Carlos Torres
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| 1973 Colocolo 1973 Colocolo 1973 Colocolo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 18, 1968 by C. Torres on exposures by S. Cofre and himself at the University of Chile, Cerro El Roble Station.- External links :*... |
July 18, 1968 | with S. Cofre S. Cofre S. Cofré is or was formally an astronomer of the University of Chile. In 1968, he co-discovered the asteroid Gilhutton from the Cerro El Roble astronomical observatory.- References :... |
| 1974 Caupolican 1974 Caupolican 1974 Caupolican is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 18, 1968 by C. Torres on exposures by S. Cofre and himself at the University of Chile, Cerro El Roble Station.- External links :*... |
July 18, 1968 | with S. Cofre |
| 1992 Galvarino 1992 Galvarino Asteroid Galvarino was discovered on July 18, 1968 by Carlos Torres and S. Cofre at Cerro El Roble. It received the provisional designation 1968 OD.... |
July 18, 1968 | with S. Cofre |
| 2028 Janequeo 2028 Janequeo 2028 Janequeo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 18, 1968 by C. Torres on exposures by S. Cofre and himself at the University of Chile, Cerro El Roble Station.- External links :*... |
July 18, 1968 | with S. Cofre |
| 2282 Andres Bello 2282 Andrés Bello 2282 Andrés Bello is a main-belt asteroid, discovered on March 22, 1974 by Carlos Torres at the Cerro El Roble observatory. It is named after Andrés Bello, who helped establish the Santiago Observatorio Astronomico Nacional.-References:... |
March 22, 1974 | |
| 2518 Rutllant 2518 Rutllant 2518 Rutllant is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 22, 1974 by C. Torres at Cerro El Roble.- External links :*... |
March 22, 1974 | |
| 2654 Ristenpart 2654 Ristenpart 2654 Ristenpart is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 18, 1968 by C. Torres at Cerro El Roble.- External links :*... |
July 18, 1968 | with S. Cofre |
| 2741 Valdivia 2741 Valdivia 2741 Valdivia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 1, 1975 by C. Torres at Cerro El Roble.- External links :*... |
December 1, 1975 | with S. Barros |
| 2784 Domeyko 2784 Domeyko 2784 Domeyko is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 15, 1975 by Torres, C. at Cerro El Roble.It was named for Polish mineralogist Ignacy Domeyko.- External links :*... |
April 15, 1975 | |
| 2858 Carlosporter 2858 Carlosporter 2858 Carlosporter is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 1, 1975 by Wroblewski, H. at Cerro El Roble.- External links :*... |
December 1, 1975 | with S. Barros |
| 2976 Lautaro 2976 Lautaro 2976 Lautaro is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on April 22, 1974 by C. Torres at Cerro El Roble.- External links :*... |
April 22, 1974 | |
| 3050 Carrera 3050 Carrera 3050 Carrera is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 13, 1972 by Torres, C. at Cerro El Roble.- External links :*... |
July 13, 1972 | |
| 3361 Orpheus 3361 Orpheus 3361 Orpheus is an Apollo asteroid that was discovered on April 24, 1982 by Carlos Torres at Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station. Its eccentric orbit crosses that of Mars and Earth, and approaches Venus as well. From 1900 to 2100 it passes closer than 30 Gm to Venus 11, Earth 33, and Mars 14... |
April 24, 1982 | |
| 3922 Heather 3922 Heather 3922 Heather is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1971 by C. Torres at Cerro El Roble.- External links :*... |
September 26, 1971 | |
| 3970 Herran 3970 Herran 3970 Herran is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 28, 1979 by C. Torres at Cerro El Roble.- External links :*... |
June 28, 1979 | |
| 4269 Bogado 4269 Bogado 4269 Bogado is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 22, 1974 by Carlos Torres at Cerro El Roble.- External links :*... |
March 22, 1974 | |
| 4853 Marielukac 4853 Marielukac 4853 Marielukac is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 28, 1979 by C. Torres at Cerro El Roble.- External links :*... |
June 28, 1979 | |
| (4878) 1968 OF | July 18, 1968 | with S. Cofre |
| (4881) 1975 XJ (4881) 1975 XJ 1975 XJ is a Main Belt minor planet. It was discovered by Carlos Torres at the Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station at the University of Chile on December 1, 1975.-External links:*... |
December 1, 1975 | |
| 5569 Colby 5569 Colby 5569 Colby is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 22, 1974 by C. Torres at Cerro El Roble.- External links :*... |
March 22, 1974 | |
| July 18, 1968 | with S. Cofre | |
| (6217) 1975 XH (6217) 1975 XH 1975 XH is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Carlos Torres and Sergio Barros at the Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station operated by the University of Chile on December 1, 1975.-External links:*... |
December 1, 1975 | with S. Barros |
| January 27, 1971 | with J. Petit | |
| (6889) 1971 RA (6889) 1971 RA 1971 RA is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Carlos Torres and J. Petit at the Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station operated by the University of Chile on September 15, 1971.-External links:*... |
September 15, 1971 | with J. Petit |
| April 19, 1972 | ||
| (7045) 1974 FJ (7045) 1974 FJ 1974 FJ is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Carlos Torres at the Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station operated by the University of Chile on March 22, 1974.-External links:*... |
March 22, 1974 | |
| September 26, 1971 | ||
| (7975) 1974 FD | March 22, 1974 | |
| (8605) 1968 OH | July 18, 1968 | with S. Cofre |
| (9917) 1979 MK (9917) 1979 MK 9917 Keynes is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.65 years.Discovered on June 26, 1979 by Carlos Torres at the Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station, it was given the provisional designation "1979 MK" and later named Keynes after British economist John Maynard Keynes... |
June 26, 1979 | |
| (10993) 1975 XF | December 1, 1975 | with S. Barros |
| (12660) 1975 NC | July 15, 1975 | with S. Barros |
| (16352) 1974 FF | March 22, 1974 | |
| (17350) 1968 OJ | July 18, 1968 | with S. Cofre |
| (27655) 1968 OK | July 18, 1968 | with S. Cofre |
| (29079) 1975 XD | December 1, 1975 | with S. Barros |
| (43722) 1968 OB | July 18, 1968 | with S. Cofre |
Carlos Torres is an astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
of the University of Chile. Between 1968 and 1982, he discovered or co-discovered a number of asteroids from the University of Chile's Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station.
Selected publications
- H. Wroblewski, C. Torres, and S. Barros, Minor Planet Positions, Publicaciones Departmento de Astronomia Universidad de Chile, Vol. II, No. 7, pp. 215–244, (1977)
- H. Wroblewski, C. Torres, S. Barros, and M. Wischnjewsky, Minor planet positions obtained at Cerro Calan Observatory during 1978-1980, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, vol. 51, pp. 93–95 (Jan 1983)
- H. Wroblewski, and C. Torres, New proper-motion stars south of declination -40 deg and right ascension between 00 H and 04 H 30 M, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series (ISSN 0365-0138), vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 231–247 (May 1989)
- H. Wroblewski and C. Torres, New proper motion determination of Luyten catalogue stars (LTT) south of declination -40 degrees and right ascension between 00 H and 04 H 30 M, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series (ISSN 0365-0138), vol. 83, no. 2, pp. 317–329 (May 1990)
- H. Wroblewski and C. Torres, New proper-motion stars south of declination -40 deg and right ascension between 04h 30m and 16h 00m, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series (ISSN 0365-0138), vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 129–169 (Nov 1991)
- H. Wroblewski and C. Torres, New proper motion determination of Luyten catalogue stars (LTT) south of declination -40 deg and right ascension between 04 H 30 M and 16 H 00 M, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series (ISSN 0365-0138), vol. 92, no. 3, pp. 449–472 (Feb 1992)
- H. Wroblewski and C. Torres, Proper motion LTT stars -5