Michel Mayor (born 12 January 1942) is a professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Geneva. January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Astrometry: the study of the position of objects in the sky and their changes of position. ... The University of Geneva (Université de Genève) is one of the oldest universities in the world. ...

Together with Didier Queloz in 1995 he discovered the first extrasolar planet, 51 Pegasi B, orbiting a sun-like star, 51 Pegasi. Didier Queloz, born 23 February 1966, is a Geneva-based astronomer with a prolific record in finding extrasolar planets. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Infrared image of the star GQ Lupi (A) orbited by a planet (b) at a distance of approximately 20 times the distance between Jupiter and our Sun. ... 51 Pegasi b (informal name Bellerophon) is the first planet discovered around a sun-like star outside of the solar system. ... 51 Pegasi is the (Flamsteed designation) name of a Sun-like star 14. ...

After studying Physics at the University of Lausanne Mayor obtained his doctorate in Astronomy at the Geneva Observatory in 1971. Among other places, he worked at the observatory at Cambridge, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile and an observatory in Hawaii. University of Lausanne, museum and library The University of Lausanne (in French: Université de Lausanne) or UNIL in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of theology, before being made a university in 1890. ... Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is an international astronomical organisation, composed and supported by ten countries from the European Union plus Switzerland and was created in 1962. ... State nickname: The Aloha State Other U.S. States Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Monarch Akahi Nui Governor Linda Lingle (R) Senators Daniel Inouye (D) Daniel Akaka (D) Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Area 28,337 km² (43rd)  - Land 16,649 km²  - Water 11,672 km² (41. ...

By 1998 he had co-authored more than 200 scientific publications. From 1989 to 1992 he was involved in the scientific research at ESO, from 1988 until 1991 he worked on the study of galactic structure with the International Astronomical Union, and from 1990 until 1993 he was with the Swiss society for astrophysics and astronomy. 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Logo of the IAU The International Astronomical Union (IAU) unites national astronomical societies from around the world. ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Spiral Galaxy ESO 269-57 Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties (luminosity, density, temperature and chemical composition) of astronomical objects such as stars, galaxies, and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions. ...

Since the discovery of 51 Pegasi B Michel Mayor and his research team have been mainly occupied with the discovery of many additional extrasolar planets.

In August 1998 he was awarded the Swiss Marcel Benoist Prize in recognition of his work and its significance for human life. As of 2003 he was a member of the board of trustees. In 2000 he was awarded the Balzan Prize. In 2004 he was awarded the Einstein Medal. In 2005, he was awarded the Shaw Prize in Astronomy. 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Marcel Benoist Foundation was founded originally to make an annual monetary award to a scientist of Swiss nationality or resident of Switzerland who has made the most useful scientific discovery, with emphasis on those affecting human life. ... The International Balzan Prize Foundation awards four annual monetary prizes to people or organisations who have made outstanding achievements in the fields of humanities, natural sciences, culture, as well as for endeavours for peace and the brotherhood of man. ... The Shaw Prize is established by Sir Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫 1907–), a leader in the media industry in Hong Kong and a long-time philanthropist, to, in the official words, honor individuals, regardless of race, nationality and religious belief, who have achieved significant breakthrough in academic and scientific research...

In 2003, his latest planet searching instrument, the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher, came online. 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) is a high-precision echelle spectrograph installed in 2002 with first light achieved February 2003 on ESOs 3. ...