He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids, discovering 122 in all, from 136 Austria in 1874 to 1073 Gellivara in 1923.
Johann Palisa, avstrijski astronom, * 6. december 1848, Troppau, Šlezija (danes Opava na Češkem), † 2. maj 1925, Dunaj, Avstrija.