Clyde Tombaugh
(1906-1997)
American Astronomer
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Clyde William Tombaugh (February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer. He discovered Pluto in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the Kuiper belt. At the time of discovery, Pluto was considered a planet, but was later reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. Tombaugh also discovered many asteroids. He called for the serious scientific research of unidentified flying objects, or UFOs.
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4 February 1906 LaSalle County, Illinois, U.S.
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| Died |
17 January 1997 (aged 90) Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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