Henri M.j. Boffin
Henri M.
J. Boffin is a Belgian astronomer from the European Southern Observatory, credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 11 numbered minor planets between 1999 and 2001, some in collaboration with Thierry Pauwels.
| 37392 Yukiniall | December 10, 2001 |
| 55543 Nemeghaire | December 8, 2001 |
| 91604 Clausmadsen | October 14, 1999 |
| 94884 Takuya | December 14, 2001 |
| (125547) 2001 XJ3 | 8 December 2001 |
| (125688) 2001 XT88 | 13 December 2001 |
| (125719) 2001 XQ105 | 14 December 2001 |
| (200766) 2001 XY4 | 8 December 2001 |
| (213424) 2001 XS88 | 13 December 2001 |
| (258372) 2001 XH3 | 8 December 2001 |
| (413126) 2001 XU88 | 14 December 2001 |
Henri Boffin received his PhD in 1993 from the Université libre de Bruxelles for his work on the formation of barium stars and has since gone on to work on a variety of problems in the study of binary stars. Most recently, he has dedicated his time to the study of binary stars in planetary nebulae, including discovering the binary central star of Fleming 1, and the use of optical interferometry to study mass-transfer.
He is also extremely active in science communication, having been coordinator of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Gigagalaxy Zoom project, as well as being interviewed about his work in a wide range of publications.
Boffin named the main-belt asteroid 37392 Yukiniall after his two children, Yuki and Niall. Naming citation was published on 24 July 2002 (M.P.C. 46112).
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