August Kopff

German astronomer

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

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

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

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542 Susanna | 15 August 1904 | list [A]

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579 Sidonia | 3 November 1905 | list
582 Olympia | 23 January 1906 | list
584 Semiramis | 15 January 1906 | list
585 Bilkis | 16 February 1906 | list
589 Croatia | 3 March 1906 | list
591 Irmgard | 14 March 1906 | list
593 Titania | 20 March 1906 | list
595 Polyxena | 27 March 1906 | list
596 Scheila | 21 February 1906 | list
606 Brangane | 18 September 1906 | list
607 Jenny | 18 September 1906 | list
608 Adolfine | 18 September 1906 | list
612 Veronika | 8 October 1906 | list
613 Ginevra | 11 October 1906 | list
614 Pia | 11 October 1906 | list
615 Roswitha | 11 October 1906 | list
616 Elly | 17 October 1906 | list
617 Patroclus | 17 October 1906 | list
619 Triberga | 22 October 1906 | list
621 Werdandi | 11 November 1906 | list
624 Hektor | 10 February 1907 | list
625 Xenia | 11 February 1907 | list
626 Notburga | 11 February 1907 | list
627 Charis | 4 March 1907 | list
628 Christine | 7 March 1907 | list

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629 Bernardina | 7 March 1907 | list
630 Euphemia | 7 March 1907 | list
631 Philippina | 21 March 1907 | list
632 Pyrrha | 5 April 1907 | list
633 Zelima | 12 May 1907 | list
634 Ute | 12 May 1907 | list
640 Brambilla | 29 August 1907 | list
643 Scheherezade | 8 September 1907 | list
644 Cosima | 7 September 1907 | list
646 Kastalia | 11 September 1907 | list
647 Adelgunde | 11 September 1907 | list
648 Pippa | 11 September 1907 | list
649 Josefa | 11 September 1907 | list
650 Amalasuntha | 4 October 1907 | list
651 Antikleia | 4 October 1907 | list
654 Zelinda | 4 January 1908 | list
656 Beagle | 22 January 1908 | list
657 Gunlod | 23 January 1908 | list
658 Asteria | 23 January 1908 | list
663 Gerlinde | 24 June 1908 | list
664 Judith | 24 June 1908 | list
666 Desdemona | 23 July 1908 | list
667 Denise | 23 July 1908 | list
668 Dora | 27 July 1908 | list
669 Kypria | 20 August 1908 | list

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670 Ottegebe | 20 August 1908 | list
672 Astarte | 21 September 1908 | list
677 Aaltje | 18 January 1909 | list
679 Pax | 28 January 1909 | list
680 Genoveva | 22 April 1909 | list
681 Gorgo | 13 May 1909 | list
682 Hagar | 17 June 1909 | list
684 Hildburg | 8 August 1909 | list
686 Gersuind | 15 August 1909 | list
692 Hippodamia | 5 November 1901 | list [B]
693 Zerbinetta | 21 September 1909 | list
754 Malabar | 22 August 1906 | list
1780 Kippes | 12 September 1906 | list
1781 Van Biesbroeck | 17 October 1906 | list
3105 Stumpff | 8 August 1907 | list
3133 Sendai | 4 October 1907 | list
3687 Dzus | 7 October 1908 | list
Co-discovery made with:
A P. Götz
B M. F. Wolf

## References

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1. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
2. ^ a b 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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