Otto Kippes

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. Kippes in turn had successfully proposed to name several asteroids after fellow amateur astronomers.

See also

• List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics

References

• Lehmann, Gerhard; Jens Kandler; André Knöfel (27 October 2004). "Amateurastronomen am Sternenhimmel". Retrieved 2008-12-21. 
• Kowalski, Richard. "Stručná historie výzkumu planetek-význam amatérů". Corona Pragensis (2001/6): 7–8. Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2007-08-22. 
• "Past Amateur Achievement Winners". Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Retrieved 2007-08-22. 
• "1780 Kippes (A906 RA)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2008-12-21.