Biography:Orlando Antonio Naranjo

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Orlando Antonio Naranjo
Born
Orlando Antonio Naranjo Villarroel

13 June 1951
Anaco, Anzoátegui state, Venezuela
NationalityVenezuelan
Alma materUniversity of the Andes
OccupationUniversity professor, researcher
EmployerUniversity of the Andes

Orlando Antonio Naranjo Villarroel (13 June 1951) is a Venezuelan astronomer and professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Los Andes. Born in Anaco, Anzoátegui state, he is renowned for being the co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9[1][2] and an active researcher of minor planets.[3]

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