Arno Arthur Wachmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German astronomer
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Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany
About Arno Arthur Wachmann
- Arno Arthur Wachmann (March 8, 1902 – July 24, 1990) was a German astronomer and discoverer of comets and minor planets, who worked for many years at the Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg.With Arnold Schwassmann he co-discovered the periodic comets 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann and 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann.
- The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 3 asteroids during 1938–1939.The inner main-belt asteroid 1704 Wachmann was named in his honor (M.P.C.
- 3933).
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