Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer)
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| Asteroids discovered: 94 | |
|---|---|
| 1657 Roemera | March 6, 1961 |
| 1687 Glarona | September 19, 1965 |
| 1748 Mauderli | September 7, 1966 |
| 1768 Appenzella | September 23, 1965 |
| 1773 Rumpelstilz | April 17, 1968 |
| 1775 Zimmerwald | May 13, 1969 |
| 1803 Zwicky | February 6, 1967 |
| 1830 Pogson | April 17, 1968 |
| 1831 Nicholson | April 17, 1968 |
| 1838 Ursa | October 20, 1971 |
| 1839 Ragazza | October 20, 1971 |
| 1844 Susilva | October 30, 1972 |
| 1845 Helewalda | October 30, 1972 |
| 1860 Barbarossa | September 28, 1973 |
| 1866 Sisyphus | December 5, 1972 |
| 1891 Gondola | September 11, 1969 |
| 1892 Lucienne | September 16, 1971 |
| 1893 Jakoba | October 20, 1971 |
| 1906 Naef | September 5, 1972 |
| 1911 Schubart | October 25, 1973 |
| 1935 Lucerna | September 2, 1973 |
| 1936 Lugano | November 24, 1973 |
| 1937 Locarno | December 19, 1973 |
| 1938 Lausanna | April 19, 1974 |
| 1960 Guisan | October 25, 1973 |
| 1961 Dufour | November 19, 1973 |
| 1962 Dunant | November 24, 1973 |
| 2001 Einstein | March 5, 1973 |
| 2005 Hencke | September 2, 1973 |
| 2029 Binomi | September 11, 1969 |
| 2033 Basilea | February 6, 1973 |
| 2034 Bernoulli | March 5, 1973 |
| 2037 Tripaxeptalis | October 25, 1973 |
| 2038 Bistro | November 24, 1973 |
| 2040 Chalonge | April 19, 1974 |
| 2080 Jihlava | February 27, 1976 |
| 2081 Sázava | February 27, 1976 |
| 2087 Kochera | December 28, 1975 |
| 2088 Sahlia | February 27, 1976 |
| 2129 Cosicosi | September 27, 1973 |
| 2138 Swissair | April 17, 1968 |
| 2151 Hadwiger | November 3, 1977 |
| 2152 Hannibal | November 19, 1978 |
| 2175 Andrea Doria | October 12, 1977 |
| 2218 Wotho | January 10, 1975 |
| 2229 Mezzarco | September 7, 1977 |
| 2239 Paracelsus | September 13, 1978 |
| 2262 Mitidika | September 10, 1978 |
| 2303 Retsina | March 24, 1979 |
| 2320 Blarney | August 29, 1979 |
| 2337 Boubín | October 22, 1976 |
| 2353 Alva | October 27, 1975 |
| 2368 Beltrovata | September 4, 1977 |
| 2429 Schürer | October 12, 1977 |
| 2481 Bürgi | October 18, 1977 |
| 2517 Orma | September 28, 1968 |
| 2521 Heidi | February 28, 1979 |
| 2565 Grögler | October 12, 1977 |
| 2731 Cucula | May 21, 1982 |
| 2843 Yeti | December 7, 1975 |
| 2868 Upupa | October 30, 1972 |
| 2914 Glärnisch | September 19, 1965 |
| 2950 Rousseau | November 9, 1974 |
| 2970 Pestalozzi | October 27, 1978 |
| 2989 Imago | October 22, 1976 |
| 3021 Lucubratio | February 6, 1967 |
| 3026 Sarastro | October 12, 1977 |
| 3060 Delcano | September 12, 1982 |
| 3258 Somnium | September 8, 1983 |
| 3329 Golay | September 12, 1985 |
| 3468 Urgenta | January 7, 1975 |
| 3491 Fridolin | September 30, 1984 |
| 3552 Don Quixote | September 26, 1983 |
| 3582 Cyrano | October 2, 1986 |
| 3928 Randa | August 4, 1981 |
| 4323 Hortulus | August 27, 1981 |
| 4471 Graculus | November 8, 1978 |
| 5369 Virgiugum | September 22, 1985 |
| 5708 Melancholia | October 12, 1977 |
| 5710 Silentium | October 18, 1977 |
| 5986 Xenophon | October 2, 1969 |
| 6475 Refugium | September 29, 1987 |
| 6620 Peregrina | October 25, 1973 |
| 7081 Ludibunda | August 30, 1987 |
| 8061 Gaudium | October 27, 1975 |
| (9149) 1977 TD1 | October 12, 1977 |
| (9302) 1985 TB3 | October 12, 1985 |
| 9711 Želetava [1] | August 7, 1972 |
| 9716 Severina | October 27, 1975 |
| (10488) 1985 RS1 | September 12, 1985 |
| 13025 Zürich | January 28, 1989 |
| 14826 Nicollier | September 16, 1985 |
| (16415) 1987 QE7 | August 21, 1987 |
| 19251 Totziens | September 3, 1994 |
Professor Paul Wild (IPA: [vɪlt]) of Berne, Switzerland, is an astronomer who discovered numerous comets and asteroids.
[edit] Career
Professor Wild was director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Berne from 1980 to 1991. He observed at Zimmerwald Observatory, near Berne.
[edit] Discoveries
Wild discovered a number of comets, asteroids and supernovae, including:
- periodic comets 63P/Wild, 81P/Wild, 86P/Wild and 116P/Wild;
- the Apollo asteroid 1866 Sisyphus and the Amor asteroids 2368 Beltrovata and 3552 Don Quixote;
- 41 supernovae, as well as 8 co-discoveries.
His first discovered asteroid was SN 1954A, while his most recent is SN 1994M.
