Robert H. McNaught

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Asteroids discovered: 410
3904 Honda	February 22, 1988
4093 Bennett	November 7, 1986
4128 UKSTU	January 28, 1988
4129 Richelen	February 22, 1988
4220 Flood	February 22, 1988
4456 Mawson	July 27, 1989
4499 Davidallen	January 4, 1989
4504 Jenkinson	December 21, 1989
4638 Estens	March 2, 1989
4667 Robbiesh	November 4, 1986
4678 Ninian	September 24, 1990
4679 Sybil	October 9, 1990
4699 Sootan	November 4, 1986
4704 Sheena	January 28, 1988
4710 Wade	January 4, 1989
4713 Steel	August 26, 1989
(4953) 1990 MU	June 23, 1990
4956 Noymer	November 12, 1990
4974 Elford	June 14, 1990
5007 Keay	October 20, 1990
5061 McIntosh	February 22, 1988
5066 Garradd	June 22, 1990
5068 Cragg	October 9, 1990
5133 Phillipadams	August 12, 1990
5136 Baggaley	October 20, 1990
(5189) 1990 UQ	October 20, 1990
(5277) 1988 DO	February 22, 1988
5329 Decaro	December 21, 1989
5335 Damocles	February 18, 1991
5378 Ellyett	April 9, 1991
5380 Sprigg	May 7, 1991
5382 McKay	May 8, 1991
(5441) 1991 JZ1	May 8, 1991
5470 Kurtlindstrom	January 28, 1988
(5475) 1989 QO	August 26, 1989
(5558) 1989 WL2	November 24, 1989
(5604) 1992 FE	March 26, 1992
(5625) 1991 AO2	January 7, 1991
(5627) 1991 MA	June 16, 1991
(5645) 1990 SP	September 20, 1990
(5680) 1989 YZ1	December 30, 1989
5682 Beresford	October 9, 1990
5691 Fredwatson	March 26, 1992
(5739) 1989 WK2	November 24, 1989
(5742) 1990 TN4	October 9, 1990
(5747) 1991 CO3	February 10, 1991
5782 Akirafujiwara	January 7, 1991
5786 Talos	September 3, 1991
(5788) 1992 NJ	July 1, 1992
(5845) 1988 QP	August 19, 1988
(5883) 1993 VM5	November 6, 1993
5914 Kathywhaler	November 20, 1990
(5961) 1989 YH1	December 30, 1989
(6012) 1990 SK4	September 22, 1990
(6019) 1991 RO6	September 3, 1991
(6021) 1991 TM	October 1, 1991
(6038) 1989 EQ	March 4, 1989
(6053) 1993 BW3	January 30, 1993
(6130) 1989 SL5	September 24, 1989
6194 Denali	October 12, 1990
(6316) 1990 TL6	October 9, 1990
(6322) 1991 CQ	February 10, 1991
6411 Tamaga	October 8, 1993
(6454) 1991 UG1	October 29, 1991
(6455) 1992 HE	April 25, 1992
(6461) 1993 VB5	November 4, 1993
6523 Clube	October 1, 1991
6564 Asher	January 25, 1992
6708 Bobbievaile	January 4, 1989
6870 Pauldavies	July 28, 1992
(6906) 1990 WC	November 19, 1990
(6907) 1990 WE	November 19, 1990
6916 Lewispearce	July 27, 1992
(6960) 1989 AL5	January 4, 1989
7096 Napier	November 3, 1992
(7120) 1989 AD3	January 4, 1989
(7170) 1987 MK	June 30, 1987
(7177) 1990 TF	October 9, 1990
(7247) 1991 TD1	October 12, 1991
7345 Happer	July 28, 1992
(7350) 1993 VA	November 7, 1993
(7474) 1992 TC	October 1, 1992
(7482) 1994 PC1	August 9, 1994
(7582) 1990 WL	November 20, 1990
(7588) 1992 FJ1	March 24, 1992
7604 Kridsadaporn	August 31, 1995
(7660) 1993 VM1	November 5, 1993
(7761) 1990 SL	September 20, 1990
(7822) 1991 CS	February 13, 1991
(7839) 1994 ND	July 3, 1994
(7888) 1993 UC	October 20, 1993
(7977) 1977 QQ5	August 21, 1977
(8028) 1991 QE	August 30, 1991
(8030) 1991 SK	September 29, 1991
(8037) 1993 HO1	April 20, 1993
8113 Matsue[1]	April 21, 1996
8115 Sakabe[2]	April 24, 1996
(8176) 1991 WA	November 29, 1991
8218 Hosty	May 8, 1996
(8219) 1996 JL[3]	May 10, 1996
(8283) 1991 SV	September 30, 1991
(8368) 1991 DM	February 20, 1991
(8486) 1989 QV	August 26, 1989
8515 Corvan	September 4, 1991
(8653) 1990 KE	May 20, 1990
(8654) 1990 KC1	May 20, 1990
(8842) 1990 KF	May 20, 1990
(8899) 1995 SX29	September 22, 1995
(9047) 1991 QF	August 30, 1991
9349 Lucas	September 30, 1991
(9391) 1994 PH1	August 14, 1994
(9583) 1990 HL1	April 28, 1990
(9594) 1991 RG	September 4, 1991
(9714) 1975 LF1	June 1, 1975
(9843) 1989 AL3	January 4, 1989
(9850) 1990 TM5	October 9, 1990
(9853) 1991 AN2	January 7, 1991
(9855) 1991 CU	February 7, 1991
(9857) 1991 EN	March 10, 1991
(9873) 1992 GH	April 9, 1992
(9881) 1994 SE	September 25, 1994
(9899) 1996 EH	March 12, 1996
9984 Gregbryant[4]	April 18, 1996
9985 Akiko[1]	May 12, 1996
(10058) 1988 DD5	February 25, 1988
(10098) 1991 SC1	September 30, 1991
10188 Yasuoyoneda[2]	May 14, 1996
(10342) 1991 TQ	October 1, 1991
(10511) 1989 OD	July 21, 1989
(10525) 1990 TO	October 12, 1990
(10736) 1988 DD3	February 22, 1988
(10737) 1988 DZ4	February 25, 1988
(10773) 1991 AK2	January 7, 1991
(10841) 1994 PP1	August 12, 1994
(11030) 1988 PK	August 13, 1988
(11036) 1989 AW5	January 4, 1989
(11052) 1990 WM	November 20, 1990
(11062) 1991 SN	September 30, 1991
(11093) 1994 HD	April 17, 1994
(11597) 1995 KL1	May 31, 1995
(11889) 1991 AH2	January 7, 1991
(11890) 1991 FF	March 18, 1991
(11903) 1991 RD7	September 2, 1991
(12263) 1989 YA4	December 30, 1989
(12273) 1990 TS4	October 9, 1990
(12305) 1991 TE1	October 12, 1991
(12378) 1994 PK1	August 15, 1994
12446 Juliabryant[4]	August 15, 1996
(12705) 1990 TJ	October 12, 1990
(12732) 1991 TN	October 1, 1991
(12819) 1996 JO[2]	May 12, 1996
(13016) 1988 DB5	February 25, 1988
(13020) 1988 PW2	August 10, 1988
(13036) 1989 YO3	December 30, 1989
(13060) 1991 EJ	March 10, 1991
(13110) 1993 LS1	June 15, 1993
(13120) 1993 VU7	November 4, 1993
(13176) 1996 HE1[1]	April 21, 1996
(13505) 1989 AB3	January 4, 1989
(13506) 1989 AF3	January 4, 1989
(13507) 1989 AN5	January 4, 1989
(13517) 1990 UU1	October 20, 1990
(13522) 1991 FG	March 18, 1991
(13537) 1991 SG	September 29, 1991
(13538) 1991 ST	September 30, 1991
(13539) 1991 TY	October 2, 1991
(13551) 1992 FL1	March 26, 1992
(13929) 1988 PL	August 13, 1988
(13953) 1990 TO4	October 9, 1990
(13957) 1991 AG2	January 7, 1991
(13968) 1991 RE7	September 2, 1991
(14374) 1989 SA	September 21, 1989
(14409) 1991 RM1	September 5, 1991
14420 Massey	September 30, 1991
(14421) 1991 SA1	September 30, 1991
(14464) 1993 HC1	April 21, 1993
(14471) 1993 SG1	September 21, 1993
(14879) 1991 AL2	January 7, 1991
(15227) 1986 VA	November 4, 1986
(15234) 1988 BJ5	January 28, 1988
(15235) 1988 DA5	February 25, 1988
(15270) 1991 AE2	January 7, 1991
(15289) 1991 TL	October 1, 1991
(15290) 1991 TF1	October 12, 1991
(15334) 1993 UE	October 20, 1993
(15337) 1993 VT2	November 7, 1993
(15368) 1996 JZ[2]	May 14, 1996
(15725) 1990 TX4	October 9, 1990
(15726) 1990 TG5	October 9, 1990
(15848) 1995 YJ4	December 28, 1995
(16440) 1989 EN5	March 2, 1989
(16460) 1989 YF1	December 30, 1989
(16468) 1990 HW1	April 27, 1990
(16489) 1990 SG	September 17, 1990
(16504) 1990 TR5	October 9, 1990
(16506) 1990 UH1	October 20, 1990
(16517) 1990 WD	November 19, 1990
(16657) 1993 UB	October 23, 1993
(17411) 1988 DF3	February 22, 1988
(17425) 1989 AM3	January 4, 1989
(17448) 1990 HU1	April 27, 1990
(17485) 1991 RP9	September 5, 1991
(17487) 1991 SY	September 30, 1991
(17503) 1992 FK1	March 26, 1992
(17555) 1993 VC5	November 4, 1993
17640 Mount Stromlo[4]	August 15, 1996
18376 Quirk	September 30, 1991
(18377) 1991 SH1	September 28, 1991
(18393) 1992 QB	August 19, 1992
(18412) 1993 LX	June 13, 1993
(18413) 1993 LD1	June 13, 1993
(18496) 1996 JN1	May 9, 1996
(18506) 1996 PY6[4]	August 15, 1996
(18514) 1996 TE11	October 14, 1996
(19146) 1989 YY	December 30, 1989
(19147) 1989 YV4	December 30, 1989
(19151) 1990 KD1	May 20, 1990
(19170) 1991 FH	March 18, 1991
(19181) 1991 SD1	September 30, 1991
(19261) 1995 MB	June 21, 1995
(19986) 1990 KD	May 20, 1990
20002 Tillysmith	March 10, 1991
(20015) 1991 SR	September 30, 1991
20043 Ellenmacarthur	March 2, 1993
(20086) 1994 LW	June 12, 1994
(20111) 1995 SO5	September 22, 1995
(20494) 1999 PM1	August 3, 1999
(20691) 1999 VY72	November 11, 1999
(21005) 1988 BF5	January 28, 1988
(21063) 1991 JC2	May 8, 1991
(21073) 1991 RE	September 4, 1991
(21100) 1992 OB	July 26, 1992
(21150) 1993 LF1	June 13, 1993
(21151) 1993 LO1	June 13, 1993
(21153) 1993 MF1	June 18, 1993
(21193) 1994 PJ1	August 14, 1994
(21194) 1994 PN1	August 11, 1994
(21262) 1996 HA2[1]	April 24, 1996
(22326) 1991 SZ	September 30, 1991
(22327) 1991 TS	October 1, 1991
(22367) 1993 MZ	June 18, 1993
(23183) 2000 OY21	July 28, 2000
(23449) 1988 BG5	January 28, 1988
(23453) 1988 QR	August 19, 1988
(23474) 1990 UX1	October 20, 1990
(23480) 1991 EL	March 10, 1991
(23493) 1991 SO	September 30, 1991
(23615) 1996 FK12	March 28, 1996
(24660) 1988 BH5	January 28, 1988
(24672) 1989 OJ	July 27, 1989
24680 Alleven	December 30, 1989
(24688) 1990 KE1	May 20, 1990
(24698) 1990 TU4	October 9, 1990
(24718) 1991 SW	September 30, 1991
(24719) 1991 SE1	September 30, 1991
(24721) 1991 TJ	October 1, 1991
(24722) 1991 TK	October 1, 1991
(24819) 1994 XY4	December 6, 1994
(26098) 1989 AN3	January 4, 1989
(26118) 1991 TH	October 1, 1991
(26142) 1994 PL1	August 3, 1994
(26152) 1994 UF	October 24, 1994
(26903) 1995 YT3	December 20, 1995
(27723) 1990 QA	August 19, 1990
(27738) 1990 TT4	October 9, 1990
(27743) 1990 VM	November 8, 1990
(27760) 1991 RB7	September 2, 1991
(27766) 1991 TO	October 1, 1991
(27767) 1991 TP	October 1, 1991
(27784) 1992 OE	July 27, 1992
(27842) 1994 QJ	August 28, 1994
(28395) 1999 RZ42	September 3, 1999
(29143) 1988 DK	February 22, 1988
(29213) 1991 SJ	September 29, 1991
(30795) 1989 AR5	January 4, 1989
(30808) 1989 YA2	December 30, 1989
(30824) 1990 TD	October 9, 1990
(30930) 1993 UF	October 20, 1993
(30969) 1995 BP2	January 29, 1995
(31017) 1996 EH2	March 15, 1996
(31044) 1996 NY	July 11, 1996
(32171) 2000 ND10	July 1, 2000
(32802) 1990 SK	September 20, 1990
(35107) 1991 VH	November 9, 1991
(35134) 1992 RE	September 4, 1992
(35159) 1993 LH1	June 13, 1993
(35183) 1993 UY2	October 20, 1993
(35198) 1994 PM1	August 9, 1994
(37638) 1993 VB	November 6, 1993
(37649) 1994 FC	March 19, 1994
(37650) 1994 FP	March 21, 1994
(39532) 1990 HZ1	April 27, 1990
(39561) 1992 QA	August 19, 1992
(39563) 1992 RB	September 2, 1992
(39591) 1993 LR1	June 15, 1993
(39618) 1994 LT	June 12, 1994
(39636) 1995 BQ2	January 29, 1995
(41504) 2000 QY148	August 29, 2000
(42490) 1991 SU	September 30, 1991
(42491) 1991 TF	October 1, 1991
(42847) 1999 RC43	September 11, 1999
(42930) 1999 TM11	October 6, 1999
(42933) 1999 TR19	October 15, 1999
(43764) 1988 BL5	January 28, 1988
(43797) 1991 AF2	January 7, 1991
(43869) 1994 RD11	September 10, 1994
(46544) 1988 QO	August 19, 1988
46568 Stevenlee	September 30, 1991
(46597) 1993 DK2	February 24, 1993
(46605) 1993 HQ1	April 18, 1993
(46667) 1996 HM2	April 18, 1996
(48438) 1989 WJ2	November 21, 1989
(48440) 1989 YO2	December 30, 1989
(48462) 1991 RT6	September 3, 1991
(48467) 1991 SB1	September 30, 1991
(48527) 1993 LC1	June 13, 1993
(48560) 1993 UX2	October 20, 1993
(48561) 1993 UZ2	October 21, 1993
(48605) 1995 CW1	February 7, 1995
(50365) 2000 CP77	February 7, 2000
(52290) 1990 SF	September 17, 1990
(52297) 1991 CH2	February 12, 1991
(52310) 1991 VJ	November 9, 1991
(52338) 1992 RH1	September 2, 1992
(52439) 1994 QL	August 16, 1994
(52440) 1994 QN	August 26, 1994
(52460) 1995 DA3	February 24, 1995
(55740) 1989 YL2	December 30, 1989
(55770) 1992 OW	July 28, 1992
(56801) 2000 PF9	August 6, 2000
(58177) 1990 TB6	October 9, 1990
(58178) 1990 UY1	October 20, 1990
(58187) 1991 TD	October 1, 1991
(58291) 1994 GA	April 1, 1994
(58296) 1994 LF1	June 2, 1994
(58325) 1994 RE11	September 11, 1994
(58330) 1994 TK	October 3, 1994
(58419) 1996 BD4	January 26, 1996
(59798) 1999 PO1	August 3, 1999
(61349) 2000 PD9	August 6, 2000
(61350) 2000 PL9	August 6, 2000
(61731) 2000 QV148	August 29, 2000
(65671) 1988 DE3	February 22, 1988
(65690) 1991 DG	February 20, 1991
(65706) 1992 NA	July 1, 1992
(65717) 1993 BX3	January 31, 1993
(65730) 1993 LP1	June 14, 1993
(65750) 1993 UV2	October 20, 1993
(68728) 2002 EP6	March 6, 2002
(69307) 1992 ON	July 28, 1992
(69331) 1993 LE1	June 13, 1993
(69332) 1993 LJ1	June 13, 1993
(69401) 1995 QV3	August 26, 1995
(70453) 1999 TS19	October 15, 1999
(73674) 1988 BN5	January 28, 1988
(73698) 1991 TE	October 1, 1991
(73804) 1995 RG	September 3, 1995
(74820) 1999 TN11	October 7, 1999
(79139) 1991 SP	September 30, 1991
(79141) 1991 TB	October 1, 1991
(79220) 1994 PO1	August 12, 1994
(85159) 1988 DL	February 22, 1988
(85166) 1989 OC	July 21, 1989
(85212) 1992 RF	September 4, 1992
(85236) 1993 KH	May 24, 1993
(86067) 1999 RM28	September 3, 1999
(86480) 2000 CT97	February 9, 2000
(87275) 2000 PZ8	August 4, 2000
(87276) 2000 PE9	August 6, 2000
(90705) 1989 AZ5	January 4, 1989
(90710) 1990 TF6	October 9, 1990
(90731) 1992 OC	July 26, 1992
(90809) 1995 DX2	February 24, 1995
(90810) 1995 DY2	February 24, 1995
(90862) 1996 KM1[4]	May 22, 1996
(92587) 2000 PH9	August 6, 2000
(93048) 2000 SB7	September 22, 2000
(94045) 2000 XO54	December 11, 2000
(95683) 2002 JA	May 2, 2002
(96179) 1988 DX4	February 25, 1988
(96237) 1993 VL1	November 4, 1993
(97520) 2000 DA18	February 25, 2000
(100044) 1991 TX	October 1, 1991
(100118) 1993 LG1	June 13, 1993
(100201) 1994 FD	March 19, 1994
(100202) 1994 GB	April 2, 1994
(100276) 1994 XV	December 6, 1994
(100333) 1995 SN5	September 22, 1995
(101969) 1999 RJ45	September 13, 1999
(103806) 2000 DZ17	February 25, 2000
(105107) 2000 LY14	June 2, 2000
(105211) 2000 OM52	July 29, 2000
(119904) 2002 EX6	March 6, 2002
(120152) 2003 HJ1	April 21, 2003
(120640) 1996 PN[4]	August 9, 1996
(122215) 2000 NE10	July 1, 2000
(127451) 2002 PZ140	August 14, 2002
(127934) 2003 HK1	April 22, 2003
(129493) 1995 BM2	January 29, 1995
(132161) 2002 EZ6	March 6, 2002
(132790) 2002 PW140	August 14, 2002
(134366) 1995 LC	June 1, 1995
(134371) 1995 RH	September 3, 1995
(134380) 1995 YH4	December 28, 1995
(135737) 2002 PV140	August 14, 2002
(135738) 2002 PX140	August 14, 2002
(136121) 2003 OA	July 18, 2003
(136770) 1996 PC1	August 11, 1996
(139462) 2001 OD84	July 22, 2001
(141492) 2002 EB7	March 6, 2002
with Hiroshi Abe (astronomer)   with Yasukazu Ikari   with Takuo Kojima   with Jack B. Child

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. He has collaborated with David J. Asher of the Armagh Observatory.

He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids, and participates in the Siding Spring Survey. He is also a co-discoverer of periodic comet 130P/McNaught-Hughes and, using the Uppsala Schmidt telescope, discovered comet C/2006 P1 on August 7, 2006, which became the brightest comet in several decades [1]. It made perihelion on 12 January 2007, and has become easily visible to the naked eye for observers in the Southern Hemisphere.

There are nineteen "Comets McNaught", besides the Great Comet of 2007. They are:

• C/1987 U3 (a. k. a. 1987 XXXII, 1987b1)
• C/2005 E2
• C/2005 L2
• C/2005 L3
• C/2005 S4
• C/2006 B1
• C/2006 E1
• C/2006 K1
• C/2006 K3
• C/2006 L2
• C/2006 Q1
• C/2007 K6
• C/2007 M1
• C/2007 P1
• C/2007 T1
• C/2007 Y2
• C/2008 A1
• C/2008 J3
• C/2008 J4

McNaught has also discovered eleven periodic comets:

• Comet McNaught 1 (P/2004 K2)
• Comet McNaught 2 (P/2004 R1)
• Comet McNaught 3 (P/2005 J1)
• Comet McNaught 4 (P/2005 K3)
• Comet McNaught 5 (P/2005 L1)
• Comet McNaught 6 (P/2005 Y2)
• Comet McNaught 7 (P/2006 G1)
• Comet McNaught 8 (P/2006 H1)
• Comet McNaught 9 (P/2006 K2)
• Comet McNaught 10 (P/2007 H1)
• Comet McNaught 11 (191P/McNaught)

Finally, he is co-discoverer of the following other comets:

• P/McNaught-Hartley (a.k.a. P/1994 N2, 1994 XXXI, 1994n)
• Comet McNaught-Hartley (a.k.a. C/1999 T1)
• Comets McNaught-Hughes:
  • C/1990 M1 (a.k.a. 1991 III, 1990g)
  • 130P/McNaught-Hughes (a.k.a. 1991 IX, 1991y)
• Comets McNaught-Russell:
  • C/1991 C3 (a.k.a. 1990 XIX, 1991g)
  • C/1991 Q1 (a.k.a. 1992 XI, 1991v)
  • C/1991 R1 (a.k.a. 1990 XXII, 1991w)
  • C/1993 Y1 (a.k.a. 1994 XI, 1993v)
  • P/1994 X1 (a.k.a. 1994 XXIV, 1994u)
• Comet McNaught-Tritton (a.k.a. C/1978 G2, 1978 XXVII)
• Comet McNaught-Watson (a.k.a. C/1999 S2)

Total number of McNaught's comet discoveries is 40.

The asteroid 3173 McNaught was named in his honour.

[edit] References

• "Earth-threatening space rocks hunted by ANU", Media releases, Australian National University, 2004-04-06. Retrieved on 2007-01-21. 
• McNaught, Robert (2007). C/2006 P1 (McNaught's own page). Siding Springs Observatory. Australian National University. Retrieved on 2007-01-21.