Ernest Leonard Johnson
Ernest Leonard Johnson
Ernest Leonard Johnson (1891–1977) was a South African astronomer and a former staff member of the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is known for the discovery of 18 asteroids between 1946–1951, as well as several comets. On 25 August 1949, he discovered 48P/Johnson, a periodic comet expected to pass no closer than 1.2 to 1.3 AU from our planet in 2025. Johnson received the "Donohoe Comet Medal" twice before retiring in 1956. He died in 1977.
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Male
Date of Birth
December 28th, 1891
Age
134
Birth Place
South Africa, Free State
Date of Death
January 1st, 1977
Died Aged
85
Star Sign
Capricorn
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