簡介
他是一名多產的
彗星和
小行星發現者,也是賽丁泉巡天項目的參與者。他最著名的發現是2006年8月7日發現的
大彗星麥克諾特彗星(C/2006 P1)。
為了表彰他對天文學的貢獻,
小行星3173以他的名字McNaught命名。
發現的彗星
麥克諾特總共發現82顆彗星。
獨立發現的長周期彗星44顆:
C/1987 U3
C/2005 E2
C/2005 L2
C/2005 L3
C/2005 S4
C/2006 B1
C/2006 E1
C/2006 K1
C/2006 K3
C/2006 L2
C/2006 P1
C/2006 Q1
C/2007 K6
C/2007 M1
C/2007 P1
C/2007 T1
C/2007 Y2
C/2008 A1
C/2008 J4
C/2009 F2
C/2009 F4
C/2009 F5
C/2009 K5
C/2009 R1
C/2009 T1
C/2010 J2
C/2011 C1
C/2011 G1
C/2011 L2
C/2011 L3
C/2011 N2
C/2011 Q2
C/2011 R1
C/2012 C1
C/2012 H2
C/2012 K6
C/2012 T4
C/2012 Y3
C/2013 E1
C/2013 F3
C/2013 G2
C/2013 G7
C/2013 J3
C/2013 O3
獨立發現的短周期彗星26顆:
191P/McNaught
220P/McNaught
254P/McNaught
260P/McNaught
278P/McNaught
P/2004 R1 (McNaught)
P/2005 J1 (McNaught)
P/2005 L1 (McNaught)
P/2005 Y2 (McNaught)
P/2006 G1 (McNaught)
P/2006 H1 (McNaught)
P/2007 H1 (McNaught)
P/2008 J3 (McNaught)
P/2008 O2 (McNaught)
P/2008 Y3 (McNaught)
P/2009 Q5 (McNaught)
P/2009 S2 (McNaught)
P/2009 U4 (McNaught)
P/2010 J5 (McNaught)
P/2011 L1 (McNaught)
P/2011 P1 (McNaught)
P/2011 Q3 (McNaught)
P/2012 O1 (McNaught)
P/2012 O2 (McNaught)
P/2012 O3 (McNaught)
P/2013 J2 (McNaught)