# Eric Walter Elst

> Eric Walter Elst was a Belgian astronomer at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle and a prolific discoverer of asteroids. As of 2026, the Minor Planet Center ranks him among the top 15 discoverers of minor planets with thousands of discoveries made at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile and at the Rozhen Observatory in Bulgaria during 1986-2005.

*Belgian astronomer (1936-2022)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/eric-walter-elst

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1936-11-30
- **Died:** 2022-01-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.5 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 21.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: https://www.angelfire.com/id/ericelst/

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312755)

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