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Carlos Torres (1929–2011) was a Chilean astronomer of the University of Chile and an individual member of the International Astronomical Union on several commissions. [2] Between 1968 and 1982, he discovered or co-discovered a number of asteroids from the University of Chile's Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station. [1] [3] Together with Spanish astronomer Carlos Guillermo Torres (1910–1965), he was honored with the naming of asteroid 1769 Carlostorres. [4]
1973 Colocolo | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
1974 Caupolican | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
1992 Galvarino | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
2028 Janequeo | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
2282 Andrés Bello | 22 March 1974 | list |
2518 Rutllant | 22 March 1974 | list |
2654 Ristenpart | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
2741 Valdivia | 1 December 1975 | list [B] |
2784 Domeyko | 15 April 1975 | list |
2858 Carlosporter | 1 December 1975 | list [B] |
2976 Lautaro | 22 April 1974 | list |
3050 Carrera | 13 July 1972 | list |
3361 Orpheus | 24 April 1982 | list |
3922 Heather | 26 September 1971 | list |
3970 Herran | 28 June 1979 | list |
4269 Bogado | 22 March 1974 | list |
4853 Marielukac | 28 June 1979 | list |
4878 Gilhutton | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
4881 Robmackintosh | 1 December 1975 | list |
5569 Colby | 22 March 1974 | list |
5659 Vergara | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
6217 Kodai | 1 December 1975 | list [B] |
(6888) 1971 BD3 | 27 January 1971 | list [C] |
(6889) 1971 RA | 15 September 1971 | list [C] |
(6940) 1972 HL1 | 19 April 1972 | list |
(7045) 1974 FJ | 22 March 1974 | list |
(7151) 1971 SX3 | 26 September 1971 | list |
(7975) 1974 FD | 22 March 1974 | list |
(8605) 1968 OH | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
9917 Keynes | 26 June 1979 | list |
(10993) 1975 XF | 1 December 1975 | list [B] |
(12660) 1975 NC | 15 July 1975 | list [B] |
(16352) 1974 FF | 22 March 1974 | list |
(17350) 1968 OJ | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
(27655) 1968 OK | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
(29079) 1975 XD | 1 December 1975 | list [B] |
43722 Carloseduardo | 18 July 1968 | list [A] |
Co-discovery made with: A S. Cofré B S. Barros C J.-M. Petit |
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