Leonid Elenin Explained

Leonid Vladimirovich Elenin (ru|Леони́д Влади́мирович Еле́нин; born 10 August 1981) is a Russian amateur astronomer working with the ISON-NM observatory (H15) via the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON), which is the first Russian remote observatory in the West.

Leonid Elenin works for the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics^[1] and lives in Lyubertsy, Moscow region, Russia.

Leonid Elenin is best known for discovering the comet C/2010 X1 on 10 December 2010.^[2] Elenin then discovered comet P/2011 NO1 on 7 July 2011.^[3], Elenin had discovered five comets.^[4]

The first asteroid discovered by Leonid Elenin was 2008 XE on 1 December 2008 at Tzec (H10).^[5] The first Amor asteroid (near-Earth object) discovered by Elenin was on 10 September 2010 at ISON-NM (H15).^[6]

Elenin has also discovered the trailing L5 Jupiter trojan on 23 August 2011,^[7] the Mars-crossing asteroid on 25 August 2011,^[8] and the amor asteroid (Near-Earth object) on 27 August 2011.^[9] The first numbered asteroid discovered by Elenin at ISON-NM is 365756 ISON .^[10]

On 29 January 2013, the Minor Planet Center awarded Leonid Elenin a 2012 Edgar Wilson Award for the discovery of comets by amateurs.^[11]

List of discovered minor planets

	15 March 2009
	1 December 2008
	31 March 2009
	27 August 2009
	19 March 2009
	29 August 2009
	22 March 2009
	5 November 2010
	4 November 2010
	16 October 2010
	25 October 2009
	8 July 2011
	15 September 2009
	13 February 2010
	27 April 2009
	27 September 2009
	21 December 2011
	24 July 2014
	7 November 2010
	30 January 2011
	1 March 2011
	5 April 2011
	31 October 2011
	6 October 2010
	11 October 2010

	15 October 2010
	5 November 2010
	15 October 2010
	3 November 2010
	4 November 2010
	15 October 2010
	16 October 2010
	30 January 2011
	4 February 2011
	11 March 2011
	2 January 2011
	21 April 2012
	8 October 2012
	10 March 2011
	23 September 2012
	9 October 2012
	29 August 2011
	19 March 2013
	1 October 2013
	27 March 2012
	12 April 2012
	8 October 2012
	2 December 2010
	27 March 2012
	3 October 2013

	12 December 2014
	11 August 2012
	20 September 2012
	31 December 2011
	6 April 2013
	14 January 2012
	21 January 2012
	21 January 2012
	25 February 2012
	3 November 2010
	2 December 2010
	30 January 2011
	15 March 2012
	23 September 2012
	9 October 2013
	11 March 2011
	24 August 2012
	13 August 2010
	5 November 2010
	4 February 2011
	31 October 2011
	31 January 2012
	31 January 2012
	11 August 2012
	20 September 2012

	31 October 2011
	8 May 2011
	3 January 2014
	23 September 2012
	25 February 2012
	16 February 2012
	22 March 2012
	25 April 2012
	31 October 2011
	31 December 2013
	31 October 2011
	4 November 2010
	2 December 2010
	30 January 2011
	11 March 2011
	31 October 2011
	21 February 2012
	16 February 2012
	14 October 2012
	20 September 2012
	17 October 2010
	29 October 2011
	17 April 2013
	5 September 2013
	5 October 2013

	27 November 2013
	31 December 2013
	21 February 2014
	27 February 2014
	6 March 2014
	4 April 2014
	21 February 2014
	9 October 2015
	27 December 2011
	15 July 2012
	28 December 2013
	9 April 2010
	11 October 2010
	24 August 2012
	28 January 2014
	25 February 2012
	2 September 2011
	21 September 2011
	11 October 2010
	11 October 2010
	26 September 2011
	23 August 2011
	28 January 2014
	16 September 2012
	26 September 2011

	3 May 2011
	30 June 2011
	27 August 2011
	8 August 2011
	24 September 2011
	19 October 2011
	8 December 2010
	31 January 2012
	7 February 2011
	20 September 2012
	17 November 2011
	24 December 2014
	31 October 2011
	26 June 2012
	24 March 2012
	24 September 2011
	13 March 2012
	30 January 2011
	31 December 2011
	4 November 2010
	4 November 2010
	8 December 2010
	29 January 2011
	31 July 2011
	29 August 2011

	27 August 2011
	23 September 2011
	27 September 2011
	2 October 2011
	23 September 2011
	2 October 2011
	2 October 2011
	24 September 2011
	26 October 2011
	29 September 2011
	19 September 2012
	23 September 2012
	3 May 2011
	19 October 2012
	5 December 2013
	18 July 2012
	29 August 2011
	21 February 2014
	25 February 2012
	25 August 2014
	11 December 2010
	29 August 2011
	8 May 2011
	8 December 2012
	28 April 2011

	3 May 2011
	2 September 2011
	16 February 2012
	4 February 2013
	27 August 2011
	3 November 2011
	29 May 2011
	11 October 2010
	9 August 2012
	23 August 2011
	12 August 2012
	7 August 2011
	27 January 2014
	13 December 2010
	13 January 2011
	11 March 2011
	25 August 2011
	2 September 2011
	21 September 2011
	27 September 2011
	21 September 2011
	21 September 2011
	4 October 2011
	2 October 2011
	26 October 2011

	31 October 2011
	17 November 2011
	18 December 2011
	2 January 2012
	29 January 2012
	8 December 2010
	23 March 2012
	27 March 2012
	30 January 2011
	19 May 2012
	11 August 2012
	11 August 2012
	26 September 2011
	24 September 2011
	17 November 2011
	7 March 2013
	24 March 2012
	3 October 2013
	28 January 2014
	29 March 2014
	8 December 2010
	30 August 2014
	8 October 2010
	3 November 2010
	3 November 2010

	23 August 2011
	21 January 2012
	8 December 2010
	23 September 2015
	5 September 2015
	7 May 2011
	25 February 2012
	15 October 2010
	30 August 2014
	8 February 2013
	15 July 2012
	31 October 2011
	21 September 2011
	26 October 2011
	24 September 2011
	27 August 2011
	13 October 2010
	1 November 2011
	31 December 2011
	8 December 2010
	21 January 2012
	12 May 2013
	7 November 2008
	9 March 2010
	8 December 2010

	31 July 2011
	26 October 2011
	26 October 2011
	17 November 2011
	2 January 2012
	20 July 2012
	28 December 2013
	20 October 2011
	18 August 2014
	11 October 2010
	25 May 2012
	8 December 2010
	24 September 2011
	23 September 2012
	1 March 2011
	31 July 2013
	25 August 2011
	29 January 2011
	23 August 2011
	24 September 2011
	15 August 2010
	2 December 2010
	27 January 2011
	29 January 2011
	30 January 2011

	25 August 2011
	23 August 2011
	23 September 2011
	2 October 2011
	24 September 2011
	23 September 2011
	26 October 2011
	24 November 2011
	26 February 2012
	15 March 2012
	8 October 2012
	31 July 2011
	11 October 2013
	28 January 2014
	29 August 2011
	3 May 2011
	28 May 2011
	26 November 2013
	1 October 2011
	2 March 2011
	20 July 2012
	26 October 2011
	26 February 2012
	12 April 2012
	29 January 2012

	3 May 2011
	14 July 2012
	30 January 2011
	13 February 2010
	29 November 2011
	20 July 2012
	8 November 2012
	9 January 2011
	5 April 2011
	8 May 2011
	3 July 2011
	25 August 2011
	31 October 2011
	31 October 2011
	26 October 2011
	11 August 2012
	31 October 2011
	26 October 2011
	26 February 2012
	2 October 2011
	27 August 2011
	4 February 2011
	29 January 2012
	23 November 2011
	9 December 2012
Co-discovery made with: A. Novichonok M. B. Schwartz

Notes and References

Web site: Астрономы обнаружили в спектре "российской" кометы Еленина следы синильной кислоты . 7 August 2011 . September 8, 2011.
Web site: 2010-12-17 . IAUC 9189: C/2010 X1; P/2010 V1 . . 2011-03-15.
Web site: 2011-07-18 . MPEC 2011-O09 : 2011 NO1 . . 2011-07-19.
Web site: JPL Small-Body Database Browser — Search string: Elenin. JPL Solar System Dynamics. 6 October 2019.
Web site: 2010-04-09 last obs . JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 239664 (2008 XE) . 2011-10-01.
Web site: 2010-09-13 . The first near-Earth asteroid of ISON-NM observatory . Leonid . Elenin . 2011-10-01.
Web site: 2011-08-31 . The first Jovian trojan has been discovered at the ISON-NM observatory . Leonid . Elenin . 2011-09-05.
Web site: 2011-08-27 . MPEC 2011-Q39 : 2011 QD23 . IAU Minor Planet Center . 2011-09-05.
Web site: 2011-08-29 . MPEC 2011-Q51 : 2011 QY37 . IAU Minor Planet Center . 2011-09-05.
Web site: 2013-06-04 last obs . JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 365756 (2010 WZ71) . 2013-08-24.
Web site: January 29, 2013 . 2012 Comet Awards Announced . 2013-01-31.