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Otto Lesser
German astronomer (1830-1887)
| 62 Erato[1] | September 14, 1860 | MPC |
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Otto Leberecht Lesser (16 October 1830, 12 August 1887) was a German astronomer who co-discovered asteroid 62 Erato with Wilhelm Julius Foerster on September 14, 1860 at the Berlin Observatory. This was the first co-discovery on record.
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