Carlos Torres (astronomer)

Minor planets discovered: 37<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />

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Carlos Torres (1929–2011) was a Chilean astronomer of the University of Chile and an individual member of the International Astronomical Union on several commissions.<ref name="Kronk1984" /> Between 1968 and 1982, he discovered or co-discovered a number of asteroids from the University of Chile's Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station.<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" /><ref name="Torres-1977" /> Together with Spanish astronomer Carlos Guillermo Torres (1910–1965), he was honored with the naming of asteroid 1769 Carlostorres.<ref name="MPC-object" />

List of discovered minor planets

1973 Colocolo	18 July 1968	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
1974 Caupolican	18 July 1968	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
1992 Galvarino	18 July 1968	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
2028 Janequeo	18 July 1968	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
2282 Andrés Bello	22 March 1974	Template:Small
2518 Rutllant	22 March 1974	Template:Small
2654 Ristenpart	18 July 1968	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
2741 Valdivia	1 December 1975	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
2784 Domeyko	15 April 1975	Template:Small
2858 Carlosporter	1 December 1975	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
2976 Lautaro	22 April 1974	Template:Small
3050 Carrera	13 July 1972	Template:Small
3361 Orpheus	24 April 1982	Template:Small
3922 Heather	26 September 1971	Template:Small
3970 Herran	28 June 1979	Template:Small

4269 Bogado	22 March 1974	Template:Small
4853 Marielukac	28 June 1979	Template:Small
4878 Gilhutton	18 July 1968	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
4881 Robmackintosh	1 December 1975	Template:Small
5569 Colby	22 March 1974	Template:Small
5659 Vergara	18 July 1968	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
6217 Kodai	1 December 1975	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mpl	27 January 1971	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mpl	15 September 1971	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mpl	19 April 1972	Template:Small
Template:Mpl	22 March 1974	Template:Small
Template:Mpl	26 September 1971	Template:Small
Template:Mp	22 March 1974	Template:Small
Template:Mp	18 July 1968	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
9917 Keynes	26 June 1979	Template:Small

Template:Mp	1 December 1975	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mp	15 July 1975	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mp	22 March 1974	Template:Small
Template:Mp	18 July 1968	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mp	18 July 1968	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mp	1 December 1975	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
43722 Carloseduardo	18 July 1968	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
Co-discovery made with: Template:Note label S. Cofré Template:Note label S. Barros Template:Note label J.-M. Petit

Selected publications

• Herbert Wroblewski Cruz, 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 Marina Wischnjewsky, Minor planet positions obtained at Cerro Calan Observatory during 1978-1980, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, vol. 51, pp. 93–95 (January 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, 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, 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, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 129–169 (November 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, vol. 92, no. 3, pp. 449–472 (February 1992)
• H. Wroblewski and C. Torres, Proper motion LTT stars -5<DE<-30, 0<RA<13h30, VizieR On-line Data Catalog: J/A+AS/128/457

External links

• Carlos Torres, individual Member at the IAU

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