Robert H. McNaught

Minor planets discovered: 483 ^[1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Robert H. McNaught (born in Scotland^{[citation needed]} in 1956^{[citation needed]}) is a Scottish-Australian astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University (ANU).^{[citation needed]} He has collaborated with David J. Asher of the Armagh Observatory.^{[citation needed]}

The inner main-belt asteroid 3173 McNaught, discovered by Edward Bowell at Anderson Mesa Station in 1981, was named after him by its discoverer, following a suggestion by David Seargent.^[2]

Work

McNaught is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets, described as "the world's greatest comet discoverer"^[3] and he participated in the Siding Spring Survey (SSS) using the ANU's Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope.^[4] He discovered the Great Comet C/2006 P1 on 7 August 2006, the brightest comet in several decades, which became easily visible to the naked eye for observers in the Southern Hemisphere.^[5] The SSS was the only active professional Near Earth Object survey in the Southern Hemisphere. The survey ended in 2013 after funding dried up.^[6]

McNaught previously worked on the Anglo-Australian Near-Earth Asteroid Survey from 1990 to 1996.^[7]

Other work

McNaught worked at the University of Aston's satellite-tracking camera originally outside Evesham in 1982, thereafter at Herstmonceux and more recently at Siding Spring. In his spare time he successfully conducts patrols for novae, identifies images of prenovae and unusual variable stars on survey plates, measures their positions, makes astrometric observations of comets and minor planets and photometric observations of comets and novae. He also carries out extensive observational and computational work on meteors, as well as on occultations by minor planets.

Funding issues

In October 2011, partly due to changes in the exchange rate between the Australian and US dollars, Catalina Sky Survey of NASA had to end funding McNaught's southern survey,^[8] which used to cost $110,000 per year,^[9] ending the international cooperation in July 2012. The astronomer estimated that the survey needs $180,000 annually, plus a small one-time sum to fix the observatory dome.^[8] For several months the project was temporarily funded from the ANU, but in late 2012, the ANU advised that it could no longer support the program and that funds would not be available from January 2013.^[10]^{[failed verification]}

Discoveries

List of cometary discoveries

In total, McNaught has discovered 82 comets.

Long-period

McNaught has discovered 44 long-period comets:

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 P1 (Great Comet of 2007)
C/2006 Q1
C/2007 K6
C/2007 M1
C/2007 P1
C/2007 T1
C/2007 Y2
C/2008 A1
C/2008 J4
C/2009 F2
C/2009 F4
C/2009 F5
C/2009 K5
C/2009 R1
C/2009 T1
C/2010 J2
C/2011 C1
C/2011 G1
C/2011 L2
C/2011 L3
C/2011 N2
C/2011 Q2
C/2011 R1
C/2012 C1
C/2012 H2
C/2012 K6
C/2012 T4
C/2012 Y3
C/2013 A1
C/2013 E1
C/2013 F3
C/2013 G2
C/2013 G7
C/2013 J3
C/2013 O3

Short period

McNaught has discovered 26 short-period comets:

191P/McNaught
220P/McNaught
254P/McNaught
260P/McNaught
278P/McNaught
P/2004 R1 (McNaught)
P/2005 J1 (McNaught)
P/2005 L1 (McNaught)
P/2005 Y2 (McNaught)
P/2006 G1 (McNaught)
P/2006 H1 (McNaught)
P/2007 H1 (McNaught)
P/2008 J3 (McNaught)
P/2008 O2 (McNaught)
P/2008 Y3 (McNaught)
P/2009 Q5 (McNaught)
P/2009 S2 (McNaught)
P/2009 U4 (McNaught)
P/2010 J5 (McNaught)
P/2011 L1 (McNaught)
P/2011 P1 (McNaught)
P/2011 Q3 (McNaught)
P/2012 O1 (McNaught)
P/2012 O2 (McNaught)
P/2012 O3 (McNaught)
P/2013 J2 (McNaught)

Co-discoveries

McNaught is the co-discoverer of the following comets:

P/Catalina-McNaught (a.k.a. P/2008 S1, 2008 JK)
P/McNaught-Hartley (a.k.a. P/1994 N2, 1994 XXXI, 1994n)
Comet McNaught-Hartley (a.k.a. C/1999 T1)
Comet McNaught-Tritton (a.k.a. C/1978 G2, 1978 XXVII)
Comet McNaught-Watson (a.k.a. C/1999 S2)

Groups

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)
262P/McNaught-Russell (a.k.a. 1994 XXIV, 1994u)

List of discovered minor planets

As of 2016, Robert McNaught is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 483 minor planets during 1975–2005.^[1]

3904 Honda	22 February 1988	list
4093 Bennett	4 November 1986	list
4128 UKSTU	28 January 1988	list
4129 Richelen	22 February 1988	list
4220 Flood	22 February 1988	list
4456 Mawson	27 July 1989	list
4499 Davidallen	4 January 1989	list
4504 Jenkinson	21 December 1989	list
4638 Estens	2 March 1989	list
4667 Robbiesh	4 November 1986	list
4678 Ninian	24 September 1990	list
4679 Sybil	9 October 1990	list
4699 Sootan	4 November 1986	list
4704 Sheena	28 January 1988	list
4710 Wade	4 January 1989	list
4713 Steel	26 August 1989	list
(4953) 1990 MU	23 June 1990	list
4956 Noymer	12 November 1990	list
4974 Elford	14 June 1990	list
5007 Keay	20 October 1990	list
5061 McIntosh	22 February 1988	list
5066 Garradd	22 June 1990	list
5068 Cragg	9 October 1990	list
5133 Phillipadams	12 August 1990	list
5136 Baggaley	20 October 1990	list

(5189) 1990 UQ	20 October 1990	list
5277 Brisbane	22 February 1988	list
5329 Decaro	21 December 1989	list
5335 Damocles	18 February 1991	list
5378 Ellyett	9 April 1991	list
5380 Sprigg	7 May 1991	list
5382 McKay	8 May 1991	list
5441 Andymurray	8 May 1991	list
5470 Kurtlindstrom	28 January 1988	list
5475 Hanskennedy	26 August 1989	list
5558 Johnnapier	24 November 1989	list
(5604) 1992 FE	26 March 1992	list
5625 Jamesferguson	7 January 1991	list
(5627) 1991 MA	16 June 1991	list
(5645) 1990 SP	20 September 1990	list
5680 Nasmyth	30 December 1989	list
5682 Beresford	9 October 1990	list
5691 Fredwatson	26 March 1992	list
5739 Robertburns	24 November 1989	list
(5742) 1990 TN₄	9 October 1990	list
(5747) 1991 CO₃	10 February 1991	list
5782 Akirafujiwara	7 January 1991	list
5786 Talos	3 September 1991	list
(5788) 1992 NJ	1 July 1992	list
5845 Davidbrewster	19 August 1988	list

5883 Josephblack	6 November 1993	list
5914 Kathywhaler	20 November 1990	list
5961 Watt	30 December 1989	list
6012 Williammurdoch	22 September 1990	list
6019 Telford	3 September 1991	list
(6021) 1991 TM	1 October 1991	list
(6038) 1989 EQ	4 March 1989	list
(6053) 1993 BW₃	30 January 1993	list
6130 Hutton	24 September 1989	list
6194 Denali	12 October 1990	list
6316 Méndez	9 October 1990	list
(6322) 1991 CQ	10 February 1991	list
6411 Tamaga	8 October 1993	list
(6454) 1991 UG₁	29 October 1991	list
(6455) 1992 HE	25 April 1992	list
6461 Adam	4 November 1993	list
6523 Clube	1 October 1991	list
6564 Asher	25 January 1992	list
6708 Bobbievaile	4 January 1989	list
6870 Pauldavies	28 July 1992	list
6906 Johnmills	19 November 1990	list
6907 Harryford	19 November 1990	list
6916 Lewispearce	27 July 1992	list
(6960) 1989 AL₅	4 January 1989	list
7096 Napier	3 November 1992	list

7120 Davidgavine	4 January 1989	list
7170 Livesey	30 June 1987	list
(7177) 1990 TF	9 October 1990	list
7247 Robertstirling	12 October 1991	list
7345 Happer	28 July 1992	list
(7350) 1993 VA	7 November 1993	list
(7474) 1992 TC	1 October 1992	list
(7482) 1994 PC1	9 August 1994	list
(7582) 1990 WL	20 November 1990	list
(7588) 1992 FJ₁	24 March 1992	list
7604 Kridsadaporn	31 August 1995	list
7660 Alexanderwilson	5 November 1993	list
(7761) 1990 SL	20 September 1990	list
(7822) 1991 CS	13 February 1991	list
(7839) 1994 ND	3 July 1994	list
(7888) 1993 UC	20 October 1993	list
(7977) 1977 QQ₅	21 August 1977	list
8028 Joeengle	30 August 1991	list
8030 Williamknight	29 September 1991	list
(8037) 1993 HO₁	20 April 1993	list
8113 Matsue	21 April 1996	list
8115 Sakabe	24 April 1996	list
(8176) 1991 WA	29 November 1991	list
8218 Hosty	8 May 1996	list
(8219) 1996 JL	10 May 1996	list

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8283 Edinburgh	30 September 1991	list
8368 Lamont	20 February 1991	list
(8486) 1989 QV	26 August 1989	list
8515 Corvan	4 September 1991	list
(8653) 1990 KE	20 May 1990	list
(8654) 1990 KC₁	20 May 1990	list
(8842) 1990 KF	20 May 1990	list
8899 Hughmiller	22 September 1995	list
(9047) 1991 QF	30 August 1991	list
9349 Lucas	30 September 1991	list
9391 Slee	14 August 1994	list
(9583) 1990 HL₁	28 April 1990	list
9594 Garstang	4 September 1991	list
(9714) 1975 LF₁	1 June 1975	list
9843 Braidwood	4 January 1989	list
(9850) 1990 TM₅	9 October 1990	list
(9853) 1991 AN₂	7 January 1991	list
(9855) 1991 CU	7 February 1991	list

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