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: 39
2052 Tamriko 2052 Tamriko 2052 Tamriko is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 24, 1976 by R. M. West at La Silla.- External links :*...	October 24, 1976
2053 Nuki 2053 Nuki 2053 Nuki is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 24, 1976 by R. M. West at La Silla.- External links :*...	October 24, 1976
2115 Irakli 2115 Irakli 2115 Irakli is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 24, 1976 by Richard Martin West at La Silla Observatory.- External links :...	October 24, 1976
2116 Mtskheta 2116 Mtskheta 2116 Mtskheta is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 24, 1976 by R. M. West at La Silla.- External links :*...	October 24, 1976
2117 Danmark 2117 Danmark 2117 Danmark is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 9, 1978 by Richard Martin West at La Silla Observatory.- External links :...	January 9, 1978
2145 Blaauw 2145 Blaauw 2145 Blaauw is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 24, 1976 by Richard Martin West at La Silla.- External links :...	October 24, 1976
2146 Stentor 2146 Stentor 2146 Stentor is a Jupiter Trojan asteroid that orbits in the Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system, in the "Greek Camp" of Trojan asteroids. It was named after the Greek hero Stentor, who was a Herald of the Greek forces during the Trojan War. It was discovered by Richard Martin West on...	October 24, 1976
2147 Kharadze 2147 Kharadze 2147 Kharadze is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 25, 1976 by R. M. West at La Silla.- External links :*...	October 25, 1976
2148 Epeios 2148 Epeios 2148 Epeios is a Jupiter Trojan asteroid that orbits in the Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system, in the "Greek Camp" of Trojan asteroids. It was named after the Greek hero Epeius, who was a soldier during the Trojan War. It was discovered by Richard Martin West on October 24, 1976 at the La...	October 24, 1976
2187 La Silla 2187 La Silla 2187 La Silla is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 24, 1976 by R. M. West at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	October 24, 1976
2526 Alisary 2526 Alisary 2526 Alisary is a main belt asteroid discovered on May 19, 1979 by Richard Martin West at La Silla.- External links :*...	May 19, 1979
2595 Gudiachvili 2595 Gudiachvili 2595 Gudiachvili is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 19, 1979 by Richard Martin West at La Silla Observatory.- External links :...	May 19, 1979
2596 Vainu Bappu 2596 Vainu Bappu 2596 Vainu Bappu is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 19, 1979 by R. M. West at La Silla.- External links :*...	May 19, 1979
2935 Naerum 2935 Naerum 2935 Naerum is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 24, 1976 by R. M. West at La Silla.- External links :*...	October 24, 1976
3004 Knud 3004 Knud 3004 Knud is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 27, 1976 by R. M. West at La Silla.- External links :*...	February 27, 1976
3477 Kazbegi 3477 Kazbegi 3477 Kazbegi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 19, 1979 by R. M. West at La Silla.- External links :*...	May 19, 1979
3871 Reiz 3871 Reiz 3871 Reiz is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 18, 1982 by R. M. West at La Silla.- External links :*...	February 18, 1982
3933 Portugal 3933 Portugal 3933 Portugal is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on March 12, 1986 by R. M. West at La Silla.- External links :*...	March 12, 1986
5270 Kakabadze 5270 Kakabadze 5270 Kakabadze is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 19, 1979 by R. M. West at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	May 19, 1979
5890 Carlsberg 5890 Carlsberg 5890 Carlsberg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 19, 1979 by Richard Martin West at La Silla Observatory.- External links :...	May 19, 1979
6362 Tunis 6362 Tunis 6362 Tunis is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 19, 1979 by R. M. West at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	May 19, 1979
8066 Poldimeri 8066 Poldimeri 8066 Poldimeri is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 6, 1980 by R. M. West at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	August 6, 1980
8993 Ingstad 8993 Ingstad 8993 Ingstad is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 30, 1980 by R. M. West at the European Southern Observatory. It is named after the Norwegian archeologist Helge Ingstad.- External links :...	October 30, 1980
(9272) 1979 KQ	May 19, 1979
(10462) 1979 KM	May 19, 1979
	October 24, 1976
	August 6, 1980
(12188) 1978 PE	August 9, 1978
	August 6, 1980
	November 1, 1985
(15201) 1976 UY	October 31, 1976
(15207) 1979 KD	May 19, 1979
(20995) 1985 VY	November 1, 1985
(22252) 1978 SG	September 27, 1978
	August 6, 1980
(27667) 1979 KJ	May 19, 1979
(34998) 1978 SE	September 27, 1978
	November 1, 1985
(79086) 1977 RD	September 4, 1977

Richard Martin West (born 1941) is a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 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...

 working at the European Southern Observatory

European Southern Observatory

The European Southern Observatory is an intergovernmental research organisation for astronomy, supported by fifteen countries...

 (ESO).

He discovered numerous 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 the spectacular "Comet West

Comet West

Comet West formally designated C/1975 V1, 1976 VI, and 1975n, was a spectacular comet, sometimes considered to qualify for the status of "great comet".- Discovery :...

" (C/1975 V1) and the periodic comets 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura and 123P/West-Hartley.

He also discovered a number of 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, including the Trojan asteroid

Trojan asteroid

The Jupiter Trojans, commonly called Trojans or Trojan asteroids, are a large group of objects that share the orbit of the planet Jupiter around the Sun. Relative to Jupiter, each Trojan librates around one of the planet's two Lagrangian points of stability, and , that respectively lie 60° ahead...

s 2146 Stentor

2146 Stentor

2146 Stentor is a Jupiter Trojan asteroid that orbits in the Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system, in the "Greek Camp" of Trojan asteroids. It was named after the Greek hero Stentor, who was a Herald of the Greek forces during the Trojan War. It was discovered by Richard Martin West on...

, 2148 Epeios

2148 Epeios

2148 Epeios is a Jupiter Trojan asteroid that orbits in the Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system, in the "Greek Camp" of Trojan asteroids. It was named after the Greek hero Epeius, who was a soldier during the Trojan War. It was discovered by Richard Martin West on October 24, 1976 at the La...

 and (20995) 1985 VY.

He co-discovered (with Hans-Emil Schuster

Hans-Emil Schuster

Hans-Emil Schuster is a German astronomer who retired in October 1991. He worked at Hamburg Observatory at Bergedorf and European Southern Observatory , and was former acting director of La Silla Observatory...

) the Phoenix Dwarf

Phoenix Dwarf

The Phoenix Dwarf is a dwarf galaxy and an irregular galaxy that was discovered in 1976 by Hans-Emil Schuster and Richard Martin West and mistaken for a globular cluster. It is currently 1.44 Mly away from Earth...

galaxy.

External links

• Richard West's homepage