George Henry Peters

Asteroids discovered: 3
536 MerapiMay 11, 1904MPC
886 WashingtoniaNovember 16, 1917MPC
980 AnacostiaNovember 21, 1921MPC

George Henry Peters (1863–October 18, 1947) was a US astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets.

He worked at the U.S. Naval Observatory as an astrophotographer, discovering three asteroids and photographing the Sun's corona. He died in Washington, D.C.