- Henry L. Giclas
Infobox Person
name = Henry Lee Giclas
birth_date = Birth date|1910|12|9
birth_place = flagicon|USA Flagstaff,Arizona , U.S.
death_date = Death date and age|2007|4|2|1910|12|9
death_place = flagicon|USA Flagstaff,Arizona , U.S.
occupation = AstronomerHenry Lee Giclas (
December 9 1910 –April 2 2007 ) was an Americanastronomer .He worked at
Lowell Observatory using theblink comparator , and hiredRobert Burnham, Jr. to work there.He discovered a number of
comet s, including periodic comet84P/Giclas .He also discovered a number of
asteroid s, including theApollo asteroid 2201 Oljato and theAmor asteroid 2061 Anza . Some have tentatively identified Oljato as the parent body of theChi Orionids meteor shower. The asteroid1741 Giclas , discoveredJanuary 26 ,1960 by theIndiana Asteroid Program , is named for him.Discoveries
External links
* [http://www.lowell.edu/Research/library/paper/hl_giclas.html Biography]
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