Arthur Arno security guard
Arthur Arno Wachmann (born March 8, 1902 in Hamburg , † July 24, 1990 in Hamburg) was a German astronomer .
Wachmann studied astronomy at the University of Kiel . In 1926 he completed his studies with a dissertation on the proper motion of stars .
From 1927 he worked at the Bergedorf observatory near Hamburg. Together with Arnold Schwassmann , he discovered the periodic comets 29P / Schwassmann-Wachmann , 31P / Schwassmann-Wachmann and 73P / Schwassmann-Wachmann . In 1938 and 1939 he discovered the asteroids (1465) Autonoma , (1501) Baade and (1586) Thiele .
In 1969 Wachmann retired. The asteroid (1704) security guard was named after him.
Web links
- Literature by and about Arthur Arno Wachmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by AA Wachmann in the Astrophysics Data System
- "Obituaries: Arno Arthur Wachmann." Communications from the Astronomical Society, Vol. 74, p.5
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| SURNAME | Security guard, Arno Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 1990 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |