August Kopff

August Kopff (February 5, 1882 – April 25, 1960) was a German astronomer and discoverer of several comets and asteroids.

August Kopff
Minor planets discovered: 68 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

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.[2]

He discovered some comets, including periodic comet 22P/Kopff[3] 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.[2] Minor planet 805 Hormuthia is named after his wife, Hormuth.

List of discovered minor planets
542 Susanna15 August 1904list [A]
579 Sidonia3 November 1905list
582 Olympia23 January 1906list
584 Semiramis15 January 1906list
585 Bilkis16 February 1906list
589 Croatia3 March 1906list
591 Irmgard14 March 1906list
593 Titania20 March 1906list
595 Polyxena27 March 1906list
596 Scheila21 February 1906list
606 Brangane18 September 1906list
607 Jenny18 September 1906list
608 Adolfine18 September 1906list
612 Veronika8 October 1906list
613 Ginevra11 October 1906list
614 Pia11 October 1906list
615 Roswitha11 October 1906list
616 Elly17 October 1906list
617 Patroclus17 October 1906list
619 Triberga22 October 1906list
621 Werdandi11 November 1906list
624 Hektor10 February 1907list
625 Xenia11 February 1907list
626 Notburga11 February 1907list
627 Charis4 March 1907list
628 Christine7 March 1907list
629 Bernardina7 March 1907list
630 Euphemia7 March 1907list
631 Philippina21 March 1907list
632 Pyrrha5 April 1907list
633 Zelima12 May 1907list
634 Ute12 May 1907list
640 Brambilla29 August 1907list
643 Scheherezade8 September 1907list
644 Cosima7 September 1907list
646 Kastalia11 September 1907list
647 Adelgunde11 September 1907list
648 Pippa11 September 1907list
649 Josefa11 September 1907list
650 Amalasuntha4 October 1907list
651 Antikleia4 October 1907list
654 Zelinda4 January 1908list
656 Beagle22 January 1908list
657 Gunlod23 January 1908list
658 Asteria23 January 1908list
663 Gerlinde24 June 1908list
664 Judith24 June 1908list
666 Desdemona23 July 1908list
667 Denise23 July 1908list
668 Dora27 July 1908list
669 Kypria20 August 1908list
670 Ottegebe20 August 1908list
672 Astarte21 September 1908list
677 Aaltje18 January 1909list
679 Pax28 January 1909list
680 Genoveva22 April 1909list
681 Gorgo13 May 1909list
682 Hagar17 June 1909list
684 Hildburg8 August 1909list
686 Gersuind15 August 1909list
692 Hippodamia5 November 1901list [B]
693 Zerbinetta21 September 1909list
754 Malabar22 August 1906list
1780 Kippes12 September 1906list
1781 Van Biesbroeck17 October 1906list
3105 Stumpff8 August 1907list
3133 Sendai4 October 1907list
3687 Dzus7 October 1908list
Co-discovery made with:
A P. Götz
B M. F. Wolf

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1631) Kopff". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1631) Kopff. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 129. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1632. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  3. "22P/Kopff". Gary W. Kronk's Cometography. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
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