Nationality Austrian Institutions Vienna Observatory Known for Astrophotography | Fields Astronomy Alma mater University of Vienna Institution Vienna Observatory | |
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Born April 5, 1873
Amlach, East Tyrol, Austria-Hungary ( 1873-04-05 ) Died 6 August 1946, Lienz, Austria Discovered 744 Aguntina, 844 Leontina, 771 Libera | ||
Joseph Rheden (April 5, 1873 – August 6, 1946) was an Austrian astronomer, born in Amlach, East Tyrol, known for his astrographic observations of planets, minor planets and comets, and for the asteroids 744 Aguntina, 771 Libera, and 844 Leontina, which he discovered in 1913 and 1916, respectively.
After his studies in astronomy at the University of Vienna between 1897 and 1901, he worked at the Vienna Observatory, where he made his discoveries of three asteroids. Rheden was the son-in-law of astronomer Johann Palisa, a prolific discoverer of 122 minor planets, with whom he worked at the observatory. He died at the age of 73 in Lienz, Tyrol.
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