Thierry Pauwels, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Belgian astronomer from the Royal Observatory of Belgium
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Place of Birth: Ghent, Belgium
About Thierry Pauwels
- Thierry Pauwels (born 2 July 1957, Ghent) is a Belgian astronomer from the Royal Observatory of Belgium.
- Between 1996 and 2008 he discovered and co-discovered 146 minor planets.
- This makes him one of the top 100 minor planet discoverers.The main-belt asteroid 12761 Pauwels, discovered by his colleague Eric Elst at La Silla Observatory in 1993, was named after him in 1993.
- Naming citation was published on 18 March 2003 (M.P.C.
- 48156).
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