- Source: August Kopff
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.
He discovered some comets, including periodic comet 22P/Kopff 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. Minor planet 805 Hormuthia is named after his wife, Hormuth.
List of discovered minor planets
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Komet Kopff
- 625 Xenia
- 666 Desdemona
- Paul Götz
- Komet
- Daftar kawah di Bulan, G-K
- Daftar penemu planet minor
- Julius Evola
- August Kopff
- 22P/Kopff
- Kopff (crater)
- 1631 Kopff
- Kopff
- Meanings of minor-planet names: 1–1000
- Paul Götz
- Michael Prinz von Preussen
- Meanings of minor-planet names: 1001–2000
- 624 Hektor
