Asaph Hall
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 117 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 15,1829 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Goshen |
| Connecticut | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | November 22,1907 |
| Died | Annapolis |
| Maryland | |
| United States | |
| Parents | Asaph Hall II |
| Discovered | Phobos |
| Deimos | |
| Children | Asaph Hall Jr. |
| Percival Hall | |
| Books | Observations 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. | |
| ID | 1290118 |
Asaph Hall Life story
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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