Johann Georg Palitzsch

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Johann Georg Palitzsch (June 11 1723 – February 21 1788) was a German astronomer.

In December 1758 he observed the return of Comet Halley, as had been predicted by Edmond Halley in 1705.

A crater and a vallis (valley) on the Moon are named after him.

The asteroid 11970 Palitzsch also is named after him.

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