Eugène Joseph Delporte
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 70 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 10,1882 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Genappe |
| Belgium | |
| Date of died | October 19,1955 |
| Died | Uccle |
| Belgium | |
| Discovered | 1341 Edmée |
| 2276 Warck | |
| 1221 Amor | |
| 2101 Adonis | |
| 1388 Aphrodite | |
| Job | Astronomer |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1421556 |
Eugène Joseph Delporte Life story
Eugène Joseph Delporte was a Belgian astronomer born in Genappe. He discovered a total of sixty-six asteroids. Notable discoveries include 1221 Amor and the Apollo asteroid 2101 Adonis. He discovered or co-discovered some comets as well, including periodic comet 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte.