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4109 P-L. Discovered 1960 Sept. 24 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld at Palomar.
Named in honor of Bernhard Schmidt (1879–1935), the inventor of the Schmidt telescope. (M 3086)
This name has been proposed by Dr. Paul Herget.
A description of his life and work appeared in Sky Telesc., November 1955. Schmidt is also honored by a lunar crater.
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(2003). (1743) Schmidt. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1744
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