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Carl Gustav Witt

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German astronomer (1866–1946)
Carl Gustav Witt
Born(1866-10-29)29 October 1866
Died3 January 1946(1946-01-03) (aged 79)
Alma materFriedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
Known fordiscovery ofasteroids
AwardsIron Cross 2nd Class,
2732 Witt is named after him
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsFriedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Urania Sternwarte Berlin
Doctoral advisorJulius Bauschinger
Asteroids discovered: 2[1]
422 Berolina8 October 1896
433 Eros13 August 1898

Carl Gustav Witt (29 October 1866 – 3 January 1946) was a Germanastronomer and discoverer of twoasteroids who worked at theBerlin Urania Observatory, a popular observatory of the Urania astronomical association of Berlin.[2]

He wrote a doctoral thesis under the direction ofJulius Bauschinger.

Witt discovered two asteroids, most notably433 Eros, the first asteroid with a male name, and the first knownnear-Earth object.[3][4] His first minor planet discovery was the main-belt asteroid422 Berolina, that bears the Latin name of his adoptive city.[5]

The minor planet2732 Witt – anA-type asteroid from themain-belt, discovered byMax Wolf atHeidelberg Observatory in 1926 – was named in his memory by American astronomer andMPC's longtime director,Brian G. Marsden.[2] Naming citation was published on 22 September 1983 (M.P.C. 8153).[6]

References

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  1. ^"Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)".Minor Planet Center. 22 June 2016. Retrieved12 July 2016.
  2. ^abSchmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2732) Witt".Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2732) Witt.Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 224.doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2733.ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  3. ^"433 Eros (1898 DQ)".Minor Planet Center. Retrieved12 July 2016.
  4. ^Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(433) Eros".Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (433) Eros. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 50.doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_434.ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  5. ^Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(422) Berolina".Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (422) Berolina. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 49.doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_423.ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  6. ^"MPC/MPO/MPS Archive".Minor Planet Center. Retrieved12 July 2016.
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