Wolfgang Ries

Wolfgang Ries (born 1968) is an Austrian amateur astronomer, astrophotographer and discoverer of minor planets.

[2][3] Ries has his own private observatory at Altschwendt in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

[2][4] The Minor Planet Center credits him with discovering numerous asteroids since 2004 and 2009.

[1] The main-belt asteroid 266887 Wolfgangries was named after him.

[3] Naming citation was published on 22 July 2013 (M.P.C.