Christian Pollas

Christian Pollas (b. 1947) is a French astronomer, known for the discovery and observation of minor planets and supernovae.^[2]

Asteroids discovered: 26^[1]

see § List of discovered minor planets

Pollas is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 26 asteroids,^[1] some co-discovered with Eric W. Elst, including the near-Earth asteroids: (65679) 1989 UQ (belonging to the Aten group of asteroids), 4179 Toutatis (belonging to the Apollo group of asteroids) and 9950 ESA (belonging to the Amor group of asteroids).^[3][4][5]

The main-belt asteroid 4892 Chrispollas is named in his honor.^[2]

List of discovered minor planets

See also: Category:Discoveries by Christian Pollas

4179 Toutatis	January 4, 1989
5164 Mullo	November 20, 1984
7296 Lamarck[1]	August 8, 1992
8009 Béguin	January 25, 1989
9950 ESA	November 8, 1990
14015 Senancour[1]	January 16, 1994
14016 Steller[1]	January 16, 1994
(16403) 1984 WJ1	November 20, 1984
16674 Birkeland[1]	January 16, 1994
(17562) 1994 BG4[1]	January 16, 1994
(19241) 1994 BH4[1]	January 16, 1994
29311 Lesire[1]	January 16, 1994
30936 Basra[1]	January 16, 1994
30937 Bashkirtseff[1]	January 16, 1994

30938 Montmartre[1]	January 16, 1994
30939 Samaritaine[1]	January 16, 1994
(32772) 1986 JL	May 11, 1986
(37644) 1994 BN3[1]	January 16, 1994
(42501) 1992 YC	December 17, 1992
(42521) 1994 BO3[1]	January 16, 1994
(43846) 1993 PV8[1]	August 15, 1993
(48564) 1994 BL3[1]	January 16, 1994
(52413) 1994 BF4[1]	January 16, 1994
(65679) 1989 UQ	October 26, 1989
(136745) 1995 WL8	November 29, 1995
(173134) 1994 YP2	December 27, 1994
1 co-discovery with E. W. Elst