Arthur Allen Hog ( January 28, 1921 , Ann Arbor - July 17, 1999 , Tucson ) - an American astronomer , became famous thanks to the discovery in 1950 of a ring-shaped galaxy in the constellation Snake , named in his honor the object of Hog .
| Hog, Arthur | |
|---|---|
| English Arthur allen hoag | |
| Date of Birth | January 28, 1921 |
| Place of Birth | Ann Arbor , Michigan , USA |
| Date of death | July 17, 1999 (78 years old) |
| Place of death | Tucson , Arizona , USA |
| A country |  USA |
| Scientific field | astronomy |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known as | Hog Object Discoverer |
Biography
Arthur Allen Hog was born in 1921 in the family of Lynn Arthur Hog and Wilma Wood Hog, a professor at the University of Michigan . His mother and sister Mary died on June 1, 1926 in the shipwreck of the Washington Irving wheeled steamer on the Hudson River near New York. [1] [2]
Arthur Allen Hog received his doctorate in astronomy in 1953 at Harvard . He has been director of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff since 1977. A.A.Hog is known for his work in the field of astronomical photometry , improvement of astronomical instruments, as well as research on quasars .
In 1982, Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker named the asteroid they discovered (identification number 3225) in honor of A.A. Hoag .