For the American Olympic gymnast, see Max Wolf (gymnast).
Max Wolf
Max Wolf
Born
Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf
(1863-06-21)21 June 1863
Heidelberg, Grand Duchy of Baden
Died
3 October 1932(1932-10-03) (aged 69)
Heidelberg, Germany
Nationality
German
Alma mater
University of Heidelberg
Known for
Astrophotography
Awards
Bruce Medal (1930)
Scientific career
Fields
Astronomy
Institutions
University of Heidelberg
Doctoral advisor
Leo Königsberger
Doctoral students
August Kopff Heinrich Vogt
Minor planets discovered: 248 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets
Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf (21 June 1863 – 3 October 1932) was a German astronomer and a pioneer in the field of astrophotography. He was the chairman of astronomy at the University of Heidelberg and director of the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory from 1902 until his death in 1932.
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1902 until his death in 1932. MaxWolf was born in Heidelberg, Germany on 21 June 1863, the son of medical doctor Franz Wolf. His father encouraged an interest...
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star has since been referred to as Wolf 359, in reference to MaxWolf's work. The first parallax measurement of Wolf 359 was reported in 1928 from the...
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designation: 447 Valentine) is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by MaxWolf and A. Schwassmann on 27 October 1899 in Heidelberg. "447 Valentine (1899...
dimension of 0.40' x 0.3' arcmin and was discovered on January 27, 1904, by MaxWolf. "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-15...
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designation: 436 Patricia) is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by MaxWolf and A. Schwassmann on 13 September 1898 in Heidelberg. "436 Patricia (1898...
asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid. It was discovered by MaxWolf and A. Schwassmann on 17 February 1899 in Heidelberg. "443 Photographica...
meaning the galaxy is 102,000 light-years across. It was discovered by MaxWolf on March 23, 1903. "IC 3389 - elliptical galaxy. Description IC 3389:"...
141,000 light-years across. IC 2754 was discovered on March 27, 1906, by MaxWolf. "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-15...
light-years across. IC 2734 was discovered on March 27, 1906, by astronomer, MaxWolf. "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-15...
arcmin, it spans about 202,000 light-years across and was discovered by MaxWolf on March 27, 1906. "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved...
designation: 446 Aeternitas) is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by MaxWolf and A. Schwassmann on 27 October 1899 in Heidelberg. It is classified as...
000 light-years across. The galaxy was discovered on March 23, 1903, by MaxWolf. Together with two lenticular galaxies, IC 3278 NED01 and IC 3278 NED02...
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000 light-years across. The galaxy was discovered on March 27, 1906, by MaxWolf. "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-15...
Heidelberg was a center for asteroid discovery under the direction of MaxWolf, and during his time there Helffrich discovered a number of asteroids....