Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin discovered 692 Subbotina in 1936, named after Soviet scientist Mikhail Subbotin.
It was discovered by Grigory Neujmin at the Crimean Simeiz Observatory in 1936, and later named after Soviet mathematician and astronomer Mikhail Subbotin. Neujmin is credited with the discovery of 74 asteroids, and notably 951 Gaspra and 762 Pulcova. 
