a Belgian astronomer. He is known for discovering 66 asteroids.

 Findings 
Some of his notable discoveries are 1221 Amor (whose name was later used for the Amor asteroids) and the Apollo asteroid, 2101 Adonis. Delporte discovered some comets as well, including periodic comet, 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte. He worked in the Observatoire Royal de Belgique (Belgian Royal Observatory), located in the town of Uccle (which was used to name 1276 Ucclia).

The crater Delporte on the Moon is named after Eugène Delporte.

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