THE TAUTENBURG MINOR PLANETS (1987-1992)

Over the 6 years between 1987 and 1992 we have observed 2789 asteroids with the Tautenburg (1340/2000/4000) Schmidt telescope and calculated 10,071 positions for them. The detected objects are divided into 574 numbered planets and 2215 with provisional designations. The last grou p was split into 1738 ''new'' objects (78.5%) which could not have bee n identified with any other observed objects, and in 477 objects (21.5 %) which were identified directly with an object previously observed. Referring to new provisional designations, Tautenburg ranks among the six most active institutes. Forty-one numbered objects are discoveries of Tautenburg. In these 6 years 1101 orbit determinations were compil ed from the literature. The number of successful identifications is re markably high. Our observations represent a considerable addition to t he total system of asteroid observations.