Viktor Knorre
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| Minor planets discovered: 4 | |
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| 158 Koronis | January 4, 1876 |
| 215 Oenone | April 7, 1880 |
| 238 Hypatia | July 1, 1884 |
| 271 Penthesilea | October 13, 1887 |
Viktor Knorre (October 4, 1840 – August 25, 1919) was a Russian astronomer of German ethnic origin, son of Karl Friedrich Knorre (who had set up and worked at the Mykolayiv Astronomical Observatory starting in 1827). He worked at Berlin Observatory, where his father moved circa 1871.

