Robert H. McNaught Robert H. McNaught 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 .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.Work McNaught is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets, described as "the world's greatest comet discoverer" and he participated in the Siding Spring Survey using the ANU's Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope . 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 . The SSS was the only active professional Near Earth Object survey in the Southern Hemisphere. The survey ended in 2013 after funding dried up.Anglo-Australian Near-Earth Asteroid Survey from 1990–1996.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,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 On 11 July 2012 it was announced that McNaught's funding from NASA was to be cut and he would be temporarily funded from the ANU. In late 2012, the ANU advised that it could no longer support the program and that funds would not be available from January 2013.Discoveries List of cometary discoveries In total, McNaught has discovered 82 comets.Long-period McNaught has discovered 44 long-period comets: C/1987 U3 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 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 O3Short period short-period comets: 191P/McNaught 220P/McNaught 254P/McNaught 260P/McNaught 278P/McNaught P/2004 R1 P/2005 J1 P/2005 L1 P/2005 Y2 P/2006 G1 P/2006 H1 P/2007 H1 P/2008 J3 P/2008 O2 P/2008 Y3 P/2009 Q5 P/2009 S2 P/2009 U4 P/2010 J5 P/2011 L1 P/2011 P1 P/2011 Q3 P/2012 O1 P/2012 O2 P/2012 O3 P/2013 J2Co-discoveries P/Catalina-McNaught P/McNaught-Hartley Comet McNaught-Hartley Comet McNaught-Tritton Comet McNaught-WatsonGroups C/1991 C3 C/1991 Q1 C/1991 R1 C/1993 Y1 262P/McNaught-RussellList of discovered minor planets Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 483 minor planets during 1975–2005.3904 Honda 22 February 1988 4093 Bennett 4 November 1986 4128 UKSTU 28 January 19884129 Richelen 22 February 1988 4220 Flood 22 February 1988 4456 Mawson 27 July 1989 4499 Davidallen 4 January 1989 4504 Jenkinson 21 December 1989 4638 Estens 2 March 1989 4667 Robbiesh 4 November 1986 4678 Ninian 24 September 1990 4679 Sybil 9 October 1990 4699 Sootan 4 November 1986 4704 Sheena 28 January 1988 4710 Wade 4 January 1989 4713 Steel 26 August 1989 23 June 1990 4956 Noymer 12 November 1990 4974 Elford 14 June 1990 5007 Keay 20 October 1990 5061 McIntosh 22 February 1988 5066 Garradd 22 June 1990 5068 Cragg 9 October 1990 5133 Phillipadams 12 August 1990 5136 Baggaley 20 October 1990
5883 Josephblack 6 November 1993 5914 Kathywhaler 20 November 1990 5961 Watt 30 December 19896012 Williammurdoch 22 September 1990 6019 Telford 3 September 19911 October 1991 4 March 1989 30 January 1993 6130 Hutton 24 September 1989 6194 Denali 12 October 1990 6316 Méndez 9 October 1990 10 February 1991 6411 Tamaga 8 October 1993 29 October 1991 25 April 1992 6461 Adam 4 November 1993 6523 Clube 1 October 1991 6564 Asher 25 January 1992 6708 Bobbievaile 4 January 1989 6870 Pauldavies 28 July 1992 6906 Johnmills 19 November 1990 6907 Harryford 19 November 1990 6916 Lewispearce 27 July 1992 4 January 1989 7096 Napier 3 November 1992
8283 Edinburgh 30 September 1991 8368 Lamont 20 February 1991 26 August 1989 8515 Corvan 4 September 1991 20 May 199020 May 1990 20 May 1990 8899 Hughmiller 22 September 1995 30 August 1991 9349 Lucas 30 September 1991 9391 Slee 14 August 1994 28 April 1990 9594 Garstang 4 September 1991 1 June 1975 9843 Braidwood 4 January 1989 9 October 1990 7 January 1991 7 February 1991 10 March 1991 9 April 1992 25 September 1994 12 March 1996 9984 Gregbryant 18 April 1996 9985 Akiko 12 May 1996 25 February 1988
12819 Susumutakahasi 12 May 1996 25 February 1988 10 August 1988 30 December 1989 10 March 1991 15 June 1993 4 November 1993 13176 Kobedaitenken 21 April 1996 4 January 1989 4 January 1989 4 January 1989 20 October 1990 18 March 1991 29 September 1991 30 September 1991 2 October 1991 13551 Gadsden 26 March 1992 13 August 19889 October 1990 13957 NARIT 7 January 1991 2 September 1991 21 September 1989 5 September 1991 14420 Massey 30 September 1991 30 September 1991
27 April 19905 September 1991 30 September 1991 17503 Celestechild 26 March 1992 17555 Kenkennedy 4 November 1993 17640 Mount Stromlo 15 August 1996 18376 Quirk 30 September 1991 28 September 1991 19 August 1992 18412 Kruszelnicki 13 June 1993 18413 Adamspencer 13 June 1993 9 May 1996 15 August 1996 14 October 1996 30 December 1989 30 December 1989 20 May 1990 18 March 1991 30 September 1991 21 June 1995 20 May 1990 20002 Tillysmith 10 March 1991 30 September 1991 20043 Ellenmacarthur 2 March 1993 12 June 1994
24680 Alleven 30 December 1989 20 May 1990 9 October 1990 30 September 1991 30 September 1991 1 October 1991 1 October 1991 6 December 1994 4 January 1989 1 October 1991 3 August 1994 24 October 1994 20 December 1995 19 August 1990 9 October 1990 8 November 1990 2 September 1991 1 October 1991 1 October 1991 27 July 1992 28 August 1994 3 September 1999 22 February 1988 29 September 1991 4 January 1989
11 September 1999 6 October 1999 15 October 1999 28 January 1988 7 January 1991 10 September 1994 19 August 1988 46568 Stevenlee 30 September 1991 24 February 1993 18 April 1993 18 April 1996 21 November 1989 30 December 1989 3 September 1991 30 September 1991 13 June 1993 20 October 1993 21 October 1993 7 February 1995 7 February 2000 17 September 1990 12 February 1991 9 November 1991 2 September 1992 16 August 1994
13 June 1993 13 June 1993 26 August 1995 15 October 1999 28 January 1988 1 October 1991 3 September 1995 7 October 1999 30 September 1991 1 October 1991 12 August 1994 22 February 1988 21 July 1989 4 September 1992 24 May 1993 3 September 1999 9 February 2000 4 August 2000 6 August 2000 4 January 1989 9 October 1990 26 July 1992 24 February 1995 24 February 1995 22 May 1996
14 August 2002 1 June 1995 3 September 1995 28 December 1995 14 August 2002 14 August 2002 18 July 2003 11 August 1996 22 July 2001 6 March 2002 22 July 2001 16 September 1990 4 September 1991 6 August 2000 18 July 2003 29 August 2000 22 July 1977 19 March 1994 2 July 2003 4 March 1990 1 October 1991 11 September 1994 5 October 1994 8 May 1996 6 March 2002
8 June 2003 22 September 2005 22 April 2003 29 October 1994 25 February 1995 7 February 1995 4 August 2000 13 April 200431 March 2004 6 August 2000 6 March 2002 6 March 2002 6 March 2002 16 October 1999 18 September 2003 29 August 2000 6 March 2002 4 February 2000 18 March 1991 24 November 19956 August 2000 4 January 2004 22 September 1990 15 December 20035 July 2005
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