| 1465 Autonoma | 20 March 1938 | MPC |
| 1501 Baade | 20 October 1938 | MPC |
| 1586 Thiele | 13 February 1939 | MPC |
Arno Arthur Wachmann (8 March 1902 – 24 July 1990) was a Germanastronomer and discoverer ofcomets andminor planets, who worked for many years at theBergedorf Observatory in Hamburg.[2][3]
WithArnold Schwassmann he co-discovered theperiodic comets29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann,31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann and73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann. TheMinor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 3asteroids during 1938–1939.[1] He also discovered supernovaSN 1938B.
The inner main-belt asteroid1704 Wachmann was named in his honor (M.P.C. 3933).[3]
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