818 Kapteynia is a
minor planet orbiting the
Sun. This asteroid is named for the Dutch
astronomer Jacobus Kapteyn
Prof Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn FRS FRSE LLD (19 January 1851 – 18 June 1922) was a Dutch astronomer. He carried out extensive studies of the Milky Way and was the discoverer of evidence for galactic rotation. Kapteyn was also among the fi ...
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Discoveries by Max Wolf
Named minor planets
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