Eric Walter Elst
✓ Source-basedfallingBelgian astronomer (1936-2022)
ScientistsLived 1936 to 2022 · aged 85
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Eric Walter Elst was a Belgian astronomer at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle and a prolific discoverer of asteroids.
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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.
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Lived 1936 to 2022 · aged 85
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