42487 Ångström
Encyclopedia
42487 Ångström is a main-belt asteroid, discovered on September 9, 1991 by F. Borngen and L. D. Schmadel at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory
. It is named after Anders Jonas Ångström
, a cofounder of astronomical spectroscopy
.
Karl Schwarzschild Observatory
The Karl-Schwarzschild-Observatorium is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the institute of Thüringer Landessternwarte ’Karl Schwarzschild’ Tautenburg. In 1992 it was acquired by the state of Thuringia...
. It is named after Anders Jonas Ångström
Anders Jonas Ångström
Anders Jonas Ångström was a Swedish physicist and one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy.-Biography:...
, a cofounder of astronomical spectroscopy
Astronomical spectroscopy
Astronomical spectroscopy is the technique of spectroscopy used in astronomy. The object of study is the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, including visible light, which radiates from stars and other celestial objects...
.