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It is a main belt asteroid discovered on 22 October 1906 by August Kopff at
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory. Triberga was
named after the German town of Triberg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/619_Triberga
August Kopff (February 5, 1882 – April 25, 1960) was a German astronomer who
studied and worked in Heidelberg, getting his PhD there in 1906 and he then joined the
Humboldt University of Berlin where he became the Director of the
Institute for Astronomical Calculations.
He discovered comet 22P/Kopff,
C/1906 E1 and 84 asteroids, including the Trojan asteroids
617 Patroclus and 624 Hektor.
The lunar crater Kopff is named after him, as is the asteroid 1631 Kopff.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Kopff
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory located near the summit of
the Königstuhl hill in the city of Heidelberg in Germany. It is operated by the Center for Astronomy at
the University of Heidelberg.
The Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory houses the historic Bruce Double Astrograph,
a dual 16-inch photographic refractor acquired through a grant
from American philanthropist Catherine Wolfe Bruce. Obtained by astronomer Max Wolf around 1900.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg-K%C3%B6nigstuhl_State_Observatory
Catherine Wolfe Bruce ( 1816 - 1900 ) was a well-known North American
philanthropist and a sponsor of astronomical activities
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Wolfe_Bruce
Distance from the Sun (au) : 2,53
Time: 22:45UT 2025-06-23 Exp. 3 x 15 sec.
Tel. 0.254m f/5.8 ST-10XME CCD @ -15°C 0.95"/pix
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.
Software used:TheSky6,CCDSoft 5, MSB Astroart 2.0, 8.0, Paint, Ulead Gif Animator Version 4.0
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