[BAA Comets] Klim Ivanovich Churyumov 1937-2016

[Nick James]

We have received the very sad news of the death, at 79, of the Ukrainian 
cometary astronomer Klim Ivanovich Churyumov. Churyumov was, of course, 
famous for his discovery of Rosetta's comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, 
but he was also the discoverer of C/1969 IX Churyumov-Solodovnikov. 
Asteroid (2627) Churyumov was named in his honour.

Klim Ivanovich Churyumov encouraged a generation of talented Ukrainian 
astronomers and he was a strong supporter of amateur astronomy.

My thanks to our prolific Ukrainian comet observer Alexander Baransky 
for passing on this very sad news.

Nick James. Director.