Ernest Leonard Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernest Leonard Johnson

South African astronomer

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1891

Place of Birth: Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1977

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ernest Leonard Johnson (1891 - 1977) was a South African astronomer and a former staff member of the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa.
He is known for the discovery of 18 asteroids between 1946–1951, as well as several comets.
On 25 August 1949, he discovered 48P/Johnson, a periodic comet expected to pass no closer than 1.2 to 1.3 AU from our planet in 2025.
Johnson received the "Donohoe Comet Medal" twice before retiring in 1956.
He died in 1977.