Moritz Ludwig George Wichmann Explained

Moritz Ludwig George Wichmann (1821–1859) was a German astronomer. He was an ardent observer of minor planets. A student of Friedrich Bessel, he observed with the famous Königsberg heliometer. In 1853 he published a determination of the parallax of Groombridge 1830.[1]

The asteroid 7103 Wichmann[2] and the Wichmann crater on the Moon were named in his honour.

Notes and References

  1. 10.1002/asna.18530360102 . 1853AN.....36....1. . 36 . 1–5 . Ueber die Parallaxe des Argelander'schen Sterns . 1853 . Astronomische Nachrichten . 1–68 . Wichmann . M..
  2. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=7103 Asteroid 7103 Wichmann.