Artie P. Hatzes
Artie P. Hatzes is an American astronomer. He is a professor at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena and director of the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory (Thuringian State Observatory).
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Born | May 24, 1957 Havre De Grace, Maryland |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | California Institute of Technology University of California, Santa Cruz |
Known for | Discovering numerous extrasolar planets |
Hatzes is a pioneer in the search of extrasolar planets and is working on the COROT space mission. His achievements have included discovering the extrasolar planets Pollux b, Epsilon Eridani b and the star HD 13189's planet known as HD 13189 b.