Eric Walter Elst

Eric Walter Elst (30 November 1936 – 2 January 2022) was a Belgian astronomer at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle and a prolific discoverer of asteroids. The Minor Planet Center ranks him among the top 10 discoverers of minor planets with thousands of discoveries made at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile and at the Rozhen Observatory in Bulgaria during 1986–2009.

Eric Walter Elst
Born30 November 1936 
Kapellenbos, Mortsel 
Died2 January 2022  (aged 85)
Antwerp 
Occupation
Websitehttp://www.angelfire.com/id/ericelst 
Academic career
Institutions
  • Royal Observatory of Belgium (1968–) 
Minor planets discovered: 3868 
see § List of discovered minor planets

The minor planet 3936 Elst, a stony Vestian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, roughly 6 kilometers in diameter, was named in his honour.

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