August Kopff
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August Kopff (February 5, 1882 – April 25, 1960) was a German astronomer and discoverer of several comets and asteroids.
Kopff studied and worked in Heidelberg, getting his PhD there in 1906 and he then joined the Humboldt University of Berlin where he became the Director of the Institute for Astronomical Calculation.[2]
He discovered some comets, including periodic comet 22P/Kopff[3] and the non-periodic C/1906 E1. He discovered a number of asteroids, including notably the Trojan asteroids 617 Patroclus and 624 Hektor.
The lunar crater Kopff is named after him, as is the asteroid 1631 Kopff.[2] Minor planet 805 Hormuthia is named after his wife, Hormuth.
List of discovered minor planets
| 669 Kypria | 20 August 1908 | Template:LoMP |
| 670 Ottegebe | 20 August 1908 | Template:LoMP |
| 672 Astarte | 21 September 1908 | Template:LoMP |
| 677 Aaltje | 18 January 1909 | Template:LoMP |
| 679 Pax | 28 January 1909 | Template:LoMP |
| 680 Genoveva | 22 April 1909 | Template:LoMP |
| 681 Gorgo | 13 May 1909 | Template:LoMP |
| 682 Hagar | 17 June 1909 | Template:LoMP |
| 684 Hildburg | 8 August 1909 | Template:LoMP |
| 686 Gersuind | 15 August 1909 | Template:LoMP |
| 692 Hippodamia | 5 November 1901 | Template:LoMPPage Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[B] |
| 693 Zerbinetta | 21 September 1909 | Template:LoMP |
| 754 Malabar | 22 August 1906 | Template:LoMP |
| 1780 Kippes | 12 September 1906 | Template:LoMP |
| 1781 Van Biesbroeck | 17 October 1906 | Template:LoMP |
| 3105 Stumpff | 8 August 1907 | Template:LoMP |
| 3133 Sendai | 4 October 1907 | Template:LoMP |
| 3687 Dzus | 7 October 1908 | Template:LoMP |
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References
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1631) Kopff". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1631) Kopff. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 129. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1632. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."22P/Kopff". Gary W. Kronk's Cometography. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
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