Jean Chacornac (June 21, 1823 – September 23, 1873) was a French astronomer. An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... 25 Phocaea (fo-see-a) is a Main belt asteroid. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 33 Polyhymnia is a main belt asteroid. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 34 Circe is a large, very dark main belt asteroid. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 38 Leda is a large, dark main belt asteroid. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 39 Laetitia is a large, bright main belt asteroid. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 59 Elpis is a very large main belt asteroid. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ...

Working in Marseille and Paris, he discovered six asteroids. The asteroid 1622 Chacornac and the Chacornac crater on the Moon are named in his honour. City motto: Actibus immensis urbs fulget Massiliensis. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... Chacornac is an irregular lunar impact crater attached to the southeast rim of Posidonius crater. ... Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ...