Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters

This article is about the American astronomer. For the German astronomer (1806–1880), see Christian August Friedrich Peters.
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
Born(1813-09-19)September 19, 1813
Koldenbüttel, Duchy of Schleswig
DiedJuly 18, 1890(1890-07-18) (aged 76)
Utica, New York
NationalityGerman–American
Known forasteroids
Scientific career
Fieldsastronomy
InstitutionsHamilton College
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Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (September 19, 1813 – July 18, 1890) was a German–American astronomer and professor at Hamilton College, New York, and a pioneer in the study and visual discovery of asteroids. His name is often given as C. H. F. Peters.[1][2]

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