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Aug 06, 1902 Robelmont, Wallonia, Belgium Died on 18 Feb 1992 (aged 89)
Belgian astronomer
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About Sylvain Arend
- Sylvain Julien Victor Arend (6 August 1902 – 18 February 1992) was a Belgian astronomer born in Robelmont, Luxembourg province, Belgium.
- His main interest was astrometry.Together with Georges Roland, he discovered the bright comet C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland).
- He also discovered, or co-discovered, the periodic comets 49P/Arend-Rigaux and 50P/Arend, Nova Scuti 1952, and a number of asteroids, including notably the Amor asteroid 1916 Boreas and the Trojan asteroid 1583 Antilochus.
- He also discovered 1652 Hergé which is named after Hergé, the creator of The Adventures of Tintin.
- The asteroid 1563 Noël is named after his son, Emanuel Arend.In 1948 Arend started together with sixteen other people the skeptic organisation Comité Para.
- The outer main-belt asteroid 1502 Arenda was named in his honor.
