Vera Gaze | |
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Вера Фёдоровна Газе | |
Born | Vera Fedorovna Gaze 29 December 1899 |
Died | 3 October 1954 | (aged 54)
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | Astronomer |
Years active | 1921–1954 |
Known for | Nebulae studies |
Vera Fedorovna Gaze (Russian: Вера Фёдоровна Газе; 29 December 1899 – 3 October 1954) was a Russian astronomer who studied emission nebula and minor planets. She discovered around 150 new nebulae and was posthumously honored for her discovery of the minor planet 2388 Gase and the Gaze Crater on Venus, both of which are named after her.