Erwin Schwab is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 amateur astronomer

Astronomer

An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...

 who works at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung

Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung

The GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research GmbH in the Wixhausen suburb of Darmstadt, Germany is a federally and state co-funded heavy ion research center. The current director of GSI is Horst Stöcker who succeeded Walter F...

 and has discovered and co-discovered many asteroid

Asteroid

Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

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Schwab was born in Heppenheim

Heppenheim

Heppenheim is the seat of Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany, lying on the Bergstraße on the edge of the Odenwald.- Location :...

, where he started observing minor planets at the Starkenburg Observatory

Starkenburg Observatory

Starkenburg-Sternwarte is an astronomical observatory in Heppenheim, Germany. It was formed in 1970, and currently has about 150 members.The instruments at the observatory consists of:* 0.45m newtonian* 0.30m Meade LX200...

 in 1981. One which he discovered is named after his parents, Elfriede and Erwin Schwab. Schwab has discovered asteroids from the Starkenburg, Tzec Maun and Taunus observatories. Others are named for Frankfurt

Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...

, Darmstadt

Darmstadt

Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...

, and FAIR. He is co-discoverer of the potentially hazardous asteroid 2009 DM45.

The Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra in Spain has named the Minor planet number 185638

185638 Erwinschwab

185638 Erwinschwab is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 1, 2008 by the Team of Observatorio de La Sagra.Erwin Schwab is a German amateur astronomer who started observing minor planets in 1981. Together with Rainer Kling, he initiated the astrometric program at the Taunus Observatory...

 in honour of Erwin Schwab.

Asteroid Asteroid Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones... s discovered: 15

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| 17855 Geffert

17855 Geffert

17855 Geffert is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 19, 1998 at the Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim.- External links :*...

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| 40764 Gerhardiser

40764 Gerhardiser

40764 Gerhardiser is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 4, 1999. It is named for German amateur astronomer Gerhard Iser, a mentor of one of the discoverers.- References :...

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| 33863 Elfriederwin

33863 Elfriederwin

33863 Elfriederwin is a minor planet discovered May 5, 2000 at the Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim. It is named after Elfriede Schwab and Erwin Schwab, Sr., , the parents of Erwin Schwab, Jr., one of the discoverers.-External links:*...

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| 56561 Jaimenomen

56561 Jaimenomen

56561 Jaimenomen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 5, 2000 by Starkenburg Observatory at Heppenheim.- External links :*...

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| 192220 Oicles  || September 14, 2007 || ||
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| 204852 Frankfurt  || September 15, 2007 || ||
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| 204873 FAIR  || September 17, 2007 || ||
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| 207901 Tzecmaun  || October 28, 2008 || ||
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| 241418 Darmstadt  || October 31, 2008 || ||
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| 216433 Milianleo  || February 19, 2009 || ||
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1. with Team Starkenburg at the Starkenburg Observatory
   Starkenburg Observatory
   Starkenburg-Sternwarte is an astronomical observatory in Heppenheim, Germany. It was formed in 1970, and currently has about 150 members.The instruments at the observatory consists of:* 0.45m newtonian* 0.30m Meade LX200...
   
   , Heppenheim (Germany)
2. with Team Starkenburg at Calar Alto Observatory (Spain)
3. with Rainer Kling at the Taunus Observatory, Frankfurt (Germany)
4. with Stefan Karge at the Taunus Observatory, Frankfurt (Germany)
5. with Ute Zimmer at the Taunus Observatory, Frankfurt (Germany)
6. at the Tzec Maun Observatory, Mayhill (USA)
7. at the Tzec Maun Observatory, Moorook (Australia)
8. at the Tzec Maun Observatory, Pingelly (Australia)

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External links

• Erwin Schwab's Home Page