Philibert Jacques Melotte

Philibert Jacques Melotte (January 29, 1880March 30, 1961) was a British astronomer whose parents immigrated from Belgium.

In 1908 he discovered a moon of Jupiter, today known as Pasiphaë. It was simply designated "Jupiter VIII" and was not given its present name until 1975.

Asteroids discovered: 1
676 Melitta January 16 1909

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