Wolfgang Ries

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

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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

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 ES1 March 2005 list
(171421) 2007 AG1114 January 2007 list
172932 Bachleitner 1 May 2005 list
173002 Dorfi 17 July 2006 list
(178172) 2006 UM6422 October 2006 list
(184631) 2005 SK424 September 2005 list
(184632) 2005 SO925 September 2005 list
(187559) 2006 VV5110 November 2006 list
(192186) 2007 GA512 April 2007 list
(199836) 2007 EE2712 March 2007 list
(204874) 2007 SR420 September 2007 list
(207731) 2007 RZ18714 September 2007 list
207754 Stathiskafalis 21 September 2007 list
(209354) 2004 DS2520 February 2004 list
(212677) 2006 VE459 November 2006 list
(214542) 2006 OV924 July 2006 list
(214991) 2008 CM217 February 2008 list
218400 Marquardt 22 August 2004 list
(221673) 2007 DP17 February 2007 list
(224863) 2007 AP1213 January 2007 list
(225057) 2007 HK16 April 2007 list
227770 Wischnewski 30 October 2006 list
229425 Grosspointner 11 October 2005 list
229440 Filimon 27 October 2005 list
229723 Marcoludwig 11 April 2007 list
(236894) 2007 TN147 October 2007 list
(237299) 2008 YR3331 December 2008 list
(239382) 2007 SM622 September 2007 list
(246254) 2007 TV77 October 2007 list
(246258) 2007 TU148 October 2007 list
(246289) 2007 TC7314 October 2007 list
(249036) 2007 TV209 October 2007 list
(250547) 2004 RM849 September 2004 list
(251413) 2008 AA308 January 2008 list
(256452) 2007 CN479 February 2007 list
(256573) 2007 TP7410 October 2007 list
(262385) 2006 UT16 October 2006 list
(262386) 2006 UD117 October 2006 list
(264056) 2009 SN1819 September 2009 list
266286 Bodenmüller 21 January 2007 list
(268873) 2007 AK1114 January 2007 list
(273687) 2007 EG2712 March 2007 list
(274007) 2007 PN3915 August 2007 list
(274058) 2007 TD6913 October 2007 list
(278275) 2007 GF210 April 2007 list
(281444) 2008 SR8327 September 2008 list
282897 Kaltenbrunner 15 April 2007 list
(283038) 2008 BS1428 January 2008 list
(292615) 2006 UC116 October 2006 list
(293536) 2007 HL16 April 2007 list
(293679) 2007 PO2814 August 2007 list
(293986) 2007 TG6913 October 2007 list
(295566) 2008 ST8328 September 2008 list
(296404) 2009 GT112 April 2009 list
(298803) 2004 RJ86 September 2004 list
(300312) 2007 PR2815 August 2007 list
(304936) 2007 SG219 September 2007 list
(308985) 2006 UA116 October 2006 list
(309357) 2007 TJ6914 October 2007 list
(312294) 2008 CE13 February 2008 list
(312370) 2008 EV86 March 2008 list
(312469) 2008 SN8327 September 2008 list
(315257) 2007 TO147 October 2007 list
(318451) 2005 ET12 March 2005 list
(319464) 2006 OU924 July 2006 list
(320012) 2007 DE4922 February 2007 list
(320167) 2007 GZ311 April 2007 list
(320258) 2007 PO2714 August 2007 list
(321383) 2009 PX115 August 2009 list
(321403) 2009 QJ16 August 2009 list
(324994) 2008 BV1428 January 2008 list
(325020) 2008 CA218 February 2008 list
(325034) 2008 CB7510 February 2008 list
(325441) 2009 QK16 August 2009 list
(325559) 2009 SQ10223 September 2009 list
(325560) 2009 SY10426 September 2009 list
(327926) 2007 DF4923 February 2007 list
328432 Thomasposch 7 October 2008 list
(328568) 2009 SB1921 September 2009 list
(332545) 2008 QM1527 August 2008 list
(333590) 2007 CU269 February 2007 list
(335855) 2007 RD1612 September 2007 list
(335930) 2007 TW209 October 2007 list
(341149) 2007 PL2815 August 2007 list
(341321) 2007 TK147 October 2007 list
(341322) 2007 TM147 October 2007 list
342000 Neumünster 2 September 2008 list
(345133) 2005 SL424 September 2005 list
(345791) 2007 GC613 April 2007 list
(346227) 2008 AK38 January 2008 list
(349225) 2007 TL147 October 2007 list
(352230) 2007 TD7314 October 2007 list
(352282) 2007 TR37213 October 2007 list
(353137) 2009 GU112 April 2009 list
(356146) 2009 GV112 April 2009 list
(358524) 2007 SL220 September 2007 list
(358724) 2008 CD13 February 2008 list
(358978) 2008 SO8327 September 2008 list
(361308) 2006 UV16 October 2006 list
(361523) 2007 FN3425 March 2007 list
(361772) 2008 AY2910 January 2008 list
(371756) 2007 FM3425 March 2007 list
(371922) 2008 EE75 March 2008 list
(375311) 2008 RM268 September 2008 list
(375700) 2009 PY115 August 2009 list
(377633) 2005 TW5112 October 2005 list
(381235) 2007 TJ147 October 2007 list
(381445) 2008 QN3330 August 2008 list
382900 Rendelmann 6 September 2004 list
(383860) 2008 QB424 August 2008 list
(384277) 2009 QR517 August 2009 list
(386032) 2007 EH2712 March 2007 list
(388629) 2007 TL6914 October 2007 list
(388630) 2007 TH7314 October 2007 list
(388813) 2008 CF13 February 2008 list
(391546) 2007 TL77 October 2007 list
(394484) 2007 TK6914 October 2007 list
(394800) 2008 RL268 September 2008 list
(397456) 2007 GE614 April 2007 list
important;
(397741) 2008 FT528 March 2008 list
(406399) 2007 TG7314 October 2007 list
(406613) 2008 CW7010 February 2008 list
(417587) 2006 VF459 November 2006 list
(424102) 2007 EB2711 March 2007 list
(424204) 2007 PP2714 August 2007 list
(424259) 2007 SY119 September 2007 list
(424489) 2008 DH2824 February 2008 list
(425086) 2009 SG1922 September 2009 list
(428367) 2007 RX13213 September 2007 list
(435613) 2008 SP8327 September 2008 list
(436007) 2009 GS213 April 2009 list
(440277) 2004 RF16410 September 2004 list
(441057) 2007 PX1012 August 2007 list
(444617) 2006 VG459 November 2006 list
(444916) 2008 AB308 January 2008 list
(447955) 2008 BT1428 January 2008 list
(447956) 2008 BB1928 January 2008 list
(450760) 2007 PJ15 August 2007 list
(456144) 2006 EQ21 March 2006 list
(467518) 2007 GC210 April 2007 list
(476600) 2008 SQ8327 September 2008 list
(481979) 2009 GX112 April 2009 list
(489509) 2007 PH15 August 2007 list
important;
(490386) 2009 PX215 August 2009 list
(495965) 2007 RW13213 September 2007 list
(498420) 2008 AZ298 January 2008 list
(498463) 2008 CJ217 February 2008 list
(499137) 2009 QX3630 September 2009 list
(504446) 2008 CC7510 February 2008 list
(504706) 2009 SD1922 September 2009 list

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References

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  2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz (2015). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to 6th Edition: 2012-2014. p. 231. ISBN   978-3319176772.
  3. 1 2 "266887 Wolfgangries (2009 WO24)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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