Stephen Groombridge

Stephen Groombridge (born Jan. 7, 1755, Goudhurst, Kent, Eng.—died March 30, 1832, London) was an English astronomer, known for compiling a star catalog that bears his name. Groombridge began observations at Blackheath, London, in 1806 and retired from the West Indian trade in 1815 to devote full time to the project. A Catalogue of Circumpolar Stars, listing 4,243 stars situated within 50° of the North Pole and having apparent magnitudes greater than 9, was published...