Claudine Rinner
Claudine Rinner (born 1965) is a French amateur astronomer at Ottmarsheim Observatory (224) and a discoverer of minor planets, who received the Edgar Wilson Award for discovering three comets.[2]
Claudine Rinner | |
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Born | 1965 |
Nationality | France |
Known for | astronomy |
see § List of discovered minor planets |
Life
Rinner lives at Ottmarsheim in Alsace in France.
She discovered three comets using a 0.5 metre robotic telescope located in Morocco. She won the 2013 Edgar Wilson Award for discovering three comets which were designated P/2011 W2 Rinner,[3] C/2012 CH17, and P/2013 CE31M.[4] There were seven awards that year and they shared $42,000 between them.[5]
Awards and honors
The asteroid 23999 Rinner, discovered by French amateur astronomer Laurent Bernasconi in 1999, was named in her honor.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 21 July 2005 (M.P.C. 54566).[6]
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In 2020, she and Michel Ory jointly received the Dorothea Klumpke - Isaac Roberts prize from the Société astronomique de France.[7]
Discoveries
Claudine Rinner is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 59 minor planets between 2004 and 2007. Three of them were co-discoveries with François Kugel.[1]
List of discovered minor planets
Some of Claudine Rinner's discoveries were made in collaboration with A François Kugel
90533 Laurentblind | 28 March 2004 | list |
120375 Kugel | 10 August 2005 | list |
128627 Ottmarsheim | 6 September 2004 | list |
133892 Benkhaldoun | 7 September 2004 | list |
145566 Andreasphilipp | 25 July 2006 | list |
152320 Lichtenknecker | 27 October 2005 | list |
(152472) 2005 WZ3 | 23 November 2005 | list |
157541 Wachter | 27 October 2005 | list |
158913 Kreider | 9 September 2004 | list |
164587 Taesch | 17 July 2007 | list |
(168127) 2006 GC3 | 6 April 2006 | list |
(175402) 2006 OL10 | 25 July 2006 | list |
(178014) 2006 RG | 1 September 2006 | list |
184318 Fosanelli | 2 April 2005 | list |
(185309) 2006 UN291 | 27 October 2006 | list |
196945 Guerin | 26 October 2003 | list |
(197872) 2004 RK8 | 6 September 2004 | list |
(198897) 2005 UZ7 | 26 October 2005 | list |
(198973) 2005 VO3 | 6 November 2005 | list |
(198974) 2005 VN4 | 6 November 2005 | list |
(199633) 2006 GF3 | 7 April 2006 | list |
200020 Cadi Ayyad | 14 July 2007 | list |
214485 Dupouy | 26 October 2005 | list |
(221175) 2005 UR7 | 26 October 2005 | list |
(227337) 2005 UH8 | 27 October 2005 | list |
(227749) 2006 HG58 | 21 April 2006 | list |
(229441) 2005 UJ8 | 27 October 2005 | list |
(229504) 2005 WA4 | 23 November 2005 | list |
(236492) 2006 GG3 | 7 April 2006 | list |
(245552) 2005 UF8 | 27 October 2005 | list |
(255072) 2005 UP8 | 27 October 2005 | list |
(261214) 2005 UO7 | 26 October 2005 | list |
(262587) 2006 VD95 | 15 November 2006 | list |
(277936) 2006 OO | 18 July 2006 | list |
(280813) 2005 UQ7 | 26 October 2005 | list |
(280879) 2005 WB4 | 23 November 2005 | list |
(281069) 2006 OO10 | 25 July 2006 | list |
(290773) 2005 VL3 | 6 November 2005 | list |
(290774) 2005 VM4 | 6 November 2005 | list |
(295790) 2008 UP255 | 6 September 2004 | list |
(308507) 2005 US7 | 26 October 2005 | list |
(309208) 2007 HZ14 | 22 April 2007 | list |
(311402) 2005 UU7 | 26 October 2005 | list |
(318903) 2005 UQ8 | 27 October 2005 | list |
(354758) 2005 UB8 | 26 October 2005 | list |
355022 Triman | 31 August 2006 | list |
355029 Herve | 1 September 2006 | list |
(358482) 2007 RL | 1 September 2007 | list [A] |
(360008) 2012 YR | 12 September 2007 | list [A] |
(363952) 2005 UE8 | 27 October 2005 | list |
(367066) 2006 OP10 | 25 July 2006 | list |
(371386) 2006 RE | 1 September 2006 | list |
(371568) 2006 VC95 | 15 November 2006 | list |
(376516) 2012 LH8 | 9 August 2007 | list [A] |
(391057) 2005 UW7 | 26 October 2005 | list |
(397027) 2005 UM8 | 27 October 2005 | list |
(417130) 2005 VO4 | 7 November 2005 | list |
(440793) 2006 OK10 | 25 July 2006 | list |
(475017) 2005 UC8 | 26 October 2005 | list |
(475781) 2006 XU1 | 10 December 2006 | list |
References
- "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). "(23999) Rinner [2.42, 0.13, 1.2]". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (23999) Rinner, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 186. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_2176. ISBN 978-3-540-34361-5.
- "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: P/2011 W2 (Rinner)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- 2013 Comet Awards, Harvard, Retrieved 3 November 2015
- Kelly Beatty (15 May 2016). "Amateur Comet Hunters get 2013 award". SkyAndTelecope.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- “Les distinctions de la Société astronomique de France”, Société astronomique de France, consulted on 6 December 2020.
External links
- En bref : cocorico, enfin une comète française ! (in French)