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Carl Gustav Witt

Carl Gustav Witt
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Born (1866-10-29)October 29, 1866
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
Died January 3, 1946(1946-01-03) (aged 79)
Nationality German
Fields Astronomy
Institutions Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Urania Sternwarte Berlin
Alma mater Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
Doctoral advisor Julius Bauschinger
Known for discovery of asteroids
Notable awards Iron Cross 2nd Class,
2732 Witt is named after him

Carl Gustav Witt (October 29, 1866 – January 3, 1946) was a German astronomer and discover of two asteroids who worked at the Urania Sternwarte, a popular observatory of the Urania astronomical association of Berlin.

He wrote a doctoral thesis under the direction of Julius Bauschinger.

Witt discovered two asteroids, most notably 433 Eros, the first asteroid with a male name, and the first known near-Earth object. His first minor planet discovery was the main-belt asteroid 422 Berolina, that bears the Latin name of his adoptive city.

The minor planet 2732 Witt – an A-type asteroid from the main-belt, discovered by Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in 1926 – was named in his memory by American astronomer and MPC's longtime director, Brian G. Marsden. Naming citation was published on 22 September 1983 (M.P.C. 8153).



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