Robert H. McNaught

Asteroids discovered: 480
3904 Honda	22 February 1988
4093 Bennett	7 November 1986
4128 UKSTU	28 January 1988
4129 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
(4953) 1990 MU	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
(5189) 1990 UQ	20 October 1990
5277 Brisbane	22 February 1988
5329 Decaro	21 December 1989
5335 Damocles	18 February 1991
5378 Ellyett	9 April 1991
5380 Sprigg	7 May 1991
5382 McKay	8 May 1991
5441 Andymurray	8 May 1991
5470 Kurtlindstrom	28 January 1988
5475 Hanskennedy	26 August 1989
5558 Johnnapier	24 November 1989
(5604) 1992 FE	26 March 1992
5625 Jamesferguson	7 January 1991
(5627) 1991 MA	16 June 1991
(5645) 1990 SP	20 September 1990
5680 Nasmyth	30 December 1989
5682 Beresford	9 October 1990
5691 Fredwatson	26 March 1992
5739 Robertburns	24 November 1989
(5742) 1990 TN4	9 October 1990
(5747) 1991 CO3	10 February 1991
5782 Akirafujiwara	7 January 1991
5786 Talos	3 September 1991
(5788) 1992 NJ	1 July 1992
5845 Davidbrewster	19 August 1988
5883 Josephblack	6 November 1993
5914 Kathywhaler	20 November 1990
5961 Watt	30 December 1989
6012 Williammurdoch	22 September 1990
6019 Telford	3 September 1991
(6021) 1991 TM	1 October 1991
(6038) 1989 EQ	4 March 1989
(6053) 1993 BW3	30 January 1993
6130 Hutton	24 September 1989
6194 Denali	12 October 1990
(6316) 1990 TL6	9 October 1990
(6322) 1991 CQ	10 February 1991
6411 Tamaga	8 October 1993
(6454) 1991 UG1	29 October 1991
(6455) 1992 HE	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
(6960) 1989 AL5	4 January 1989
7096 Napier	3 November 1992
7120 Davidgavine	4 January 1989
7170 Livesey	30 June 1987
(7177) 1990 TF	9 October 1990
7247 Robertstirling	12 October 1991
7345 Happer	28 July 1992
(7350) 1993 VA	7 November 1993
(7474) 1992 TC	1 October 1992
(7482) 1994 PC1	9 August 1994
(7582) 1990 WL	20 November 1990
(7588) 1992 FJ1	24 March 1992
7604 Kridsadaporn	31 August 1995
(7660) 1993 VM1	5 November 1993
(7761) 1990 SL	20 September 1990
(7822) 1991 CS	13 February 1991
(7839) 1994 ND	3 July 1994
(7888) 1993 UC	20 October 1993
(7977) 1977 QQ5	21 August 1977
8028 Joeengle	30 August 1991
8030 Williamknight	29 September 1991
(8037) 1993 HO1	20 April 1993
8113 Matsue^[1]	21 April 1996
8115 Sakabe^[2]	24 April 1996
(8176) 1991 WA	29 November 1991
8218 Hosty	8 May 1996
(8219) 1996 JL^[3]	10 May 1996
8283 Edinburgh	30 September 1991
(8368) 1991 DM	20 February 1991
(8486) 1989 QV	26 August 1989
8515 Corvan	4 September 1991
(8653) 1990 KE	20 May 1990
(8654) 1990 KC1	20 May 1990
(8842) 1990 KF	20 May 1990
(8899) 1995 SX29	22 September 1995
(9047) 1991 QF	30 August 1991
9349 Lucas	30 September 1991
(9391) 1994 PH1	14 August 1994
(9583) 1990 HL1	28 April 1990
9594 Garstang	4 September 1991
(9714) 1975 LF1	1 June 1975
9843 Braidwood	4 January 1989
(9850) 1990 TM5	9 October 1990
(9853) 1991 AN2	7 January 1991
(9855) 1991 CU	7 February 1991
(9857) 1991 EN	10 March 1991
(9873) 1992 GH	9 April 1992
(9881) 1994 SE	25 September 1994
(9899) 1996 EH	12 March 1996
9984 Gregbryant^[4]	18 April 1996
9985 Akiko^[1]	12 May 1996
(10058) 1988 DD5	25 February 1988
(10098) 1991 SC1	30 September 1991
10188 Yasuoyoneda^[2]	14 May 1996
(10342) 1991 TQ	1 October 1991
(10511) 1989 OD	21 July 1989
(10525) 1990 TO	12 October 1990
10736 Marybrück	22 February 1988
10737 Brück	25 February 1988
10773 Jamespaton	7 January 1991
10841 Ericforbes	12 August 1994
(11030) 1988 PK	13 August 1988
(11036) 1989 AW5	4 January 1989
(11052) 1990 WM	20 November 1990
(11062) 1991 SN	30 September 1991
(11093) 1994 HD	17 April 1994
(11597) 1995 KL1	31 May 1995
(11889) 1991 AH2	7 January 1991
(11890) 1991 FF	18 March 1991
(11903) 1991 RD7	2 September 1991
(12263) 1989 YA4	30 December 1989
(12273) 1990 TS4	9 October 1990
(12305) 1991 TE1	12 October 1991
(12378) 1994 PK1	15 August 1994
12446 Juliabryant^[4]	15 August 1996
(12705) 1990 TJ	12 October 1990
(12732) 1991 TN	1 October 1991
12819 Susumutakahasi^[2]	12 May 1996
(13016) 1988 DB5	25 February 1988
(13020) 1988 PW2	10 August 1988
(13036) 1989 YO3	30 December 1989
(13060) 1991 EJ	10 March 1991
(13110) 1993 LS1	15 June 1993
(13120) 1993 VU7	4 November 1993
13176 Kobedaitenken^[1]	21 April 1996
(13505) 1989 AB3	4 January 1989
(13506) 1989 AF3	4 January 1989
(13507) 1989 AN5	4 January 1989
(13517) 1990 UU1	20 October 1990
(13522) 1991 FG	18 March 1991
(13537) 1991 SG	29 September 1991
(13538) 1991 ST	30 September 1991
(13539) 1991 TY	2 October 1991
(13551) 1992 FL1	26 March 1992
(13929) 1988 PL	13 August 1988
(13953) 1990 TO4	9 October 1990
13957 NARIT	7 January 1991
(13968) 1991 RE7	2 September 1991
(14374) 1989 SA	21 September 1989
(14409) 1991 RM1	5 September 1991
14420 Massey	30 September 1991
(14421) 1991 SA1	30 September 1991
(14464) 1993 HC1	21 April 1993
(14471) 1993 SG1	21 September 1993
(14879) 1991 AL2	7 January 1991
(15227) 1986 VA	4 November 1986
(15234) 1988 BJ5	28 January 1988
(15235) 1988 DA5	25 February 1988
(15270) 1991 AE2	7 January 1991
(15289) 1991 TL	1 October 1991
(15290) 1991 TF1	12 October 1991
(15334) 1993 UE	20 October 1993
(15337) 1993 VT2	7 November 1993
15368 Katsuji^[2]	14 May 1996
(15725) 1990 TX4	9 October 1990
(15726) 1990 TG5	9 October 1990
(15848) 1995 YJ4	28 December 1995
(16440) 1989 EN5	2 March 1989
(16460) 1989 YF1	30 December 1989
(16468) 1990 HW1	27 April 1990
(16489) 1990 SG	17 September 1990
(16504) 1990 TR5	9 October 1990
(16506) 1990 UH1	20 October 1990
(16517) 1990 WD	19 November 1990
(16657) 1993 UB	23 October 1993
(17411) 1988 DF3	22 February 1988
(17425) 1989 AM3	4 January 1989
(17448) 1990 HU1	27 April 1990
(17485) 1991 RP9	5 September 1991
(17487) 1991 SY	30 September 1991
17503 Celestechild	26 March 1992
(17555) 1993 VC5	4 November 1993
17640 Mount Stromlo^[4]	15 August 1996
18376 Quirk	30 September 1991
(18377) 1991 SH1	28 September 1991
(18393) 1992 QB	19 August 1992
18412 Kruszelnicki	13 June 1993
18413 Adamspencer	13 June 1993
(18496) 1996 JN1	9 May 1996
(18506) 1996 PY6^[4]	15 August 1996
(18514) 1996 TE11	14 October 1996
(19146) 1989 YY	30 December 1989
(19147) 1989 YV4	30 December 1989
(19151) 1990 KD1	20 May 1990
(19170) 1991 FH	18 March 1991
(19181) 1991 SD1	30 September 1991
(19261) 1995 MB	21 June 1995
(19986) 1990 KD	20 May 1990
20002 Tillysmith	10 March 1991
(20015) 1991 SR	30 September 1991
20043 Ellenmacarthur	2 March 1993
(20086) 1994 LW	12 June 1994
(20111) 1995 SO5	22 September 1995
(20494) 1999 PM1	3 August 1999
(20691) 1999 VY72	11 November 1999
(21005) 1988 BF5	28 January 1988
(21063) 1991 JC2	8 May 1991
21073 Darksky	4 September 1991
(21100) 1992 OB	26 July 1992
(21150) 1993 LF1	13 June 1993
(21151) 1993 LO1	13 June 1993
(21153) 1993 MF1	18 June 1993
(21193) 1994 PJ1	14 August 1994
(21194) 1994 PN1	11 August 1994
21262 Kanba^[1]	24 April 1996
(22326) 1991 SZ	30 September 1991
(22327) 1991 TS	1 October 1991
(22367) 1993 MZ	18 June 1993
(23183) 2000 OY21	28 July 2000
(23449) 1988 BG5	28 January 1988
(23453) 1988 QR	19 August 1988
(23474) 1990 UX1	20 October 1990
(23480) 1991 EL	10 March 1991
(23493) 1991 SO	30 September 1991
(23615) 1996 FK12	28 March 1996
(24660) 1988 BH5	28 January 1988
(24672) 1989 OJ	27 July 1989
24680 Alleven	30 December 1989
(24688) 1990 KE1	20 May 1990
(24698) 1990 TU4	9 October 1990
(24718) 1991 SW	30 September 1991
(24719) 1991 SE1	30 September 1991
(24721) 1991 TJ	1 October 1991
(24722) 1991 TK	1 October 1991
(24819) 1994 XY4	6 December 1994
(26098) 1989 AN3	4 January 1989
(26118) 1991 TH	1 October 1991
(26142) 1994 PL1	3 August 1994
(26152) 1994 UF	24 October 1994
(26903) 1995 YT3	20 December 1995
(27723) 1990 QA	19 August 1990
(27738) 1990 TT4	9 October 1990
(27743) 1990 VM	8 November 1990
(27760) 1991 RB7	2 September 1991
(27766) 1991 TO	1 October 1991
(27767) 1991 TP	1 October 1991
(27784) 1992 OE	27 July 1992
(27842) 1994 QJ	28 August 1994
(28395) 1999 RZ42	3 September 1999
(29143) 1988 DK	22 February 1988
(29213) 1991 SJ	29 September 1991
(30795) 1989 AR5	4 January 1989
(30808) 1989 YA2	30 December 1989
(30824) 1990 TD	9 October 1990
(30930) 1993 UF	20 October 1993
(30969) 1995 BP2	29 January 1995
(31017) 1996 EH2	15 March 1996
(31044) 1996 NY	11 July 1996
(32171) 2000 ND10	1 July 2000
(32802) 1990 SK	20 September 1990
(35107) 1991 VH	9 November 1991
(35134) 1992 RE	4 September 1992
(35159) 1993 LH1	13 June 1993
(35183) 1993 UY2	20 October 1993
(35198) 1994 PM1	9 August 1994
(37638) 1993 VB	6 November 1993
(37649) 1994 FC	19 March 1994
(37650) 1994 FP	21 March 1994
(39532) 1990 HZ1	27 April 1990
(39561) 1992 QA	19 August 1992
(39563) 1992 RB	2 September 1992
(39591) 1993 LR1	15 June 1993
(39618) 1994 LT	12 June 1994
(39636) 1995 BQ2	29 January 1995
(41504) 2000 QY148	29 August 2000
(42490) 1991 SU	30 September 1991
(42491) 1991 TF	1 October 1991
(42847) 1999 RC43	11 September 1999
(42930) 1999 TM11	6 October 1999
(42933) 1999 TR19	15 October 1999
(43764) 1988 BL5	28 January 1988
(43797) 1991 AF2	7 January 1991
(43869) 1994 RD11	10 September 1994
(46544) 1988 QO	19 August 1988
46568 Stevenlee	30 September 1991
(46597) 1993 DK2	24 February 1993
(46605) 1993 HQ1	18 April 1993
(46667) 1996 HM2	18 April 1996
(48438) 1989 WJ2	21 November 1989
(48440) 1989 YO2	30 December 1989
(48462) 1991 RT6	3 September 1991
(48467) 1991 SB1	30 September 1991
(48527) 1993 LC1	13 June 1993
(48560) 1993 UX2	20 October 1993
(48561) 1993 UZ2	21 October 1993
(48605) 1995 CW1	7 February 1995
(50365) 2000 CP77	7 February 2000
(52290) 1990 SF	17 September 1990
(52297) 1991 CH2	12 February 1991
(52310) 1991 VJ	9 November 1991
(52338) 1992 RH1	2 September 1992
(52439) 1994 QL	16 August 1994
(52440) 1994 QN	26 August 1994
(52460) 1995 DA3	24 February 1995
(55740) 1989 YL2	30 December 1989
(55770) 1992 OW	28 July 1992
(56801) 2000 PF9	6 August 2000
(58177) 1990 TB6	9 October 1990
(58178) 1990 UY1	20 October 1990
(58187) 1991 TD	1 October 1991
(58291) 1994 GA	1 April 1994
(58296) 1994 LF1	2 June 1994
(58325) 1994 RE11	11 September 1994
(58330) 1994 TK	3 October 1994
(58419) 1996 BD4	26 January 1996
(59798) 1999 PO1	3 August 1999
(61349) 2000 PD9	6 August 2000
(61350) 2000 PL9	6 August 2000
(61731) 2000 QV148	29 August 2000
(65671) 1988 DE3	22 February 1988
(65690) 1991 DG	20 February 1991
(65706) 1992 NA	1 July 1992
(65717) 1993 BX3	31 January 1993
(65730) 1993 LP1	14 June 1993
(65750) 1993 UV2	20 October 1993
(68728) 2002 EP6	6 March 2002
(69307) 1992 ON	28 July 1992
(69331) 1993 LE1	13 June 1993
(69332) 1993 LJ1	13 June 1993
(69401) 1995 QV3	26 August 1995
(70453) 1999 TS19	15 October 1999
(73674) 1988 BN5	28 January 1988
(73698) 1991 TE	1 October 1991
(73804) 1995 RG	3 September 1995
(74820) 1999 TN11	7 October 1999
(79139) 1991 SP	30 September 1991
(79141) 1991 TB	1 October 1991
(79220) 1994 PO1	12 August 1994
(85159) 1988 DL	22 February 1988
(85166) 1989 OC	21 July 1989
(85212) 1992 RF	4 September 1992
(85236) 1993 KH	24 May 1993
(86067) 1999 RM28	3 September 1999
(86480) 2000 CT97	9 February 2000
(87275) 2000 PZ8	4 August 2000
(87276) 2000 PE9	6 August 2000
(90705) 1989 AZ5	4 January 1989
(90710) 1990 TF6	9 October 1990
(90731) 1992 OC	26 July 1992
(90809) 1995 DX2	24 February 1995
(90810) 1995 DY2	24 February 1995
(90862) 1996 KM1^[4]	22 May 1996
(92587) 2000 PH9	6 August 2000
(93048) 2000 SB7	22 September 2000
(94045) 2000 XO54	11 December 2000
(95683) 2002 JA	2 May 2002
(96179) 1988 DX4	25 February 1988
(96237) 1993 VL1	4 November 1993
(97520) 2000 DA18	25 February 2000
(100044) 1991 TX	1 October 1991
(100118) 1993 LG1	13 June 1993
(100201) 1994 FD	19 March 1994
(100202) 1994 GB	2 April 1994
(100276) 1994 XV	6 December 1994
(100333) 1995 SN5	22 September 1995
(101969) 1999 RJ45	13 September 1999
(103806) 2000 DZ17	25 February 2000
(105107) 2000 LY14	2 June 2000
105211 Sanden	29 July 2000
(119904) 2002 EX6	6 March 2002
(120152) 2003 HJ1	21 April 2003
(120640) 1996 PN^[4]	9 August 1996
(122215) 2000 NE10	1 July 2000
(127451) 2002 PZ140	14 August 2002
(127934) 2003 HK1	22 April 2003
(129493) 1995 BM2	29 January 1995
(132161) 2002 EZ6	6 March 2002
(132790) 2002 PW140	14 August 2002
(134366) 1995 LC	1 June 1995
(134371) 1995 RH	3 September 1995
(134380) 1995 YH4	28 December 1995
(135737) 2002 PV140	14 August 2002
(135738) 2002 PX140	14 August 2002
(136121) 2003 OA	18 July 2003
(136770) 1996 PC1	11 August 1996
(139462) 2001 OD84	22 July 2001
(141492) 2002 EB7	6 March 2002
(148513) 2001 OE113	22 July 2001
(152558) 1990 SA	16 September 1990
(152561) 1991 RB	4 September 1991
(153031) 2000 PM9	6 August 2000
(154594) 2003 OB	18 July 2003
(158013) 2000 QW148	29 August 2000
(159367) 1977 OX	22 July 1977
(160019) 1994 FE	19 March 1994
(160325) 2003 NV1	2 July 2003
(160509) 1990 EG5	4 March 1990
(162003) 1991 TG	1 October 1991
(162014) 1994 RF11	11 September 1994
(162015) 1994 TF2	5 October 1994
(162039) 1996 JG	8 May 1996
(163189) 2002 EU6	6 March 2002
(166485) 2002 PA141	14 August 2002
(168334) 1994 PQ1	12 August 1994
(175706) 1996 FG3	24 March 1996
(180825) 2005 GS9	2 April 2005
(181748) 1996 DC2	26 February 1996
(183029) 2002 PU140	14 August 2002
(191096) 2002 EO6	6 March 2002
(192290) 1989 QT	26 August 1989
(196415) 2003 HE	24 April 2003
(196516) 2003 OJ	18 July 2003
(201500) 2003 LV2	2 June 2003
(210831) 2001 OB84	17 July 2001
(213008) 1995 DB3	24 February 1995
(215100) 1992 RD	2 September 1992
(215101) 1995 LB	1 June 1995
(215591) 2003 OH	18 July 2003
(222829) 2002 EG7	6 March 2002
(225333) 1998 QB105	30 August 1998
(229915) 1990 SH	17 September 1990
(229958) 1999 RD43	13 September 1999
(231786) 2000 CU97	9 February 2000
(238116) 2003 OE	18 July 2003
(242493) 2004 WO12	22 November 2004
(244274) 2002 EC7	6 March 2002
(246877) 1995 DZ2	24 February 1995
(247742) 2003 LJ6	8 June 2003
(272282) 2005 SX	22 September 2005
(282357) 2003 HL1	22 April 2003
(297244) 1994 UW1	29 October 1994
(297249) 1995 DQ2	25 February 1995
(301855) 1995 CY1	7 February 1995
(306611) 2000 PA9	4 August 2000
(322074) 2010 VB112	13 April 2004
(322532) 2011 YQ20	31 March 2004
(322716) 2000 PG9	6 August 2000
(322928) 2002 ET6	6 March 2002
(326485) 2002 EQ6	6 March 2002
(326487) 2002 EC51	6 March 2002
(333929) 1999 UP2	16 October 1999
(334768) 2003 SR76	18 September 2003
(337245) 2000 QX148	29 August 2000
(347786) 2002 EY6	6 March 2002
(350518) 2000 CH72	4 February 2000
(360192) 1991 FB	18 March 1991
(376713) 1995 WQ5	24 November 1995
(380162) 2000 PB9	6 August 2000
(380502) 2004 DZ69	4 January 2004
(382395) 1990 SM^[5]	22 September 1990
(382825) 2003 XB22	15 December 2003
(399785) 2005 NM63	July 5, 2005
(415690) 1992 UB	October 21, 1992
(423325) 2005 GT9	April 2, 2005
(427510) 2002 ES6	March 6, 2002
(433940) 1995 QX9	August 18, 1995
(434084) 2002 CA19	February 6, 2002
¹ with Hiroshi Abe (astronomer) ² with Yasukazu Ikari ³ with Takuo Kojima ⁴ with Jack B. Child ⁵ with P. McKenzie

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

Work

McNaught is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets, described as "the world's greatest comet discoverer"^[1] and he participated in the Siding Spring Survey (SSS) using the ANU's Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope.^[2] 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.^[3] The SSS was the only active Near Earth Object survey in the Southern Hemisphere. The survey ended in 2013 after funding dried up.^[4]

McNaught previously worked on the Anglo-Australian Near-Earth Asteroid Survey from 1990-1996.^[5]

Comet discoveries

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

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)

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)
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)
Comet McNaught-Tritton (a.k.a. C/1978 G2, 1978 XXVII)
Comet McNaught-Watson (a.k.a. C/1999 S2)

In total, McNaught has discovered 82 comets.

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.

The asteroid 3173 McNaught was named after McNaught by its discoverer, following a suggestion by David A. J. Seargent.

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.^[6]

References

↑ Mobberley, Martin (2011). Hunting and imaging comets. New York: Springer. p. 75. ISBN 9781441969057. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
↑ "Earth-threatening space rocks hunted by ANU". Media releases (Australian National University). 6 April 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2007.
↑ Kronk, Gary. "C/2007 P1 (McNaught)". Cometography. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
↑ Safi, Michael (20 October 2014). "Earth at risk after cuts close comet-spotting program, scientists warn". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
↑ "AANEAS". Mt Stromlo Observatory. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
↑ Vlahos, Perry (20 December 2012). "Who's on night watch?". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

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asteroids

Lost

Recovered	11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR 15P/Finlay 17P/Holmes 27P/Crommelin 54P/de Vico–Swift–NEAT 69P/Taylor 72P/Denning–Fujikawa 80P/Peters–Hartley 97P/Metcalf–Brewington 113P/Spitaler 107P/Wilson–Harrington 122P/de Vico 157P/Tritton 177P/Barnard 206P/Barnard–Boattini 271P/van Houten–Lemmon 273P/Pons–Gambart 289P/Blanpain

Destroyed	3D/Biela 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann D/1993 F2 (Shoemaker–Levy 9)

Not found	D/1770 L1 (Lexell) 5D/Brorsen 18D/Perrine–Mrkos 20D/Westphal 25D/Neujmin 34D/Gale 75D/Kohoutek 83D/Russell

Visited by
spacecraft

Non-Periodic
comets
(notable)

Until 1910	C/-43 K1 (Caesar's Comet) X/1106 C1 (Great Comet of 1106) C/1577 V1 (Great Comet of 1577) C/1652 Y1 C/1680 V1 (Great Comet of 1680, Kirsch's Comet, Newton's Comet)) C/1702 H1 (Comet of 1702) C/1729 P1 (Comet of 1729, Comet Sarabat) C/1743 X1 (Great Comet of 1744, Comet Klinkenberg-Chéseaux) C/1760 A1 (Great Comet of 1760) C/1769 P1 (Great Comet of 1769) C/1807 R1 (Great Comet of 1807) C/1811 F1 (Great Comet of 1811) C/1819 N1 (Great Comet of 1819) C/1823 Y1 (Great Comet of 1823) C/1843 D1 (Great March Comet of 1843) C/1847 T1 (Miss Mitchell's Comet) C/1858 L1 (Comet Donati) C/1861 G1 (Comet Thatcher) C/1861 J1 (Great Comet of 1861) X/1872 X1 (Pogson's Comet) C/1882 R1 (Great Comet of 1882) C/1887 B1 (Great Southern Comet of 1887) C/1901 G1 (Great Comet of 1901) C/1910 A1 (Great January Comet of 1910)

After 1910	C/1911 O1 (Brooks) C/1911 S3 (Beljawsky) C/1927 X1 (Skjellerup–Maristany) C/1931 P1 (Ryves) C/1948 V1 (Eclipse) C/1956 R1 (Arend–Roland) C/1961 R1 (Humason) C/1963 R1 (Pereyra) C/1965 S1 (Ikeya-Seki) C/1969 Y1 (Bennett) C/1970 K1 (White–Ortiz–Bolelli) C/1973 E1 (Kohoutek) C/1975 V1 (West) C/1980 E1 (Bowell) C/1983 H1 (IRAS–Araki–Alcock) C/1989 X1 (Austin) C/1989 Y1 (Skorichenko–George) C/1992 J1 (Spacewatch–Rabinowitz) C/1993 Y1 (McNaught–Russell) C/1995 O1 (Hale–Bopp) C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) C/1997 L1 (Zhu–Balam) C/1998 H1 (Stonehouse) C/1999 F1 (Catalina) C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) C/2000 U5 (LINEAR) C/2000 W1 (Utsunomiya-Jones) C/2001 OG108 (LONEOS) C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) C/2006 A1 (Pojmański) C/2006 M4 (SWAN) C/2006 P1 (McNaught) C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy) C/2007 F1 (LONEOS) C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy) C/2007 N3 (Lulin) C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring) C/2007 W1 (Boattini) C/2009 F6 (Yi–SWAN) C/2009 R1 (McNaught) C/2010 X1 (Elenin) C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) C/2012 E2 (SWAN) C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS) C/2012 S1 (ISON) C/2012 S4 (PANSTARRS) C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) C/2013 US10 (Catalina) C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden) C/2014 E2 (Jacques) C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)

After 1910 (by name)	Arend–Roland Austin Beljawsky Bennett Boattini Bowell Brooks Catalina C/1999 F1 C/2013 US10 Eclipse Elenin Hale-Bopp Humason Hyakutake Ikeya-Seki IRAS–Araki–Alcock ISON Jacques Kohoutek Lemmon LINEAR C/1999 S4 C/2000 U5 C/2002 T7 LONEOS C/2001 OG108 C/2007 F1 Lovejoy C/2007 E2 C/2007 K5 C/2011 W3 C/2013 R1 C/2014 Q2 Lulin Machholz McNaught C/2006 P1 C/2009 R1 McNaught–Russell NEAT Oukaimeden Pan-STARRS C/2011 L4 C/2012 K1 C/2012 S4 311P Pereyra Pojmański Ryves Spacewatch–Rabinowitz Siding Spring C/2007 Q3 C/2013 A1 Skjellerup–Maristany Skorichenko–George Stonehouse SWAN C/2006 M4 C/2012 E2 Utsunomiya–Jones West White–Ortiz–Bolelli Yi–SWAN Zhu–Balam

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