Lyudmila Chernykh Explained

Minor planets discovered: 267 
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Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh (Russian: Людми́ла Ива́новна Черны́х, June 13, 1935 in Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast – July 28, 2017) was a Ukrainian-Russian-Soviet astronomer, wife and colleague of Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh, and a prolific discoverer of minor planets.

Professional career

In 1959 she graduated from Irkutsk State Pedagogical Institute (now Pedagogical Institute of Irkutsk State University). Between 1959 and 1963 she worked in the Time and Frequency Laboratory of the All-Union Research Institute of Physico-Technical and Radiotechnical Measurements in Irkutsk, where she did astrometrical observations for the Time Service.

Between 1964 and 1998 she was a scientific worker at the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy of the USSR Academy of Sciences (Russian Academy of Science since 1991), working at the observation base of the institute at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO) in Nauchnyy settlement on the Crimean peninsula. In 1998 she was promoted to senior scientific worker at CrAO. The Minor Planet Center (MPC) credits her with the discovery of 267 numbered minor planets, which she made at CrAO between 1966 and 1992. Several of these discoveries she made in collaboration with her husband and with Tamara Smirnova.

Honors

The asteroid 2325 Chernykh, discovered in 1979 by Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos, was named in her and her husband's honour. The official naming citation was published by the MPC on 1 June 1981 .

List of discovered minor planets

Two of her notable discoveries are 2127 Tanya – named after Russian child diarist Tanya Savicheva, and 2212 Hephaistos, a near-Earth object of the Apollo group of asteroids.

1737 Severny 13 October 1966
1771 Makover 24 January 1968
1772 Gagarin 6 February 1968
1789 Dobrovolsky 19 August 1966
1790 Volkov 9 March 1967
1792 Reni 24 January 1968
1805 Dirikis 1 April 1970
1828 Kashirina 14 August 1966
1832 Mrkos 11 August 1969
1833 Shmakova 11 August 1969
1855 Korolev 8 October 1969
1856 Růžena 8 October 1969
1889 Pakhmutova 24 January 1968
1890 Konoshenkova 6 February 1968
1956 Artek 8 October 1969
1957 Angara 1 April 1970
1975 Pikelner 11 August 1969
1976 Kaverin 1 April 1970
2008 Konstitutsiya 27 September 1973
2030 Belyaev 8 October 1969
2031 BAM 8 October 1969
2092 Sumiana 16 October 1969
2127 Tanya 29 May 1971
2132 Zhukov 3 October 1975
2142 Landau 3 April 1972
2144 Marietta 18 January 1975
2186 Keldysh 27 September 1973
2205 Glinka 27 September 1973
2212 Hephaistos 27 September 1978
2245 Hekatostos 24 January 1968
2266 Tchaikovsky 12 November 1974
2273 Yarilo 6 March 1975
2279 Barto 25 February 1968
2296 Kugultinov 18 January 1975
2341 Aoluta 16 December 1976
2352 Kurchatov 10 September 1969
2354 Lavrov 9 August 1978  
2385 Mustel 11 November 1969
2386 Nikonov 19 September 1974
2419 Moldavia 19 September 1974
2446 Lunacharsky 14 October 1971
2448 Sholokhov 18 January 1975
2457 Rublyov 3 October 1975
2467 Kollontai 14 August 1966
2468 Repin 8 October 1969
2480 Papanov 16 December 1976
2489 Suvorov 11 July 1975
2530 Shipka 9 July 1978
2540 Blok 13 October 1971
2551 Decabrina 16 December 1976
2561 Margolin 8 October 1969
2609 Kiril-Metodi 9 August 1978  
2669 Shostakovich 16 December 1976
2692 Chkalov 16 December 1976
2699 Kalinin 16 December 1976
2755 Avicenna 26 September 1973
2756 Dzhangar 19 September 1974
2807 Karl Marx 15 October 1969
2833 Radishchev 9 August 1978  
2837 Griboedov 13 October 1971
2877 Likhachev 8 October 1969
2894 Kakhovka 27 September 1978
2907 Nekrasov 3 October 1975
2931 Mayakovsky 16 October 1969
2948 Amosov 8 October 1969
2965 Surikov 18 January 1975
2977 Chivilikhin 19 September 1974
2998 Berendeya 3 October 1975
3010 Ushakov 27 September 1978
3052 Herzen 16 December 1976
3126 Davydov 8 October 1969
3127 Bagration 27 September 1973
3147 Samantha 16 December 1976
3232 Brest 19 September 1974
3273 Drukar 3 October 1975
3321 Dasha 3 October 1975
3332 Raksha 4 July 1978
3384 Daliya 19 September 1974
3429 Chuvaev 19 September 1974
3441 Pochaina 8 October 1969
3483 Svetlov 16 December 1976
3523 Arina 3 October 1975
3577 Putilin 7 October 1969
3588 Kirik 8 October 1981
3608 Kataev 27 September 1978
3659 Bellingshausen 8 October 1969
3681 Boyan 27 August 1974
3702 Trubetskaya 3 July 1970
3703 Volkonskaya 9 August 1978
3719 Karamzin 16 December 1976
3747 Belinskij 5 November 1975
3770 Nizami 24 August 1974
3804 Drunina 8 October 1969
3890 Bunin 18 December 1976
3963 Paradzhanov 8 October 1969
3967 Shekhtelia 16 December 1976
3968 Koptelov 8 October 1978
4022 Nonna 8 October 1981
4135 Svetlanov 14 August 1966  
4164 Shilov 16 October 1969
4174 Pikulia 16 September 1982
4184 Berdyayev 8 October 1969
4195 Esambaev 19 September 1982
4196 Shuya 16 September 1982
4229 Plevitskaya 22 January 1971
4235 Tatishchev 27 September 1978
4244 Zakharchenko 7 October 1981
4286 Rubtsov 8 August 1988
4304 Geichenko 27 September 1973
4361 Nezhdanova 9 October 1977
4371 Fyodorov 10 April 1983
4426 Roerich 15 October 1969
4437 Yaroshenko 10 April 1983
4449 Sobinov 3 September 1987
4485 Radonezhskij 27 August 1987
4537 Valgrirasp 2 September 1987
4560 Klyuchevskij 16 December 1976
4594 Dashkova 17 May 1980
4605 Nikitin 18 September 1987
4616 Batalov 17 January 1975
4622 Solovjova 16 November 1979
4623 Obraztsova 24 October 1981
4681 Ermak 8 October 1969
4682 Bykov 27 September 1973
4758 Hermitage 27 September 1978
4762 Dobrynya 16 September 1982
4810 Ruslanova 14 April 1972
4869 Piotrovsky 26 October 1989
4879 Zykina 12 November 1974
4880 Tovstonogov 14 October 1975
4915 Solzhenitsyn 8 October 1969
4918 Rostropovich 24 August 1974
4919 Vishnevskaya 19 September 1974
4926 Smoktunovskij 16 September 1982
4944 Kozlovskij 2 September 1987
4980 Magomaev 19 September 1974
4981 Sinyavskaya 12 November 1974
5014 Gorchakov 19 September 1974
5043 Zadornov 19 September 1974
5055 Opekushin 13 August 1986
5076 Lebedev-Kumach 26 September 1973
5078 Solovjev-Sedoj 19 September 1974
5091 Isakovskij 25 September 1981
5104 Skripnichenko 7 September 1986
5154 Leonov 8 October 1969
5158 Ogarev 16 December 1976
5300 Sats 19 September 1974
5315 Bal'mont 16 September 1982
5359 Markzakharov 24 August 1974
5361 Goncharov 16 December 1976
5385 Kamenka 3 October 1975
5483 Cherkashin 17 October 1990
5612 Nevskij 3 October 1975
5613 Donskoj 16 December 1976
5675 Evgenilebedev 7 September 1986
5711 Eneev 27 September 1978
5795 Roshchina 27 September 1978
5807 Mshatka 30 August 1986
5827 Letunov 15 November 1990
5857 Neglinka 3 October 1975
5858 Borovitskia 28 September 1978
5940 Feliksobolev 8 October 1981
5955 Khromchenko 2 September 1987
6110 Kazak 4 July 1978
6113 Tsap 16 September 1982
6121 Plachinda 2 September 1987
6161 Vojno-Yasenetsky 14 October 1971
6166 Univsima 27 September 1978
6180 Bystritskaya 8 August 1986
6232 Zubitskia 19 September 1985  
6355 Univermoscow 15 October 1969
6374 Beslan 8 August 1986
6432 Temirkanov 3 October 1975
6511 Furmanov 27 August 1987
6538 Muraviov 25 September 1981
6547 Vasilkarazin 2 September 1987
6573 Magnitskij 19 September 1974
6589 Jankovich 19 September 1985  
6591 Sabinin 7 September 1986
6619 Kolya 27 September 1973
6679 Gurzhij 16 October 1969
6755 Solov'yanenko 16 December 1976
6764 Kirillavrov 7 October 1981
6783 Gulyaev 24 September 1990
6784 Bogatikov 28 October 1990
6890 Savinykh 3 September 1975
6942 Yurigulyaev 16 December 1976
7370 Krasnogolovets 27 September 1978
7457 Veselov 16 September 1982
7468 Anfimov 17 October 1990
7469 Krikalev 15 November 1990
7726 Olegbykov 27 August 1974
7730 Sergerasimov 4 July 1978
7869 Pradun 2 September 1987
7924 Simbirsk 6 August 1986  
7978 Niknesterov 27 September 1978
8132 Vitginzburg 18 December 1976
8244 Mikolaichuk 3 October 1975
8444 Popovich 8 October 1969
8608 Chelomey 16 December 1976
8839 Novichkova 24 October 1989
8985 Tula 9 August 1978  
9146 Tulikov 16 December 1976
9150 Zavolokin 27 September 1978
9154 Kol'tsovo 16 September 1982
9167 Kharkiv 18 September 1987
9168 Sarov 18 September 1987
9176 Struchkova 15 November 1990
9516 Inasan 16 December 1976
9549 Akplatonov 19 September 1985  
9565 Tikhonov 18 September 1987
9566 Rykhlova 18 September 1987
9609 Ponomarevalya 26 August 1992
9718 Gerbefremov 16 December 1976
9733 Valtikhonov 19 September 1985  
9933 Alekseev 19 September 1985  
10001 Palermo 8 October 1969
10002 Bagdasarian 8 October 1969
10007 Malytheatre 16 December 1976
10010 Rudruna 9 August 1978  
10015 Valenlebedev 27 September 1978
10023 Vladifedorov 17 November 1979
10054 Solomin 17 September 1987
10262 Samoilov 3 October 1975
10286 Shnollia 16 September 1982
10459 Vladichaika 27 September 1978
10992 Veryuslaviya 19 September 1974
11016 Borisov 16 September 1982
11027 Astaf'ev 7 September 1986
11480 Velikij Ustyug 7 September 1986
11782 Nikolajivanov 8 October 1969
11824 Alpaidze 16 September 1982
12190 Sarkisov 27 September 1978
12219 Grigor'ev 19 September 1982
12664 Sonisenia 27 September 1978
13477 Utkin 5 November 1975
13479 Vet 8 October 1977
13480 Potapov 9 August 1978  
13904 Univinnitsa 3 October 1975
13922 Kremenia 19 September 1985  
14339 Knorre 10 April 1983
14789 GAISH 8 October 1969
14834 Isaev 17 September 1987
15199 Rodnyanskaya 19 September 1974
15212 Yaroslavl' 17 November 1979
15669 Pshenichner 19 September 1974
15675 Goloseevo 27 September 1978
15676 Almoisheev 8 October 1978
15702 Olegkotov 2 September 1987
16395 Ioannpravednyj 23 October 1981
16407 Oiunskij 19 September 1985  
16515 Usman'grad 15 November 1990
16516 Efremlevitan 15 November 1990
17358 Lozino-Lozinskij 27 September 1978
18285 Vladplatonov 14 April 1972
18287 Verkin 3 October 1975
18293 Pilyugin 27 September 1978
18294 Rudenko 27 September 1978
19919 Pogorelov 8 October 1977
19962 Martynenko 7 September 1986
23402 Turchina 8 October 1969
24604 Vasilermakov 27 September 1973
24648 Evpatoria 19 September 1985  
24649 Balaklava 19 September 1985  
29081 Krymradio 27 September 1978
32735 Strekalov 27 September 1978
43783 Svyatitelpyotr 24 October 1989
Co-discovery made with:
N. S. Chernykh
T. M. Smirnova

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