Charles Thomas Kowal (Buffalo, New York, 8. studenoga 1940. - Cinebar, Washington, 28. studenoga 2011.), američki astronom. Poznat po otkrićima objekata u vanjskom Sunčevu sustavu. Završio Sveučilište Južne Kalifornije. Radio je na Caltechovom opservatoriju Hale, STScl-u i APL-u. Pridonio promatranjima Fritza Zwickyja i njegovom šestosvešćanom Katalogu. Bio je suautor 1., 5. i 6. sveska. [1] (Su)otkrio više svemirskih tijela: malih planeta, kometa (99P/Kowal, 104P/Kowal, 134P/Kowal-Vávrová, 143P/Kowal-Mrkos, 158P/Kowal-LINEAR (Hironov kometni opis 95P/Chiron)), mjeseca (Jupiterovi mjeseci Ledu 1974. i Temisto 19757.), 81 supernovu te galaktike. 1977. otkrio je mali planet i komet 2060 Hiron.
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