Yanga R. Fernández
Yanga R. Fernández | |
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| Born | June 10, 1971 Mississauga, Ontario , Canada |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
Yanga (Yan) Roland Fernández (born June 10, 1971) is a Canadian-born American astronomer at the University of Central Florida.
Together with Scott S. Sheppard, he co-discovered the Carme group, a group of moons of the planet Jupiter.
Life
Born in
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 into Jupiter. From 1999 to 2005, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaiʻi, then accepted a position as assistant professor at the University of Central Florida. His research focuses on the physical properties and evolution of asteroids and comets
.
Asteroid
12225 Yanfernández
was named in his honor.
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