Biography:Carlos Torres (astronomer)
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Carlos Torres (1929–2011) was a Chilean astronomer of the University of Chile and an individual member of the International Astronomical Union on several commissions.[2] Between 1968 and 1982, he discovered or co-discovered a number of asteroids from the University of Chile's Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station.[1][3] Together with Spanish astronomer Carlos Guillermo Torres (1910–1965), he was honored with the naming of asteroid 1769 Carlostorres.[4]
List of discovered minor planets
| 1973 Colocolo | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
| 1974 Caupolican | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
| 1992 Galvarino | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
| 2028 Janequeo | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
| 2282 Andrés Bello | 22 March 1974 | list |
| 2518 Rutllant | 22 March 1974 | list |
| 2654 Ristenpart | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
| 2741 Valdivia | 1 December 1975 | list [B] |
| 2784 Domeyko | 15 April 1975 | list |
| 2858 Carlosporter | 1 December 1975 | list [B] |
| 2976 Lautaro | 22 April 1974 | list |
| 3050 Carrera | 13 July 1972 | list |
| 3361 Orpheus | 24 April 1982 | list |
| 3922 Heather | 26 September 1971 | list |
| 3970 Herran | 28 June 1979 | list |
| 4269 Bogado | 22 March 1974 | list |
| 4853 Marielukac | 28 June 1979 | list |
| 4878 Gilhutton | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
| 4881 Robmackintosh | 1 December 1975 | list |
| 5569 Colby | 22 March 1974 | list |
| 5659 Vergara | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
| 6217 Kodai | 1 December 1975 | list [B] |
| (6888) 1971 BD3 | 27 January 1971 | list [C] |
| (6889) 1971 RA | 15 September 1971 | list [C] |
| (6940) 1972 HL1 | 19 April 1972 | list |
| (7045) 1974 FJ | 22 March 1974 | list |
| (7151) 1971 SX3 | 26 September 1971 | list |
| (7975) 1974 FD | 22 March 1974 | list |
| (8605) 1968 OH | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
| 9917 Keynes | 26 June 1979 | list |
| (10993) 1975 XF | 1 December 1975 | list [B] |
| (12660) 1975 NC | 15 July 1975 | list [B] |
| (16352) 1974 FF | 22 March 1974 | list |
| (17350) 1968 OJ | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
| (27655) 1968 OK | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
| (29079) 1975 XD | 1 December 1975 | list [B] |
| 43722 Carloseduardo | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
| Co-discovery made with: A S. Cofré B S. Barros C J.-M. Petit | ||
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Selected publications
- Herbert Wroblewski Cruz, C. Torres, and S. Barros, Minor Planet Positions, Publicaciones Departmento de Astronomia Universidad de Chile, Vol. II, No. 7, pp. 215–244, (1977)
- H. Wroblewski, C. Torres, S. Barros, and Marina Wischnjewsky, Minor planet positions obtained at Cerro Calan Observatory during 1978-1980, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, vol. 51, pp. 93–95 (January 1983)
- H. Wroblewski, and C. Torres, New proper-motion stars south of declination -40 deg and right ascension between 00 H and 04 H 30 M, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 231–247 (May 1989)
- H. Wroblewski and C. Torres, New proper motion determination of Luyten catalogue stars (LTT) south of declination -40 degrees and right ascension between 00 H and 04 H 30 M, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, vol. 83, no. 2, pp. 317–329 (May 1990)
- H. Wroblewski and C. Torres, New proper-motion stars south of declination -40 deg and right ascension between 04h 30m and 16h 00m, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 129–169 (November 1991)
- H. Wroblewski and C. Torres, New proper motion determination of Luyten catalogue stars (LTT) south of declination -40 deg and right ascension between 04 H 30 M and 16 H 00 M, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, vol. 92, no. 3, pp. 449–472 (February 1992)
- H. Wroblewski and C. Torres, Proper motion LTT stars -5<DE<-30, 0<RA<13h30, VizieR On-line Data Catalog: J/A+AS/128/457
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 28 December 2015. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ Kronk, Gary W. (1984). Comets: a descriptive catalog. Enslow Publishers. pp. 193, 208, 211. ISBN 978-0-89490-071-6. https://archive.org/details/cometsdescriptiv00kron. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ Wroblewski, H.; Torres, C.; Barros, S. (June 1977). "Minor Planets Positions". Pulicaciones Departmento de Astronomia Universidad de Chile Vol. II 7 (7): 215. Bibcode: 1977PDAUC...2..215W.
- ↑ "1769 Carlostorres (1966 QP)". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=1769. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
External links
- Carlos Torres, individual Member at the IAU
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