Wolf Bickel

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Minor planets discovered: 687 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Wolf Bickel (born 6 July 1942, Bensberg) is a German amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids, observing at his private Bergisch Gladbach Observatory, Germany. He is the most successful German discoverer of minor planets. [2] [3]

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Biography

Bickel studied electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University and finished his studies in 1969. He became enthusiastic about astronomy, when he received a celestial chart and Galilean binoculars as a gift from his grandmother at the age of 16. Bickel began to grind parabolic mirrors to build his own telescopes. In 1995, he built a 0.6-meter aperture telescope and discovered his first minor planet, the main-belt asteroid (14053) 1995 YS25 the same year. He still uses this self-made telescope as of today. [2]

He lives in Bergisch Gladbach, in the CologneBonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Minor Planet Center confused Bickel's home town with the location of his observatory, which is located 30 kilometers from his place of residence. [2] Bickel named 12564 Ikeller   an asteroid of the Koronis family, and his one and only named discovery  after his wife, Ingeborg Bickel–Keller (b. 1941). [4]

Honors and awards

The 12-kilometer sized asteroid 4324 Bickel, discovered by American astronomer Laurence Taff in 1981, was named in his honor. [3]

Minor planet discoveries

Official MPC discoveries

As of 2017, he is credited by the Minor Planet Center (MPC) with the discovery of 665 numbered minor planets during 1995–2010. [1]

Comparison with German discoverers

In terms of total discoveries, Bickel is the most successful German discoverer of asteroids, ahead of (professional) astronomer Freimut Börngen and the first amateur astronomer to claim this honor in more than 150 years. [2] The comparison was published by Erwin Schwab in the journal of the German astronomical society "Vereinigung der Sternfreunde" in 2013, and applies a different metric than used by the MPC. [2]

Most prolific German discoverers of minor planets as of April 2013 [2]
#NameDiscoveries(a)Status(b)PeriodLocation
1.Wolf Bickel539A1995–2010Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
2. Freimut Börngen 537P1961–1995Tautenburg, Germany
3. Sebastian F. Hönig 494A2002–2008Palomar (USA), Punaauia (Polynesia)
4. Karl Reinmuth 395P1914–1957Heidelberg, Germany
5. Max F. Wolf 248P1891–1932Heidelberg, Germany
6. Lutz D. Schmadel 241P1960–1993Tautenburg, Germany, La Silla (Chile), Palomar (USA)
7. August Kopff 68P1904–1909Heidelberg, Germany
8. Erwin Schwab 57A2006–2010Taunus, Germany, Mayhill (USA), Moorook (Australia)
9. Rolf Apitzsch 55A2004–2010Wildberg, Germany
10. Rainer Kling 52A2006–2010Taunus, Germany
11. Felix Hormuth 45P2003–2009Calar Alto (Spain), Heppenheim and Heidelberg, Germany
12. Hans Scholl 42P2003–2005La Silla (Chile)
13. Stefan Karge 36A2007–2010Taunus, Germany, Mayhill (USA)
14. Hans-Emil Schuster 25P1976–1982La Silla (Chile)
15. Robert Luther 24P1852–1890Düsseldorf-Bilk, Germany
16. Jens Kandler 23A1997–2005Drebach, Germany
17. Arnold Schwassmann 22P1898–1932Heidelberg and Bergedorf, Germany
18. Gerhard Lehmann 21A1998–2004Drebach, Germany
18. Franz Kaiser 21P1911–1914Heidelberg, Germany
20. Paul Götz 20P1903–1905Heidelberg, Germany
21. Hermann Goldschmidt 14A1852–1861Paris (France)
22. Josef Helffrich 13P1909–1911Heidelberg, Germany
22. André Knöfel 13A1998–2007Drebach, Germany
22. Maik Meyer 13A2002Palomar (USA)
25. Ute Zimmer 11A2007–2009Taunus, Germany
26. Walter Baade 10P1920–1949Bergedorf, Germany, Palomar and Mt Wilson (USA)
Source: VdS-Journal Nr. 47, p.82, April 2013 [2]
aDiscoveries: co-discoveries are not considered (for the official and more recent count, see List of minor planet discoverers)
bStatus: A = amateur astronomer; P = professional astronomer

List

This is a list of Wolf Bickel's officially discovered (numbered) minor planets, as credited by the Minor Planet Center. [1]

12564 Ikeller 22 September 1998 list
(13252) 1998 ON118 July 1998 list
(14053) 1995 YS2527 December 1995 list
(14106) 1997 UO2427 October 1997 list
(15114) 2000 CY10112 February 2000 list
(21420) 1998 FL7421 March 1998 list
(25149) 1998 SM4922 September 1998 list
(25386) 1999 UE317 October 1999 list
(25759) 2000 BH3025 January 2000 list
(26968) 1997 RB910 September 1997 list
(29899) 1999 HU120 April 1999 list
(32160) 2000 MT227 June 2000 list
(33130) 1998 CR11 February 1998 list
(34596) 2000 TB344 October 2000 list
(36562) 2000 QV10926 August 2000 list
(38462) 1999 TL2112 October 1999 list
(40405) 1999 OU17 July 1999 list
(49006) 1998 QL6331 August 1998 list
(51321) 2000 LL11 June 2000 list
(53165) 1999 CX912 February 1999 list
(55134) 2001 QM18325 August 2001 list
(55135) 2001 QP18328 August 2001 list
(55935) 1998 FO7424 March 1998 list
(58783) 1998 FN7421 March 1998 list
(58949) 1998 QK6330 August 1998 list
(61338) 2000 PK1 August 2000 list
(61345) 2000 PU53 August 2000 list
(61405) 2000 QT924 August 2000 list
(63259) 2001 BS8130 January 2001 list
(63512) 2001 OZ9529 July 2001 list
(63544) 2001 PD4713 August 2001 list
(63770) 2001 QM29325 August 2001 list
(64297) 2001 UD1417 October 2001 list
(64722) 2001 XJ1059 December 2001 list
(64788) 2001 XL20114 December 2001 list
(65810) 1996 RL265 September 1996 list
(65854) 1997 EH467 March 1997 list
(68797) 2002 GG104 April 2002 list
(70206) 1999 RT315 September 1999 list
(70726) 1999 VS21 November 1999 list
(70777) 1999 VG4015 November 1999 list
(71814) 2000 UU222 October 2000 list
(73295) 2002 JM678 May 2002 list
(73542) 2003 OJ2329 July 2003 list
(73946) 1997 SD3224 September 1997 list
(74097) 1998 QX1517 August 1998 list
(74600) 1999 RH32 September 1999 list
(77742) 2001 OW9527 July 2001 list
(77930) 2002 GR108 April 2002 list
(79679) 1998 SK4920 September 1998 list
(81684) 2000 JJ76 May 2000 list
(82600) 2001 OU9525 July 2001 list
(82601) 2001 OC9629 July 2001 list
(82714) 2001 PE4713 August 2001 list
(84795) 2002 XO899 December 2002 list
(85969) 1999 GP28 April 1999 list
(88534) 2001 QG18322 August 2001 list
(88535) 2001 QR18328 August 2001 list
(89057) 2001 TK12712 October 2001 list
(91391) 1999 KQ516 May 1999 list
(91552) 1999 RG2138 September 1999 list
(92542) 2000 OW2131 July 2000 list
(94463) 2001 TH12712 October 2001 list
(100599) 1997 QV431 August 1997 list
(100602) 1997 RD910 September 1997 list
(100635) 1997 UQ2430 October 1997 list
(100789) 1998 FK7421 March 1998 list
(100790) 1998 FQ7424 March 1998 list
(101025) 1998 QJ6330 August 1998 list
(102235) 1999 TN2113 October 1999 list
(104642) 2000 GO1226 April 2000 list
(105094) 2000 LK11 June 2000 list
(105095) 2000 LQ11 June 2000 list
(105223) 2000 PJ1 August 2000 list
(105228) 2000 PW54 August 2000 list
(105676) 2000 SM4323 September 2000 list
(105677) 2000 SN4323 September 2000 list
(106173) 2000 UX222 October 2000 list
(108369) 2001 KZ1720 May 2001 list
(108856) 2001 OT9525 July 2001 list
(108857) 2001 OV9525 July 2001 list
(109618) 2001 QN29325 August 2001 list
(112760) 2002 PD14013 August 2002 list
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(112762) 2002 PN14015 August 2002 list
(112817) 2002 QR516 August 2002 list
(114992) 2003 QG7020 August 2003 list
(114993) 2003 QK7024 August 2003 list
(115852) 2003 UX26924 October 2003 list
(117005) 2004 HU6025 April 2004 list
(117069) 2004 KV1217 May 2004 list
(117510) 2005 CE405 February 2005 list
(118356) 1999 EM312 March 1999 list
(119147) 2001 PF4714 August 2001 list
(119569) 2001 VD8210 November 2001 list
(120727) 1997 SF3227 September 1997 list
(122312) 2000 QU924 August 2000 list
(122729) 2000 SL4322 September 2000 list
(123181) 2000 UW222 October 2000 list
(123607) 2000 YA1221 December 2000 list
(123766) 2001 AH4815 January 2001 list
(124206) 2001 OX9527 July 2001 list
(125880) 2001 XF2019 December 2001 list
(127738) 2003 FH821 March 2003 list
(128004) 2003 HY5323 April 2003 list
(128101) 2003 PG115 August 2003 list
(128176) 2003 RB101 September 2003 list
(128469) 2004 OH1228 July 2004 list
(128623) 2004 RP25 September 2004 list
(128903) 2004 TV2010 October 2004 list
(129275) 2005 RJ44 September 2005 list
(129578) 1997 RM1010 September 1997 list
(129592) 1997 UP2430 October 1997 list
(129593) 1997 UZ2427 October 1997 list
(129802) 1999 KP516 May 1999 list
(130225) 2000 BW1025 January 2000 list
(131685) 2001 XH20110 December 2001 list
(132115) 2002 CL22515 February 2002 list
(132694) 2002 NH3411 July 2002 list
(133049) 2003 DU724 February 2003 list
(133452) 2003 SJ22425 September 2003 list
(133727) 2003 UD27028 October 2003 list
(133903) 2004 RH857 September 2004 list
(136259) 2003 YH4517 December 2003 list
(137465) 1999 UG319 October 1999 list
(138929) 2001 BU116 January 2001 list
(139509) 2001 PC4713 August 2001 list
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(139655) 2001 QD18322 August 2001 list
(140458) 2001 TF12711 October 2001 list
(140874) 2001 VL179 November 2001 list
(141559) 2002 GQ767 April 2002 list
(141992) 2002 PA14013 August 2002 list
(141993) 2002 PQ14015 August 2002 list
(143633) 2003 HX5322 April 2003 list
(145435) 2005 QU8727 August 2005 list
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(167672) 2004 FM2924 March 2004 list
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(192772) 1999 UH1131 October 1999 list
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(199901) 2007 GG512 April 2007 list
(200233) 1999 VV24 November 1999 list
(201013) 2002 CJ22515 February 2002 list
(201557) 2003 RC263 September 2003 list
(202037) 2004 RL859 September 2004 list
(202213) 2004 XQ12115 December 2004 list
(202402) 2005 JO10810 May 2005 list
(202802) 2008 RE799 September 2008 list
(202864) 2008 UY323 October 2008 list
(203195) 2001 CH4214 February 2001 list
(204342) 2004 RB3167 September 2004 list
(204619) 2005 LB3713 June 2005 list
(205074) 1999 RL21313 September 1999 list
(205216) 2000 MU227 June 2000 list
(205624) 2001 VN179 November 2001 list
(205889) 2002 GF101 April 2002 list
(206388) 2003 RF263 September 2003 list
(206958) 2004 SU217 September 2004 list
(207409) 2006 BD21330 January 2006 list
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(208154) 2000 GS1228 April 2000 list
(208749) 2002 OD516 July 2002 list
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(216443) 2009 FS2018 March 2009 list
(218075) 2002 GY708 April 2002 list
(218376) 2004 JA4515 May 2004 list
(218629) 2005 RN46 September 2005 list
(219137) 1998 WO821 November 1998 list
(219664) 2001 VM179 November 2001 list
(220297) 2003 CA2110 February 2003 list
(220589) 2004 KZ1220 May 2004 list
(220890) 2004 XL12914 December 2004 list
(221001) 2005 NE8312 July 2005 list
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(229357) 2005 QW8728 August 2005 list
(229642) 2006 FU2024 March 2006 list
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(229860) 2009 TA1214 October 2009 list
(229975) 1999 VC4012 November 1999 list
(231468) 2007 PT2611 August 2007 list
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(235566) 2004 GP7314 April 2004 list
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(244684) 2003 OH2328 July 2003 list
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(245451) 2005 LV1 June 2005 list
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(248342) 2005 QZ8729 August 2005 list
(248440) 2005 TN5112 October 2005 list
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(279100) 2008 YW3025 December 2008 list
(279653) 2011 FP424 March 2004 list
(280346) 2003 SD22424 September 2003 list
(280532) 2004 RG156 September 2004 list
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(283143) 2008 YO3431 December 2008 list
(283207) 2010 HH7917 April 2010 list
(283954) 2004 QS722 August 2004 list
(284329) 2006 RE1214 September 2006 list
(284842) 2009 BT8129 January 2009 list
(285411) 1999 VW24 November 1999 list
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(287294) 2002 TH2009 October 2002 list
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