Hendrik van Gent


Hendrik van Gent was a Dutch astronomer.
He moved to South Africa in 1928 in order to observe the southern sky at the Leiden Southern Station and the Union Observatory in Johannesburg. He obtained his PhD from Leiden University in 1931. He studied variable stars and also discovered three comets, namely C/1941 K1, C/1944 K2 and C/1943 W1. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 39 numbered minor planets during 1929–1935.
He died of a heart attack at the age of 47 while on leave in the Netherlands. The crater Van Gent on the far side of the Moon, and the asteroid 1666 van Gent are named after him.

List of discovered minor planets

1132 HollandiaSeptember 13, 1929
1133 LugdunaSeptember 13, 1929
1165 ImprinettaApril 24, 1930
1225 ArianeApril 23, 1930
1226 GoliaApril 22, 1930
1267 GeertruidaApril 23, 1930
1336 ZeelandiaSeptember 9, 1934
1337 GerardaSeptember 9, 1934
1342 BrabantiaFebruary 13, 1935
1353 MaartjeFebruary 13, 1935
1383 LimburgiaSeptember 9, 1934
1384 KniertjeSeptember 9, 1934
1385 GelriaMay 24, 1935
1389 OnnieSeptember 28, 1935
1666 van GentJuly 22, 1930

2019 van AlbadaSeptember 28, 1935
2203 van RhijnSeptember 28, 1935
2378 PannekoekFebruary 13, 1935
2801 HuygensSeptember 28, 1935
2831 StevinSeptember 17, 1930
2945 ZanstraSeptember 28, 1935
4296 van WoerkomSeptember 28, 1935
4359 BerlageSeptember 28, 1935
4511 RembrandtSeptember 28, 1935