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Ernest Leonard Johnson
South African astronomer (1891-1977) · South Africa · Scientists · Died at 86
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Something wrong?Ernest Leonard Johnson (1891-1977) was a South African astronomer and a former staff member of the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is known for the discovery of 18 asteroids between 1946-1951, as well as several comets.
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Ernest Leonard Johnson (1891-1977) was a South African astronomer and a former staff member of the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is known for the discovery of 18 asteroids between 1946-1951, as well as several comets. On 25 August 1949, he discovered 48P/Johnson, a periodic comet expected to pass no closer than 1.2 to 1.3 AU from our planet in 2025. Johnson received the "Donohoe Comet Medal" twice before retiring in 1956. He died in 1977.
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