Nikolay Stepanovich Chernykh (October 6, 1931 - May 26, 2004) was a Soviet and Russian astronomer. Chernykh worked with his wife and colleague Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh. The asteroid 2325 Chernykh discovered in 1979 by Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos was named in their honour. Read more