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Sylvain Julien Victor Arend
Sylvain Julien Victor Arend (August 6 1902 – February 18 1992) was a Belgian astronomer born in Luxembourg. His main interest was astrometry.
Together with Georges Roland , discovered the bright comet C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland). Also discovered or co-discovered the periodic comets 49P/Arend-Rigaux and 50P/Arend .
Also discovered Nova Scuti 1952 .
Also discovered a number of asteroids, including notably the Amor asteroid 1916 Boreas and the Trojan asteroid 1583 Antilochus . Also discovered 1652 Hergé which is named after Hergé, the creator of Tintin.
The asteroid 1563 Noël is named after his son, Emanuel Arend .
| 1127 Mimi | January 13 1929 |
| 1171 Rusthawelia | October 3 1930 |
| 1262 Sniadeckia | March 23 1933 |
| 1263 Varsavia | March 23 1933 |
| 1281 Jeanne | August 25 1933 |
| 1286 Banachiewicza | August 25 1933 |
| 1287 Lorcia | August 25 1933 |
| 1313 Berna | August 24 1933 |
| 1314 Paula | September 16 1933 |
| 1315 Bronislawa | September 16 1933 |
| 1348 Michel | March 23 1933 |
| 1352 Wawel | February 3 1935 |
| 1563 Noël | March 7 1943 |
| 1565 Lemaître | November 25 1948 |
| 1570 Brunonia | October 9 1948 |
| 1573 Väisälä | October 27 1949 |
| 1576 Fabiola | September 30 1948 |
| 1579 Herrick | September 30 1948 |
| 1583 Antilochus | September 19 1950 |
| 1591 Baize | May 31 1951 |
| 1592 Mathieu | June 1 1951 |
| 1593 Fagnes | June 1 1951 |
| 1613 Smiley | September 16 1950 |
| 1625 The NORC | September 1 1953 |
| 1633 Chimay | March 3 1929 |
| 1639 Bower | September 12 1951 |
| 1640 Nemo | August 31 1951 |
| 1652 Hergé | August 9 1953 |
| 1683 Castafiore | September 19 1950 |
| 1717 Arlon | January 8 1954 |
| 1787 Chiny | September 19 1950 |
| 1887 Virton | October 5 1950 |
| 1916 Boreas | September 1 1953 |
| 1969 Alain | February 3 1935 |
| 2084 Okayama | February 7 1935 |
| 2109 Dhotel | October 13 1950 |
| 2231 Durrell | September 21 1941 |
| 2265 Verbaandert | February 17 1950 |
| 2277 Moreau | February 18 1950 |
| 2455 Somville | October 5 1950 |
| 2513 Baetslé | September 19 1950 |
| 2538 Vanderlinden | October 30 1954 |
| 2642 Vésale | September 14 1961 |
| 2666 Gramme | October 8 1951 |
| 2689 Bruxelles | February 3 1935 |
| 2866 Hardy | October 7 1961 |
| 2973 Paola | January 10 1951 |
| 3228 Pire | February 8 1935 |
| 3346 Gerla | September 27 1951 |
| 3755 Lecointe | September 19 1950 |
| 3920 Aubignan | November 28 1948 |
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