Jean-Claude Merlin

Jean-Claude Merlin (born 1954) is a French astronomer, founder-president of the Société astronomique de Bourgogne (Burgundy Astronomical Society). He received the "Prix Georges Bidault de l'Isle" of the Société astronomique de France in 1999. [cite web|url=http://www2.saf-lastronomie.com/prixmed.htm|title=Prix, Médailles et Récompenses décernés par la Société Astronomique de France|date=Société Astronomique de France |accessdate=2008-07-21]

He has discovered several asteroids and minor planets, including:
* 10233 Le Creusot
* 15042 Anndavgui
* 25625 Verdenet
* 37044 Papymarcel
* 67979 Michelory
* 88795 Morvan
* 98494 Marsupilami
*99262 Bleustein
*110393 Rammstein
*125592 Buthiers
*125718 Jemasalomon
*135268 Haigneré
*155142 Tenagra
*157747 Mandryka
*158222 Manicolas
*172850 Coppens
*181279 Iapyx
*181627 Philgeluck
*184275 Laffra
*184878 Gotlib

The Main-belt Asteroid 57658 Nilrem is named after him. [cite web|url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=57658|title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser|date=2004-03-08|publisher=NASA|accessdate=2008-07-21]

References

* (Images of Comet Tempel 1)