Artie P. Hatzes (born May 24, 1957) is an American

astronomer An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, natural satellite, moons, comets and galaxy, g ...

. He is a professor at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena and director of the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory (Thuringian State Observatory). Hatzes is a pioneer in the search of extrasolar planets and is working on the COROT space mission. His achievements have included discovering the extrasolar planets

Pollux b Pollux b, also designated β Geminorum b ( Latinized to beta Geminorum b, abbreviated, β Gem b) and HD 62509 b, formally named Thestias , is an extrasolar planet approximately 34 light-years away in the constellation of Gemini (the Twins). This ...

Epsilon Eridani b Epsilon Eridani b, also known as AEgir ,There is some question on whether the name should be spelled (with an æ ligature), but the official press release from the IAU has . is an exoplanet approximately 10.5 light-years away orbiting the star E ...

and

HD 13189 HD 13189 is an 8th magnitude star in Triangulum constellation. In 2005, a planetary companion or brown dwarf was announced in orbit around this star. At the time, the parallax estimate was , which would suggest a distance of with a ...

companion.

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1957 births Living people American astronomers People from Fort Worth, Texas California Institute of Technology alumni Discoverers of exoplanets People from Havre de Grace, Maryland {{US-astronomer-stub