Charles T. Kowal
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Charles Thomas Kowal was an American astronomer known for his observations and discoveries in the Solar System.
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Charles Thomas Kowal was an American astronomer known for his observations and discoveries in the Solar System. As a staff astronomer at Caltech's Mount Wilson and Palomar Mountain observatories between 1961 and 1984, he found 2060 Chiron, the second-largest centaur, discovered two moons of the planet Jupiter, and discovered or co-discovered a number of asteroids, comets and supernovae. He was awarded the James Craig Watson Medal for his contributions to astronomy in 1979.
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United StatesCategory
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1940 to 2011 · aged 71
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