Name George Peters | Role Astronomer | |
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Died October 18, 1947, Washington, D.C., United States Discovered 536 Merapi, 886 Washingtonia, 980 Anacostia | ||
George Henry Peters (1863–October 18, 1947) was a US astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets.
He worked at the U.S. Naval Observatory as an astrophotographer, discovering three asteroids and photographing the Sun's corona. He died in Washington, D.C.
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