Dictionary of Minor Planet Names pp 48-48 | Cite as
(406) Erna
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Discovered 1895 Aug. 22 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Named probably in honor of the grand-daughter of Palisa, Erna Bidschof. Erna is the daughter of the astronomer Friedrich Bidschof (1864–1915) and his wife Helene, née Palisa. (A. Schnell)
Named (AN 169, 363 (1905)) by J. Palisa.
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