Jérôme Eugène Coggia
French astronomer
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| Intro | French astronomer | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Astronomer | |
| Work field | Science | |
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| Birth | 18 February 1849, Ajaccio, arrondissement of Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica | |
| Death | 15 January 1919 (aged 69 years) |
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Biography
Jérôme Eugène Coggia (18 February 1849 – 15 January 1919) was a 19th-century French astronomer and discoverer of asteroids and comets, who was born in the Corsican town of Ajaccio.
Working at the Marseille Observatory from 1866 to 1917, Coggia discovered a number of comets, including the bright "Coggia's Comet" (C/1874 H1). The periodic comet 27P/Crommelin was previously called "Comet Pons-Coggia-Winnecke-Forbes". He is also credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 5 asteroids at Marseille between 1868 and 1899.
Coggia was awarded by the French Academy of Sciences its Lalande Prize for 1873 and again for 1916.
Comets discovered or co-discovered
- C/1870 Q1 (Coggia)
- 27P/Crommelin
- C/1874 H1 (Coggia)
- C/1874 Q1 (Coggia)
- C/1877 R1 (Coggia)
- C/1890 O1 (Coggia)