Stephen Groombridge

Stephen Groombridge ( born January 7, 1755 in Goudhurst, Kent; † March 30, 1832 in London) was a British astronomer and businessman.

Groombridge made ​​famous by the eponymous star catalog, A Catalog of Circumpolar Stars, which was published posthumously in 1838 for the January 1, 1810 by George Biddell Airy. He began his observations in Blackheath, London, in 1806. In 1815 he finished his trade with the West Indies and devoted himself completely to his project of observations. The catalog lists 4243 stars that are located in a range of 50 degrees to the north celestial pole. The apparent sizes are larger than the 9th magnitude.

In 1820 Groombridge founded the Royal Astronomical Society.

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