Mike Irwin

Mike Irwin
Mike Irwin receiving the Herschel Medal from Roger Davies in 2012
Born
Michael J. Irwin
Known forDiscovery of the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy
AwardsHerschel Medal (2012)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge
Websitewww.ast.cam.ac.uk/~mike/

Michael J. Irwin is a British astronomer. He is the director of the Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit and one of the discoverers of the Cetus Dwarf galaxy and the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy.

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