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Christian Pollas (born 1947) is a French astronomer, known for the discovery and observation of minor planets and supernovae.
Pollas is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 26 asteroids, some co-discovered with Eric Elst, including near-Earth asteroids: (belonging to the Aten group of asteroids), 4179 Toutatis (belonging to the Apollo group of asteroids) and 9950 ESA (belonging to the Amor group of asteroids).
The main-belt asteroid 4892 Chrispollas is named in his honor.
List of discovered minor planets
4179 Toutatis January 4, 1989 5164 Mullo November 20, 1984 7296 Lamarck August 8, 1992 8009 Béguin January 25, 1989 9950 ESA November 8, 1990 14015 Senancour January 16, 1994 14016 Steller January 16, 1994 November 20, 1984 16674 Birkeland January 16, 1994 January 16, 1994 January 16, 1994 29311 Lesire January 16, 1994 30936 Basra January 16, 1994 30937 Bashkirtseff January 16, 1994 30938 Montmartre January 16, 1994 30939 Samaritaine January 16, 1994 May 11, 1986 January 16, 1994 December 17, 1992 January 16, 1994 August 15, 1993 January 16, 1994 January 16, 1994 October 26, 1989 November 29, 1995 December 27, 1994 co-discovery with E. W. Elst
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