Otto Lesser
{{Short description|German astronomer (1830–1887)}}
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Otto Leberecht Lesser (16 October 1830 – 12 August 1887) was a German astronomer who co-discovered asteroid 62 Erato with Wilhelm Julius Foerster on September 14, 1860 at the Berlin Observatory. This was the first co-discovery on record.
References
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|title = Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)
|work = Minor Planet Center
|url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html
|date = 23 May 2016
|accessdate = 20 June 2016}}
|title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (62) Erato
|last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D.
|publisher = Springer Berlin Heidelberg
|page = 21
|date = 2007
|isbn = 978-3-540-00238-3
|doi = 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_63 |chapter = (62) Erato }}
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Category:Discoverers of asteroids
Category:19th-century German astronomers
Category:Recipients of the Lalande Prize
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