# Martin Geffert

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**Martin Geffert** (1922–2015) was a German amateur [astronomer](/source/Astronomer) and co-founder of the [Starkenburg Observatory](/source/Starkenburg_Observatory) in Heppenheim, Germany, where he had been the observatory's [treasurer](/source/Treasurer) since its beginnings in 1970.[1]

The [main-belt](/source/Main-belt) asteroid [17855 Geffert](/source/17855_Geffert), discovered at Stakenburg in 1998, was named in his honor.[1] The official naming citation was published on 9 March 2001 ([M.P.C.](/source/Minor_Planet_Circulars) 42366).[2] He died on 4 October 2015, at the age of 93.

Martin Geffert should not be confused with German astronomer [Michael Geffert](/source/Michael_Geffert) (born 1953), who has discovered several [minor planets](/source/Minor_planet), and after whom the asteroid [12747 Michageffert](/source/12747_Michageffert) has been named.[3]

## References

1. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(17855) Geffert". *Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (17855) Geffert*. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 849. [doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_9460](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_9460). ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.

1. ["MPC/MPO/MPS Archive"](http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html). *Minor Planet Center*. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

1. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). "(12747) Michageffert [2.30, 0.14, 2.3]". *Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (12747) Michageffert, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005*. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 73–74. [doi:10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_705](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_705). ISBN 978-3-540-34361-5.

## External links

- [Hobby-Astronom aus Leidenschaft](https://web.archive.org/web/20160309160000/http://www.echo-online.de/lokales/bergstrasse/heppenheim/hobby-astronom-aus-leidenschaft_16253434.htm), obituary (in German)
- [Minor Planets discoverer Erwin Schwab – Asteroid Geffert](http://erwinschwab.de/asteroid-geffert), biography (in German)

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