Marcel Golay (astronomer)
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Marcel Golay (French: [gɔlɛ]; 6 September 1927 – 9 April 2015) was a Swiss astronomer, professor at Geneva University and the eighth director of the Geneva Observatory from 1956 to 1992. Golay was a member of the International Astronomical Union and president of several of its commissions including "Stellar Classification" and "Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry".[1] In 1991, University of Basel awarded him an honorary professorship. Asteroid 3329 Golay is named after him.
Honors and awards
Asteroid 3329 Golay – an 18-kilometer-sized member of the Eos family, that was discovered by Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory in 1985 – was named in his honor.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 September 1993 (M.P.C. 22497).[3]
References
- ^ "Individual Members – Marcel Golay". International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "3329 Golay (1985 RT1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
External links
- Golay, Marcel, in the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
- Marcel Golay (1927–2015), Geneva University, Geneva Observatory
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