906 Repsolda
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906 Repsolda is a minor planet
orbiting the Sun
. It is named for the German astronomer and fireman Johann Georg Repsold
(1770-1830) who founded and ran Hamburg Observatory.
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
orbiting the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
. It is named for the German astronomer and fireman Johann Georg Repsold
Johann Georg Repsold
Johann Georg Repsold was a German astronomer.He joined the fire brigade of Hamburg in 1799. In 1802 he began building a private observatory, and collaborated in astronomical observations with Heinrich Christian Schumacher. However the observatory was destroyed in the Napoleonic Wars in 1811...
(1770-1830) who founded and ran Hamburg Observatory.