# 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

| 15992 Cynthia | 18 December 1998 | list |
| 18055 Fernhildebrandt | 11 October 1999 | list |
| (22821) 1999 RS$_{33}$ | 2 September 1999 | list |
| 23989 Farpoint | 3 September 1999 | list |
| 24265 Banthonytwarog | 13 December 1999 | list |
| 24305 Darrellparnell | 26 December 1999 | list |
| 24308 Cowenco | 29 December 1999 | list |
| 25594 Kessler | 29 December 1999 | list |
| (25595) 1999 YD$_9$ | 29 December 1999 | list |
| (26436) 1999 YV$_4$ | 28 December 1999 | list |
| 31664 Randiiwessen | 8 May 1999 | list |
| (32165) 2000 NY$_5$ | 9 July 2000 | list |
| (32196) 2000 OK | 19 July 2000 | list |
| 33747 Clingan | 14 August 1999 | list |
| (34872) 2001 UV$_2$ | 20 October 2001 | list |
| (37162) 2000 WV$_9$ | 22 November 2000 | list |
| (38604) 1999 YJ$_4$ | 27 December 1999 | list |
| (40331) 1999 MS$_1$ | 17 June 1999 | list |
| (40437) 1999 RU$_{33}$ | 6 September 1999 | list |
| (40438) 1999 RV$_{33}$ | 6 September 1999 | list |
| (41057) 1999 VU$_{22}$ | 12 November 1999 | list |
| (42925) 1999 TC$_6$ | 6 October 1999 | list |
| (43031) 1999 VY$_{25}$ | 14 November 1999 | list |
| (45178) 1999 XW$_{143}$ | 13 December 1999 | list |
| (45253) 1999 YU$_4$ | 28 December 1999 | list |
| (45255) 1999 YK$_{13}$ | 31 December 1999 | list |
| (48222) 2001 KJ$_{42}$ | 19 May 2001 | list |
| (49300) 1998 VZ$_5$ | 13 November 1998 | list |
| (49705) 1999 VC$_{19}$ | 11 November 1999 | list |
| (49976) 1999 YR$_4$ | 28 December 1999 | list |
| (49977) 1999 YS$_4$ | 28 December 1999 | list |
| (50767) 2000 FV$_2$ | 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 MT$_{17}$ | 24 June 2001 | list |
| 56678 Alicewessen | 3 June 2000 | list |
| 57471 Mariemarsina | 22 September 2001 | list |
| (57538) 2001 TW$_{13}$ | 12 October 2001 | list |
| (59829) 1999 RZ$_{32}$ | 7 September 1999 | list |
| (60268) 1999 XU$_{38}$ | 6 December 1999 | list |
| (61192) 2000 OU | 23 July 2000 | list |
| 62666 Rainawessen | 1 October 2000 | list |
| (62992) 2000 WY$_9$ | 23 November 2000 | list |
| (68184) 2001 BO$_{50}$ | 25 January 2001 | list |
| (68472) 2001 SL$_{282}$ | 28 September 2001 | list |
| (71956) 2000 WH$_{107}$ | 30 November 2000 | list |
| (72054) 2000 YB$_8$ | 21 December 2000 | list |
| 72545 Robbiiwessen | 3 March 2001 | list |
| (74592) 1999 PR$_4$ | 15 August 1999 | list |
| (74593) 1999 PS$_4$ | 15 August 1999 | list |
| (74595) 1999 QP | 20 August 1999 | list |
| (74811) 1999 TH$_5$ | 1 October 1999 | list |
| (75013) 1999 UJ$_4$ | 29 October 1999 | list |
| (75071) 1999 VB$_{19}$ | 11 November 1999 | list |
| (75076) 1999 VE$_{22}$ | 12 November 1999 | list |
| (75551) 1999 YL$_4$ | 27 December 1999 | list |
| (77886) 2001 SN$_{169}$ | 22 September 2001 | list |
| (80993) 2000 EY$_{26}$ | 7 March 2000 | list |
| (82186) 2001 HX$_{24}$ | 28 April 2001 | list |
| (82569) 2001 OG$_{82}$ | 31 July 2001 | list |
| (82654) 2001 PL$_{13}$ | 12 August 2001 | list |
| (82655) 2001 PM$_{13}$ | 12 August 2001 | list |
| (85877) 1999 CD$_8$ | 13 February 1999 | list |
| (88240) 2001 CG$_{21}$ | 2 February 2001 | list |
| (89843) 2002 CT$_{58}$ | 13 February 2002 | list |
| (91529) 1999 RL$_{193}$ | 13 September 1999 | list |
| (91903) 1999 VA$_{19}$ | 10 November 1999 | list |
| (93963) 2000 XE | 1 December 2000 | list |
| (95471) 2002 EE | 3 March 2002 | list |
| (97792) 2000 NG$_{10}$ | 10 July 2000 | list |
| (99562) 2002 FN$_5$ | 16 March 2002 | list |
| (101615) 1999 CD$_9$ | 14 February 1999 | list |
| (102218) 1999 TA$_6$ | 5 October 1999 | list |
| (102219) 1999 TB$_6$ | 6 October 1999 | list |
| (102625) 1999 VX$_{27}$ | 15 November 1999 | list |
| (105131) 2000 MD$_3$ | 29 June 2000 | list |
| (105538) 2000 RF$_{39}$ | 5 September 2000 | list |
| (106470) 2000 WU$_9$ | 21 November 2000 | list |
| (106845) 2000 YR$_{14}$ | 24 December 2000 | list |
| (108308) 2001 JO$_1$ | 13 May 2001 | list |
| (109351) 2001 QX$_{152}$ | 27 August 2001 | list |
| (109355) 2001 QC$_{154}$ | 28 August 2001 | list |
| (109639) 2001 RA | 2 September 2001 | list |
| (111817) 2002 DF | 16 February 2002 | list |
| (112498) 2002 PU$_{11}$ | 8 August 2002 | list |
| (119472) 2001 UM$_{16}$ | 25 October 2001 | list |
| (119903) 2002 EE$_6$ | 12 March 2002 | list |
| 120299 Billlynch | 9 May 2004 | list |
| (121072) 1999 DP$_3$ | 17 February 1999 | list |
| (121184) 1999 NH | 5 July 1999 | list |
| (121764) 1999 YH$_{13}$ | 31 December 1999 | list |
| (122195) 2000 LU$_2$ | 4 June 2000 | list |
| (126173) 2002 AH$_9$ | 11 January 2002 | list |
| (126949) 2002 FL$_5$ | 16 March 2002 | list |
| (127736) 2003 FN$_2$ | 23 March 2003 | list |
| (128302) 2004 AR$_9$ | 15 January 2004 | list |
| (129828) 1999 PZ$_3$ | 13 August 1999 | list |
| (130586) 2000 RG$_{78}$ | 9 September 2000 | list |
| (131155) 2001 CC$_{10}$ | 2 February 2001 | list |
| (134520) 1999 PK$_3$ | 12 August 1999 | list |
| (137812) 1999 YU$_{14}$ | 31 December 1999 | list |
| (139804) 2001 RH$_{16}$ | 10 September 2001 | list |
| (140260) 2001 SG$_{263}$ | 25 September 2001 | list |
| (142646) 2002 TG$_{190}$ | 14 October 2002 | list |
| (142647) 2002 TH$_{190}$ | 14 October 2002 | list |
| (146444) 2001 RB | 2 September 2001 | list |
| (148186) 2000 BG | 16 January 2000 | list |
| (148485) 2001 JW | 12 May 2001 | list |
| (153266) 2001 CH$_{21}$ | 11 February 2001 | list |
| (153398) 2001 QQ$_{108}$ | 19 August 2001 | list |
| (155835) 2000 YA$_8$ | 21 December 2000 | list |
| (165587) 2001 FW$_9$ | 20 March 2001 | list |
| (169077) 2001 HT$_3$ | 18 April 2001 | list |
| (169260) 2001 SM$_{169}$ | 22 September 2001 | list |
| (172676) 2003 YD$_{136}$ | 30 December 2003 | list |
| (173444) 2000 LG$_3$ | 5 June 2000 | list |
| (176163) 2001 JV | 12 May 2001 | list |
| (176412) 2001 VW$_1$ | 9 November 2001 | list |
| (177282) 2003 WQ$_{151}$ | 28 November 2003 | list |
| (177954) 2006 OA | 16 July 2006 | list |
| (178992) 2001 RM$_2$ | 9 September 2001 | list |
| (181886) 1999 RP$_{32}$ | 9 September 1999 | list |
| (182243) 2001 FV$_9$ | 20 March 2001 | list |
| (185753) 1999 RM$_{193}$ | 13 September 1999 | list |
| (189041) 2000 OR$_2$ | 24 July 2000 | list |
| (189044) 2000 PB$_3$ | 1 August 2000 | list |
| (192591) 1999 CE$_8$ | 13 February 1999 | list |
| (194274) 2001 UL$_{16}$ | 25 October 2001 | list |
| (194512) 2001 XR | 7 December 2001 | list |
| (195205) 2002 DH | 16 February 2002 | list |
| (205538) 2001 SO$_{169}$ | 22 September 2001 | list |
| (208268) 2000 WC$_{170}$ | 23 November 2000 | list |
| (210917) 2001 SE$_{263}$ | 25 September 2001 | list |
| (211398) 2002 VN$_{15}$ | 7 November 2002 | list |
| (216935) 1999 RJ$_{43}$ | 13 September 1999 | list |
| (217770) 2000 RB$_8$ | 2 September 2000 | list |
| (222342) 2000 WX$_9$ | 22 November 2000 | list |
| (222548) 2001 VE$_4$ | 11 November 2001 | list |
| (225563) 2000 TL$_2$ | 2 October 2000 | list |
| (228259) 1999 PL$_3$ | 12 August 1999 | list |
| (229758) 2007 NG | 7 July 2007 | list |
| (231776) 1999 XM$_{127}$ | 10 December 1999 | list |
| (232885) 2004 XT$_3$ | 4 December 2004 | list |
| (233592) 2007 RT$_{109}$ | 11 September 2007 | list |
| (233722) 2008 SY$_{151}$ | 30 September 2008 | list |
| (235902) 2005 DC | 16 February 2005 | list |
| (237053) 2008 SD$_{149}$ | 28 September 2008 | list |
| (237087) 2008 TJ$_1$ | 2 October 2008 | list |
| (237796) 2002 BU$_{20}$ | 21 January 2002 | list |
| (239278) 2007 OP | 17 July 2007 | list |
| (239283) 2007 PG | 3 August 2007 | list |
| (241115) 2007 PC$_2$ | 7 August 2007 | list |
| (241409) 2008 US$_{99}$ | 30 October 2008 | list |
| (242664) 2005 ST$_{25}$ | 28 September 2005 | list |
| (246641) 2008 YU$_8$ | 22 December 2008 | list |
| (247139) 2000 WP$_{104}$ | 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 OJ$_1$ | 18 July 2009 | list |
| (253061) 2002 TV$_{69}$ | 10 October 2002 | list |
| (256481) 2007 DU$_{101}$ | 27 February 2007 | list |
| (256496) 2007 ES$_{56}$ | 10 March 2007 | list |
| (256653) 2007 XM$_{10}$ | 3 December 2007 | list |
| (257206) 2008 UA | 18 October 2008 | list |
| (257368) 2009 OO$_{21}$ | 31 July 2009 | list |
| (258167) 2001 SF$_{116}$ | 22 September 2001 | list |
| (258371) 2001 XS | 7 December 2001 | list |
| (259022) 2002 TF$_{190}$ | 13 October 2002 | list |
| (263256) 2008 BB$_{15}$ | 27 January 2008 | list |
| (264026) 2009 QO$_{11}$ | 22 August 2009 | list |
| (266608) 2008 LT$_{16}$ | 14 June 2008 | list |
| (269217) 2008 ND$_1$ | 1 July 2008 | list |
| (270179) 2001 SH$_{263}$ | 25 September 2001 | list |
| (270981) 2002 WN$_{11}$ | 28 November 2002 | list |
| (273996) 2007 OQ | 17 July 2007 | list |
| (274056) 2007 TP$_{24}$ | 11 October 2007 | list |
| (275765) 2001 PT$_{29}$ | 12 August 2001 | list |
| (278204) 2007 EH$_{34}$ | 10 March 2007 | list |
| (278205) 2007 EJ$_{34}$ | 10 March 2007 | list |
| (279131) 2009 QU$_{39}$ | 21 August 2009 | list |
| (279849) 2000 YD$_8$ | 21 December 2000 | list |
| (281238) 2007 KQ | 16 May 2007 | list |
| (281251) 2007 NT | 9 July 2007 | list |
| (284556) 2007 SD$_{11}$ | 22 September 2007 | list |
| (285781) 2000 WW$_9$ | 22 November 2000 | list |
| (286056) 2001 SK$_{282}$ | 28 September 2001 | list |
| (293584) 2007 JV$_2$ | 9 May 2007 | list |
| (293625) 2007 MD$_4$ | 17 June 2007 | list |
| (293638) 2007 OR$_7$ | 26 July 2007 | list |
| (293723) 2007 RT$_{13}$ | 11 September 2007 | list |
| (293944) 2007 TQ$_{18}$ | 9 October 2007 | list |
| (294511) 2007 XO$_{10}$ | 3 December 2007 | list |
| (295467) 2008 QH$_3$ | 25 August 2008 | list |
| (296076) 2009 BZ$_7$ | 22 January 2009 | list |
| (296521) 2009 MZ$_8$ | 29 June 2009 | list |
| (297093) 2010 MD | 16 June 2010 | list |
| (298834) 2004 RT$_{164}$ | 13 September 2004 | list |
| (300759) 2007 VC$_{234}$ | 9 November 2007 | list |
| (300820) 2007 WV$_{52}$ | 17 November 2007 | list |
| (300845) 2007 YH$_3$ | 17 December 2007 | list |
| (300898) 2008 BC$_{25}$ | 30 January 2008 | list |
| (304821) 2007 RB | 1 September 2007 | list |
| (305845) 2009 EK$_3$ | 15 March 2009 | list |
| (305871) 2009 FF$_1$ | 17 March 2009 | list |
| (305882) 2009 FC$_{17}$ | 20 March 2009 | list |
| (306056) 2010 GY$_{28}$ | 8 April 2010 | list |
| (307506) 2002 YF$_{15}$ | 31 December 2002 | list |
| (309236) 2007 RW | 3 September 2007 | list |
| (311991) 2007 HH$_5$ | 20 April 2007 | list |
| (312178) 2007 VX$_9$ | 5 November 2007 | list |
| (312254) 2008 AL$_2$ | 3 January 2008 | list |
| (316106) 2009 PM | 12 August 2009 | list |
| (316120) 2009 QM$_{26}$ | 21 August 2009 | list |
| (316123) 2009 QT$_{35}$ | 25 August 2009 | list |
| (320262) 2007 RA | 1 September 2007 | list |
| (320430) 2007 VW$_{91}$ | 7 November 2007 | list |
| (320591) 2008 BD$_{25}$ | 30 January 2008 | list |
| (320869) 2008 GO$_2$ | 5 April 2008 | list |
| (321037) 2008 QK$_3$ | 25 August 2008 | list |
| (321363) 2009 MK$_8$ | 24 June 2009 | list |
| (326317) 1999 VN$_{23}$ | 13 November 1999 | list |
| (329344) 2001 QW$_{152}$ | 27 August 2001 | list |
| (332411) 2007 PJ$_6$ | 8 August 2007 | list |
| (332569) 2008 SH | 18 September 2008 | list |
| (333173) 2012 CR$_{53}$ | 22 March 2002 | list |
| (336074) 2008 FU$_{73}$ | 26 September 2001 | list |
| (338452) 2003 FO$_2$ | 23 March 2003 | list |
| (341173) 2007 RX | 3 September 2007 | list |
| (341175) 2007 RP$_8$ | 8 September 2007 | list |
| (341178) 2007 RG$_{12}$ | 11 September 2007 | list |
| (341180) 2007 RY$_{16}$ | 13 September 2007 | list |
| (342518) 2008 UY$_{199}$ | 31 October 2008 | list |
| (342966) 2009 BA$_{10}$ | 18 January 2009 | list |
| (345849) 2007 OW$_3$ | 18 July 2007 | list |
| (345962) 2007 TM$_{24}$ | 11 October 2007 | list |
| (346110) 2007 VA$_{92}$ | 7 November 2007 | list |
| (346315) 2008 QE$_{24}$ | 30 August 2008 | list |
| (346648) 2008 XQ$_{45}$ | 4 December 2008 | list |
| (346740) 2009 BX$_5$ | 18 January 2009 | list |
| (349327) 2007 VJ | 1 November 2007 | list |
| (349330) 2007 VK$_7$ | 2 November 2007 | list |
| (350344) 2012 UQ$_{105}$ | 6 November 1999 | list |
| (350778) 2002 CM$_{11}$ | 2 February 2002 | list |
| (352334) 2007 VL$_7$ | 2 November 2007 | list |
| (352396) 2007 WG$_{56}$ | 29 November 2007 | list |
| (352847) 2008 WB$_{22}$ | 3 December 2004 | list |
| (353589) 2011 TM$_3$ | 19 September 2006 | list |
| (358426) 2007 DC$_8$ | 21 February 2007 | list |
| (359327) 2009 KW$_{21}$ | 29 May 2009 | list |
| (360401) 2002 FM$_5$ | 16 March 2002 | list |
| (362038) 2009 AG$_2$ | 3 January 2009 | list |
| (364498) 2007 EH$_{39}$ | 10 March 2007 | list |
| (365493) 2010 QM$_4$ | 19 August 2010 | list |
| (369116) 2008 PB$_{17}$ | 11 August 2008 | list |
| (370186) 2002 CV$_{116}$ | 11 February 2002 | list |
| (371788) 2007 NS | 9 July 2007 | list |
| (372161) 2008 TB$_3$ | 3 October 2008 | list |
| (372646) 2009 WM$_{26}$ | 22 November 2009 | list |
| (373498) 2000 YC$_8$ | 21 December 2000 | list |
| (375149) 2008 BA$_{46}$ | 30 January 2008 | list |
| (375335) 2008 SN | 18 September 2008 | list |
| (376592) 2013 PX$_{27}$ | 7 October 2010 | list |
| (378464) 2007 TP$_{15}$ | 3 October 2007 | list |
| (378467) 2007 TK$_{24}$ | 11 October 2007 | list |
| (380785) 2005 VW$_5$ | 6 November 2005 | list |
| (382978) 2005 BW$_2$ | 18 January 2005 | list |
| (384165) 2009 BB$_{10}$ | 21 January 2009 | list |
| (386816) 2010 GP$_{23}$ | 5 April 2010 | list |
| (388698) 2007 VJ$_7$ | 2 November 2007 | list |
| (389061) 2008 WJ | 18 November 2008 | list |
| (389519) 2010 GD$_{146}$ | 7 April 2010 | list |
| (394434) 2007 PE$_2$ | 7 August 2007 | list |
| (394565) 2007 VR | 1 November 2007 | list |
| (394566) 2007 VB$_{12}$ | 6 November 2007 | list |
| (397510) 2007 TB | 1 October 2007 | list |
| (400254) 2007 RC | 1 September 2007 | list |
| (403386) 2009 QM$_{11}$ | 22 August 2009 | list |
| (405060) 2001 TT$_{18}$ | 11 October 2001 | list |
| (406820) 2008 XF$_1$ | 2 December 2008 | list |
| (410685) 2008 WA$_{59}$ | 22 November 2008 | list |
| (419017) 2009 QA$_{10}$ | 21 August 2009 | list |
| (420533) 2012 FB$_{73}$ | 2 April 2002 | list |
| (425278) 2009 WD$_{177}$ | 23 November 2009 | list |
| (427440) 2001 OW$_{12}$ | 21 July 2001 | list |
| (431438) 2007 RV | 3 September 2007 | list |
| (435178) 2007 RM$_8$ | 8 September 2007 | list |
| (435245) 2007 TM$_{22}$ | 9 October 2007 | list |
| (436326) 2010 GP$_{32}$ | 8 April 2010 | list |
| (440944) 2007 AH | 8 January 2007 | list |
| (441770) 2009 DQ$_3$ | 19 February 2009 | list |
| (450965) 2008 NW$_3$ | 13 July 2008 | list |
| (456877) 2007 VY$_{91}$ | 7 November 2007 | list |
| (470595) 2008 NM$_3$ | 13 July 2008 | list |
| (475995) 2007 RR$_8$ | 8 September 2007 | list |
| (504506) 2008 MX$_1$ | 30 June 2008 | list |
| (526937) 2007 OR | 17 July 2007 | list |
| (527741) 2008 AS$_3$ | 9 January 2008 | list |
| (529035) 2009 OF$_1$ | 18 July 2009 | list |
| (529048) 2009 PS$_1$ | 14 August 2009 | list |
| (545165) 2011 BQ$_{37}$ | 28 January 2011 | list |
| (545208) 2011 CR$_9$ | 18 October 2009 | list |
| Co-discovery made with: $^A$ G. Bell $^B$ D. Tibbets |||