Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin

Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin ( born December 19, 1845 † February 29, 1904 ) was a French astronomer.

Perrotin was from 1884 until his death, director of the Observatoire de Nice ( Nice Observatory ). He led in particular observations of the planet Mars, determined the rotation period of Venus and calculated the perturbations of the asteroid Vesta. In his honor, the asteroid ( 1515) Perrotin was named after him.

In addition, he discovered six asteroids:

(4) Vesta (1515) Perrotin (138) Tolosa May 19 1874 (149) Medusa September 21 1875 (163) Erigone April 26 1876 (170) Maria 1877 (180) Garumna 1878 (252) Clementina October 11 1885 Astrophysics Data System Integrated Authority File
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