Sylvain Julien Victor Arend
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| Asteroids discovered: 51 | |
|---|---|
| 1127 Mimi | January 13, 1929 |
| 1171 Rusthawelia | October 3, 1930 |
| 1262 Sniadeckia | March 23, 1933 |
| 1263 Varsavia | March 23, 1933 |
| 1281 Jeanne | August 25, 1933 |
| 1286 Banachiewicza | August 25, 1933 |
| 1287 Lorcia | August 25, 1933 |
| 1313 Berna | August 24, 1933 |
| 1314 Paula | September 16, 1933 |
| 1315 Bronislawa | September 16, 1933 |
| 1348 Michel | March 23, 1933 |
| 1352 Wawel | February 3, 1935 |
| 1563 Noël | March 7, 1943 |
| 1565 Lemaître | November 25, 1948 |
| 1570 Brunonia | October 9, 1948 |
| 1573 Väisälä | October 27, 1949 |
| 1576 Fabiola | September 30, 1948 |
| 1579 Herrick | September 30, 1948 |
| 1583 Antilochus | September 19, 1950 |
| 1591 Baize | May 31, 1951 |
| 1592 Mathieu | June 1, 1951 |
| 1593 Fagnes | June 1, 1951 |
| 1613 Smiley | September 16, 1950 |
| 1625 The NORC | September 1, 1953 |
| 1633 Chimay | March 3, 1929 |
| 1639 Bower | September 12, 1951 |
| 1640 Nemo | August 31, 1951 |
| 1652 Hergé | August 9, 1953 |
| 1683 Castafiore | September 19, 1950 |
| 1717 Arlon | January 8, 1954 |
| 1787 Chiny | September 19, 1950 |
| 1887 Virton | October 5, 1950 |
| 1916 Boreas | September 1, 1953 |
| 1969 Alain | February 3, 1935 |
| 2084 Okayama | February 7, 1935 |
| 2109 Dhotel | October 13, 1950 |
| 2231 Durrell | September 21, 1941 |
| 2265 Verbaandert | February 17, 1950 |
| 2277 Moreau | February 18, 1950 |
| 2455 Somville | October 5, 1950 |
| 2513 Baetslé | September 19, 1950 |
| 2538 Vanderlinden | October 30, 1954 |
| 2642 Vésale | September 14, 1961 |
| 2666 Gramme | October 8, 1951 |
| 2689 Bruxelles | February 3, 1935 |
| 2866 Hardy | October 7, 1961 |
| 2973 Paola | January 10, 1951 |
| 3228 Pire | February 8, 1935 |
| 3346 Gerla | September 27, 1951 |
| 3755 Lecointe | September 19, 1950 |
| 3920 Aubignan | November 28, 1948 |
Sylvain Julien Victor Arend (August 6, 1902–February 18, 1992) was a Belgian astronomer born in Robelmont, Luxembourg. His main interest was astrometry.
Together with Georges Roland, he discovered the bright comet C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland). He also discovered or co-discovered the periodic comets 49P/Arend-Rigaux and 50P/Arend, Nova Scuti 1952, and a number of asteroids, including notably the Amor asteroid 1916 Boreas and the Trojan asteroid 1583 Antilochus. He also discovered 1652 Hergé which is named after Hergé, the creator of The Adventures of Tintin. The asteroid 1563 Noël is named after his son, Emanuel Arend.
