Asteroid

Asteroid

Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

s discovered: 74

748 Simeïsa 748 Simeïsa -External links:*...	March 14, 1913
751 Faïna 751 Faïna - External links :* *...	April 28, 1913
752 Sulamitis 752 Sulamitis - External links :*...	April 30, 1913
753 Tiflis 753 Tiflis 753 Tiflis is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Named after Georgia's capital city Tiflis.-External links:*...	April 30, 1913
762 Pulcova 762 Pulcova 762 Pulcova is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Grigoriy N. Neujmin in 1913, and is named after Pulkovo Observatory, near Saint Petersburg...	September 3, 1913
768 Struveana 768 Struveana 768 Struveana is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. The asteroid was named jointly in honor of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Otto Wilhelm von Struve and Karl Hermann Struve.-External links:*...	October 4, 1913
769 Tatjana 769 Tatjana 769 Tatjana is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after the German model and actress Tatjana Patitz-External links:*...	October 6, 1913
779 Nina 779 Nina -External links:*...	January 25, 1914
780 Armenia 780 Armenia 780 Armenia is a minor planet in the asteroid belt orbiting the Sun. Named after Kingdom of Armenia, now Armenia-External links:*...	January 25, 1914
781 Kartvelia 781 Kartvelia 781 Kartvelia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Named after Georgia.-External links:*...	January 25, 1914
787 Moskva 787 Moskva 787 Moskva is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.The object 1914 UQ discovered April 20, 1914 by Grigory Neujmin was named 787 Moskva for the capital of Russia Moscow . The object 1934 FD discovered on March 19, 1934 by C. Jackson was given the sequence number 1317. In 1938, G. N...	April 20, 1914
789 Lena 789 Lena 789 Lena is a medium-sized X-type asteroid orbiting in the Main belt near the Eunomia family. However, true family members have an S-type composition, so it is almost certainly an unrelated interloper. Lena has an unusual lightcurve, which indicates that...	June 24, 1914
791 Ani 791 Ani 791 Ani is a minor planet orbiting the Sun named after the medieval Armenian kingdom capital, Ani.- External links :*...	June 29, 1914
814 Tauris 814 Tauris -External links:*...	January 2, 1916
824 Anastasia 824 Anastasia 824 Anastasia is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It is approximately 34.14km in diameter. It was discovered on March 25, 1916 by Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory in Ukraine...	March 25, 1916
825 Tanina 825 Tanina 825 Tanina is an S-type asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. Its diameter is about 11 km and it has an albedo of 0.262 . Its rotation period is 6.746 hours.-External links:*...	March 27, 1916
829 Academia 829 Academia -External links:*...	August 25, 1916
830 Petropolitana 830 Petropolitana -External links:*...	August 25, 1916
847 Agnia 847 Agnia 847 Agnia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is approximately 28 kilometers in diameter.-External links:* *...	September 2, 1915
848 Inna 848 Inna -External links:*...	September 5, 1915
877 Walküre 877 Walküre -External links:*...	September 13, 1915
882 Swetlana 882 Swetlana -External links:*...	August 15, 1917
916 America 916 America 916 America is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter.It was discovered on 7 August 1915 by the Soviet astronomer Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin at Simeis, Ukraine...	August 7, 1915
917 Lyka 917 Lyka -External links:*...	September 5, 1915
951 Gaspra 951 Gaspra 951 Gaspra is an S-type asteroid that orbits very close to the inner edge of the asteroid belt. Gaspra was the first asteroid ever to be closely approached when it was visited by the Galileo spacecraft, which flew by on its way to Jupiter on 29 October 1991.-Characteristics:Apart from a multitude...	July 30, 1916
952 Caia 952 Caia 952 Caia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.-External links:*...	October 27, 1916
1075 Helina 1075 Helina 1075 Helina is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1926 SC.-External links:*...	September 29, 1926
1099 Figneria 1099 Figneria 1099 Figneria is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1928 RQ. It was named for the Vera Figner.-External links:*...	September 13, 1928
1110 Jaroslawa 1110 Jaroslawa 1110 Jaroslawa is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun, approximately 67 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin on August 10, 1928 at Simeis. Its provisional designation was 1928 PD. It is named after Jaroslav Grigorevich Neujmin, son of the discoverer.-References:...	August 10, 1928
1123 Shapleya 1123 Shapleya 1123 Shapleya is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 3 years. The time it takes to complete one rotation is greater than 20 hours. It was discovered by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin on September 21, 1928. It was named after Harlow Shapley, the...	September 21, 1928
1135 Colchis 1135 Colchis 1135 Colchis is a main belt asteroid with a diameter of 50,64 km, the 2,3648579 UA. It possess a 0,1135681 eccentricity of and an orbital period of 1 591,58 days ....	October 3, 1929
1137 Raïssa 1137 Raïssa 1137 Raïssa is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 24 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by G. Neujmin on October 27, 1929. It is named for Raissa Ivanovna Maseeva, who computed its orbit. Its provisional designation...	October 27, 1929
1140 Crimea 1140 Crimea 1140 Crimea is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 28 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It completes one rotation once every 10 hours. It was discovered by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin on December 30, 1929 at the Simeiz Observatory...	December 30, 1929
1146 Biarmia 1146 Biarmia 1146 Biarmia is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 31 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It completes one rotation once every 12 hours. It was discovered by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin on May 7, 1929. It was named after a legendary...	May 7, 1929
1147 Stavropolis 1147 Stavropolis 1147 Stavropolis is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 3 years. It completes one rotation once every 6 hours. It was discovered by Grigory Neujmin on June 11, 1929. It was named for the city of Stavropol in southern Russia. Its provisional...	June 11, 1929
1158 Luda 1158 Luda 1158 Luda is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 19 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 7 hours. It was discovered by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin at Simeis on August 31, 1929. Its provisional...	August 31, 1929
1189 Terentia 1189 Terentia 1189 Terentia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 17, 1930 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	September 17, 1930
1190 Pelagia 1190 Pelagia 1190 Pelagia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 20, 1930 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	September 20, 1930
1202 Marina 1202 Marina 1202 Marina is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 13, 1931 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	September 13, 1931
1210 Morosovia 1210 Morosovia 1210 Morosovia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 6, 1931 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	June 6, 1931
1236 Thaïs 1236 Thaïs 1236 Thaïs is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1384.2321120 days . The asteroid was discovered on November 6, 1931.-References:...	November 6, 1931
1255 Schilowa 1255 Schilowa 1255 Schilowa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 8, 1932 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	July 8, 1932
1269 Rollandia 1269 Rollandia 1269 Rollandia is an asteroid in the outer asteroid belt discovered on September 20, 1930 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	September 20, 1930
1271 Isergina 1271 Isergina 1271 Isergina is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 10, 1931 by Neujmin, G. at Simeis.- External links :*...	October 10, 1931
1277 Dolores 1277 Dolores 1277 Dolores is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 18, 1933 by Neujmin, G. at Simeis.- External links :*...	April 18, 1933
1289 Kutaïssi 1289 Kutaïssi 1289 Kutaïssi is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1767.9920075 days . The asteroid was discovered on August 19, 1933.-References:...	August 19, 1933
1306 Scythia 1306 Scythia 1306 Scythia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 22, 1930 by Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory.- External links :*...	July 22, 1930
1307 Cimmeria 1307 Cimmeria 1307 Cimmeria is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1930 by Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory.- External links :*...	October 17, 1930
1309 Hyperborea 1309 Hyperborea 1309 Hyperborea is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 11, 1931 by Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory. This asteroid was named for the homeland of the Hyperboreans a group of people from greek mythology.- References :...	October 11, 1931
1316 Kasan 1316 Kasan 1316 Kasan is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on November 17, 1933 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	November 17, 1933
1331 Solvejg 1331 Solvejg 1331 Solvejg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 25, 1933 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :...	August 25, 1933
1347 Patria 1347 Patria 1347 Patria is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 6, 1931 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	November 6, 1931
1351 Uzbekistania 1351 Uzbekistania 1351 Uzbekistania is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 5, 1934 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	October 5, 1934
1379 Lomonosowa 1379 Lomonosowa 1379 Lomonosowa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 19, 1936 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	March 19, 1936
1386 Storeria 1386 Storeria 1386 Storeria is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 28, 1935 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	July 28, 1935
1403 Idelsonia 1403 Idelsonia 1403 Idelsonia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 13, 1936 by Neujmin, G. at Simeis.- External links :*...	August 13, 1936
1434 Margot 1434 Margot 1434 Margot is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 19, 1936 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	March 19, 1936
1459 Magnya 1459 Magnya 1459 Magnya is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 04, 1937 by Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory. - External links :*...	November 4, 1937
1484 Postrema 1484 Postrema 1484 Postrema is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 29, 1938 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	April 29, 1938
1590 Tsiolkovskaja 1590 Tsiolkovskaja 1590 Tsiolkovskaja is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 1, 1933 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	July 1, 1933
1603 Neva 1603 Neva 1603 Neva is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 4, 1926 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	November 4, 1926
1653 Yakhontovia 1653 Yakhontovia 1653 Yakhontovia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 30, 1937 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	August 30, 1937
1671 Chaika 1671 Chaika 1671 Chaika is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 3, 1934 by Neujmin, G. at Simeis. The name commemorates the call sign of cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.- External links :...	October 3, 1934
1692 Subbotina 1692 Subbotina 1692 Subbotina is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 16, 1936 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	August 16, 1936
1725 CrAO 1725 CrAO 1725 CrAO is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 20, 1930 by Neujmin, G. at Simeis.- External links :*...	September 20, 1930
1734 Zhongolovich 1734 Zhongolovich 1734 Zhongolovich is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 11, 1928 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	October 11, 1928
1783 Albitskij 1783 Albitskij 1783 Albitskij is a main belt asteroid discovered on March 24, 1935 by Grigory Neujmin at the Simeiz Observatory. It is named after Soviet astronomer Vladimir Aleksandrovich Albitzky.- External links :*...	March 24, 1935
2166 Handahl 2166 Handahl 2166 Handahl is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 13, 1936 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	August 13, 1936
2237 Melnikov 2237 Melnikov 2237 Melnikov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 2, 1938 by Grigory Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	October 2, 1938
2484 Parenago 2484 Parenago 2484 Parenago is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 7, 1928 by Grigory Neujmin at Simeis and named for the Russian astronomer Pavel Petrovich Parenago.- External links :*...	October 7, 1928
2536 Kozyrev 2536 Kozyrev 2536 Kozyrev is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 15, 1939 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	August 15, 1939
3036 Krat 3036 Krat 3036 Krat is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 11, 1937 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	October 11, 1937
3761 Romanskaya 3761 Romanskaya 3761 Romanskaya is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 25, 1936 by G. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	July 25, 1936
4420 Alandreev 4420 Alandreev 4420 Alandreev is a main belt asteroid discovered on August 15, 1936 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.- External links :*...	August 15, 1936

Grigory Nikolayevich Neujmin was a Soviet

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

/Russia

Russia

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n astronomer

Astronomer

An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...

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He is credited with the discovery of 74 asteroid

Asteroid

Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

s, and notably 951 Gaspra

951 Gaspra

951 Gaspra is an S-type asteroid that orbits very close to the inner edge of the asteroid belt. Gaspra was the first asteroid ever to be closely approached when it was visited by the Galileo spacecraft, which flew by on its way to Jupiter on 29 October 1991.-Characteristics:Apart from a multitude...

 and 762 Pulcova

762 Pulcova

762 Pulcova is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Grigoriy N. Neujmin in 1913, and is named after Pulkovo Observatory, near Saint Petersburg...

. The Minor Planet Center

Minor Planet Center

The Minor Planet Center operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory , which is part of the Center for Astrophysics along with the Harvard College Observatory ....

 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 number of periodic comet

Comet

A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...

s, including 25D/Neujmin

25D/Neujmin

Comet 25D/Neujmin, otherwise known as Comet Neujmin 2, is a periodic comet in the solar system discovered by Grigory N. Neujmin on February 24, 1916....

, 28P/Neujmin

28P/Neujmin

28P/Neujmin, also known as Neujmin 1, is a large periodic comet in our Solar System. With a perihelion distance of 1.5AU, this comet does not make close approaches to the Earth....

, 42P/Neujmin

42P/Neujmin

42P/Neujmin, also known as Neujmin 3, is a periodic comet in our solar system.This comet and 53P/Van Biesbroeck are fragments of a parent comet that split in March 1845....

, 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte

57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte

57P/du Toit–Neujmin–Delporte is the designation of a periodic comet. In 2002 it was discovered to have broken up into at least 19 fragments.- Discovery :...

 and 58P/Jackson-Neujmin. The lunar crater Neujmin

Neujmin (crater)

Neujmin is a lunar crater on the Moon's far side. It is nearly attached to the west-southwest of the smaller crater Waterman, and lies to the southwest of the prominent Tsiolkovskiy....

 is named in his honour, as is the asteroid

Asteroid

Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

 1129 Neujmina

1129 Neujmina

1129 Neujmina is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 35 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It completes one rotation once every 8 hours. It was discovered by Praskovjya Parchomenko at Simeis on August 8, 1929...

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