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German astronomer
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
5 September 1872(Heidelberg, Karlsruhe Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Death:
21 July 1955(Pullach, Munich (district), Upper Bavaria, Bavaria)
The details
Biography
Anton Staus (September 5, 1872 – July 21, 1955) was a German astronomer.
As a young man, he discovered the inner main-belt asteroid 335 Roberta at Heidelberg Observatory in 1892. It was the 12th asteroid that was discovered using photography.