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James Ferguson (American astronomer)

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James Ferguson (August 31 1797 - September 26 1867) was an American astronomer born in Scotland.

Working in Washington D.C., he discovered three asteroids:

31 Euphrosyne	(1854)
50 Virginia	(1857)
60 Echo	(1860)

His first discovery (Euphrosyne) was the first asteroid discovered in North America.

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