Carl Gustav Witt

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Asteroids discovered: 2
422 Berolina October 8, 1896
433 Eros August 13, 1898

Carl Gustav Witt (October 29 1866January 3 1946) was a German astronomer.

He discovered two asteroids, including notably 433 Eros, the first known asteroid with an unusual orbit occasionally approaching the Earth's (today it is classified as an Amor asteroid).

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