Hartmut Jahreiß (born 1942) is a German astronomer associated with Astronomisches Rechen-Institut specializing in the study of nearby stars.
Hartmut Jahreiß | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 |
| Alma mater | University of Heidelberg |
| Known for | Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | astronomy |
| Institutions | Astronomisches Rechen-Institut |
Work
editHartmut Jahreiß obtained his Ph.D from the University of Heidelberg. His thesis was on the spatial distribution, kinetics and age of stars near the Sun.[1] Jahreiß soon began work at Astronomisches Rechen-Institut with Wilhelm Gliese, a world-renowned authority on nearby stars. Jahreiß is best known for his collaboration with Gliese on the publication of new editions of the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars in 1979[2] and 1991.[3] Upon the death of Gliese in 1993, Jahreiß wrote Gliese's obituary.[4] The Gliese catalog stars are now known by the abbreviation GJ (Gliese–Jahreiß) in recognition of Jahreiß's contribution.
Jahreiß contributed to the Hipparcos catalogs of nearby stars.[5] In 1997, as a member of the Research Consortium on Nearby Stars (RECONS), he identified GJ 1061, at a distance of just 3.68 parsecs, as the 20th closest star to Earth.[6]
The main-belt asteroid, 9861 Jahreiss (1991 RB3), is named in his honor.
References
edit- ^ Jahreiß, H. (1974). Die räumliche Verteilung, Kinematik und Alter der sonnennahen Sterne (in German). Bibcode:1974PhDT........59J.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Gliese, W.; Jahreiß, H. (1979). "Nearby Star Data Published 1969-1978". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 38: 423–448. Bibcode:1979A&AS...38..423G.
- ^ Gliese, W.; Jahreiß, H. (1991). "Preliminary Version of the Third Catalogue of Nearby Stars". In L.E. Brotzmann; S.E. Gesser (eds.). The Astronomical Data Center CD-ROM: Selected Astronomical Catalogs. Vol. I. Greenbelt, MD: NASA/Astronomical Data Center, Goddard Space Flight Center. Bibcode:1991adc..rept.....G.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ Hartmut Jahreiß. "Nachrufe : Wilhelm Gliese". Mitteilungen der Astronomischen Gesellschaft (in German). 77: 5–7.
- ^ Turon, C.; Egret, D.; Gomez, A.; Grenon, M.; et al. (October 1996). "Hipparcos Input Catalogue, Version 2 (Turon+ 1993)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog. VizieR On-line Data Catalog: I/196. Originally Published in: 1993BICDS..43....5T. Bibcode:1996yCat.1196....0T.
- ^ Henry, Todd J.; Ianna, Philip A.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Jahreiss, Hartmut (July 1997). "The solar neighborhood IV: discovery of the twentieth nearest star". Astronomical Journal. 114 (1): 388–395. Bibcode:1997AJ....114..388H. doi:10.1086/118482.
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