Wolfgang Ries

Summary

Minor planets discovered: 157 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Wolfgang Ries (born 1968) is an Austrian amateur astronomer, astrophotographer and discoverer of minor planets.[2][3]

Ries has his own private observatory at Altschwendt in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.[2][4] The Minor Planet Center credits him with discovering numerous asteroids since 2004 and 2009.[1]

The main-belt asteroid 266887 Wolfgangries was named after him.[3] Naming citation was published on 22 July 2013 (M.P.C. 84383).[5]

List of discovered minor planets edit

117156 Altschwendt 23 August 2004 list
128585 Alfredmaria 18 August 2004 list
128586 Jeremias 16 August 2004 list
136367 Gierlinger 10 March 2004 list
144333 Marcinkiewicz 20 February 2004 list
154865 Stefanheutz 9 September 2004 list
(167854) 2005 ES 1 March 2005 list
(171421) 2007 AG11 14 January 2007 list
172932 Bachleitner 1 May 2005 list
173002 Dorfi 17 July 2006 list
(178172) 2006 UM64 22 October 2006 list
(184631) 2005 SK4 24 September 2005 list
(184632) 2005 SO9 25 September 2005 list
(187559) 2006 VV51 10 November 2006 list
(192186) 2007 GA5 12 April 2007 list
(199836) 2007 EE27 12 March 2007 list
(204874) 2007 SR4 20 September 2007 list
(207731) 2007 RZ187 14 September 2007 list
207754 Stathiskafalis 21 September 2007 list
(209354) 2004 DS25 20 February 2004 list
(212677) 2006 VE45 9 November 2006 list
(214542) 2006 OV9 24 July 2006 list
(214991) 2008 CM21 7 February 2008 list
218400 Marquardt 22 August 2004 list
(221673) 2007 DP 17 February 2007 list
(224863) 2007 AP12 13 January 2007 list
(225057) 2007 HK 16 April 2007 list
227770 Wischnewski 30 October 2006 list
229425 Grosspointner 11 October 2005 list
229440 Filimon 27 October 2005 list
(229723) 2007 GG2 11 April 2007 list
(236894) 2007 TN14 7 October 2007 list
(237299) 2008 YR33 31 December 2008 list
(239382) 2007 SM6 22 September 2007 list
(246254) 2007 TV7 7 October 2007 list
(246258) 2007 TU14 8 October 2007 list
(246289) 2007 TC73 14 October 2007 list
(249036) 2007 TV20 9 October 2007 list
(250547) 2004 RM84 9 September 2004 list
(251413) 2008 AA30 8 January 2008 list
(256452) 2007 CN47 9 February 2007 list
(256573) 2007 TP74 10 October 2007 list
(262385) 2006 UT 16 October 2006 list
(262386) 2006 UD1 17 October 2006 list
(264056) 2009 SN18 19 September 2009 list
(266286) 2007 BQ19 21 January 2007 list
(268873) 2007 AK11 14 January 2007 list
(273687) 2007 EG27 12 March 2007 list
(274007) 2007 PN39 15 August 2007 list
(274058) 2007 TD69 13 October 2007 list
(278275) 2007 GF2 10 April 2007 list
(281444) 2008 SR83 27 September 2008 list
282897 Kaltenbrunner 15 April 2007 list
(283038) 2008 BS14 28 January 2008 list
(292615) 2006 UC1 16 October 2006 list
(293536) 2007 HL 16 April 2007 list
(293679) 2007 PO28 14 August 2007 list
(293986) 2007 TG69 13 October 2007 list
(295566) 2008 ST83 28 September 2008 list
(296404) 2009 GT1 12 April 2009 list
(298803) 2004 RJ8 6 September 2004 list
(300312) 2007 PR28 15 August 2007 list
(304936) 2007 SG2 19 September 2007 list
(308985) 2006 UA1 16 October 2006 list
(309357) 2007 TJ69 14 October 2007 list
(312294) 2008 CE1 3 February 2008 list
(312370) 2008 EV8 6 March 2008 list
(312469) 2008 SN83 27 September 2008 list
(315257) 2007 TO14 7 October 2007 list
(318451) 2005 ET1 2 March 2005 list
(319464) 2006 OU9 24 July 2006 list
(320012) 2007 DE49 22 February 2007 list
(320167) 2007 GZ3 11 April 2007 list
(320258) 2007 PO27 14 August 2007 list
(321383) 2009 PX1 15 August 2009 list
(321403) 2009 QJ 16 August 2009 list
(324994) 2008 BV14 28 January 2008 list
(325020) 2008 CA21 8 February 2008 list
(325034) 2008 CB75 10 February 2008 list
(325441) 2009 QK 16 August 2009 list
(325559) 2009 SQ102 23 September 2009 list
(325560) 2009 SY104 26 September 2009 list
(327926) 2007 DF49 23 February 2007 list
328432 Thomasposch 7 October 2008 list
(328568) 2009 SB19 21 September 2009 list
(332545) 2008 QM15 27 August 2008 list
(333590) 2007 CU26 9 February 2007 list
(335855) 2007 RD16 12 September 2007 list
(335930) 2007 TW20 9 October 2007 list
(341149) 2007 PL28 15 August 2007 list
(341321) 2007 TK14 7 October 2007 list
(341322) 2007 TM14 7 October 2007 list
342000 Neumünster 2 September 2008 list
(345133) 2005 SL4 24 September 2005 list
(345791) 2007 GC6 13 April 2007 list
(346227) 2008 AK3 8 January 2008 list
(349225) 2007 TL14 7 October 2007 list
(352230) 2007 TD73 14 October 2007 list
(352282) 2007 TR372 13 October 2007 list
(353137) 2009 GU1 12 April 2009 list
(356146) 2009 GV1 12 April 2009 list
(358524) 2007 SL2 20 September 2007 list
(358724) 2008 CD1 3 February 2008 list
(358978) 2008 SO83 27 September 2008 list
(361308) 2006 UV 16 October 2006 list
(361523) 2007 FN34 25 March 2007 list
(361772) 2008 AY29 10 January 2008 list
(371756) 2007 FM34 25 March 2007 list
(371922) 2008 EE7 5 March 2008 list
(375311) 2008 RM26 8 September 2008 list
(375700) 2009 PY1 15 August 2009 list
(377633) 2005 TW51 12 October 2005 list
(381235) 2007 TJ14 7 October 2007 list
(381445) 2008 QN33 30 August 2008 list
(382900) 2004 RH8 6 September 2004 list
(383860) 2008 QB4 24 August 2008 list
(384277) 2009 QR5 17 August 2009 list
(386032) 2007 EH27 12 March 2007 list
(388629) 2007 TL69 14 October 2007 list
(388630) 2007 TH73 14 October 2007 list
(388813) 2008 CF1 3 February 2008 list
(391546) 2007 TL7 7 October 2007 list
(394484) 2007 TK69 14 October 2007 list
(394800) 2008 RL26 8 September 2008 list
(397456) 2007 GE6 14 April 2007 list
important;
(397741) 2008 FT5 28 March 2008 list
(406399) 2007 TG73 14 October 2007 list
(406613) 2008 CW70 10 February 2008 list
(417587) 2006 VF45 9 November 2006 list
(424102) 2007 EB27 11 March 2007 list
(424204) 2007 PP27 14 August 2007 list
(424259) 2007 SY1 19 September 2007 list
(424489) 2008 DH28 24 February 2008 list
(425086) 2009 SG19 22 September 2009 list
(428367) 2007 RX132 13 September 2007 list
(435613) 2008 SP83 27 September 2008 list
(436007) 2009 GS2 13 April 2009 list
(440277) 2004 RF164 10 September 2004 list
(441057) 2007 PX10 12 August 2007 list
(444617) 2006 VG45 9 November 2006 list
(444916) 2008 AB30 8 January 2008 list
(447955) 2008 BT14 28 January 2008 list
(447956) 2008 BB19 28 January 2008 list
(450760) 2007 PJ1 5 August 2007 list
(456144) 2006 EQ2 1 March 2006 list
(467518) 2007 GC2 10 April 2007 list
(476600) 2008 SQ83 27 September 2008 list
(481979) 2009 GX1 12 April 2009 list
(489509) 2007 PH1 5 August 2007 list
important;
(490386) 2009 PX2 15 August 2009 list
(495965) 2007 RW132 13 September 2007 list
(498420) 2008 AZ29 8 January 2008 list
(498463) 2008 CJ21 7 February 2008 list
(499137) 2009 QX36 30 September 2009 list
(504446) 2008 CC75 10 February 2008 list
(504706) 2009 SD19 22 September 2009 list

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz (2015). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to 6th Edition: 2012-2014. p. 231. ISBN 978-3319176772.
  3. ^ a b "266887 Wolfgangries (2009 WO24)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. ^ "(117156) Altschwendt". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2 July 2016.

External links edit

  • "Wolfgang Ries' web site".
  • "Image of NGC 2419 by Wolfgang Ries". Astrometrica.