This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the
Minor Planet Center
The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official body for observing and reporting on minor planets under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Founded in 1947, it operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
Function
...
with the discovery of one or several
minor planets
According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is exclusively classified as neither a planet nor a comet. Before 2006, the IAU officially used the term ''minor ...
(such as
near-Earth and
main-belt asteroid
The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars. It contains a great many solid, irregularly shaped bodies, of many sizes, but much smaller than planets, cal ...
s,
Jupiter trojan
The Jupiter trojans, commonly called trojan asteroids or simply trojans, are a large group of asteroids that share the planet Jupiter's orbit around the Sun. Relative to Jupiter, each trojan librates around one of Jupiter's stable Lagrange p ...
s and
distant objects).
, the discovery of
612,011 numbered minor planets are credited to 1141
astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, moons, comets and galaxies – in either o ...
s and 253
observatories
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysical, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. Hi ...
,
telescope
A telescope is a device used to observe distant objects by their emission, absorption, or reflection of electromagnetic radiation. Originally meaning only an optical instrument using lenses, curved mirrors, or a combination of both to obse ...
s or
surveys ''(see )''.
On how a discovery is made, ''see
observations of small Solar System bodies
Observations of minor planets as well as comets and natural satellites of the Solar System are made by astronomical observatories all over the world and reported to the Minor Planet Center (MPC), a service of the International Astronomical Union ...
. For a description of the tables below, see ''.
Discovering astronomers
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, align=left , M. Matsuyama
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, - id="D. Matter"
, align=left , Daniel Matter
,
7
, 1957–pres.
,
, align=left , D. Matter; amateur,
(bio-it)
, align=left , D. Matter
,
, - id="A. Maury"
, align=left ,
Alain Maury
Alain J. Maury (born 1958) is a French astronomer who has discovered numerous asteroids.
He discovered the periodic comet 115P/Maury as well as the non-periodic C/1988 C1 (Maury-Phinney).
He has discovered a number of asteroids, including the ...
,
9
, 1958–pres.
,
, align=left , A. Maury;
, align=left , A. Maury
,
, - id="D. Mayes"
, align=left , Deronda Mayes
,
, 1957–pres.
,
, align=left , D. Mayes; inferred
, align=left , D. Mayes
,
, - id="E. Mazzoni"
, align=left , Emiliano Mazzoni
,
2
, 1953–pres.
,
, align=left , E. Mazzoni; amateur,
(bio-it)
, align=left , E. Mazzoni
,
, - id="M. Mazzucato"
, align=left , Michele Mazzucato
,
6
, 1962–pres.
,
, align=left , M. Mazzucato; Michele T. Mazzucato,
(bio-it)
, align=left , M. Mazzucato
,
, - id="J. V. McClusky"
, align=left ,
John V. McClusky
John V. McClusky is an American astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroid
An asteroid is a minor planet of the inner Solar System. Sizes and shapes of asteroids vary significantly, ranging from 1-meter rocks to a dwarf planet almo ...
,
157
Year 157 ( CLVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Civica and Aquillus (or, less frequently, year 910 ''Ab urbe condi ...
, n.a.
,
, align=left , J. V. McClusky;
, align=left , J. V. McClusky
, —
, - id="B. D. McCormack"
, align=left , Billy D. McCormack
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , B. D. McCormack;
, align=left , B. D. McCormack
, —
, - id="J. McCormick"
, align=left ,
Jennie McCormick
Jennie Margaret McCormick , FRASNZ (; born 1963) is a New Zealand amateur astronomer and asteroid discoverer who conducts astronomical research from the Farm Cove Observatory in Auckland. She discovered the asteroid officially named New Zealand a ...
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , J. McCormick;
, align=left , J. McCormick
, —
, - id="A. D. McDermott"
, align=left , Alric D. McDermott
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , A. D. McDermott;
, align=left , A. D. McDermott
, —
, - id="D. McDonald"
, align=left , David McDonald (astronomer)
,
2
, 1964–pres.
,
, align=left , D. McDonald; Dave McDonald, amateur
, align=left , D. McDonald
,
, - id="S. McDonald"
, align=left , Stephen W. McDonald
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , S. McDonald;
, align=left , S. McDonald
, —
, - id="J. McGaha"
, align=left , James E. McGaha
,
6
, 1946–pres.
,
, align=left , J. McGaha; amateur,
(bio-it)
, align=left , J. McGaha
,
, - id="P. McKenzie"
, align=left , P. McKenzie
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , P. McKenzie; inferred
, align=left , P. McKenzie
, —
, - id="D. McLeish"
, align=left , David McLeish (astronomer)
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , D. McLeish;
(bio-it)
, align=left , D. McLeish
, —
, - id="R. H. McNaught"
, align=left ,
Robert H. McNaught
Robert H. McNaught (born in Scotland in 1956) is a Scottish-Australian astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University (ANU). He has collaborated with David J. Asher of the Armagh Observator ...
,
491
__NOTOC__
Year 491 ( CDXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Olybrius without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1 ...
, 1956–pres.
,
, align=left , R. H. McNaught;
, align=left , R. H. McNaught
,
, - id="J. Medkeff"
, align=left ,
Jeffrey S. Medkeff
Jeffrey S. Medkeff (1968 – 3 August 2008), usually known as Jeff Medkeff, was a prominent science writer and educator. He was also a designer of robotic telescopes, a minor philanthropist, and an advocate of personal and sexual freedom.
Early ...
,
10
, 1968–2008
,
, align=left , J. Medkeff;
, align=left , J. Medkeff
,
, - id="K. J. Meech"
, align=left ,
Karen Jean Meech
Karen J. Meech (born 1959) is an American planetary astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy (IfA) of the University of Hawaii.
Career
Karen Meech specializes in planetary astronomy, in particular the study of distant comets and their relat ...
,
15
, 1959–pres.
,
, align=left , K. J. Meech;
, align=left , K. J. Meech
,
, - id="C. Meese"
, align=left , Carol Neese
,
, 1958–pres.
,
, align=left , C. Neese; Carol Lynn Neese, MPC-typo: Meese
, align=left , C. Meese
,
, - id="D. Megevand"
, align=left , Denis Mégevand
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , D. Megevand; Geneva Obs.,
HARPS
The High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) is a high-precision echelle planet-finding spectrograph installed in 2002 on the ESO's 3.6m telescope at La Silla Observatory in Chile. The first light was achieved in February 2003 ...
Src, align=left , D. Megevand
, —
, - id="S. Melchert"
, align=left , Sven Melchert
, 2
, 1968–pres.
,
, align=left , S. Melchert; amateur,
Guidestar , disc: and with
Mark Emmerich
This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of one or several minor planets (such as near-Earth and main-belt asteroids, Jupiter trojans and distant objects). , the discovery of 612,011 nu ...
, align=left , S. Melchert
, —
, - id="P. Melotte"
, align=left ,
Philibert Jacques Melotte
Philibert Jacques Melotte (29 January 1880 – 30 March 1961) was a British astronomer whose parents emigrated from Belgium.
In 1908 he discovered a moon of Jupiter, today known as Pasiphaë. It was simply designated "Jupiter VIII" and ...
,
1
, 1880–1961
,
, align=left , P. Melotte; disc:
, align=left , P. Melotte
, —
, - id="J. D. Mendenhall"
, align=left , J. Dave Mendenhall
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , J. D. Mendenhall;
(bio-it)
, align=left , J. D. Mendenhall
, —
, - id="J.-C. Merlin"
, align=left ,
Jean-Claude Merlin
Jean-Claude Merlin (born 1954) is a French astronomer, founder-president of the Burgundy Astronomical Society (french: Société Astronomique de Bourgogne) and a discoverer of minor planets. He was laureate of the Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet Fond ...
,
75
, 1954–pres.
,
, align=left , J.-C. Merlin;
(bio-fr)
, align=left , J.-C. Merlin
,
, - id="S. Meszaros"
, align=left , Szabolcs Mészáros
,
5
, 1981–pres.
,
, align=left , S. Mészáros;
(bio-it)
, align=left , S. Meszaros
, —
, - id="J. H. Metcalf"
, align=left ,
Joel Hastings Metcalf
Joel Hastings Metcalf (January 4, 1866 – February 23, 1925) was an American astronomer, humanitarian and minister.
Reverend Metcalf graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1892. He served as a Unitarian minister in Burlington, Vermont and in ...
,
41
, 1866–1925
,
, align=left , J. H. Metcalf;
, align=left , J. H. Metcalf
, ,
, - id="N. V. Metlova"
, align=left , Natalʹja Vitalʹevna Metlova
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , N. V. Metlova;
(bio-it)
, align=left , N. V. Metlova
, —
, - id="M. Meunier"
, align=left , Michel Meunier
,
, 1964–pres.
,
, align=left , M. Meunier; amateur,
(bio-it), C/1997 J2 (Meunier–Dupouy)
, align=left , M. Meunier
,
, - id="E. Meyer"
, align=left ,
Erich Meyer
Erich Meyer (born 6 August 1951) is an Austrian engineer, amateur astronomer and discoverer of asteroids.
Astronomical career
Between 1996 and 1999, using the private observatory Meyer/Obermair in Davidschlag (municipality Kirchschlag bei Lin ...
,
22
, 1951–pres.
,
, align=left , E. Meyer; amateur
, align=left , E. Meyer
,
, - id="M. Meyer"
, align=left , Maik Meyer
,
16
, 1970–pres.
,
, align=left , M. Meyer; amateur,
(bio-de)Src, align=left , M. Meyer
,
, - id="J. Michaud"
, align=left , J. Michaud
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , J. Michaud; inferred
, align=left , J. Michaud
, —
, - id="M. Micheli"
, align=left ,
Marco Micheli
Marco Micheli (born 1983) is an Italian astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. He is a researcher at the Centre for Earth Observation of ESAs Space Situational Awareness Programme in Italy.
Career
Micheli was born in Brescia, Italy, ...
,
23
, 1983–pres.
,
, align=left , M. Micheli; ESA/Pan-STARRS1
(news-it),
(bio-it)
, align=left , M. Micheli
,
, - id="R. Michelsen"
, align=left , René Michelsen
,
8
, n.a.
,
, align=left , R. Michelsen;
, align=left , R. Michelsen
,
, - id="C. Mikolajczak"
, align=left , Celina Mikolajczak
,
4
, n.a.
,
, align=left , C. Mikolajczak;
(bio-it)
, align=left , C. Mikolajczak
, —
, - id="B. Mikuz"
, align=left , Blaž Mikuž
, 5
, n.a.
,
, align=left , B. Mikuž; at Črni Vrh
, align=left , B. Mikuz
, —
, - id="H. Mikuz"
, align=left , Herman Mikuž
,
32
, n.a.
,
, align=left , H. Mikuž; at Črni Vrh,
(bio-it)
, align=left , H. Mikuz
, —
, - id="R. Miles"
, align=left , R. Miles
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , R. Miles; inferred
, align=left , R. Miles
,
, - id="R. Millis"
, align=left , Robert L. Millis
,
129 129 may refer to:
* AD 129, a year of the Julian calendar
* 129 (number), the natural number that follows 128
* 129 BC, a year of the Julian calendar
* 129 (East Riding) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
* 129 (New Jersey bus)
* LZ 129 Hindenburg, ...
, n.a.
,
, align=left , R. Millis; occultation, at Lowell Observatory,
(bio-it),
(bio-fr)
, align=left , R. Millis; R. L. Millis
,
, - id="E. Millosevich"
, align=left ,
Elia Millosevich
Elia Filippo Francesco Giuseppe Maria Millosevich (5 September 1848 in Venice – 5 December 1919 in Rome) was an Italian astronomer.br>boka - 0.indd/ref> He specialized in calculating the orbits of comets and asteroids, in particular 433 Ero ...
,
2
, 1848–1919
,
, align=left , E. Millosevich;
, align=left , E. Millosevich
,
, - id="M. Mills"
, align=left , Matt Mills (astronomer)
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , M. Mills; inferred
, align=left , M. Mills
, —
, - id="R. Minkowski"
, align=left ,
Rudolph Minkowski
Rudolph Minkowski (born Rudolf Leo Bernhard Minkowski ; ; May 28, 1895 – January 4, 1976) was a German-American astronomer.
Biography
Minkowski was the son of Marie Johanna Siegel and physiologist Oskar Minkowski. His uncle was Hermann Mi ...
,
, 1895–1976
,
, align=left , R. Minkowski;
, align=left , R. Minkowski
,
, - id="A. Miranda"
, align=left , Alberto Miranda
, 2
, n.a.
,
, align=left , A. Miranda; co-disc
#I. P. Griffin
, align=left , A. Miranda
, —
, - id="T. Mitani"
, align=left , Tetsuyasu Mitani
,
1
, 1927–2004
,
, align=left , T. Mitani; disc: ,
(bio-it)
, align=left , T. Mitani
,
, - id="S. Miyasaka"
, align=left ,
Seidai Miyasaka
is a Japanese astronomer. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the co-discovery of four asteroids he made with Japanese astronomer Hiroshi Abe during 1993–1997.
The outer main-belt asteroid 3555 Miyasaka was named in his honour by ...
,
4
, 1955–pres.
,
, align=left , S. Miyasaka;
, align=left , S. Miyasaka
,
, - id="T. Mizuno"
, align=left , Takashi Mizuno (astronomer)
,
, 1955–pres.
,
, align=left , T. Mizuno; amateur,
(bio-it)
, align=left , T. Mizuno
,
, - id="Y. Mizuno"
, align=left ,
Yoshikane Mizuno
is a Japanese astronomer and co-discoverer of asteroids. The Minor Planet Center
The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official body for observing and reporting on minor planets under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). F ...
,
52
, 1954–pres.
,
, align=left , Y. Mizuno; at Kani Observatory
, align=left , Y. Mizuno
,
, - id="T. Mocnik"
, align=left , Teo Močnik
,
1
, 1989–pres.
,
, align=left , T. Močnik
CV, align=left , T. Mocnik
,
, - id="M. Moilanen"
, align=left , Marko Moilanen
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , M. Moilanen;
(bio-it)
, align=left , M. Moilanen
, —
, - id="L. A. Molnar"
, align=left , Lawrence Alan Molnar
,
86
, 1959–pres.
,
, align=left , L. A. Molnar;
(bio-it)
, align=left , L. A. Molnar
,
, - id="J. Montanne"
, align=left , Jean Montanne
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , J. Montanne;
(bio-it)
, align=left , J. Montanne
, —
, - id="N. Montigiani"
, align=left , Nico Montigiani
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , N. Montigiani;
(bio-it)
, align=left , N. Montigiani
, —
, - id="D. Morata"
, align=left , Didier Morata
,
, 1954–pres.
,
, align=left , D. Morata; amateur,
(bio-it)
, align=left , D. Morata
,
, - id="S. Morata"
, align=left , Stéphane Morata
,
, 1977–pres.
,
, align=left , S. Morata; amateur,
(bio-it)
, align=left , S. Morata
,
, - id="Z. Moravec"
, align=left ,
Zdeněk Moravec
Zdeněk Moravec (born 1968) is a Czech astronomer and astrophysicist.
Zdeněk Moravec is a graduate from Charles University in Prague. He became a prolific discoverer of minor planets, during his stay at the Kleť Observatory in South Bohemia, ...
,
94
, 1968–pres.
,
, align=left , Z. Moravec;
, align=left , Z. Moravec
, —
, - id="H. Mori"
, align=left ,
Hiroshi Mori (astronomer)
is a Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets.
The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 45 numbered minor planets in collaboration with amateur astronomer Masaru Arai at Yorii Observatory during 1988–1991. ...
,
45
, 1958–pres.
,
, align=left , H. Mori; amateur,
(bio-it)
, align=left , H. Mori
,
, - id="P. Mortfield"
, align=left , Paul Mortfield
, 1
, n.a.
,
, align=left , P. Mortfield;
, align=left , P. Mortfield
, —
, - id="N. Moskovitz"
, align=left , Nicholas Moskovitz
,
, 1981–pres.
,
, align=left , N. Moskovitz;
, align=left , N. Moskovitz
,
, - id="P. M. Motl"
, align=left , Patrick M. Motl
,
9
, n.a.
,
, align=left , P. M. Motl; disc: ,
(bio-it)
, align=left , P. M. Motl
, —
, - id="S. Mottola"
, align=left , Stefano Mottola
,
21
, n.a.
,
, align=left , S. Mottola;
(bio-it)
, align=left , S. Mottola
,
, - id="A. Mrkos"
, align=left ,
Antonín Mrkos
Antonín Mrkos () (27 January 1918, Střemchoví – 29 May 1996, Prague) was a Czech astronomer.
Biography
Mrkos entered the University in Brno in 1938. His studies were interrupted by the onset of World War II, and in 1945 he became a staff ...
,
274
Year 274 ( CCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelianus and Capitolinus (or, less frequently, year 1027 ''A ...
, 1918–1996
,
, align=left , A. Mrkos; at Kleť Observatory
, align=left , A. Mrkos
,
, - id="J. E. Mueller"
, align=left ,
Jean Mueller
Jean Mueller (born 1950) is an American astronomer and discoverer of comets, minor planets, and a large number of supernovas at the U.S. Palomar Observatory in California.
Scientific career
In 1983, she became the first woman to operate the hi ...
,
13
, 1950–pres.
,
, align=left , J. E. Mueller; at Second Palomar Sky Survey
, align=left , J. E. Mueller
,
, - id="M. Mukai"
, align=left ,
Masaru Mukai
is a Japanese astronomer. He is credited with the discovery of 13 asteroids by the Minor Planet Center
The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official body for observing and reporting on minor planets under the auspices of the International Astro ...
,
13
, 1949–pres.
,
, align=left , M. Mukai; unrelated to
, align=left , M. Mukai
, —
, - id="G. Muler"
, align=left , Gustavo Muler
,
25
, 1967–pres.
,
, align=left , G. Muler;
, align=left , G. Muler
,
, - id="J. D. Mulholland"
, align=left , John-Derral Mulholland
,
, 1934–2008
,
, align=left , J.-D. Mulholland;
(bio-it)
, align=left , J. D. Mulholland
, —
, - id="U. Munari"
, align=left ,
Ulisse Munari
Ulisse Munari (born 1960) is an Italian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He is Professor of Astronomy at the University of Padua, and works at the Asiago Observatory. He is a member of the Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE) team, an all ...
,
49
, 1960–pres.
,
, align=left , U. Munari; at the Astronomical Observatories of Padua and Asiago
, align=left , U. Munari
,
, - id="J. Munoz"
, align=left , J. Muñoz
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , J. Muñoz; inferred,
(Manteca-it)
, align=left , J. Munoz
, —
, - id="O. Muramatsu"
, align=left ,
Osamu Muramatsu
is a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of asteroids and comets. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 73 minor planets. He also co-discovered 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu, a periodic comet.
Muramatsu works at the planetari ...
,
73
, 1949–pres.
,
, align=left , O. Muramatsu;
, align=left , O. Muramatsu
,
, - id="J. C. Muzzio"
, align=left , Juan Carlos Muzzio
,
2
, 1946–pres.
,
, align=left , J. C. Muzzio; at La Plata Institute of Astrophysics,
(bio-it)
, align=left , J. C. Muzzio
,
, - id="A. Nakajima"
, align=left , Atsushi Nakajima (astronomer)
,
15
, n.a.
,
, align=left , A. Nakajima; disc:
, align=left , A. Nakajima
, —
, - id="A. Nakamura"
, align=left ,
Akimasa Nakamura
(born 1961) is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific observer of asteroids and comets, as well as a discoverer of minor planets. He has worked extensively at the Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory near Kuma, Ehime Prefecture, where he re ...
,
112 112 may refer to:
*112 (number), the natural number following 111 and preceding 113
*112 (band), an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia
** ''112'' (album), album from the band of the same name
*112 (emergency telephone number), the standard ...
, 1961–pres.
,
, align=left , A. Nakamura; at the Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory
, align=left , A. Nakamura
,
, - id="T. Nakamura"
, align=left , Tsuko Nakamura
,
3
, 1943–pres.
,
, align=left , T. Nakamura;
(bio-it)
, align=left , T. Nakamura
,
, - id="A. Nakanishi"
, align=left , Akio Nakanishi
,
3
, 1964–pres.
,
, align=left , A. Nakanishi; amateur
, align=left , A. Nakanishi
,
, - id="O. A. Naranjo"
, align=left , Orlando A. Naranjo
,
38
, 1951–pres.
,
, align=left , O. A. Naranjo;
(bio-it)
, align=left , O. A. Naranjo
, —
, - id="M. Nassir"
, align=left , Michael Nassir
,
, n.a.
,
, align=left , M. Nassir;
, align=left , M. Nassir
, —
, - id="A. Natori"
, align=left , Akira Natori
,
32
, 1956–pres.
,
, align=left , A. Natori; at Nihondaira Observatory,
(bio-it)
, align=left , A. Natori
,
, - id="E. R. Netto"
, align=left , Edgar Rangel Netto
,
8
, n.a.
,
, align=left , E. R. Netto; at Valongo Observatory,
(bio-de)
, align=left , E. R. Netto
,
, - id="G. N. Neujmin"
, align=left ,
Grigory Neujmin
Grigory Nikolayevich Neujmin (russian: Григорий Николаевич Неуймин; – 17 December 1946) was a Georgian–Russian astronomer, native of Tbilisi in Georgia, and a discoverer of numerous minor planets as well as 6 periodi ...
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, 1885–1946
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, align=left , G. N. Neujmin;
, align=left , G. N. Neujmin
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, - id="V. Nevski"
, align=left , Vitali Nevski
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15
, 1974–pres.
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, align=left , V. Nevski; amateur, ,
image
An image is a visual representation of something. It can be two-dimensional, three-dimensional, or somehow otherwise feed into the visual system to convey information. An image can be an artifact, such as a photograph or other two-dimensio ...
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Comet ISON
Comet ISON, formally known as C/2012 S1, was a sungrazing comet from the Oort cloud which was discovered on 21 September 2012 by Vitaly Nevsky (Виталий Невский, Vitebsk, Belarus) and Artyom Novichonok (Артём Новичоно� ...
, alt: Vitaliy Nevskiy and Vitaly Nevsky
, align=left , V. Nevski
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, - id="P. Nicholson"
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Phil Nicholson
Philip D. Nicholson (born 1951) is an Australian-born professor of astronomy at Cornell University in the Astronomy department specialising in Planetary Sciences. He has been editor-in-chief of the journal ''Icarus'' since 1998.
Career
Nichol ...
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, 1951–pres.
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, align=left , P. Nicholson; Philip D. Nicholson,
Sycorax
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play '' The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is s ...
, align=left , P. Nicholson
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, - id="S. B. Nicholson"
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Seth Barnes Nicholson
Seth Barnes Nicholson (November 12, 1891 – July 2, 1963) was an American astronomer. He worked at the Lick observatory in California, and is known for discovering several moons of Jupiter in the 20th century.
Nicholson was born in Springfield, ...
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2
, 1891–1963
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, align=left , S. B. Nicholson; disc: and
, align=left , S. B. Nicholson
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Tsuneo Niijima
is a Japanese farmer and amateur astronomer.
He is a prolific discoverer of minor planets, credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 32 numbered minor planets between 1986 and 1996. He also co-discovered 112P/U ...
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32
, 1955–pres.
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, align=left , T. Niijima; amateur
, align=left , T. Niijima
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, - id="K. Nishiyama"
, align=left , Kota Nishiyama
, 6
, 1965–pres.
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, align=left , K. Nishiyama; Nishiyama Kota,
Bisei Spaceguard Center
The Bisei Spaceguard Center (BSGC) is an astronomical observatory located at Bisei, Okayama, Bisei-chō, Okayama, Japan. The facility was constructed during 1999–2000, where it since conducts the Bisei Asteroid Tracking Telescope for Rapid Sur ...
, align=left , K. Nishiyama
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, - id="V. L. Nixon"
, align=left , V. L. Nixon
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, n.a.
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, align=left , V. L. Nixon;
, align=left , V. L. Nixon
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, - id="M. C. Nolan"
, align=left , Michael C. Nolan
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, 1963–pres.
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, align=left , M. C. Nolan; at Arecibo Observatory,
(bio-it)
, align=left , M. C. Nolan
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, - id="J. Nomen"
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Jaume Nomen
Jaume Nomen Torres (also: Jaime Nomen; born June 23, 1960 in Tortosa, Catalonia) is a Spanish oral and maxillofacial surgeon, amateur astronomer and discoverer of numerous minor planets. He is of Catalan origin and became publicly known for the d ...
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55
, 1960–pres.
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, align=left , J. Nomen; at Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca
, align=left , J. Nomen
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, - id="T. Nomura"
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