August Kopff
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| 542 Susanna[1] | August 15, 1904 |
| 579 Sidonia | November 3, 1905 |
| 582 Olympia | January 23, 1906 |
| 584 Semiramis | January 15, 1906 |
| 585 Bilkis | February 16, 1906 |
| 589 Croatia | March 3, 1906 |
| 591 Irmgard | March 14, 1906 |
| 593 Titania | March 20, 1906 |
| 595 Polyxena | March 27, 1906 |
| 596 Scheila | February 21, 1906 |
| 606 Brangäne | September 18, 1906 |
| 607 Jenny | September 18, 1906 |
| 608 Adolfine | September 18, 1906 |
| 612 Veronika | October 8, 1906 |
| 613 Ginevra | October 11, 1906 |
| 614 Pia | October 11, 1906 |
| 615 Roswitha | October 11, 1906 |
| 616 Elly | October 17, 1906 |
| 617 Patroclus | October 17, 1906 |
| 619 Triberga | October 22, 1906 |
| 621 Werdandi | November 11, 1906 |
| 624 Hektor | February 10, 1907 |
| 625 Xenia | February 11, 1907 |
| 626 Notburga | February 11, 1907 |
| 627 Charis | March 4, 1907 |
| 628 Christine | March 7, 1907 |
| 629 Bernardina | March 7, 1907 |
| 630 Euphemia | March 7, 1907 |
| 631 Philippina | March 21, 1907 |
| 632 Pyrrha | April 5, 1907 |
| 633 Zelima | May 12, 1907 |
| 634 Ute | May 12, 1907 |
| 640 Brambilla | August 29, 1907 |
| 643 Scheherezade | September 8, 1907 |
| 644 Cosima | September 7, 1907 |
| 646 Kastalia | September 11, 1907 |
| 647 Adelgunde | September 11, 1907 |
| 648 Pippa | September 11, 1907 |
| 649 Josefa | September 11, 1907 |
| 650 Amalasuntha | October 4, 1907 |
| 651 Antikleia | October 4, 1907 |
| 654 Zelinda | January 4, 1908 |
| 656 Beagle | January 22, 1908 |
| 657 Gunlöd | January 23, 1908 |
| 658 Asteria | January 23, 1908 |
| 663 Gerlinde | June 24, 1908 |
| 664 Judith | June 24, 1908 |
| 666 Desdemona | July 23, 1908 |
| 667 Denise | July 23, 1908 |
| 668 Dora | July 27, 1908 |
| 669 Kypria | August 20, 1908 |
| 670 Ottegebe | August 20, 1908 |
| 672 Astarte | September 21, 1908 |
| 677 Aaltje | January 18, 1909 |
| 679 Pax | January 28, 1909 |
| 680 Genoveva | April 22, 1909 |
| 681 Gorgo | May 13, 1909 |
| 682 Hagar | June 17, 1909 |
| 684 Hildburg | August 8, 1909 |
| 686 Gersuind | August 15, 1909 |
| 692 Hippodamia[2] | November 5, 1901 |
| 693 Zerbinetta | September 21, 1909 |
| 754 Malabar | August 22, 1906 |
| 1780 Kippes | September 12, 1906 |
| 1781 Van Biesbroeck | October 17, 1906 |
| 3105 Stumpff | August 8, 1907 |
| 3133 Sendai | October 4, 1907 |
| 3687 Dzus | October 7, 1908 |
August Kopff (February 5, 1882–April 25, 1960) was a German astronomer who discovered several comets and asteroids. He studied and worked in Heidelberg, getting his PhD there in 1906[1] 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, along with the asteroid 1631 Kopff.[2]
References
- ↑ Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names, Volume 1, 5th Edition. Berlin Heidelberg New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 129. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
- ↑ "22P/Kopff". Gary W. Kronk's Cometography. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
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