Robert H. McNaught

Summary

Robert H. McNaught is a human^[1]. He was born in Scotland^[2]. He was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Robert H. McNaught's place of birth was Scotland^[2].
• Robert H. McNaught was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Robert H. McNaught held citizenship in Australia^[6].
• Robert H. McNaught worked as an astronomer^[4].
• Robert H. McNaught's field of work was astronomy^[7].
• Robert H. McNaught was employed by Siding Spring Observatory^[8].
• Robert H. McNaught is recorded as male^[9].
• Robert H. McNaught's instance of is recorded as human^[10].
• Robert H. McNaught's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03927g^[11].
• Robert H. McNaught's family name is recorded as McNaught^[12].
• Robert H. McNaught's given name is recorded as Robert^[13].
• Robert H. McNaught's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Robert H. McNaught'}^[14].
• Robert H. McNaught's JRC Names ID is recorded as 620460^[15].

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Origins and Family

Robert H. McNaught's place of birth was Scotland^[2]. He was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Robert H. McNaught's professions included astronomer^[4]. His field of work was astronomy^[7]. He was employed by Siding Spring Observatory^[8].

Why It Matters

Robert H. McNaught ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]

He is credited with the discovery of C/2006 P1^[18], a comet^[19]; C/2013 A1^[20], a comet^[21]; (4953) 1990 MU^[22], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[23]; 5335 Damocles^[24], a Damocloid asteroid^[25]; (7482) 1994 PC1^[26], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[27]; and (35107) 1991 VH^[28], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[29].

FAQs

Where was Robert H. McNaught born?

Robert H. McNaught's place of birth was Scotland^[2].

What did Robert H. McNaught do for work?

Robert H. McNaught worked as astronomer^[4].

What did Robert H. McNaught discover?

Robert H. McNaught is credited as discoverer of C/2006 P1^[18], C/2013 A1^[20], (4953) 1990 MU^[22], and 5335 Damocles^[24].