Hendrik van Gent
Dutch astronomer (1899–1947)
Hendrik van Gent (14 September 1899, Pernis – March 29, 1947, Amsterdam )[ 2] was a Dutch astronomer .
He moved to South Africa in 1928 in order to observe the southern sky at the Leiden Southern Station and the Union Observatory in Johannesburg . He obtained his PhD from Leiden University in 1931. He studied variable stars and also discovered three comets , namely C/1941 K1 , C/1944 K2 and C/1943 W1 .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 39 numbered minor planets during 1929–1935.[ 1]
He died of a heart attack at the age of 47 while on leave in the Netherlands . The crater Van Gent on the far side of the Moon, and the asteroid 1666 van Gent are named after him.[ 6]
List of discovered minor planets
1132 Hollandia
September 13, 1929
1133 Lugduna
September 13, 1929
1165 Imprinetta
April 24, 1930
1225 Ariane
April 23, 1930
1226 Golia
April 22, 1930
1267 Geertruida
April 23, 1930
1336 Zeelandia
September 9, 1934
1337 Gerarda
September 9, 1934
1342 Brabantia
February 13, 1935
1353 Maartje
February 13, 1935
1383 Limburgia
September 9, 1934
1384 Kniertje
September 9, 1934
1385 Gelria
May 24, 1935
1389 Onnie
September 28, 1935
1666 van Gent
July 22, 1930
1667 Pels
September 16, 1930
1670 Minnaert
September 9, 1934
1686 De Sitter
September 28, 1935
1689 Floris-Jan
September 16, 1930
1693 Hertzsprung
May 5, 1935
1694 Kaiser
September 29, 1934
1738 Oosterhoff
September 16, 1930
1752 van Herk
July 22, 1930
1753 Mieke
May 10, 1934
1879 Broederstroom
October 16, 1935
1914 Hartbeespoortdam
September 28, 1930
1925 Franklin-Adams
September 9, 1934
1945 Wesselink
July 22, 1930
1946 Walraven
August 8, 1931
1986 Plaut
September 28, 1935
References
International National Academics