Eric Walter Elst
Astronomer
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Who is Eric Walter Elst?
Eric Walter Elst is a Belgian astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids, with over 3,000 discovered so far.
Notable discoveries include the Apollo asteroid 4486 Mithra, the asteroid/comet 7968 Elst-Pizarro, the asteroid 8191 Mersenne, and more than 25 Trojan asteroids.
The asteroid 3936 Elst was named in his honour.
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- Also known as
- 艾瑞克·怀特·埃尔斯特
- Эльст, Эрик Вальтер
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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