Lutz D. Schmadel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German astronomer and amateur radio operator
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Place of Birth: Berlin
About Lutz D. Schmadel
- Lutz Dieter Schmadel (July 2, 1942, Berlin – October 21, 2016) was a German astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids, who worked at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) of the University of Heidelberg.His special interest was the astrometry of minor planets.
- Among his numerous discoveries were the three main-belt asteroids 8661 Ratzinger, 10114 Greifswald and 11508 Stolte.He was the author of Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (see below) a reference book containing information about the discovery and naming of 12,804 asteroids (March 2006).
- One asteroid 2234 Schmadel, discovered in 1977, was named in his honor.
- The asteroid 8811 Waltherschmadel was named for his father, Walther Schmadel (1902–1944), who died at the Eastern Front near Stalingrad during WWII.
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