Claudine Rinner
French astronomer
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Participant in the Morocco Oukaimeden Sky Survey (MOSS), Rinner discovered three comets using a 0.5-metre robotic telescope at Oukaïmeden Observatory located in Morocco. She won the 2013 Edgar Wilson Award for discovering three comets which were designated 373P/Rinner (P/2011 W2), C/2012 CH17 (MOSS), and 281P/MOSS (P/2013 CE31). Rinner is also credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of more than 100 minor planets since 2004, including several co-discoveries with François Kugel (see list below).
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Discoveries
List of discovered minor planets
Some of Claudine Rinner's discoveries were made in collaboration with:
- A François Kugel
- B Philippe Dupouy
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