- 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 9711 Želetava [1] August 7, 1972 9716 Severina October 27, 1975 13025 Zürich January 28, 1989 14826 Nicollier September 16, 1985 19251 Totziens September 3, 1994 - 1 with I. Bauersima
Professor Paul Wild (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlt]) of Berne, Switzerland, is an astronomer who discovered numerous comets and asteroids.
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.
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 supernova was SN 1954A, while his most recent is SN 1994M.
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Categories:- 20th-century astronomers
- Swiss astronomers
- Asteroid discoverers
- Comet discoverers
- Supernova discoverers
- Living people
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