Name Arno Wachmann | Role Astronomer | |
Died July 24, 1990, Hamburg, Germany Discovered 1586 Thiele, 1465 Autonoma | ||
Arno Arthur Wachmann (March 8, 1902 – July 24, 1990) was a German astronomer and discoverer of comets and minor planets, who worked for many years at the Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg.
With Arnold Schwassmann he co-discovered the periodic comets 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann and 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 3 asteroids during 1938–1939.
The inner main-belt asteroid 1704 Wachmann was named in his honor (M.P.C. 3933).
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