Carl Gustav Witt was a German astronomer and discoverer of two asteroids who worked at the Berlin Urania Observatory. He discovered 433 Eros, the first asteroid with a male name and the first known near-Earth object, and his first minor-planet discovery, the main-belt asteroid 422 Berolina.
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Carl Gustav Witt (29 October 1866-3 January 1946) was a German astronomer and discoverer of two asteroids who worked at the Berlin Urania Observatory, a popular observatory of the Urania astronomical association of Berlin.
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29 October 1866
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3 January 1946
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Carl Gustav Witt (29 October 1866-3 January 1946) was a German astronomer and discoverer of two asteroids who worked at the Berlin Urania Observatory, a popular observatory of the Urania astronomical association of Berlin.
Member Of: Humboldt University of Berlin, Infobox: workplaces
Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Urania Sternwarte Berlin
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