George Henry Peters

George Henry Peters (1863–October 18, 1947) was a US astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets.^[1]

George Henry Peters (approx. 1920)

Asteroids discovered: 3^[1]

536 Merapi	May 11, 1904	MPC
886 Washingtonia	November 16, 1917	MPC
980 Anacostia	November 21, 1921	MPC

He worked at the U.S. Naval Observatory as an astrophotographer, discovering three asteroids and photographing the Sun's corona.^{[citation needed]} He died in Washington, D.C.