Otto Kippes

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Otto Kippes (1905–1994) was a German Catholic priest and amateur astronomer. He was acknowledged especially for his work in asteroid orbit calculations, which brought him the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 1991. The main belt asteroid 1780 Kippes was named in his honour.

[edit] References

• Lehmann, Gerhard; Jens Kandler, André Knöfel (27 October 2004). Amateurastronomen am Sternenhimmel. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
• Kowalski, Richard. "Stručná historie výzkumu planetek-význam amatérů". Corona Pragensis (2001/6): 7-8. 
• Past Amateur Achievement Winners. Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
• 1780 Kippes. JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.

Preceded by Oscar Monnig

Amateur Achievement Award of Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1991

Succeeded by Richard D. Lines & Helen Lines

Persondata
NAME	Kippes, Otto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	German priest and amateur astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH	1905
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	1994
PLACE OF DEATH