Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (September 19, 1813 – July 18, 1890) was an American astronomer, and one of the first to discover asteroids. Not to be confused with the German astronomer Christian August Friedrich Peters (1806–1880). An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... 72 Feronia is a quite large and dark main belt asteroid. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 75 Eurydike is a main belt asteroid. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 77 Frigga is a quite large, possibly metallic main belt asteroid. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 85 Io is a large and dark-colored Main belt asteroid. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 88 Thisbe is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 92 Undina is a large main belt asteroid. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 98 Ianthe is a large main belt asteroid. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 102 Miriam is a quite large, very dark main belt asteroid. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 109 Felicitas is a dark and fairly large main belt asteroid. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 111 Ate is a large, dark, and carbonaceous main belt asteroid. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 112 Iphigenia is a fairly large and exceedingly dark Main belt asteroid. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 114 Kassandra is a large and dark Main belt asteroid. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 116 Sirona is a somewhat large and bright-colored main belt asteroid. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 122 Gerda is a fairly large outer main belt asteroid. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 123 Brunhild is a fairly typical stony S-type main belt asteroid. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 124 Alkeste is a quite large Main belt asteroid. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 129 Antigone is a large main belt asteroid. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 130 Elektra is a very large outer main belt asteroid. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 131 Vala is an inner Main belt asteroid. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 135 Hertha is a metal-rich, quite large main belt asteroid. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 144 Vibilia is a dark, large Main belt asteroid and probably primitive in composition. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 145 Adeona is a rather large Main belt asteroid. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 160 Una is a fairly large and dark primitive Main belt asteroid. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 165 Loreley is a very large Main belt asteroid. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 166 Rhodope is a very dark main belt asteroid and a member of the Adeona family of asteroids. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 167 Urda is a Main belt asteroid. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 176 Iduna is a large main belt asteroid. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 185 Eunike is a dark and very large Main belt asteroid. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 188 Menippe is a main belt asteroid. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 189 Phthia is a bright-colored, rocky main belt asteroid. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 190 Ismene is a very large main belt asteroid. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 191 Kolga is a large and extremely dark Main belt asteroid. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 194 Prokne is a very large and dark main belt asteroid. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 196 Philomela is a large and bright main belt asteroid. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 199 Byblis is a quite large main belt asteroid. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 200 Dynamene is a large and very dark Main belt asteroid. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 202 Chryseïs is a large, lightly coloured Main belt asteroid. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 203 Pompeja is a quite large Main belt asteroid. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 206 Hersilia is a fairly large Main belt asteroid. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 209 Dido is a very large Main belt asteroid. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 213 Lilaea is a large Main belt asteroid. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 234 Barbara is a typical Main belt asteroid. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 249 Ilse is a Main belt asteroid. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 259 Aletheia is a very large Main belt asteroid. ... (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 9 - The United States of America is 40,000 days old. ... 261 Prymno is a somewhat large Main belt asteroid. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 9 - The United States of America is 40,000 days old. ... 264 Libussa is a large Main belt asteroid. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 9 - The United States of America is 40,000 days old. ... 270 Anahita is a stony S-type Main belt asteroid. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 287 Nephthys is a large Main belt asteroid. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... An astronomer or spmething i cant inderstand is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ... Christian August Friedrich Peters (September 7, 1806 – May 8, German astronomer. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

He was born in Schleswig-Holstein, then part of Denmark but later part of Germany, and later studied under Carl Friedrich Gauss. He spoke many languages and spent time in Italy and Ottoman Turkey before going to the United States in 1854. Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (Gauß) (April 30, 1777 – February 23, 1855) was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, magnetism, astronomy and optics. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Working in Clinton, New York (near Utica), he was a prolific discoverer of asteroids, discovering 48 of them, beginning with 72 Feronia in 1861 and ending with 287 Nephthys in 1889. Clinton is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York: Clinton, Clinton County, New York Clinton, Dutchess County, New York Clinton, Oneida County, New York Clinton also is a name used to refer to the Hells Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. ... This article is about Utica in New York, USA. For other places with this name, see Utica. ... An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... 72 Feronia is a quite large and dark main belt asteroid. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 287 Nephthys is a large Main belt asteroid. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

He was involved in litigation in 1889 with his former assistant Charles A. Borst, and the "Great Star-Catalog Case" Peters v. Borst went before the Supreme Court of New York. The judge sided with Peters, but many astronomers and newspapers sided with Borst. Peters died not long after. After his death, the judgement was ultimately reversed on appeal and a new trial was ordered, but it never took place. 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Besides asteroids, he co-discovered the periodic comet 80P/Peters-Hartley, and also discovered various nebulae and galaxies. The Triangulum Emission Nebula NGC 604 lies in a spiral arm of Galaxy M33, 2. ... This article is about a celestial body. ...

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