Meudon mathematician and astronomer Simone Dumont (b. 1924) has studied T Tauri stars, active galaxies, radiative transfer and the history of astronomy. Modest and tactful, she was editor of L´Astronomie for several years. The citation was prepared by R. Chemin and C. Pollas.
Discovered on 13-12-1985 in Caussols by Chemin, R.