Christian Pollas

Asteroids discovered: 26
see § List of discovered minor planets

Christian Pollas (b. 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 W. Elst, including the near-Earth asteroids: (65679) 1989 UQ (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.

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