Paul G. Comba

Minor planets discovered: 498
7684 Marioferrero March 3, 1997
8223 Bradshaw August 6, 1996
8224 Fultonwright August 6, 1996
8407 Houlahan July 25, 1995
8420 Angrogna November 17, 1996
8580 Pinsky December 14, 1996
8583 Froberger January 8, 1997
8734 Warner January 1, 1997
8945 Cavaradossi February 1, 1997
9238 Yavapai April 28, 1997
9445 Charpentier May 8, 1997
9662 Frankhubbard April 12, 1996
9669 Symmetria July 8, 1997
9902 Kirkpatrick July 3, 1997
9903 Leonhardt July 4, 1997
9987 Peano July 29, 1997
9988 Erictemplebell September 9, 1997
10181 Davidacomba March 26, 1996
10204 Turing August 1, 1997
10382 Hadamard September 15, 1996
10588 Adamcrandall July 18, 1996
10598 Markrees October 13, 1996
10607 Amandahatton November 13, 1996
10914 Tucker December 31, 1997
11156 Al-Khwarismi December 31, 1997
11341 Babbage December 3, 1996
11421 Cardano June 10, 1999
11665 Dirichlet April 14, 1997
11709 Eudoxos April 27, 1998
12007 Fermat October 11, 1996
12016 Green December 1, 1996
12022 Hilbert December 15, 1996
12032 Ivory January 31, 1997
12040 Jacobi March 8, 1997
12045 Klein March 30, 1997
12473 Levi-Civita February 10, 1997
12493 Minkowski August 4, 1997
12513 Niven April 27, 1998
12576 Oresme September 5, 1999
12874 Poisson August 19, 1998
13192 Quine January 31, 1997
13642 Ricci April 19, 1996
13658 Sylvester March 18, 1997
13672 Tarski May 30, 1997
13673 Urysohn June 1, 1997
14072 Volterra May 21, 1996
14100 Weierstrass September 8, 1997
14526 Xenocrates May 6, 1997
14960 Yule May 21, 1996
14990 Zermelo October 31, 1997
14995 Archytas November 5, 1997
15378 Artin August 7, 1997
15396 Howardmoore October 24, 1997
15620 Beltrami April 29, 2000
15896 Birkhoff June 13, 1997
15938 Bohnenblust December 27, 1997
16065 Borel September 11, 1999
16246 Cantor April 27, 2000
16249 Cauchy April 29, 2000
16755 Cayley September 9, 1996
16765 Agnesi October 16, 1996
16810 Pavelaleksandrov October 25, 1997
16856 Banach December 28, 1997
16953 Besicovitch May 27, 1998
17076 Betti April 18, 1999
17285 Bezout July 3, 2000
17637 Blaschke August 11, 1996
17653 Bochner November 10, 1996
17696 Bombelli March 8, 1997
17703 Bombieri September 9, 1997
17734 Boole January 22, 1998
17891 Buraliforti March 6, 1999
17917 Cartan April 15, 1999
18059 Cavalieri December 15, 1999
18498 Cesaro June 22, 1996
18510 Chasles September 16, 1996
18548 Christoffel January 10, 1997
18555 Courant February 4, 1997
18560 Coxeter March 7, 1997
18734 Darboux June 20, 1998
19293 Dedekind July 18, 1996
19349 Denjoy February 13, 1997
19462 Ulissedini April 27, 1998
19570 Jessedouglas June 13, 1999
19617 Duhamel August 8, 1999
20135 Juels May 7, 1996
20136 Eisenhart July 8, 1996
20155 Utewindolf October 13, 1996
20156 Herbwindolf October 13, 1996
20174 Eisenstein December 13, 1996
20197 Enriques February 14, 1997
20394 Fatou June 28, 1998
21276 Feller October 8, 1996
21331 Lodovicoferrari January 17, 1997
21451 Fisher April 28, 1998
21537 Fréchet August 15, 1998
21659 Fredholm August 13, 1999
21665 Frege September 5, 1999
22474 Frobenius March 8, 1997
22495 Fubini May 6, 1997
22497 Immanuelfuchs May 30, 1997
22611 Galerkin May 17, 1998
23625 Gelfond November 19, 1996
23699 Paulgordan July 8, 1997
23776 Gosset August 17, 1998
23777 Goursat August 23, 1998
23889 Hermanngrassmann September 26, 1998
24907 Alfredhaar February 4, 1997
24935 Godfreyhardy April 28, 1997
24944 Harish-Chandra June 11, 1997
24947 Hausdorff July 7, 1997
24998 Hermite July 28, 1998
25000 Astrometria July 28, 1998
25029 Ludwighesse August 26, 1998
25082 Williamhodge September 15, 1998
25142 Hopf September 26, 1998
25237 Hurwitz October 20, 1998
25593 Camillejordan December 28, 1999
25604 Karlin January 4, 2000
25624 Kronecker January 6, 2000
25628 Kummer January 7, 2000
26205 Kuratowski June 11, 1997
26276 Natrees September 20, 1998
26277 Ianrees September 20, 1998
26357 Laguerre December 27, 1998
26908 Lebesgue April 11, 1996
26909 Lefschetz April 24, 1996
26950 Legendre May 11, 1997
26955 Lie June 30, 1997
26960 Liouville July 8, 1997
26993 Littlewood December 3, 1997
27056 Ginoloria September 26, 1998
27114 Lukasiewicz November 19, 1998
27500 Mandelbrot April 12, 2000
27514 Markov April 26, 2000
27915 Nancywright October 30, 1996
27922 Mascheroni December 8, 1996
27947 Emilemathieu July 9, 1997
27975 Mazurkiewicz October 23, 1997
27988 Menabrea November 7, 1997
28394 Mittag-Leffler September 13, 1999
28516 Möbius February 27, 2000
28729 Moivre April 11, 2000
28766 Monge April 29, 2000
29435 Mordell May 8, 1997
29447 Jerzyneyman August 12, 1997
29448 Pappos August 23, 1997
29458 Pearson September 30, 1997
29463 Benjaminpeirce October 2, 1997
29491 Pfaff November 23, 1997
29613 Charlespicard September 16, 1998
29643 Plücker November 15, 1998
29646 Polya November 16, 1998
29647 Poncelet November 17, 1998
29700 Salmon December 19, 1998
29837 Savage March 21, 1999
29910 Segre May 14, 1999
30305 Severi May 1, 2000
30306 Frigyesriesz May 2, 2000
30307 Marcelriesz May 2, 2000
30417 Staudt June 1, 2000
30418 Jakobsteiner June 1, 2000
30443 Stieltjes July 3, 2000
30445 Stirling July 5, 2000
30566 Stokes July 29, 2001
31043 Sturm June 11, 1996
31122 Brooktaylor September 21, 1997
31189 Tricomi December 27, 1997
31665 Veblen May 10, 1999
31823 Viète October 4, 1999
31931 Sipiera April 10, 2000
31956 Wald April 13, 2000
31982 Johnwallis April 30, 2000
32267 Hermannweyl August 1, 2000
33004 Dianesipiera March 2, 1997
(33044) 1997 UE October 20, 1997
(33113) 1998 BZ3 January 22, 1998
(33152) 1998 DV12 February 26, 1998
(33432) 1999 ET3 March 15, 1999
(33693) 1999 KA May 16, 1999
(33954) 2000 ND July 1, 2000
(33955) 2000 NC3 July 6, 2000
(33996) 2000 OK2 July 28, 2000
(34086) 2000 PP5 August 5, 2000
(34170) 2000 QX33 August 26, 2000
(35278) 1996 SM September 16, 1996
(35374) 1997 VK November 1, 1997
(35440) 1998 BG30 January 29, 1998
(35469) 1998 ED3 March 2, 1998
(35946) 1999 KO4 May 20, 1999
(36297) 2000 JM5 May 5, 2000
(36425) 2000 PM5 August 5, 2000
(37707) 1996 RK3 September 15, 1996
(37791) 1997 VB4 November 7, 1997
(37861) 1998 FA5 March 23, 1998
(37862) 1998 FR5 March 24, 1998
(38025) 1998 QF August 17, 1998
(38450) 1999 TH October 2, 1999
(38455) 1999 TK3 October 4, 1999
(38458) 1999 TP12 October 12, 1999
(38607) 2000 AN6 January 4, 2000
(39687) 1996 RL3 September 15, 1996
(39697) 1996 TH5 October 9, 1996
(39715) 1996 VT November 2, 1996
(39827) 1998 BA3 January 19, 1998
(40093) 1998 NH July 15, 1998
(40255) 1999 CN4 February 12, 1999
(40326) 1999 MA June 18, 1999
(40445) 1999 RY35 September 12, 1999
(40742) 1999 TK October 2, 1999
(40743) 1999 TL October 2, 1999
(41338) 1999 YF4 December 25, 1999
(41455) 2000 NC July 1, 2000
(41456) 2000 NT July 3, 2000
(42579) 1997 BV5 January 31, 1997
(42689) 1998 KX May 23, 1998
(42706) 1998 QY August 19, 1998
(43194) 2000 AJ6 January 4, 2000
(43499) 2001 CY19 February 3, 2001
(44002) 1997 ST1 September 23, 1997
(44115) 1998 HQ23 April 28, 1998
(44172) 1998 KN9 May 28, 1998
(44233) 1998 QM28 August 26, 1998
(44710) 1999 TM3 October 4, 1999
(44721) 1999 TG10 October 8, 1999
(44723) 1999 TQ12 October 12, 1999
(44725) 1999 TD14 October 13, 1999
(45039) 1999 XW7 December 4, 1999
(45266) 2000 AK6 January 4, 2000
(45546) 2000 CE41 February 6, 2000
(45578) 2000 CL77 February 8, 2000
(45770) 2000 NM2 July 5, 2000
(46723) 1997 RS2 September 5, 1997
(46825) 1998 OJ2 July 25, 1998
(46830) 1998 PU August 15, 1998
(46831) 1998 QH August 17, 1998
(46877) 1998 RU September 12, 1998
(47166) 1999 TT18 October 15, 1999
(47465) 1999 YZ4 December 28, 1999
(48703) 1996 JQ May 12, 1996
(48716) 1996 RH3 September 13, 1996
(48912) 1998 OT1 July 24, 1998
(48913) 1998 OH2 July 25, 1998
(48933) 1998 QD August 17, 1998
(49346) 1998 WK4 November 21, 1998
(49621) 1999 GL April 6, 1999
(49677) 1999 TB3 October 4, 1999
49777 Cappi December 2, 1999
(50034) 2000 AJ48 January 6, 2000
(50234) 2000 BP January 27, 2000
(50270) 2000 CJ February 2, 2000
(50602) 2000 EM50 March 10, 2000
(50863) 2000 GN1 April 4, 2000
(52541) 1996 VB November 1, 1996
(52548) 1996 XD2 December 3, 1996
(52567) 1997 HN2 April 28, 1997
(52610) 1997 UK1 October 23, 1997
(52612) 1997 UH5 October 27, 1997
(52769) 1998 OF4 July 26, 1998
(53249) 1999 DD3 February 20, 1999
(53320) 1999 JW8 May 14, 1999
(53574) 2000 CH41 February 7, 2000
(53740) 2000 EN50 March 10, 2000
(53741) 2000 ER50 March 10, 2000
(53841) 2000 FX March 26, 2000
(54100) 2000 HL5 April 28, 2000
(54101) 2000 HM5 April 28, 2000
(54102) 2000 HN5 April 28, 2000
(54232) 2000 JL15 May 9, 2000
(54327) 2000 KB4 May 27, 2000
(54400) 2000 LD June 1, 2000
(54609) 2000 RN36 September 4, 2000
(54620) 2000 ST8 September 23, 2000
(54909) 2001 OP81 July 29, 2001
(55192) 2001 RN2 September 8, 2001
(55880) 1997 WS November 18, 1997
(55906) 1998 DS20 February 28, 1998
(56043) 1998 XQ11 December 14, 1998
(56163) 1999 DE3 February 22, 1999
(56215) 1999 HH April 17, 1999
(56568) 2000 JN15 May 9, 2000
(56629) 2000 KV May 25, 2000
(56676) 2000 LC June 1, 2000
(57010) 2000 TP1 October 3, 2000
(58458) 1996 KP May 21, 1996
(58461) 1996 ML June 22, 1996
(58558) 1997 LE4 June 9, 1997
(59095) 1998 WK November 16, 1998
(59159) 1998 YX7 December 24, 1998
(59161) 1998 YL10 December 27, 1998
(59366) 1999 EE3 March 12, 1999
(59367) 1999 EQ3 March 15, 1999
(59730) 1999 LW June 7, 1999
(59832) 1999 RW36 September 13, 1999
(60667) 2000 GQ1 April 4, 2000
(61062) 2000 LF2 June 3, 2000
(61067) 2000 LQ6 June 6, 2000
(61068) 2000 LR6 June 6, 2000
(61130) 2000 NK July 2, 2000
(61133) 2000 NL2 July 5, 2000
(61191) 2000 OA July 21, 2000
(61193) 2000 OQ1 July 26, 2000
(61383) 2000 QB August 20, 2000
(62031) 2000 RS56 September 5, 2000
(62138) 2000 SO8 September 22, 2000
(65830) 1996 XA December 1, 1996
(65868) 1997 RR5 September 8, 1997
(66453) 1999 PC August 3, 1999
(67283) 2000 GN April 2, 2000
(67285) 2000 GH2 April 5, 2000
(67540) 2000 SX10 September 24, 2000
(68263) 2001 EW12 March 14, 2001
(69430) 1996 GA1 April 15, 1996
(69451) 1996 TD5 October 8, 1996
(69493) 1997 AO12 January 11, 1997
(69545) 1997 JF10 May 11, 1997
(69559) 1997 UG5 October 27, 1997
(69686) 1998 HR23 April 28, 1998
(69749) 1998 MZ1 June 21, 1998
(69760) 1998 PR August 15, 1998
(69762) 1998 QS5 August 23, 1998
(69837) 1998 SE4 September 19, 1998
(69932) 1998 UK October 16, 1998
(70015) 1998 YT5 December 19, 1998
(70017) 1998 YL9 December 26, 1998
(70407) 1999 SE1 September 18, 1999
(70431) 1999 TD3 October 4, 1999
(70452) 1999 TH19 October 15, 1999
(71220) 1999 YY8 December 31, 1999
(71235) 2000 AD3 January 4, 2000
(72520) 2001 DB88 February 24, 2001
(72831) 2001 HJ14 April 23, 2001
(73868) 1997 AD6 January 1, 1997
(73923) 1997 MU1 June 30, 1997
(73993) 1998 FZ4 March 22, 1998
(74056) 1998 KM9 May 28, 1998
(74068) 1998 MJ4 June 22, 1998
(74587) 1999 ON1 July 21, 1999
(74597) 1999 RG September 3, 1999
(75247) 1999 XJ December 1, 1999
(75271) 1999 XE16 December 7, 1999
(75449) 1999 XH137 December 15, 1999
(75572) 2000 AO6 January 4, 2000
(75744) 2000 AF151 January 10, 2000
(75760) 2000 AP168 January 12, 2000
(75851) 2000 CF February 1, 2000
(76200) 2000 EL50 March 10, 2000
(76638) 2000 HS14 April 29, 2000
(77158) 2001 EN15 March 15, 2001
(77179) 2001 FV4 March 19, 2001
(77869) 2001 SA September 16, 2001
(79341) 1996 UT1 October 30, 1996
(79357) 1997 CP4 February 4, 1997
(79408) 1997 JE8 May 8, 1997
(79443) 1997 UL1 October 23, 1997
(79528) 1998 QG August 17, 1998
(79872) 1998 YU7 December 24, 1998
(79873) 1998 YJ10 December 27, 1998
(80447) 1999 YQ14 December 31, 1999
(80614) 2000 AO168 January 12, 2000
(80632) 2000 AL205 January 15, 2000
(80693) 2000 CH February 1, 2000
(80694) 2000 CN February 2, 2000
(80695) 2000 CP February 2, 2000
(80780) 2000 CM77 February 8, 2000
(80973) 2000 EQ March 3, 2000
(80974) 2000 ER March 3, 2000
(81037) 2000 EN55 March 11, 2000
(81294) 2000 GM April 2, 2000
(81297) 2000 GR1 April 4, 2000
(81674) 2000 JC May 2, 2000
(81679) 2000 JB4 May 4, 2000
(81796) 2000 KH May 23, 2000
(81887) 2000 LS22 June 9, 2000
(85426) 1997 AK12 January 10, 1997
(85430) 1997 BW5 January 31, 1997
(85488) 1997 SH2 September 23, 1997
(85949) 1999 EX14 March 10, 1999
(86205) 1999 TC3 October 4, 1999
(86455) 2000 CF41 February 6, 2000
(86549) 2000 EG March 2, 2000
(86707) 2000 GJ April 2, 2000
(86814) 2000 GB133 April 13, 2000
(87033) 2000 KK May 24, 2000
(87034) 2000 KT1 May 26, 2000
(87125) 2000 MS1 June 25, 2000
(87130) 2000 NE July 1, 2000
(88388) 2001 QT2 August 16, 2001
(88638) 2001 RL46 September 13, 2001
(90861) 1996 JD May 7, 1996
(90864) 1996 RJ1 September 9, 1996
(90886) 1996 YT2 December 18, 1996
(90943) 1997 UX2 October 24, 1997
(91149) 1998 PS August 15, 1998
(91394) 1999 LM June 6, 1999
(91430) 1999 RL September 4, 1999
(91432) 1999 RF1 September 4, 1999
(91588) 1999 TJ October 2, 1999
(91591) 1999 TJ3 October 4, 1999
(91595) 1999 TZ9 October 9, 1999
(91846) 1999 UY3 October 31, 1999
(92301) 2000 FG March 25, 2000
(92350) 2000 HK5 April 28, 2000
(92354) 2000 HR14 April 29, 2000
(92495) 2000 NY July 4, 2000
(92613) 2000 QO August 21, 2000
(93051) 2000 SP8 September 22, 2000
(93484) 2000 TP22 October 5, 2000
(94319) 2001 FX100 March 17, 2001
(96299) 1996 SO September 18, 1996
(96314) 1997 AL6 January 8, 1997
(96415) 1998 FX4 March 22, 1998
(96492) 1998 KL9 May 28, 1998
(96634) 1999 GF2 April 9, 1999
(96652) 1999 HA April 16, 1999
(96875) 1999 TE10 October 8, 1999
(97033) 1999 UW3 October 31, 1999
(97196) 1999 XR1 December 3, 1999
(97270) 1999 XK137 December 15, 1999
(97678) 2000 GS1 April 4, 2000
(97778) 2000 KG41 May 31, 2000
(97831) 2000 PN5 August 5, 2000
(97832) 2000 PQ5 August 5, 2000
(98070) 2000 RQ53 September 5, 2000
(98551) 2000 WK1 November 18, 2000
(98967) 2001 DT2 February 16, 2001
99201 Sattler April 25, 2001
(100444) 1996 RK1 September 9, 1996
(100457) 1996 TJ3 October 7, 1996
(100486) 1996 VH1 November 7, 1996
(100497) 1996 XB December 1, 1996
(100564) 1997 GU27 April 9, 1997
(100631) 1997 UH8 October 29, 1997
(101172) 1998 SF4 September 19, 1998
(101196) 1998 SM26 September 24, 1998
(101362) 1998 UP October 17, 1998
(101364) 1998 US October 18, 1998
(101533) 1998 YK9 December 26, 1998
(101613) 1999 CX8 February 12, 1999
(101614) 1999 CY8 February 12, 1999
(101718) 1999 EB March 6, 1999
(101719) 1999 EF March 10, 1999
(101894) 1999 PD2 August 9, 1999
(101895) 1999 PE3 August 11, 1999
(101896) 1999 PM3 August 12, 1999
(102227) 1999 TB14 October 13, 1999
(103019) 1999 XG106 December 11, 1999
(103423) 2000 AM153 January 11, 2000
(103574) 2000 CR February 3, 2000
(103575) 2000 CS February 3, 2000
(103655) 2000 CC41 February 6, 2000
(104114) 2000 EO50 March 10, 2000
(104445) 2000 GA4 April 7, 2000
(104644) 2000 GG123 April 11, 2000
(104913) 2000 JK15 May 9, 2000
(104995) 2000 KJ May 23, 2000
(105000) 2000 KZ3 May 27, 2000
(105227) 2000 PO5 August 5, 2000
(105379) 2000 QR130 August 31, 2000
(105632) 2000 SQ8 September 22, 2000
(106539) 2000 WA66 November 28, 2000
(107371) 2001 CN31 February 12, 2001
(107401) 2001 DS2 February 16, 2001
(109644) 2001 RO2 September 9, 2001
(109661) 2001 RQ16 September 12, 2001
(111830) 2002 EO9 March 14, 2002
(118242) 1997 NM3 July 9, 1997
(118288) 1998 SK4 September 20, 1998
(118477) 2000 AQ168 January 12, 2000
(118570) 2000 GP1 April 4, 2000
(120660) 1996 VA November 1, 1996
(120680) 1997 BT5 January 31, 1997
(121205) 1999 PG1 August 8, 1999
(121333) 1999 TF3 October 4, 1999
(121340) 1999 TO17 October 15, 1999
(121706) 1999 XE95 December 9, 1999
(121709) 1999 XJ106 December 11, 1999
(121760) 1999 YY4 December 28, 1999
(121762) 1999 YW8 December 30, 1999
(121805) 2000 AS168 January 12, 2000
(121953) 2000 EP50 March 10, 2000
(121954) 2000 EQ50 March 10, 2000
(122044) 2000 GQ82 April 9, 2000
(122162) 2000 KX1 May 26, 2000
(122228) 2000 OA2 July 27, 2000
(122229) 2000 OC2 July 27, 2000
(122273) 2000 PT1 August 3, 2000
(122383) 2000 QW70 August 26, 2000
(124176) 2001 OJ32 July 24, 2001
(129548) 1996 TC7 October 11, 1996
(129589) 1997 UD October 20, 1997
(129754) 1999 EE March 9, 1999
(130240) 2000 CD41 February 6, 2000
(130245) 2000 CO77 February 8, 2000
(130281) 2000 EM March 2, 2000
(130779) 2000 TQ1 October 3, 2000
(131247) 2001 FU4 March 19, 2001
(132163) 2002 EM9 March 14, 2002

Paul G. Comba is an Italian-American astronomer.

He was born in 1926 in Italy and went to the United States in 1946 at the age of 20 on a scholarship to Caltech from which he received a Ph.D. in mathematics in 1951. After graduation he taught at the University of Hawaii until 1960, when he joined IBM as a software developer. [1]

He specializes in asteroids and has 599 numbered discoveries as of June 2010. He is also known for Comba Multiplication, a multiplication scheme for computers based upon long multiplication on pencil and paper. [2] In 2003 he won the Leslie C. Peltier Award for his contribution to astronomy [3]. He runs Prescott Observatory.

He is the author of the Astronomical League's Asteroid Club Observing Guide [4], and a current member of the Prescott Astronomy Club.[5][6]