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Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh (; 6 October 1931 – 25 May 2004Казакова, Р.К. Памяти Николая Степановича Черных. Труды Государственного астрономического института им. П.К. Штернберга, Т. 78, М., 2005. – 115 с.) was a Russian-born Soviet astronomer and discoverer of minor planets and comets at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyi, Crimea.

Biography and work

Chernykh was born in the Russian city of Usman in Voronezh Oblast, in present-day Lipetsk Oblast. He specialized in astrometry and the dynamics of small bodies in the Solar System and worked at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory from 1963.

Chernykh discovered two periodic comets 74P/Smirnova–Chernykh and 101P/Chernykh. He also discovered a very large number of asteroids, including notably 2867 Šteins and the Trojan asteroid 2207 Antenor. Chernykh worked with his wife and colleague Lyudmila Chernykh. The asteroid 2325 Chernykh discovered in 1979 by Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos was named in their honour.

List of discovered minor planets

List of minor planets discovered by Nikolai Chernykh Name Discovery Date Listing 1796 Riga 16 May 1966 1836 Komarov 26 July 1971 1907 Rudneva 11 September 1972 1908 Pobeda 11 September 1972 2004 Lexell 22 September 1973 2006 Polonskaya 22 September 1973 2036 Sheragul 22 September 1973 2113 Ehrdni 11 September 1972 2123 Vltava 22 September 1973 2149 Schwambraniya 22 March 1977 2164 Lyalya 11 September 1972 2178 Kazakhstania 11 September 1972 2190 Coubertin 2 April 1976 2206 Gabrova 1 April 1976 2207 Antenor 19 August 1977 2208 Pushkin 22 August 1977 2222 Lermontov 19 September 1977 2228 Soyuz-Apollo 19 July 1977 2238 Steshenko 11 September 1972 2251 Tikhov 19 September 1977 2254 Requiem 19 August 1977 2269 Efremiana 2 May 1976 2286 Fesenkov 14 July 1977 2287 Kalmykia 22 August 1977 2293 Guernica 13 March 1977 2294 Andronikov 14 August 1977 2295 Matusovskij 19 August 1977 2297 Daghestan 1 September 1978 2312 Duboshin 1 April 1976 2323 Zverev 24 September 1976 2338 Bokhan 22 August 1977 2354 Lavrov 9 August 1978 2361 Gogol 1 April 1976 2362 Mark Twain 24 September 1976 2369 Chekhov 4 April 1976 2372 Proskurin 13 September 1977 2376 Martynov 22 August 1977 2377 Shcheglov 31 August 1978 2388 Gase 13 March 1977 2389 Dibaj 19 August 1977 2394 Nadeev 22 September 1973 2402 Satpaev 31 July 1979 2408 Astapovich 31 August 1978 2416 Sharonov 31 July 1979 2420 Čiurlionis 3 October 1975 2426 Simonov 26 May 1976 2427 Kobzar 20 December 1976 2428 Kamenyar 11 September 1977 2431 Skovoroda 8 August 1978 2439 Ulugbek 21 August 1977 2450 Ioannisiani 1 September 1978 2458 Veniakaverin 11 September 1977 2473 Heyerdahl 12 September 1977 2476 Andersen 2 May 1976 2477 Biryukov 14 August 1977 2492 Kutuzov 14 July 1977 2497 Kulikovskij 14 August 1977 2498 Tsesevich 23 August 1977 2506 Pirogov 26 August 1976 2508 Alupka 13 March 1977 2509 Chukotka 14 July 1977 2520 Novorossijsk 26 August 1976 2529 Rockwell Kent 21 August 1977 2553 Viljev 29 March 1979 2563 Boyarchuk 22 March 1977 2564 Kayala 19 August 1977 2566 Kirghizia 29 March 1979 2577 Litva 12 March 1975 2579 Spartacus 14 August 1977 2580 Smilevskia 18 August 1977 2584 Turkmenia 23 March 1979 2585 Irpedina 21 July 1979 2593 Buryatia 2 April 1976 2606 Odessa 1 April 1976 2607 Yakutia 14 July 1977 2609 Kiril-Metodi 9 August 1978 2610 Tuva 5 September 1978 2625 Jack London 2 May 1976 2626 Belnika 8 August 1978 2627 Churyumov 8 August 1978 2644 Victor Jara 22 September 1973 2646 Abetti 13 March 1977 2656 Evenkia 25 April 1979 2657 Bashkiria 23 September 1979 2668 Tataria 26 August 1976 2670 Chuvashia 14 August 1977 2671 Abkhazia 21 August 1977 2700 Baikonur 20 December 1976 2701 Cherson 1 September 1978 2703 Rodari 29 March 1979 2711 Aleksandrov 31 August 1978 2721 Vsekhsvyatskij 22 September 1973 2722 Abalakin 1 April 1976 2723 Gorshkov 31 August 1978 2724 Orlov 13 September 1978 2726 Kotelnikov 22 September 1979 2727 Paton 22 September 1979 2728 Yatskiv 22 September 1979 2734 Hašek 1 April 1976 2746 Hissao 22 September 1979 2758 Cordelia 1 September 1978 2769 Mendeleev 1 April 1976 2770 Tsvet 19 September 1977 2776 Baikal 25 September 1976 2777 Shukshin 24 September 1979 2783 Chernyshevskij 14 September 1974 2785 Sedov 31 August 1978 2786 Grinevia 6 September 1978 2787 Tovarishch 13 September 1978 2792 Ponomarev 13 March 1977 2793 Valdaj 19 August 1977 2794 Kulik 8 August 1978 2809 Vernadskij 31 August 1978 2810 Lev Tolstoj 13 September 1978 2832 Lada 6 March 1975 2833 Radishchev 9 August 1978 2836 Sobolev 22 December 1978 2849 Shklovskij 1 April 1976 2859 Paganini 5 September 1978 2862 Vavilov 15 May 1977 2867 Šteins 4 November 1969 2869 Nepryadva 7 September 1980 2883 Barabashov 13 September 1978 2887 Krinov 22 August 1977 2910 Yoshkar-Ola 11 October 1980 2915 Moskvina 22 August 1977 2916 Voronveliya 8 August 1978 2922 Dikan'ka 1 April 1976 2951 Perepadin 13 September 1977 2952 Lilliputia 22 September 1979 2953 Vysheslavia 24 September 1979 2966 Korsunia 13 March 1977 2967 Vladisvyat 19 September 1977 2968 Iliya 31 August 1978 2969 Mikula 5 September 1978 2983 Poltava 2 September 1981 2995 Taratuta 31 August 1978 3006 Livadia 24 September 1979 3009 Coventry 22 September 1973 3012 Minsk 27 August 1979 3013 Dobrovoleva 23 September 1979 3027 Shavarsh 8 August 1978 3038 Bernes 31 August 1978 3053 Dresden 18 August 1977 3054 Strugatskia 11 September 1977 3072 Vilnius 5 September 1978 3073 Kursk 24 September 1979 3084 Kondratyuk 19 August 1977 3094 Chukokkala 23 March 1979 3100 Zimmerman 13 March 1977 3112 Velimir 22 August 1977 3113 Chizhevskij 1 September 1978 3120 Dangrania 14 September 1979 3128 Obruchev 23 March 1979 3148 Grechko 24 September 1979 3158 Anga 24 September 1976 3170 Dzhanibekov 24 September 1979 3186 Manuilova 22 September 1973 3189 Penza 13 September 1978 3191 Svanetia 22 September 1979 3195 Fedchenko 8 August 1978 3196 Maklaj 1 September 1978 3204 Lindgren 1 September 1978 3213 Smolensk 14 July 1977 3224 Irkutsk 11 September 1977 3230 Vampilov 8 June 1972 3233 Krišbarons 9 September 1977 3234 Hergiani 31 August 1978 3238 Timresovia 8 November 1975 3242 Bakhchisaraj 22 September 1979 3246 Bidstrup 1 April 1976 3261 Tvardovskij 22 September 1979 3283 Skorina 27 August 1979 3298 Massandra 21 July 1979 3302 Schliemann 11 September 1977 3306 Byron 24 September 1979 3311 Podobed 26 August 1976 3323 Turgenev 22 September 1979 3348 Pokryshkin 6 March 1978 3349 Manas 23 March 1979 3358 Anikushin 1 September 1978 3359 Purcari 13 September 1978 3372 Bratijchuk 24 September 1976 3373 Koktebelia 31 August 1978 3385 Bronnina 24 September 1979 3399 Kobzon 22 September 1979 3408 Shalamov 18 August 1977 3409 Abramov 9 September 1977 3436 Ibadinov 24 September 1976 3444 Stepanian 7 September 1980 3448 Narbut 22 August 1977 3461 Mandelshtam 18 September 1977 3466 Ritina 6 March 1975 3470 Yaronika 6 March 1975 3471 Amelin 21 August 1977 3493 Stepanov 3 April 1976 3504 Kholshevnikov 3 September 1981 3517 Tatianicheva 24 September 1976 3518 Florena 18 August 1977 3535 Ditte 24 September 1979 3544 Borodino 7 September 1977 3557 Sokolsky 19 August 1977 3575 Anyuta 26 February 1984 3576 Galina 26 February 1984 3591 Vladimirskij 31 August 1978 3599 Basov 8 August 1978 3601 Velikhov 22 September 1979 3618 Kuprin 20 August 1979 3632 Grachevka 24 September 1976 3653 Klimishin 25 April 1979 3656 Hemingway 31 August 1978 3660 Lazarev 31 August 1978 3661 Dolmatovskij 16 October 1979 3710 Bogoslovskij 13 September 1978 3723 Voznesenskij 1 April 1976 3738 Ots 19 August 1977 3739 Rem 8 September 1977 3762 Amaravella 26 August 1976 3787 Aivazovskij 11 September 1977 3799 Novgorod 22 September 1979 3816 Chugainov 8 November 1975 3818 Gorlitsa 20 August 1979 3835 Korolenko 23 September 1977 3836 Lem 22 September 1979 3839 Bogaevskij 26 July 1971 3845 Neyachenko 22 September 1979 3856 Lutskij 26 August 1976 3883 Verbano 7 September 1972 3884 Alferov 13 March 1977 3885 Bogorodskij 25 April 1979 3886 Shcherbakovia 3 September 1981 3923 Radzievskij 24 September 1976 3942 Churivannia 11 September 1977 3945 Gerasimenko 14 August 1982 3965 Konopleva 8 November 1975 3966 Cherednichenko 24 September 1976 3986 Rozhkovskij 19 September 1985 4009 Drobyshevskij 13 March 1977 4010 Nikol'skij 21 August 1977 4011 Bakharev 28 September 1978 4013 Ogiria 21 July 1979 4014 Heizman 28 September 1979 4067 Mikhel'son 11 October 1966 4074 Sharkov 22 October 1981 4115 Peternorton 29 August 1982 4141 Nintanlena 8 August 1978 4165 Didkovskij 1 April 1976 4187 Shulnazaria 11 April 1978 4188 Kitezh 25 April 1979 4189 Sayany 22 September 1979 4233 Pal'chikov 11 September 1977 4234 Evtushenko 6 May 1978 4236 Lidov 23 March 1979 4237 Raushenbakh 24 September 1979 4271 Novosibirsk 3 April 1976 4274 Karamanov 6 September 1980 4280 Simonenko 13 August 1985 4306 Dunaevskij 24 September 1976 4308 Magarach 9 August 1978 4315 Pronik 24 September 1979 4316 Babinkova 14 October 1979 4389 Durbin 1 April 1976 4391 Balodis 21 August 1977 4392 Agita 13 September 1978 4428 Khotinok 18 September 1977 4429 Chinmoy 12 September 1978 4464 Vulcano 11 October 1966 4468 Pogrebetskij 24 September 1976 4470 Sergeev-Censkij 31 August 1978 4472 Navashin 15 October 1980