Alphonse Borrelly, the Glossary

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1. 29 relations: Asteroid, Astronomer, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Comet, French Academy of Sciences, Lalande Prize, Marseille Observatory, Prix Jules Janssen, Société astronomique de France, Valz Prize, 110 Lydia, 117 Lomia, 120 Lachesis, 146 Lucina, 157 Dejanira, 171 Ophelia, 172 Baucis, 173 Ino, 198 Ampella, 19P/Borrelly, 233 Asterope, 240 Vanadis, 246 Asporina, 268 Adorea, 308 Polyxo, 322 Phaeo, 369 Aëria, 394 Arduina, 99 Dike.

Asteroid

An asteroid is a minor planet—an object that is neither a true planet nor an identified comet— that orbits within the inner Solar System.

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Astronomer

An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth.

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Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering theoretical, observational, and instrumental astronomy and astrophysics.

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Comet

A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun, a process called outgassing.

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French Academy of Sciences

The French Academy of Sciences (French: Académie des sciences) is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research.

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Lalande Prize

The Lalande Prize (French: Prix Lalande also known as Lalande Medal) was an award for scientific advances in astronomy, given from 1802 until 1970 by the French Academy of Sciences. Alphonse Borrelly and Lalande Prize are Recipients of the Lalande Prize.

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Marseille Observatory

Marseille Observatory (Observatoire de Marseille) is an astronomical observatory located in Marseille, France, with a history that goes back to the early 18th century.

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Prix Jules Janssen

The Prix Jules Janssen is the highest award of the Société astronomique de France (SAF), the French astronomical society.

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Société astronomique de France

The Société astronomique de France (SAF), the French astronomical society, is a non-profit association in the public interest organized under French law (Association loi de 1901).

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Valz Prize

The Valz Prize (Prix Valz) was awarded by the French Academy of Sciences, from 1877 through 1970, to honor advances in astronomy.

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110 Lydia

Lydia (minor planet designation: 110 Lydia) is a large belt asteroid with an M-type spectrum, and thus may be metallic in composition, consisting primarily of nickel-iron.

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117 Lomia

Lomia (minor planet designation: 117 Lomia) is a large main-belt asteroid that has a nearly circular orbit; the orbital eccentricity is 0.029.

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120 Lachesis

Lachesis (minor planet designation: 120 Lachesis) is a large main-belt asteroid.

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146 Lucina

Lucina (minor planet designation: 146 Lucina) is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Alphonse Borrelly on June 8, 1875, and named after Lucina, the Roman goddess of childbirth.

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157 Dejanira

Dejanira (minor planet designation: 157 Dejanira) is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by Alphonse Borrelly on 1 December 1875, and named after the warlike princess Deianira in Greek mythology (Δηιάνειρα in Greek).

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171 Ophelia

Ophelia (minor planet designation: 171 Ophelia) is a large, dark Themistian asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly on 13 January 1877, and named after Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

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172 Baucis

Baucis (minor planet designation: 172 Baucis) is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly on February 5, 1877, and named after a fictional character in the Greek legend of Baucis and Philemon.

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173 Ino

Ino (minor planet designation: 173 Ino) is a large asteroid and the parent body of the Ino family, located in the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter.

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198 Ampella

Ampella (minor planet designation: 198 Ampella) is a Main belt asteroid that was discovered by Alphonse Borrelly on June 13, 1879.

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19P/Borrelly

Comet Borrelly or Borrelly's Comet (official designation: 19P/Borrelly) is a periodic comet, which was visited by the spacecraft Deep Space 1 in 2001.

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233 Asterope

Asterope (minor planet designation: 233 Asterope) is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered on 11 May 1883, by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly at Marseille Observatory in Marseille, France.

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240 Vanadis

Vanadis (minor planet designation: 240 Vanadis) is a fairly large main-belt asteroid with a diameter of around 100 km.

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246 Asporina

Asporina (minor planet designation: 246 Asporina) is a sizeable main-belt asteroid.

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268 Adorea

268 Adorea is a very large main belt asteroid, about in width.

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308 Polyxo

Polyxo (minor planet designation: 308 Polyxo) is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by A. Borrelly on March 31, 1891, in Marseilles.

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322 Phaeo

Phaeo (minor planet designation: 322 Phaeo) is an asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter.

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369 Aëria

Aëria, (minor planet designation: 369 Aëria) provisional designation, is a metallic asteroid and the parent body of the Aeria family.

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394 Arduina

394 Arduina (prov. designation: or) is an asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt.

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99 Dike

Dike (minor planet designation: 99 Dike) is a quite large and dark main-belt asteroid.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_Borrelly

Also known as A. Borrelly, Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly, Borrelly.