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.[2][3]

Asteroids discovered: 3 [1]

1465 Autonoma	March 20, 1938	MPC
1501 Baade	October 20, 1938	MPC
1586 Thiele	February 13, 1939	MPC

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.[1]

The inner main-belt asteroid 1704 Wachmann was named in his honor (M.P.C. 3933).[3]

References

1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
2. Trimble, Virginia; Williams, Thomas; Bracher, Katherine; Jarrell, Richard; Marché, Jordan D.; Ragep, F. Jamil, eds. (2007), "Arno Arthur Wachmann", Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers, Springer reference, Springer, p. 1188, ISBN 978-0387310220.
3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1704) Wachmann". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1704) Wachmann. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 135–136. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1705. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.