Anton Staus (5 September 1872 – 21 July 1955) was a German
astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, moons, comets and galaxies – in either ...
.
As a young man, he discovered the inner main-belt asteroid
335 Roberta
Roberta (minor planet designation: 335 Roberta) is a large main belt asteroid. It was discovered on 1 September 1892, by German astronomer Anton Staus at Heidelberg Observatory. ''Roberta'' was the 12th asteroid that was discovered using photogra ...
at
Heidelberg Observatory
Heidelberg (; Palatine German: ') is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914, of which roughly a quarter consisted of student ...
in 1892.
It was the 12th asteroid that was discovered using photography.
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Obituary AntonStaus
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Astronomische Gesellschaft, volume 9, page 5, 1958 (in German)
1872 births
1955 deaths
20th-century German astronomers
Discoverers of asteroids
19th-century German astronomers
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