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| Asteroids discovered: 39 |
| 2052 Tamriko |
October 24, 1976 |
| 2053 Nuki |
October 24, 1976 |
| 2115 Irakli |
October 24, 1976 |
| 2116 Mtskheta |
October 24, 1976 |
| 2117 Danmark |
January 9, 1978 |
| 2145 Blaauw |
October 24, 1976 |
| 2146 Stentor |
October 24, 1976 |
| 2147 Kharadze |
October 25, 1976 |
| 2148 Epeios |
October 24, 1976 |
| 2187 La Silla |
October 24, 1976 |
| 2526 Alisary |
May 19, 1979 |
| 2595 Gudiachvili |
May 19, 1979 |
| 2596 Vainu Bappu |
May 19, 1979 |
| 2935 Naerum |
October 24, 1976 |
| 3004 Knud |
February 27, 1976 |
| 3477 Kazbegi |
May 19, 1979 |
| 3871 Reiz |
February 18, 1982 |
| 3933 Portugal |
March 12, 1986 |
| 5270 Kakabadze |
May 19, 1979 |
| 5890 Carlsberg |
May 19, 1979 |
| 6362 Tunis |
May 19, 1979 |
| 8066 Poldimeri |
August 6, 1980 |
| 8993 Ingstad |
October 30, 1980 |
| (9272) 1979 KQ |
May 19, 1979 |
| (10462) 1979 KM |
May 19, 1979 |
| (10668) 1976 UB1 |
October 24, 1976 |
| (11005) 1980 PP1 |
August 6, 1980 |
| (12188) 1978 PE |
August 9, 1978 |
| (12198) 1980 PJ1 |
August 6, 1980 |
| (14350) 1985 VA1 |
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 |
| (26081) 1980 PT1 |
August 6, 1980 |
| (27667) 1979 KJ |
May 19, 1979 |
| (34998) 1978 SE |
September 27, 1978 |
| (65661) 1985 VB1 |
November 1, 1985 |
| (79086) 1977 RD |
September 4, 1977 |
Richard Martin West (born 1941) is a Danish astronomer working at the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
He discovered numerous comets, including the spectacular "Comet West" (C/1975 V1) and the periodic comets 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura and 123P/West-Hartley.
He also discovered a number of asteroids, including the Trojan asteroids 2146 Stentor, 2148 Epeios and (20995) 1985 VY.
He co-discovered (with Hans-Emil Schuster) the Phoenix Dwarf galaxy.
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