François Mignard (born 1949) is a French astronomer and the director of the CERGA Observatory (French: Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie) of the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur in southern France. He is an expert in space astrometry and Solar System dynamics, and played major roles in the European Space Agency's Hipparcos and Gaia missions.[1] Mignard is an active member in several commissions of the International Astronomical Union and chairman of its working group that amends the standards for the International Celestial Reference System.[2]
Honors
editAsteroid 12898 Mignard, discovered by astronomers with the LONEOS program in 1998, was named in his honor.[1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 24 July 2002 (M.P.C. 46109).[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "12898 Mignard (1998 RK6)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Division A WG Multi-waveband Realisations of International Celestial Reference System". IAU – International Astronomical Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
External links
edit- François Mignard, active member of the International Astronomical Union