About Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke
Lived 1835 – 1897 (aged 62). Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke was a German astronomer.
Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke (5 February 1835 in Groß-Heere, near Hannover – 3 December 1897 in Bonn) was a German astronomer.
Winnecke worked at Pulkovo Observatory near Saint Petersburg from 1858 to 1865, but returned to Germany and served as professor of astronomy in Strasbourg from 1872 to 1881.
Winnecke also compiled a list of double stars, the Winnecke Catalogue of Double Stars, in 1869. He also found a number of nebulae.
The asteroid 207 Hedda, discovered by Johann Palisa in 1879, was named after Winnecke's wife Hedwig. In 2010 an asteroid discovered on 2002 Apr. 4 by M. Meyer (215423) Winnecke was named after Winnecke himself.
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German astronomer (1835-1897)
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Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke was born on 5 February 1835 in Heere.
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Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke died on 3 December 1897 in Bonn.
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Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke was an astronomer.
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