Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly

Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly (December 8, 1842 – February 28, 1926) was a French astronomer.

He joined the Marseille Observatory in 1864. In the course of his career, he discovered a number of asteroids and comets, including the periodic comet 19P/Borrelly.

The French Academy of Sciences awarded him the Prix Valz (Prix Valz) for 1903 and the Prix Lalande for 1909. The asteroid 1539 Borrelly was named in his honor.

The following is an incomplete list of comets discovered or co-discovered by Borrelly: