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Stéphane Udry

1961 - Today

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Stéphane Udry (born 1961 in Sion, Switzerland) is an astronomer at the Geneva Observatory in Switzerland, whose current work is primarily the search for extra-solar planets. He and his team, in 2007, discovered a possibly terrestrial planet in the habitable zone of the Gliese 581 planetary system, approximately 20 light years away in the constellation Libra. He also led the observational team that discovered HD 85512 b, another most promisingly habitable exoplanet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Stéphane Udry is the 622nd most popular astronomer, the 811th most popular biography from Switzerland and the 10th most popular Swiss Astronomer.

Stéphane Udry is a Swiss astronomer best known for his contributions to the discovery of exoplanets, particularly through the use of radial velocity methods. He has played a significant role in several key projects, including the HARPS spectrograph, which has been instrumental in detecting and characterizing distant planets.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Stéphane Udry ranks 622 out of 644. Before him are Jeff T. Alu, Hiroshi Mori, Sara Seager, Martha P. Haynes, Dale Frail, and Akimasa Nakamura. After him are Anja Cetti Andersen, Eva Grebel, José Gabriel Funes, Peter Kušnirák, Linda A. Morabito, and Ulrika Babiaková.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Stéphane Udry ranks 897. Before him are Isabel Gemio, Ronnie Whelan, Dominique Bijotat, Luis Flores, Gerald Messlender, and Ivan Kaye. After him are Javier Imbroda, Samir, Janet Jones, Christian Keglevits, Salatyn Asgarova, and Kokichi Kimura.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Stéphane Udry ranks 811 out of 1,015. Before him are Thomas Häberli (1974), Josip Drmić (1992), Bruno Berner (1977), Jeff Agoos (1968), Michael Gier (1967), and Luca Hänni (1994). After him are André Bucher (1976), Gjon's Tears (1998), Carlo Janka (1986), Markus Zberg (1974), Zep (1967), and Corinne Rey-Bellet (1972).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Switzerland

Among astronomers born in Switzerland, Stéphane Udry ranks 10. Before him are Paul Wild (1925), Rudolf Wolf (1816), Johann III Bernoulli (1744), Robert Emden (1862), Robert Julius Trumpler (1886), and Nicolas Fatio de Duillier (1664).

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