Grigory Neujmin
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Grigory Nikolayevich Neujmin (Russian: Григорий Николаевич Неуймин; January 3 1886 [O.S. December 22, 1885]–December 17, 1946) was a Russian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets and comets at the Pulkovo and Simeiz Observatories during the first half of the 20th century.[2]
He is credited with the discovery of 74 asteroids,[1] and notably 951 Gaspra[3] and 762 Pulcova. The Minor Planet Center credits his discoveries under the name G. N. Neujmin, and his surname appears this way in the literature. However, the modern English transliteration of his name would be Neuymin.
He also discovered or co-discovered a seven of periodic comets, including 25D/Neujmin, 28P/Neujmin, 42P/Neujmin, 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte and 58P/Jackson–Neujmin. The lunar crater Neujmin is named in his honour, as is 1129 Neujmina, a main-belt asteroid of the Eos family discovered by Praskovjya Parkhomenko at Simeiz Observatory in 1929.[2]
List of discovered minor planets
| 748 Simeisa | 14 March 1913 |
| 751 Faina | 28 April 1913 |
| 752 Sulamitis | 30 April 1913 |
| 753 Tiflis | 30 April 1913 |
| 762 Pulcova | 3 September 1913 |
| 768 Struveana | 4 October 1913 |
| 769 Tatjana | 6 October 1913 |
| 779 Nina | 25 January 1914 |
| 780 Armenia | 25 January 1914 |
| 781 Kartvelia | 25 January 1914 |
| 787 Moskva | 20 April 1914 |
| 789 Lena | 24 June 1914 |
| 791 Ani | 29 June 1914 |
| 814 Tauris | 2 January 1916 |
| 824 Anastasia | 25 March 1916 |
| 825 Tanina | 27 March 1916 |
| 829 Academia | 25 August 1916 |
| 830 Petropolitana | 25 August 1916 |
| 847 Agnia | 2 September 1915 |
| 848 Inna | 5 September 1915 |
| 877 Walkure | 13 September 1915 |
| 882 Swetlana | 15 August 1917 |
| 916 America | 7 August 1915 |
| 917 Lyka | 5 September 1915 |
| 951 Gaspra | 30 July 1916 |
| 952 Caia | 27 October 1916 |
| 1075 Helina | 29 September 1926 |
| 1099 Figneria | 13 September 1928 |
| 1110 Jaroslawa | 10 August 1928 |
| 1123 Shapleya | 21 September 1928 |
| 1135 Colchis | 3 October 1929 |
| 1137 Raissa | 27 October 1929 |
| 1140 Crimea | 30 December 1929 |
| 1146 Biarmia | 7 May 1929 |
| 1147 Stavropolis | 11 June 1929 |
| 1158 Luda | 31 August 1929 |
| 1189 Terentia | 17 September 1930 |
| 1190 Pelagia | 20 September 1930 |
| 1202 Marina | 13 September 1931 |
| 1210 Morosovia | 6 June 1931 |
| 1236 Thais | 6 November 1931 |
| 1255 Schilowa | 8 July 1932 |
| 1269 Rollandia | 20 September 1930 |
| 1271 Isergina | 10 October 1931 |
| 1277 Dolores | 18 April 1933 |
| 1289 Kutaissi | 19 August 1933 |
| 1306 Scythia | 22 July 1930 |
| 1307 Cimmeria | 17 October 1930 |
| 1309 Hyperborea | 11 October 1931 |
| 1316 Kasan | 17 November 1933 |
| 1331 Solvejg | 25 August 1933 |
| 1347 Patria | 6 November 1931 |
| 1351 Uzbekistania | 5 October 1934 |
| 1379 Lomonosowa | 19 March 1936 |
| 1386 Storeria | 28 July 1935 |
| 1403 Idelsonia | 13 August 1936 |
| 1434 Margot | 19 March 1936 |
| 1459 Magnya | 4 November 1937 |
| 1484 Postrema | 29 April 1938 |
| 1590 Tsiolkovskaja | 1 July 1933 |
| 1603 Neva | 4 November 1926 |
| 1653 Yakhontovia | 30 August 1937 |
| 1671 Chaika | 3 October 1934 |
| 1692 Subbotina | 16 August 1936 |
| 1725 CrAO | 20 September 1930 |
| 1734 Zhongolovich | 11 October 1928 |
| 1783 Albitskij | 24 March 1935 |
| 2166 Handahl | 13 August 1936 |
| 2237 Melnikov | 2 October 1938 |
| 2484 Parenago | 7 October 1928 |
| 2536 Kozyrev | 15 August 1939 |
| 3036 Krat | 11 October 1937 |
| 3761 Romanskaya | 25 July 1936 |
| 4420 Alandreev | 15 August 1936 |
References
- 1 2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1129) Neujmina. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 96. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ Schilling, Govert (1994-12-17). "What's Dvorak doing on Mercury?". New Scientist. Retrieved 2008-09-07.