Karl Ludwig Harding

Karl Ludwig Harding
Harding by Edme Quenedey
Born(1765-09-29)29 September 1765
Lauenburg/Elbe, Saxe-Lauenburg
Died31 August 1834(1834-08-31) (aged 68)
Göttingen, Hanover
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
Known for3 Juno, astronomical discoveries
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society
Lalande Prize
Minor planets discovered: 1
3 Juno1 September 1804MPC

Karl Ludwig Harding (29 September 1765 – 31 August 1834) was a German astronomer, who discovered Juno, the third asteroid of the main-belt in 1804.

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