Ángel López Jiménez (born 1955) is a Spanish
astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. Astronomers observe astronomical objects, such as stars, planets, natural satellite, moons, comets and galaxy, galax ...
. Working with
Rafael Pacheco, he has discovered numerous
asteroid
An asteroid is a minor planet—an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet—that orbits within the Solar System#Inner Solar System, inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids). As ...
s. The
Minor Planet Center
The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official body for observing and reporting on minor planets under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Founded in 1947, it operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
Funct ...
may also refer to fellow astronomer
Álvaro López-García
Álvaro López-García (1941-2019) was a Spanish astronomer, professor of astronomy at the University of Valencia and director of the Valencia University Observatory during the years 1968-2000. He was a specialist in astrometry and the dynamics ...
when using "A. Lopez".
List of discovered minor planets
Ángel López Jiménez discovered 58
minor planet
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s.
See also
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References
External links
Brief biography of Àngel López
1955 births
Discoverers of asteroids
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Living people
20th-century Spanish astronomers
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