Fernand Rigaux
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| Intro | Astronomer | ||
| Places | Belgium | ||
| was | Astronomer | ||
| Work field | Science | ||
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| Birth | 1905 | ||
| Death | 21 December 1962 (aged 58 years) | ||
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| 1292 Luce | 17 September 1933 | |
| 1378 Leonce | 21 February 1936 | |
| 1458 Mineura | 1 September 1937 | |
| 1555 Dejan | 15 September 1941 | |
| 3280 Gretry | 17 September 1933 | |
| 4908 Ward | 17 September 1933 | |
| 7000 Curie | 6 November 1939 | |
| 19911 Rigaux | 26 March 1933 |
Fernand Rigaux (1905 — 21 December 1962) was a Belgian astronomer and observer of variable stars, minor planets and comets at the Royal Observatory at Uccle, Belgium.
In 1951, he co-discovered the periodic comet 49P/Arend-Rigaux with his colleague Sylvain Arend. He is also credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 8 asteroids between 1933 and 1941.
The asteroid 19911 Rigaux, discovered by himself at Uccle in 1933, was named in his memory. Naming citation was published on 25 December 2015 (M.P.C. 97568).