Jose Luis Ortiz Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jose Luis Ortiz, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Spain.

3 records2011–20173 events0 places

Chronological biography

2011

Makemake Stellar Occultation2011

Science / Astronomy

Ortiz and colleagues coordinate observations of Makemake passing in front of a star to measure its size and physical properties.

2012

Makemake Atmosphere Constraint2012

Science / Astronomy

Analysis of the Makemake occultation finds no evidence for a substantial global atmosphere around the dwarf planet.

2017

Haumea Ring Discovery12 October 2017

Science / Astronomy

Ortiz and colleagues use a stellar occultation to discover a ring around the trans-Neptunian dwarf planet Haumea.

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.