+ Asteroids discovered: 1 62 Erato September 14, 1860 with Wilhelm Julius Förster
Otto Leberecht Lesser (16 October 1830 – 12 August 1887) was a German astronomer who co-discovered asteroid 62 Erato with Wilhelm Julius Foerster on September 14, 1860 at the Berlin Observatory. This was the first co-discovery on record.
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