Rudolf Ferdinand Spitaler

Deceased Person

1849 – 1946

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Who was Rudolf Ferdinand Spitaler?

Rudolf Ferdinand Spitaler was an Austrian astronomer.

He discovered 64 IC objects whilst working at Vienna Observatory and Comet 113P/Spitaler.

He was one of the first to speculate the existence of a 13th zodiacal constellation, which later became known as Ophiuchus.

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Born
1849
Died
1946

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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