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Asaph Hall

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Gender Male
Death116 years ago
Date of birth October 15,1829
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Goshen
Connecticut
United States
Date of died November 22,1907
DiedAnnapolis
Maryland
United States
ParentsAsaph Hall II
Discovered Phobos
Deimos
ChildrenAsaph Hall Jr.
Percival Hall
BooksObservations of Satellites Made with the 26-inch Equatorial of the U.S. Naval Observatory, 1928-47
Job Astronomer
Education New York Central College
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Date of Upd.
ID1290118
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Asaph Hall III was an American astronomer who is best known for having discovered the two moons of Mars, Deimos and Phobos, in 1877. He determined the orbits of satellites of other planets and of double stars, the rotation of Saturn, and the mass of Mars.

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