About Edward L. G. Bowell
Lived 1943 – 2023 (aged 79). Edward L. G. Bowell was an American astronomer.
Edward L. G. Bowell (1943 – August 21, 2023), was an American astronomer. Bowell was educated at Emanuel School London, University College, London, and the University of Paris.
He was principal investigator of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS). He has discovered a large number of asteroids, both as part of LONEOS and in his own right before LONEOS began. Among the latter are the Jovian asteroids 2357 Phereclos, 2759 Idomeneus, 2797 Teucer, 2920 Automedon, 3564 Talthybius, 4057 Demophon, and 4489 Dracius. He also co-discovered the periodic comet 140P/Bowell-Skiff and the non-periodic comet C/1980 E1.
The outer main-belt asteroid 2246 Bowell was named in his honor.
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Who was Edward L. G. Bowell?
American astronomer (1943–2023)
When was Edward L. G. Bowell born?
Edward L. G. Bowell was born on 26 November 1943 in London.
When did Edward L. G. Bowell die?
Edward L. G. Bowell died on 21 August 2023.
What was Edward L. G. Bowell's occupation?
Edward L. G. Bowell was an astronomer.
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Edward L. G. Bowell was American.
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