Dmitry Nikolayevich Chestnov (also known as Dmitrij Nikolaevič Čestnov; Russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Честнов) is a Russian astronomer, observer and photometrist of comets and discoverer of minor planets. He lives in Saransk, the capital city of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia.[2]
According to the Comet Observation database (COBS), which is maintained by the Slovenian Črni Vrh Observatory, Dmitry Chestnov has submitted dozens of observations of comets under his user code "CHE09".[3][4] Several cometary observations, including those of the hyperbolic comet C/2009 O4 (HILL) he took at Tzec Maun's southern station (D25) in Pingelly, Western Australia.[5][6] He also participated in the recovery of periodic comet 246P/NEAT at the Kislovodsk Mountain Astronomical Station of Pulkovo Observatory (D20) in November 2011 (M.P.C. 72435).[7][8] He has published a large number of secular lightcurves of comets on his Comet Light Curve Refinement Program (LiCuRG) website.[9]
^Kryachko, T.; Satovski, B.; Gajdos, S.; Vilagi, J.; Jaeger, M.; Prosperi, E.; et al. (November 2010). "Observations of Comets". Minor Planet Electronic Circ. 2010-V106 (2010-V106 (2010). (MPEC Homepage)). Bibcode:2010MPEC....V..106K.
^Kadota, K.; Ikari, Y.; Vidal, J. R.; Kim, M. J.; Bae, Y. H.; Choi, Y. J.; et al. (September 2009). "Comet C/2009 o4 (hill)". Minor Planet Electronic Circ. 2009-R17 (2009-R17 (2009). (MPEC Homepage)). Bibcode:2009MPEC....R...17K.
^"246P/NEAT". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^"Light Curves". Comet Light Curve Refinement Program (LiCuRG). Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^Boattini, A.; Ahern, J. D.; Beshore, E. C.; Garradd, G. J.; Gibbs, A. R.; Tricarico, P.; et al. (November 2011). "2011 VW5". Minor Planet Electronic Circ. 2011-V28 (2011-V28 (2011). (MPEC Homepage)). Bibcode:2011MPEC....V...28B.
^Gibbs, A. R.; Ahern, J. D.; Beshore, E. C.; Boattini, A.; Garradd, G. J.; Grauer, A. D.; et al. (January 2011). "2011 AO52". Minor Planet Electronic Circ. 2011-A72 (2011-A72 (2011). (MPEC Homepage)). Bibcode:2011MPEC....A...72G.
^Naves, R.; Campas, M.; Hill, R. E.; Ahern, J. D.; Beshore, E. C.; Boattini, A.; et al. (November 2010). "2010 WB". Minor Planet Electronic Circ. 2010-W05 (2010-W05 (2010). (MPEC Homepage)). Bibcode:2010MPEC....W...05N.