Wilhelm Tempel
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Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel
(1821–1889)
A German-born astronomer who discovered numerous deep sky objects and comets. After leaving his hometown in Saxony in 1837, he trained and worked as a lithographer in Copenhagen, Christiania (now Oslo), and Venice. In 1860 he went to work at Marseilles Observatory, in 1871 he joined Giovanni Schiaparelli at Brera Observatory in Milan, and in 1874 he went to Arcetri Observatory. Tempel discovered the Merope Nebula (NGC 1435) in the Pleiades in October 1859. Later he discovered many more nebulous objects: 156 NGC (New General Catalogue) entries were credited to him, of which at least 123 belong to real deep sky objects. He is also credited with 13 original comet discoveries and 5 independent codiscoveries, as well as 8 first rediscoveries of periodic comets; his original discoveries include 4 short-periodic comets (9P/Tempel 1, 10P/Tempel 2, 11D/Tempel-Swift, and the Leonid comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle).
A German-born astronomer who discovered numerous deep sky objects and comets. After leaving his hometown in Saxony in 1837, he trained and worked as a lithographer in Copenhagen, Christiania (now Oslo), and Venice. In 1860 he went to work at Marseilles Observatory, in 1871 he joined Giovanni Schiaparelli at Brera Observatory in Milan, and in 1874 he went to Arcetri Observatory. Tempel discovered the Merope Nebula (NGC 1435) in the Pleiades in October 1859. Later he discovered many more nebulous objects: 156 NGC (New General Catalogue) entries were credited to him, of which at least 123 belong to real deep sky objects. He is also credited with 13 original comet discoveries and 5 independent codiscoveries, as well as 8 first rediscoveries of periodic comets; his original discoveries include 4 short-periodic comets (9P/Tempel 1, 10P/Tempel 2, 11D/Tempel-Swift, and the Leonid comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle).
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Wilhelm Tempel
| 64 Angelina | March 4, 1861 |
| 65 Cybele | March 8, 1861 |
| 74 Galatea | August 29, 1862 |
| 81 Terpsichore | September 30, 1864 |
| 97 Klotho | February 17, 1868 |
Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel (December 4, 1821 – March 16, 1889), normally known as Wilhelm Tempel, was a German astronomer who worked in Marseille until the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, then later moved to Italy.[1]
Tempel was born at Niedercunnersdorf, Saxony. He was a prolific discoverer of comets, discovering or co-discovering 21 in all, including Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, now known to be the parent body of the Leonid meteor shower, and 9P/Tempel, the target of the NASA probe Deep Impact in 2005. Other periodic comets that bear his name include 10P/Tempel and 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR.
The asteroid 3808 Tempel is named in his honour. The crater Tempel on the Moon is also named after him.
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- ^ Wilhelm Tempel - Catholic Encyclopedia article
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