Ladislav Brožek (born 1952) is a Slovak
astronomer.
At the Bohemian
Kleť Observatory
Kleť Observatory ( cz, Hvězdárna Kleť; obs. code: 046) is an astronomical observatory in the Czech Republic. It is situated in South Bohemia, south of the summit of Mount Kleť, near the town of České Budějovice. Constructed in 1957, t ...
, he discovered a total of 23
minor planets between 1979 and 1982, as credited by the
Minor Planet Center
The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official body for observing and reporting on minor planets under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Founded in 1947, it operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
Function
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One of his discoveries, the main-belt asteroid
2613 Plzeň, he named after his birthplace
Plzeň
Plzeň (; German and English: Pilsen, in German ) is a city in the Czech Republic. About west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 169,000 inhabita ...
(Pilsen).
In 1981, he discovered
3102 Krok, a
near-Earth object of the
Apollo group
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The company owns and operates several higher-learning institutions, including ...
.
He also named another of his discoveries,
3834 Zappafrank, in memory of rock musician and composer
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. His work is characterized by wikt:nonconformity, nonconformity, Free improvisation, free-form improvisation, sound experimen ...
(1940–1993).
List of discovered minor planets
See also
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References
1952 births
20th-century astronomers
Discoverers of asteroids
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Living people
Slovak astronomers
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