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Richard Martin West
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| 2052 Tamriko | October 24, 1976 |
| 2053 Nuki | October 24, 1976 |
| 2115 Irakli | October 24, 1976 |
| 2116 Mtskheta | October 24, 1976 |
| 2117 Danmark | January 9, 1978 |
| 2145 Blaauw | October 24, 1976 |
| 2146 Stentor | October 24, 1976 |
| 2147 Kharadze | October 25, 1976 |
| 2148 Epeios | October 24, 1976 |
| 2187 La Silla | October 24, 1976 |
| 2526 Alisary | May 19, 1979 |
| 2595 Gudiachvili | May 19, 1979 |
| 2596 Vainu Bappu | May 19, 1979 |
| 2935 Naerum | October 24, 1976 |
| 3004 Knud | February 27, 1976 |
| 3477 Kazbegi | May 19, 1979 |
| 3871 Reiz | February 18, 1982 |
| 3933 Portugal | March 12, 1986 |
| 5270 Kakabadze | May 19, 1979 |
| 5890 Carlsberg | May 19, 1979 |
| 6362 Tunis | May 19, 1979 |
| 8066 Poldimeri | August 6, 1980 |
| 8993 Ingstad | October 30, 1980 |
| (9272) 1979 KQ | May 19, 1979 |
| (10462) 1979 KM | May 19, 1979 |
| (10668) 1976 UB1 | October 24, 1976 |
| (11005) 1980 PP1 | August 6, 1980 |
| (12188) 1978 PE | August 9, 1978 |
| (12198) 1980 PJ1 | August 6, 1980 |
| (14350) 1985 VA1 | November 1, 1985 |
| (15201) 1976 UY | October 31, 1976 |
| (15207) 1979 KD | May 19, 1979 |
| (20995) 1985 VY | November 1, 1985 |
| (22252) 1978 SG | September 27, 1978 |
| (26081) 1980 PT1 | August 6, 1980 |
| (27667) 1979 KJ | May 19, 1979 |
| (34998) 1978 SE | September 27, 1978 |
| (65661) 1985 VB1 | November 1, 1985 |
| (79086) 1977 RD | September 4, 1977 |
Richard Martin West (born 1941) is a Danish astronomer working at the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
He discovered numerous comets, including the spectacular "Comet West" (C/1975 V1) and the periodic comets 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura and 123P/West-Hartley .
He also discovered a number of asteroids, including the Trojan asteroids 2146 Stentor , 2148 Epeios and (20995) 1985 VY .
He co-discovered (with Hans-Emil Schuster) the Phoenix Dwarf galaxy.
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