Gonzalo Tancredi
| Gonzalo Tancredi | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 3, 1963 |
| Residence | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Los Molinos Observatory, Associated Professor of Astronomy at the University of the Republic |
| Known for | Often-cited list of plutoids |
Gonzalo Tancredi (born 3 August 1963) is an Uruguayan astronomer and associated professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of the Republic in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1] He is an active member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and investigator at Los Molinos Observatory.[2]
His list of possible dwarf planets, along with that of Michael E. Brown, is commonly considered, along with the five dwarf planets recognized by the IAU – Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris – to be the dwarf planets of the Solar System.[3] The main-belt asteroid 5088 Tancredi has been named after him.[4]
References
External links
- Gonzalo Tancredi – Departamento de Astronomia, Instituto de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias, Montevideo, URUGUAY
- www.fisica.edu.uy – Curriculum Vitae
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