Jérôme Eugène Coggia (18 February 1849 – 15 January 1919) was a 19th-century French
astronomer
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and discoverer of
asteroid
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s and
comet
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s, who was born in the
Corsica
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n town of
Ajaccio
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.
Working at the
Marseille Observatory from 1866 to 1917, Coggia discovered a number of comets, including the bright "Coggia's Comet" (
C/1874 H1). The periodic comet
27P/Crommelin was previously called "Comet Pons-Coggia-Winnecke-Forbes". He is also credited by the
Minor Planet Center
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Funct ...
with the discovery of 5 asteroids at Marseille between 1868 and 1899.
Coggia was awarded by the
French Academy of Sciences
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its
Lalande Prize
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The prize was endowed by astronomer Jérôme Lalande in 1801 ...
for 1873
and again for 1916.
Comets discovered or co-discovered
* C/1870 Q1 (Coggia)
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27P/Crommelin
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C/1874 H1 (Coggia)
* C/1874 Q1 (Coggia)
* C/1877 R1 (Coggia)
* C/1890 O1 (Coggia)
The Donohoe Comet Medal was awarded to Coggia for his July 18, 1890 discovery.
References
External links
J. Coggia
@ Astrophysics Data System
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Jerome Eugene Coggia, Astronomie-Homepage von Wolfgang Steinicke
1849 births
1919 deaths
20th-century French astronomers
19th-century French astronomers
Discoverers of asteroids
Discoverers of comets
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People from Ajaccio
Recipients of the Lalande Prize
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