Hartmut Jahreiß

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Hartmut Jahreiß
Born1942
Alma mater
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut

Hartmut Jahreiß (born 1942) is a German astronomer associated with

Astronomisches Rechen-Institut
specializing in the study of nearby stars.

Work

Hartmut Jahreiß obtained his Ph.D from the

Astronomisches Rechen-Institut with Wilhelm Gliese, a world-renowned authority on nearby stars. Jahreiß is best known for his collaboration with Gliese on the publication of new editions of the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars in 1979[2] and 1991.[3] Upon the death of Gliese in 1993, Jahreiß wrote Gliese's obituary.[4]
The Gliese catalog stars are now known by the abbreviation GJ (Gliese–Jahreiß) in recognition of Jahreiß's contribution.

Jahreiß contributed to the

Research Consortium on Nearby Stars (RECONS), he identified GJ 1061, at a distance of just 3.68 parsecs, as the 20th closest star to Earth.[6]

The

9861 Jahreiss
(1991 RB3), is named in his honor.

References

  1. Bibcode:1974PhDT........59J. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
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  2. Bibcode:1979A&AS...38..423G
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  3. Bibcode:1991adc..rept.....G. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help
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  4. ^ Hartmut Jahreiß. "Nachrufe : Wilhelm Gliese". Mitteilungen der Astronomischen Gesellschaft (in German). 77: 5–7.
  5. Bibcode:1996yCat.1196....0T
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  6. doi:10.1086/118482
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