| 词条 | John J. Kavelaars | ||
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J-John Kavelaars, better known as JJ Kavelaars (born 1966), is a Canadian astronomer who was part of a team that discovered several moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.[2] He is also a discoverer of minor planets. BiographyKavelaars is a graduate of the Glencoe District High School in Glencoe, Ontario, the University of Guelph, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. He is currently an astronomer at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria, B.C. In the course of his work, he has been responsible for the discovery of eleven satellites (moons) of Saturn, eight of Uranus, and four of Neptune, and a hundred or so minor planets. Kavelaars is the Coordinator of the Canada–France Ecliptic Plane Survey which is part of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Legacy Survey "CFHTLS": a project dedicated to the discovery and tracking of objects in the outer Solar System. FamilyHe is the brother of Canadian actress Ingrid Kavelaars and Canadian fencing athlete Monique Kavelaars. HonorsThe asteroid 154660 Kavelaars was named in his honour on 1 June 2007 by his colleague David D. Balam.[2] List of discovered minor planetsReferences1. ^1 2 {{cite web |title = 154660 Kavelaars (2004 FX29) |work = Minor Planet Center |url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=154660 |accessdate = 5 November 2016}} [1]}} External links
8 : 1966 births|Canadian astronomers|Canadian people of Swedish descent|Discoverers of trans-Neptunian objects|Discoverers of moons|Living people|Planetary scientists|People from Middlesex County, Ontario |
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