Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel (December 4 1821 – March 16 1889) was a German astronomer who worked in Marseille until the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, then later moved to Italy.
| 64 Angelina | March 4 1861 |
| 65 Cybele | March 8 1861 |
| 74 Galatea | August 29 1862 |
| 81 Terpsichore | September 30 1864 |
| 97 Klotho | February 17 1868 |
He was a prolific discoverer of comets, discovering or co-discovering 21 in all, including Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, now known to be the parent body of the Leonid meteor shower, and 9P/Tempel, the target of NASA probe Deep Impact in 2005. Other periodic comets that bear his name include 10P/Tempel and 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR.
The asteroid 3808 Tempel is named in his honour.
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