Minor planets discovered: 12[1]
8371 GovenOctober 2, 1991
8710 HawleyMay 15, 1994
12306 PebronsteinOctober 7, 1991
12373 LancearmstrongMay 15, 1994
12374 RakhatMay 15, 1994
(16553) 1991 TL14October 7, 1991
20017 AlixcatherineOctober 2, 1991
(21083) 1991 TH14October 2, 1991
(39544) 1991 TN14October 7, 1991
(42493) 1991 TG14October 2, 1991
(58295) 1994 JJ9May 15, 1994
(100048) 1991 TE14October 2, 1991

Charles P. de Saint-Aignan (born 16 February 1977, Paris)[2] is an American software engineer who works for IBM on the IBM Watson project. He graduated from St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire), in 1995,[3] followed by Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island), in 1999.

In 1994, de Saint-Aignan worked for Ted Bowell at Lowell Observatory, where he discovered a number of asteroids. He named his first discovery, 8710 Hawley, after Walter N. Hawley, who was his high school physics and astronomy teacher.[4]

The minor planet 5995 Saint-Aignan was named in de Saint-Aignan's honor on the occasion of his 20th birthday.[2]

References

  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(5995) Saint-Aignan". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (5995) Saint-Aignan. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 503. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5584. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  3. "Timeline of the St. Paul's Lenore and Walter Hawley Observatory". The Hawley Observatory. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(8710) Hawley". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (8710) Hawley. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 662. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_7165. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.


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