Gary Hug

Minor planets discovered: 304 

see § List of discovered minor planets

Gary Hug is an American amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets, who, along with Graham E. Bell, operates the Farpoint Observatory and Sandlot Observatory (H36) in Kansas, United States.

He is the co-discoverer of comet 178P/Hug-Bell and was awarded twice a Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant for improved near-Earth object searches in 2009 and 2018, respectively. Hug also represents the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomer's League.

List of discovered minor planets

See also: Category:Discoveries by Gary Hug

15992 Cynthia	18 December 1998	list
18055 Fernhildebrandt	11 October 1999	list [A]
(22821) 1999 RS33	2 September 1999	list [A]
23989 Farpoint	3 September 1999	list [A]
24265 Banthonytwarog	13 December 1999	list [A]
24305 Darrellparnell	26 December 1999	list [A]
24308 Cowenco	29 December 1999	list [A]
25594 Kessler	29 December 1999	list [A]
(25595) 1999 YD9	29 December 1999	list [A]
(26436) 1999 YV4	28 December 1999	list [A]
31664 Randiiwessen	8 May 1999	list
(32165) 2000 NY5	9 July 2000	list
(32196) 2000 OK	19 July 2000	list
33747 Clingan	14 August 1999	list
(34872) 2001 UV2	20 October 2001	list
(37162) 2000 WV9	22 November 2000	list
(38604) 1999 YJ4	27 December 1999	list [A]
(40331) 1999 MS1	17 June 1999	list [A]
(40437) 1999 RU33	6 September 1999	list [A]
(40438) 1999 RV33	6 September 1999	list [A]
(41057) 1999 VU22	12 November 1999	list [A]
(42925) 1999 TC6	6 October 1999	list [A]
(43031) 1999 VY25	14 November 1999	list [A]
(45178) 1999 XW143	13 December 1999	list [A]
(45253) 1999 YU4	28 December 1999	list [A]

(45255) 1999 YK13	31 December 1999	list [A]
(48222) 2001 KJ42	19 May 2001	list
(49300) 1998 VZ5	13 November 1998	list [A]
(49705) 1999 VC19	11 November 1999	list [A]
(49976) 1999 YR4	28 December 1999	list [A]
(49977) 1999 YS4	28 December 1999	list [A]
(50767) 2000 FV2	27 March 2000	list
50768 Ianwessen	27 March 2000	list
51569 Garywessen	18 April 2001	list
53316 Michielford	9 May 1999	list
54439 Topeka	29 June 2000	list
(54801) 2001 MT17	24 June 2001	list
56678 Alicewessen	3 June 2000	list
57471 Mariemarsina	22 September 2001	list
(57538) 2001 TW13	12 October 2001	list
(59829) 1999 RZ32	7 September 1999	list [A]
(60268) 1999 XU38	6 December 1999	list [A]
(61192) 2000 OU	23 July 2000	list
62666 Rainawessen	1 October 2000	list
(62992) 2000 WY9	23 November 2000	list
(68184) 2001 BO50	25 January 2001	list
(68472) 2001 SL282	28 September 2001	list
(71956) 2000 WH107	30 November 2000	list
(72054) 2000 YB8	21 December 2000	list
72545 Robbiiwessen	3 March 2001	list

(74592) 1999 PR4	15 August 1999	list
(74593) 1999 PS4	15 August 1999	list
(74595) 1999 QP	20 August 1999	list [A]
(74811) 1999 TH5	1 October 1999	list
(75013) 1999 UJ4	29 October 1999	list [A]
(75071) 1999 VB19	11 November 1999	list [A]
(75076) 1999 VE22	12 November 1999	list [A]
(75551) 1999 YL4	27 December 1999	list [A]
(77886) 2001 SN169	22 September 2001	list
(80993) 2000 EY26	7 March 2000	list
(82186) 2001 HX24	28 April 2001	list
(82569) 2001 OG82	31 July 2001	list
(82654) 2001 PL13	12 August 2001	list
(82655) 2001 PM13	12 August 2001	list
(85877) 1999 CD8	13 February 1999	list [A]
(88240) 2001 CG21	2 February 2001	list
(89843) 2002 CT58	13 February 2002	list
(91529) 1999 RL193	13 September 1999	list [A]
(91903) 1999 VA19	10 November 1999	list [A]
(93963) 2000 XE	1 December 2000	list
(95471) 2002 EE	3 March 2002	list
(97792) 2000 NG10	10 July 2000	list
(99562) 2002 FN5	16 March 2002	list
(101615) 1999 CD9	14 February 1999	list [A]
(102218) 1999 TA6	5 October 1999	list [A]

(102219) 1999 TB6	6 October 1999	list [A]
(102625) 1999 VX27	15 November 1999	list [A]
(105131) 2000 MD3	29 June 2000	list
(105538) 2000 RF39	5 September 2000	list
(106470) 2000 WU9	21 November 2000	list
(106845) 2000 YR14	24 December 2000	list
(108308) 2001 JO1	13 May 2001	list
(109351) 2001 QX152	27 August 2001	list
(109355) 2001 QC154	28 August 2001	list
(109639) 2001 RA	2 September 2001	list
(111817) 2002 DF	16 February 2002	list
(112498) 2002 PU11	8 August 2002	list
(119472) 2001 UM16	25 October 2001	list
(119903) 2002 EE6	12 March 2002	list
120299 Billlynch	9 May 2004	list
(121072) 1999 DP3	17 February 1999	list [A]
(121184) 1999 NH	5 July 1999	list [A]
(121764) 1999 YH13	31 December 1999	list [A]
(122195) 2000 LU2	4 June 2000	list
(126173) 2002 AH9	11 January 2002	list
(126949) 2002 FL5	16 March 2002	list
(127736) 2003 FN2	23 March 2003	list
(128302) 2004 AR9	15 January 2004	list
(129828) 1999 PZ3	13 August 1999	list
(130586) 2000 RG78	9 September 2000	list

(131155) 2001 CC10	2 February 2001	list
(134520) 1999 PK3	12 August 1999	list
(137812) 1999 YU14	31 December 1999	list [A]
(139804) 2001 RH16	10 September 2001	list
(140260) 2001 SG263	25 September 2001	list
(142646) 2002 TG190	14 October 2002	list
(142647) 2002 TH190	14 October 2002	list
(146444) 2001 RB	2 September 2001	list
(148186) 2000 BG	16 January 2000	list [A]
(148485) 2001 JW	12 May 2001	list
(153266) 2001 CH21	11 February 2001	list
(153398) 2001 QQ108	19 August 2001	list
(155835) 2000 YA8	21 December 2000	list
(165587) 2001 FW9	20 March 2001	list
(169077) 2001 HT3	18 April 2001	list
(169260) 2001 SM169	22 September 2001	list
(172676) 2003 YD136	30 December 2003	list
(173444) 2000 LG3	5 June 2000	list
(176163) 2001 JV	12 May 2001	list
(176412) 2001 VW1	9 November 2001	list
(177282) 2003 WQ151	28 November 2003	list
(177954) 2006 OA	16 July 2006	list [B]
(178992) 2001 RM2	9 September 2001	list
(181886) 1999 RP32	9 September 1999	list [A]
(182243) 2001 FV9	20 March 2001	list

(185753) 1999 RM193	13 September 1999	list [A]
(189041) 2000 OR2	24 July 2000	list
(189044) 2000 PB3	1 August 2000	list
(192591) 1999 CE8	13 February 1999	list [A]
(194274) 2001 UL16	25 October 2001	list
(194512) 2001 XR	7 December 2001	list
(195205) 2002 DH	16 February 2002	list
(205538) 2001 SO169	22 September 2001	list
(208268) 2000 WC170	23 November 2000	list
(210917) 2001 SE263	25 September 2001	list
(211398) 2002 VN15	7 November 2002	list
(216935) 1999 RJ43	13 September 1999	list [A]
(217770) 2000 RB8	2 September 2000	list
(222342) 2000 WX9	22 November 2000	list
(222548) 2001 VE4	11 November 2001	list
(225563) 2000 TL2	2 October 2000	list
(228259) 1999 PL3	12 August 1999	list
(229758) 2007 NG	7 July 2007	list
(231776) 1999 XM127	10 December 1999	list [A]
(232885) 2004 XT3	4 December 2004	list
(233592) 2007 RT109	11 September 2007	list
(233722) 2008 SY151	30 September 2008	list
(235902) 2005 DC	16 February 2005	list
(237053) 2008 SD149	28 September 2008	list
(237087) 2008 TJ1	2 October 2008	list

(237796) 2002 BU20	21 January 2002	list
(239278) 2007 OP	17 July 2007	list
(239283) 2007 PG	3 August 2007	list
(241115) 2007 PC2	7 August 2007	list
(241409) 2008 US99	30 October 2008	list
(242664) 2005 ST25	28 September 2005	list
(246641) 2008 YU8	22 December 2008	list
(247139) 2000 WP104	27 November 2000	list
(247346) 2001 VK	5 November 2001	list
(248967) 2007 AF	7 January 2007	list
(249032) 2007 TA	1 October 2007	list
(249477) 2009 OJ1	18 July 2009	list
(253061) 2002 TV69	10 October 2002	list
(256481) 2007 DU101	27 February 2007	list
(256496) 2007 ES56	10 March 2007	list
(256653) 2007 XM10	3 December 2007	list
(257206) 2008 UA	18 October 2008	list
(257368) 2009 OO21	31 July 2009	list
(258167) 2001 SF116	22 September 2001	list
(258371) 2001 XS	7 December 2001	list
(259022) 2002 TF190	13 October 2002	list
(263256) 2008 BB15	27 January 2008	list
(264026) 2009 QO11	22 August 2009	list
(266608) 2008 LT16	14 June 2008	list
(269217) 2008 ND1	1 July 2008	list

(270179) 2001 SH263	25 September 2001	list
(270981) 2002 WN11	28 November 2002	list
(273996) 2007 OQ	17 July 2007	list
(274056) 2007 TP24	11 October 2007	list
(275765) 2001 PT29	12 August 2001	list
(278204) 2007 EH34	10 March 2007	list
(278205) 2007 EJ34	10 March 2007	list
(279131) 2009 QU39	21 August 2009	list
(279849) 2000 YD8	21 December 2000	list
(281238) 2007 KQ	16 May 2007	list
(281251) 2007 NT	9 July 2007	list
(284556) 2007 SD11	22 September 2007	list
(285781) 2000 WW9	22 November 2000	list
(286056) 2001 SK282	28 September 2001	list
(293584) 2007 JV2	9 May 2007	list
(293625) 2007 MD4	17 June 2007	list
(293638) 2007 OR7	26 July 2007	list
(293723) 2007 RT13	11 September 2007	list
(293944) 2007 TQ18	9 October 2007	list
(294511) 2007 XO10	3 December 2007	list
(295467) 2008 QH3	25 August 2008	list
(296076) 2009 BZ7	22 January 2009	list
(296521) 2009 MZ8	29 June 2009	list
(297093) 2010 MD	16 June 2010	list
(298834) 2004 RT164	13 September 2004	list

(300759) 2007 VC234	9 November 2007	list
(300820) 2007 WV52	17 November 2007	list
(300845) 2007 YH3	17 December 2007	list
(300898) 2008 BC25	30 January 2008	list
(304821) 2007 RB	1 September 2007	list
(305845) 2009 EK3	15 March 2009	list
(305871) 2009 FF1	17 March 2009	list
(305882) 2009 FC17	20 March 2009	list
(306056) 2010 GY28	8 April 2010	list
(307506) 2002 YF15	31 December 2002	list
(309236) 2007 RW	3 September 2007	list
(311991) 2007 HH5	20 April 2007	list
(312178) 2007 VX9	5 November 2007	list
(312254) 2008 AL2	3 January 2008	list
(316106) 2009 PM	12 August 2009	list
(316120) 2009 QM26	21 August 2009	list
(316123) 2009 QT35	25 August 2009	list
(320262) 2007 RA	1 September 2007	list
(320430) 2007 VW91	7 November 2007	list
(320591) 2008 BD25	30 January 2008	list
(320869) 2008 GO2	5 April 2008	list
(321037) 2008 QK3	25 August 2008	list
(321363) 2009 MK8	24 June 2009	list
(326317) 1999 VN23	13 November 1999	list [A]
(329344) 2001 QW152	27 August 2001	list

(332411) 2007 PJ6	8 August 2007	list
(332569) 2008 SH	18 September 2008	list
(333173) 2012 CR53	22 March 2002	list
(336074) 2008 FU73	26 September 2001	list
(338452) 2003 FO2	23 March 2003	list
(341173) 2007 RX	3 September 2007	list
(341175) 2007 RP8	8 September 2007	list
(341178) 2007 RG12	11 September 2007	list
(341180) 2007 RY16	13 September 2007	list
(342518) 2008 UY199	31 October 2008	list
(342966) 2009 BA10	18 January 2009	list
(345849) 2007 OW3	18 July 2007	list
(345962) 2007 TM24	11 October 2007	list
(346110) 2007 VA92	7 November 2007	list
(346315) 2008 QE24	30 August 2008	list
(346648) 2008 XQ45	4 December 2008	list
(346740) 2009 BX5	18 January 2009	list
(349327) 2007 VJ	1 November 2007	list
(349330) 2007 VK7	2 November 2007	list
(350344) 2012 UQ105	6 November 1999	list [A]
(350778) 2002 CM11	2 February 2002	list
(352334) 2007 VL7	2 November 2007	list
(352396) 2007 WG56	29 November 2007	list
(352847) 2008 WB22	3 December 2004	list
(353589) 2011 TM3	19 September 2006	list

(358426) 2007 DC8	21 February 2007	list
(359327) 2009 KW21	29 May 2009	list
(360401) 2002 FM5	16 March 2002	list
(362038) 2009 AG2	3 January 2009	list
(364498) 2007 EH39	10 March 2007	list
(365493) 2010 QM4	19 August 2010	list
(369116) 2008 PB17	11 August 2008	list
(370186) 2002 CV116	11 February 2002	list
(371788) 2007 NS	9 July 2007	list
(372161) 2008 TB3	3 October 2008	list
(372646) 2009 WM26	22 November 2009	list
(373498) 2000 YC8	21 December 2000	list
(375149) 2008 BA46	30 January 2008	list
(375335) 2008 SN	18 September 2008	list
(376592) 2013 PX27	7 October 2010	list
(378464) 2007 TP15	3 October 2007	list
(378467) 2007 TK24	11 October 2007	list
(380785) 2005 VW5	6 November 2005	list
(382978) 2005 BW2	18 January 2005	list
(384165) 2009 BB10	21 January 2009	list
(386816) 2010 GP23	5 April 2010	list
(388698) 2007 VJ7	2 November 2007	list
(389061) 2008 WJ	18 November 2008	list
(389519) 2010 GD146	7 April 2010	list
(394434) 2007 PE2	7 August 2007	list

(394565) 2007 VR	1 November 2007	list
(394566) 2007 VB12	6 November 2007	list
(397510) 2007 TB	1 October 2007	list
(400254) 2007 RC	1 September 2007	list
(403386) 2009 QM11	22 August 2009	list
(405060) 2001 TT18	11 October 2001	list
(406820) 2008 XF1	2 December 2008	list
(410685) 2008 WA59	22 November 2008	list
(419017) 2009 QA10	21 August 2009	list
(420533) 2012 FB73	2 April 2002	list
(425278) 2009 WD177	23 November 2009	list
(427440) 2001 OW12	21 July 2001	list
(431438) 2007 RV	3 September 2007	list
(435178) 2007 RM8	8 September 2007	list
(435245) 2007 TM22	9 October 2007	list
(436326) 2010 GP32	8 April 2010	list
(440944) 2007 AH	8 January 2007	list
(441770) 2009 DQ3	19 February 2009	list
(450965) 2008 NW3	13 July 2008	list
(456877) 2007 VY91	7 November 2007	list
(470595) 2008 NM3	13 July 2008	list
(475995) 2007 RR8	8 September 2007	list
(504506) 2008 MX1	30 June 2008	list
(526937) 2007 OR	17 July 2007	list
(527741) 2008 AS3	9 January 2008	list

(529035) 2009 OF1	18 July 2009	list
(529048) 2009 PS1	14 August 2009	list
(545165) 2011 BQ37	28 January 2011	list
(545208) 2011 CR9	18 October 2009	list
Co-discovery made with: A G. Bell B D. Tibbets

External links

• This Backyard Astronomer Has Discovered 300 Asteroids and Counting: Gary Hug on YouTube (time 3:30 min.)
• Tracking Asteroids From A Backyard In Kansas, interview with Gary Hug
• This Amateur Astronomer Built An Observatory In His Backyard, Popular Science, by Sarah Fecht, 21 June 2016