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Josep Comas Solá
Josep Comas i Solá (or José Comas y Solá (span.)) (December 19 1868 – December 2 1937) was a Catalan astronomer.
He observed planets including Mars and Saturn, measuring the period of rotation of the latter. He wrote some books popularizing astronomy, and was first president of the Sociedad Astrónomica de España y América.
Discovered the periodic comet 32P/Comas Sola, and co-discovered the non-periodic C/1925 F1 (Shajn-Comas Sola). He also discovered some asteroids.
The asteroid 1655 Comas Solá is named after him.
| 804 Hispania | March 20 1915 |
| 925 Alphonsina | January 13 1920 |
| 945 Barcelona | February 3 1921 |
| 986 Amelia | October 19 1922 |
| 1102 Pepita | November 5 1928 |
| 1117 Reginita | May 24 1927 |
| 1136 Mercedes | October 30 1929 |
| 1188 Gothlandia | September 30 1930 |
| 1626 Sadeya | January 10 1927 |
| 1655 Comas Sola | November 28 1929 |
| 1708 Pólit | December 1 1929 |
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