Johann Palisa

Johann Palisa
Born(1848-12-06)6 December 1848
Troppau, Austrian Silesia, Austrian Empire
Died2 May 1925(1925-05-02) (aged 76)
Vienna, Austria
NationalityAustrian
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Known forasteroids
AwardsLalande Prize, 1876
Valz Prize, 1906
Scientific career
Fieldsastronomy
InstitutionsUniversity of Vienna

Johann Palisa (6 December 1848 – 2 May 1925) was an Austrian astronomer, born in Troppau, Austrian Silesia, now Czech Republic.[1] He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids, discovering 122 in all, from 136 Austria in 1874 to 1073 Gellivara in 1923.[2] Some of his notable discoveries include 153 Hilda, 216 Kleopatra, 243 Ida, 253 Mathilde, 324 Bamberga, and the near-Earth asteroid 719 Albert. Palisa made his discoveries without the aid of photography, and he remains the most successful visual (non-photographic) asteroid discoverer of all time.[3] He was awarded the Valz Prize from the French Academy of Sciences in 1906.[4] The asteroid 914 Palisana, discovered by Max Wolf in 1919, and the lunar crater Palisa were named in his honour.[5]

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