Henry L. Giclas

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Henry Lee Giclas
Born	December 9, 1910(1910-12-09) Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
Died	April 2, 2007 (aged 96) Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation	Astronomer

Henry Lee Giclas (December 9, 1910 – April 2, 2007) was an American astronomer.

He worked at Lowell Observatory using the blink comparator, and hired Robert Burnham, Jr. to work there.

He discovered a number of comets, including periodic comet 84P/Giclas.

He also discovered a number of asteroids, including the Apollo asteroid 2201 Oljato and the Amor asteroid 2061 Anza. Some have tentatively identified Oljato as the parent body of the Chi Orionids meteor shower. The asteroid 1741 Giclas, discovered January 26, 1960 by the Indiana Asteroid Program, is named for him.

[edit] Discoveries

Asteroids discovered: 17

1886 Lowell	June 21, 1949
2061 Anza	October 22, 1960
2118 Flagstaff	August 5, 1978
2201 Oljato	December 12, 1947
2313 Aruna	October 15, 1976
2347 Vinata	October 7, 1936
2415 Ganesa	October 28, 1978
3110 Wagman	September 28, 1975
3177 Chillicothe	January 8, 1934
3382 Cassidy	September 7, 1948
3487 Edgeworth	October 28, 1978
3695 Fiala	October 21, 1973
(6277) 1949 QC1	August 24, 1949 (with R. D. Schaldach)
(7731) 1978 UV	October 28, 1978
(10451) 1975 SE	September 28, 1975
(15204) 1978 UG	October 28, 1978
(17353) 1975 TE	October 10, 1975

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