With de Hevesy, Dutch physicist Dirk Coster (1889–1950) received the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1943, largely for their discovery of the metallic element 72 hafnium, which closely resembles 40 zirconium in that it is resistant to high temperatures. (M 43044) _ _.
Discovered on 29-9-1973 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.