Benjamin Jekhowsky (Russian: Вениамин Павлович Жеховский, born 1881 in Saint-Petersburg (Russia), died in 1975, Encausse-les-Thermes (France)) was a Russian–French astronomer, born in Saint-Petersburg in a noble family of a Russian railroad official.
After attending Moscow University, he worked at the Paris Observatory beginning in 1912. Later he worked at the Algiers Observatory (at the time, Algeria was a colony of France), where he became known as a specialist in celestial mechanics. After 1934, he appears to have begun signing scientific articles as Benjamin de Jekhowsky. The Minor Planet Center credits his discoveries under the name "B. Jekhovsky" (with a v). In modern English transliteration, his name would be written as Zhekhovskii or Zhekhovsky.
He discovered 12 numbered minor planets,[1] made more than 190 scientific publications and the asteroid 1606 Jekhovsky is named after him.[2]
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^ ab"Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
benjamin, jekhowsky, russian, Вениамин, Павлович, Жеховский, born, 1881, saint, petersburg, russia, died, 1975, encausse, thermes, france, russian, french, astronomer, born, saint, petersburg, noble, family, russian, railroad, official, asteroids, discovered, . Benjamin Jekhowsky Russian Veniamin Pavlovich Zhehovskij born 1881 in Saint Petersburg Russia died in 1975 Encausse les Thermes France was a Russian French astronomer born in Saint Petersburg in a noble family of a Russian railroad official Benjamin Jekhowsky Asteroids discovered 12 1 953 Painleva April 29 1921 MPC 976 Benjamina March 27 1922 MPC 977 Philippa April 6 1922 MPC 988 Appella November 10 1922 MPC 1013 Tombecka January 17 1924 MPC 1017 Jacqueline February 4 1924 MPC 1037 Davidweilla October 29 1924 MPC 1040 Klumpkea January 20 1925 MPC 1093 Freda June 15 1925 MPC 1181 Lilith February 11 1927 MPC 1328 Devota October 21 1925 MPC 3881 Doumergua November 15 1925 MPC After attending Moscow University he worked at the Paris Observatory beginning in 1912 Later he worked at the Algiers Observatory at the time Algeria was a colony of France where he became known as a specialist in celestial mechanics After 1934 he appears to have begun signing scientific articles as Benjamin de Jekhowsky The Minor Planet Center credits his discoveries under the name B Jekhovsky with a v In modern English transliteration his name would be written as Zhekhovskii or Zhekhovsky He discovered 12 numbered minor planets 1 made more than 190 scientific publications and the asteroid 1606 Jekhovsky is named after him 2 References edit a b Minor Planet Discoverers by number Minor Planet Center 20 June 2016 Retrieved 6 August 2016 Schmadel Lutz D 2007 1606 Jekhovsky Dictionary of Minor Planet Names 1606 Jekhovsky Springer Berlin Heidelberg p 127 doi 10 1007 978 3 540 29925 7 1607 ISBN 978 3 540 00238 3 nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a French astronomer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This European astronomer related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benjamin Jekhowsky amp oldid 1128733668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
