Grigory Neujmin

Grigory Nikolayevich Neujmin (Russian: Григорий Николаевич Неуймин; 3 January 1886 [O.S. 22 December 1885] – 17 December 1946) was a Georgian–Russian astronomer, native of Tbilisi in Georgia,[2] and a discoverer of numerous minor planets as well as 6 periodic and a hyperbolic comet at the Pulkovo and Simeiz Observatories during the first half of the 20th century.[3][4]

Minor planets discovered: 74 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Discoveries

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.

Neujmin is credited with the discovery of 74 asteroids,[1] and notably 951 Gaspra[5] and 762 Pulcova.

He also discovered and co-discovered 6 Jupiter-family comets, namely 25D/Neujmin, 28P/Neujmin, 42P/Neujmin, 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte (including fragment A) and 58P/Jackson–Neujmin, as well as C/1914 M1 (Neujmin), a hyperbolic comet.[4]

Awards and honors

He received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour on 10 June 1945. 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.[3][4]

List of discovered minor planets
748 Simeïsa14 March 1913list
751 Faïna28 April 1913list
752 Sulamitis30 April 1913list
753 Tiflis30 April 1913list
762 Pulcova3 September 1913list
768 Struveana4 October 1913list
769 Tatjana6 October 1913list
779 Nina25 January 1914list
780 Armenia25 January 1914list
781 Kartvelia25 January 1914list
787 Moskva20 April 1914list
789 Lena24 June 1914list
791 Ani29 June 1914list
814 Tauris2 January 1916list
824 Anastasia25 March 1916list
825 Tanina27 March 1916list
829 Academia25 August 1916list
830 Petropolitana25 August 1916list
847 Agnia2 September 1915list
848 Inna5 September 1915list
877 Walküre13 September 1915list
882 Swetlana15 August 1917list
916 America7 August 1915list
917 Lyka5 September 1915list
951 Gaspra30 July 1916list
952 Caia27 October 1916list
1075 Helina29 September 1926list
1099 Figneria13 September 1928list
1110 Jaroslawa10 August 1928list
1123 Shapleya21 September 1928list
1135 Colchis3 October 1929list
1137 Raïssa27 October 1929list
1140 Crimea30 December 1929list
1146 Biarmia7 May 1929list
1147 Stavropolis11 June 1929list
1158 Luda31 August 1929list
1189 Terentia17 September 1930list
1190 Pelagia20 September 1930list
1202 Marina13 September 1931list
1210 Morosovia6 June 1931list
1236 Thaïs6 November 1931list
1255 Schilowa8 July 1932list
1269 Rollandia20 September 1930list
1271 Isergina10 October 1931list
1277 Dolores18 April 1933list
1289 Kutaïssi19 August 1933list
1306 Scythia22 July 1930list
1307 Cimmeria17 October 1930list
1309 Hyperborea11 October 1931list
1316 Kasan17 November 1933list
1331 Solvejg25 August 1933list
1347 Patria6 November 1931list
1351 Uzbekistania5 October 1934list
1379 Lomonosowa19 March 1936list
1386 Storeria28 July 1935list
1403 Idelsonia13 August 1936list
1434 Margot19 March 1936list
1459 Magnya4 November 1937list
1484 Postrema29 April 1938list
1590 Tsiolkovskaja1 July 1933list
1603 Neva4 November 1926list
1653 Yakhontovia30 August 1937list
1671 Chaika3 October 1934list
1692 Subbotina16 August 1936list
1725 CrAO20 September 1930list
1734 Zhongolovich11 October 1928list
1783 Albitskij24 March 1935list
2166 Handahl13 August 1936list
2237 Melnikov2 October 1938list
2484 Parenago7 October 1928list
2536 Kozyrev15 August 1939list
3036 Krat11 October 1937list
3761 Romanskaya25 July 1936list
4420 Alandreev15 August 1936list

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(753) Tiflis". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (753) Tiflis. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 72. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_754. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1129) Neujmina". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1129) Neujmina. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 96. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1130. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  4. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: search "Neujmin"". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. Schilling, Govert (1994-12-17). "What's Dvorak doing on Mercury?". New Scientist. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
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