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Grigory Nikolayevich Neujmin (1886-1946) was a GeorgianRussian astronomer, native of Tbilisi in Georgia, and a discoverer of numerous minor planets as well as 6 periodic and a hyperbolic comet at the Pulkovo and Simeiz Observatories during the first half of the 20th century.Neujmin is credited with the discovery of 74 asteroids, and notably 951 Gaspra and 762 Pulcova.He also discovered and co-discovered 6 Jupiter-family comets, He received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1945