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Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (4 April 1892 in Heidelberg – 6 May 1979 in Heidelberg) was a German astronomer and a prolific discoverer of 395 minor planets.
Scientific career From 1912 to 1957, Reinmuth worked as an astronomer at the Heidelberg Observatory (), an astronomical observatory on the Königstuhl hill above Heidelberg in southern Germany. He was a member of the minor planet studies group at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut between 1947 and 1950, and later became "Oberobservator" or chief observer at Heidelberg Observatory until his retirement in 1957. Reinmuth obtained more than 12,500 precise astrometric measurements of minor planets' positions on photographic plates, a significant accomplishment before computer-based assistance existed.
Honours The outer main-belt asteroid 1111 Reinmuthia, discovered by Reinmuth himself at Heidelberg in 1912, was named in his honour ().
Discoveries Among his most notable discoveries are the two near-Earth objects (NEOs) 1862 Apollo, the namesake of the Apollo group which became the largest group of asteroids within the NEO category with nearly 8,000 members, and 69230 Hermes, famous for being a lost asteroid for more than half a century until its recovery in 2003, and for being the only unnumbered but named asteroid during that period.
He also discovered several large Jupiter trojans including 911 Agamemnon, 1143 Odysseus, 1172 Äneas, 1173 Anchises, 1208 Troilus, 1404 Ajax, 1437 Diomedes and 1749 Telamon. The main-belt asteroid 5535 Annefrank, which he discovered in 1942 during World War II, was later visited by the Stardust spacecraft in 2002. His lowest numbered minor planet discovery is 796 Sarita, an asteroid from the middle region of the main-belt. Reinmuth also discovered two periodic comets of the Jupiter family, namely 30P/Reinmuth and 44P/Reinmuth.
Meta-naming The initials of the minor planets through , all discovered by Reinmuth, spell out "G. Stracke". Gustav Stracke was a German astronomer and orbit computer, who had asked that no planet be named after him. In this manner Reinmuth was able to honour the man whilst also honouring his wish: 1227 Geranium 1228 Scabiosa 1229 Tilia 1230 Riceia 1231 Auricula 1232 Cortusa 1233 Kobresia 1234 Elyna
Later 1019 Strackea, also discovered by Reinmuth, was named after Stracke.
List of discovered minor planets
Karl Reinmuth is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 395 minor planets made during 1914–1957, with an interruption from April 1943 to July 1949 due to the end and the aftermath of WWII.
796 Sarita 15 October 1914 799 Gudula 9 March 1915 864 Aase 30 September 1921 909 Ulla 7 February 1919 910 Anneliese 1 March 1919 911 Agamemnon 19 March 1919 913 Otila 19 May 1919 918 Itha 22 August 1919 920 Rogeria 1 September 1919 921 Jovita 4 September 1919 922 Schlutia 18 September 1919 923 Herluga 30 September 1919 924 Toni 20 October 1919 926 Imhilde 15 February 1920 928 Hildrun 23 February 1920 929 Algunde 10 March 1920 933 Susi 10 February 1927 935 Clivia 7 September 1920 936 Kunigunde 8 September 1920 937 Bethgea 12 September 1920 938 Chlosinde 9 September 1920 939 Isberga 4 October 1920 940 Kordula 10 October 1920 942 Romilda 11 October 1920 943 Begonia 20 October 1920 948 Jucunda 3 March 1921 950 Ahrensa 1 April 1921 954 Li 4 August 1921 955 Alstede 5 August 1921 956 Elisa 8 August 1921 957 Camelia 7 September 1921 958 Asplinda 28 September 1921 959 Arne 30 September 1921 960 Birgit 1 October 1921 961 Gunnie 10 October 1921 962 Aslög 25 October 1921 963 Iduberga 26 October 1921 968 Petunia 24 November 1921 970 Primula 29 November 1921 973 Aralia 18 March 1922 974 Lioba 18 March 1922 979 Ilsewa 29 June 1922 983 Gunila 30 July 1922 984 Gretia 27 August 1922 985 Rosina 14 October 1922 987 Wallia 23 October 1922 994 Otthild 18 March 1923 997 Priska 12 July 1923 998 Bodea 6 August 1923 999 Zachia 9 August 1923 1000 Piazzia 12 August 1923 1003 Lilofee 13 September 1923 1009 Sirene 31 October 1923 1010 Marlene 12 November 1923 1011 Laodamia 5 January 1924 1012 Sarema 12 January 1924 1014 Semphyra 29 January 1924 1015 Christa 31 January 1924 1016 Anitra 31 January 1924 1018 Arnolda 3 March 1924 1019 Strackea 3 March 1924 1020 Arcadia 7 March 1924 1023 Thomana 25 June 1924 1025 Riema 12 August 1923 1026 Ingrid 13 August 1923 1035 Amata 29 September 1924 1041 Asta 22 March 1925 1042 Amazone 22 April 1925 1043 Beate 22 April 1925 1044 Teutonia 10 May 1924 1047 Geisha 17 November 1924 1048 Feodosia 29 November 1924 1049 Gotho 14 September 1925 1050 Meta 14 September 1925 1051 Merope 16 September 1925 1054 Forsytia 20 November 1925 1056 Azalea 31 January 1924 1060 Magnolia 13 August 1925 1061 Paeonia 10 October 1925 1063 Aquilegia 6 December 1925 1064 Aethusa 2 August 1926 1066 Lobelia 1 September 1926 1067 Lunaria 9 September 1926 1070 Tunica 1 September 1926 1072 Malva 4 October 1926 1076 Viola 5 October 1926 1077 Campanula 6 October 1926 1078 Mentha 7 December 1926 1080 Orchis 30 August 1927 1081 Reseda 31 August 1927 1082 Pirola 28 October 1927 1083 Salvia 26 January 1928 1085 Amaryllis 31 August 1927 1087 Arabis 2 September 1927 1091 Spiraea 26 February 1928 1092 Lilium 12 January 1924 1095 Tulipa 14 April 1926 1097 Vicia 11 August 1928 1100 Arnica 22 September 1928 1101 Clematis 22 September 1928 1104 Syringa 9 December 1928 1105 Fragaria 1 January 1929 1106 Cydonia 5 February 1929 1108 Demeter 31 May 1929 1109 Tata 5 February 1929 1111 Reinmuthia 11 February 1927 1119 Euboea 27 October 1927 1126 Otero 11 January 1929 1130 Skuld 2 September 1929 1131 Porzia 10 September 1929 1138 Attica 22 November 1929 1142 Aetolia 24 January 1930 1143 Odysseus 28 January 1930 1144 Oda 28 January 1930 1150 Achaia 2 September 1929 1151 Ithaka 8 September 1929 1152 Pawona 8 January 1930 1154 Astronomia 8 February 1927 1155 Aënna 26 January 1928 1156 Kira 22 February 1928 1157 Arabia 31 August 1929 1159 Granada 2 September 1929 1160 Illyria 9 September 1929 1161 Thessalia 29 September 1929 1162 Larissa 5 January 1930 1163 Saga 20 January 1930 1164 Kobolda 19 March 1930 1172 Äneas 17 October 1930 1173 Anchises 17 October 1930 1174 Marmara 17 October 1930 1175 Margo 17 October 1930 1180 Rita 9 April 1931 1182 Ilona 3 March 1927 1183 Jutta 22 February 1930 1184 Gaea 5 September 1926 1187 Afra 6 December 1929 1198 Atlantis 7 September 1931 1200 Imperatrix 14 September 1931 1201 Strenua 14 September 1931 1204 Renzia 6 October 1931 1205 Ebella 6 October 1931 1206 Numerowia 18 October 1931 1207 Ostenia 15 November 1931 1208 Troilus 31 December 1931 1209 Pumma 22 April 1927 1216 Askania 29 January 1932 1218 Aster 29 January 1932 1220 Crocus 11 February 1932 1223 Neckar 6 October 1931 1227 Geranium 5 October 1931 1228 Scabiosa 5 October 1931 1229 Tilia 9 October 1931 1230 Riceia 9 October 1931 1231 Auricula 10 October 1931 1232 Cortusa 10 October 1931 1233 Kobresia 10 October 1931 1234 Elyna 18 October 1931 1235 Schorria 18 October 1931 1249 Rutherfordia 4 November 1932 1250 Galanthus 25 January 1933 1251 Hedera 25 January 1933 1253 Frisia 9 October 1931 1256 Normannia 8 August 1932 1257 Mora 8 August 1932 1258 Sicilia 8 August 1932 1259 Ógyalla 29 January 1933 1260 Walhalla 29 January 1933 1272 Gefion 10 October 1931 1273 Helma 8 August 1932 1275 Cimbria 30 November 1932 1284 Latvia 27 July 1933 1297 Quadea 7 January 1934 1298 Nocturna 7 January 1934 1302 Werra 28 September 1924 1304 Arosa 21 May 1928 1308 Halleria 12 March 1931 1311 Knopfia 24 March 1933 1317 Silvretta 1 September 1935 1322 Coppernicus 15 June 1934 1334 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February 1932 2306 Bauschinger 15 August 1939 2346 Lilio 5 February 1934 2358 Bahner 2 September 1929 2359 Debehogne 5 October 1931 2391 Tomita 9 January 1957 2414 Vibeke 18 October 1931 2444 Lederle 5 February 1934 2453 Wabash 30 September 1921 2465 Wilson 2 August 1949 2485 Scheffler 29 January 1932 2500 Alascattalo 2 April 1926 2537 Gilmore 4 September 1951 2560 Siegma 14 February 1932 2572 Annschnell 17 February 1950 2591 Dworetsky 2 August 1949 2615 Saito 4 September 1951 2623 Zech 22 September 1919 2637 Bobrovnikoff 22 September 1919 2652 Yabuuti 7 April 1953 2664 Everhart 7 September 1934 2676 Aarhus 25 August 1933 2749 Walterhorn 11 October 1937 2806 Graz 7 April 1953 2824 Franke 4 February 1934 2855 Bastian 10 October 1931 2856 Röser 14 April 1933 2879 Shimizu 14 February 1932 2896 Preiss 15 September 1931 2897 Ole Römer 5 February 1932 2942 Cordie 29 January 1932 2943 Heinrich 25 August 1933 2944 Peyo 31 August 1935 2957 Tatsuo 5 February 1934 3008 Nojiri 17 November 1938