Charles T. Kowal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles T. Kowal

American astronomer

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1940

Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, United States

Date of Death: 28-Nov-2011

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: United States, Poland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Charles Thomas Kowal (November 8, 1940 – November 28, 2011) was an American astronomer known for his observations and discoveries in the Solar System.
As a staff astronomer at Caltech's Mount Wilson and Palomar Mountain observatories between 1961 and 1984, he found the first of a new class of Solar System objects, the centaurs, discovered two moons of the planet Jupiter, and discovered or co-discovered a number of asteroids, comets and supernovae.
He was awarded the James Craig Watson Medal for his contributions to astronomy in 1979.