Peckleloh, Germany: Planetary mystery — 4 April 1876

Mr. Weber, of Berlin, observed what he believed to be an intra-mercurial planetoid. The time of the observation was 4:25 A.M. Berlin Mean Time. Astronomer Wolf reported this sighting to Le Verrier in August 1876.

Source: “Les Planetes entre le Soleil et Mercure” Annee Scientifique et Industrielle 20 (1876): 6-11, at 7. 491. Case: W443