A. Laurent was a Frenchman who discovered the asteroid 51 Nemausa in 1858. An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... 51 Nemausa (ne-mawz-a) is a large Main belt asteroid similar to 1 Ceres in composition. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... One of the many landscapes of France: Cantal département, in the mountainous Massif Central. ... An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... 51 Nemausa (ne-mawz-a) is a large Main belt asteroid similar to 1 Ceres in composition. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ...

He never made any more asteroid discoveries and not much more seems to be known about him. He was described as a "very skillful young man" (un jeune homme très habile) by Edouard Stephan [1]. Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan (August 31, 1837 – December 31, 1923) was a French astronomer. ...

The asteroid was discovered using the private observatory at the house formerly occupied by Benjamin Valz, who left to become the new director of the Marseille Observatory. He entrusted his former observatory to A. Laurent, who later found the asteroid. The house, at 32 rue Nationale in Nîmes, has a plaque commemorating the discovery [2]. Jean Elias Benjamin Valz (May 27, 1787 – April 22, 1867) was a French astronomer. ... Marseille Observatory or Observatoire de Marseille is an astronomical observatory run by the University of Provence. ... Location within France Nîmes is a city and commune of southern France, préfecture (capital) of the Gard département. ...

Valz reported the find in a letter to the Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Sciences [3] [4]. A. Laurent was awarded a Prix d'astronomie medal of the Fondation Lalande for the year 1858 for his discovery, along with other asteroid and comet discoverers [5] [6] [7] [8]. In addition, asteroid 162 Laurentia was named in his honour. 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 162 Laurentia is a large and dark Main belt asteroid. ...

External links

• Nemausa, Laurent and Valz (in French)