Leonard Kornoš (born 1956) is a
Slovak astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, natural satellite, moons, comets and galaxy, g ...
and a prolific discoverer of
asteroid
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s.
Career
He is a lecturer at
Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, and known for his
astrometric
Astrometry is a branch of astronomy that involves precise measurements of the positions and movements of stars and other celestial bodies. It provides the kinematics and physical origin of the Solar System and this galaxy, the Milky Way.
Histor ...
and
photometric observations of asteroids and
comet
A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process that is called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena ar ...
s. His research includes the relations between
meteoroid streams and their
parent bodies.
He is credited with the discovery of 37 minor planets, many of which are co-discoveries with astronomers
Peter Kolény,
Juraj Tóth
Juraj Tóth (born 28 March 1975) is a Slovak astronomer, discoverer of minor planets, and professor of astronomy at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia.
An expert in meteoroid fragmentation, he is known for his observations of the 1998 ...
,
Adrián Galád
Adrián Galád (born 1970) is a Slovak astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets.
He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 81 numbered minor planets between 1995 and 2009, most of them in collaboratio ...
,
Dušan Kalmančok
Dušan Kalmančok (born 1945) is a Slovak astronomer and co-discoverer of minor planets.
He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 7 asteroids between 1996 and 2000, and significantly contributed to the establishment of th ...
,
Štefan Gajdoš
This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of one or several minor planets (such as near-Earth and main-belt asteroids, Jupiter trojans and distant objects). , the discovery of 612,011 numb ...
and
Jozef Világi.
Awards and honors
The asteroid
23899 Kornoš, discovered by
LONEOS at
Anderson Mesa Station
Anderson Mesa Station is an astronomical observatory established in 1959 as a dark-sky observing site for Lowell Observatory. It is located at Anderson Mesa in Coconino County, Arizona, about 12 miles southeast of Lowell's main campus on Mars ...
in 1998, was named in his honor.
The official naming citation was published 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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on 12 July 2014 ().
List of discovered minor planets
See also
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References
1956 births
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Discoverers of asteroids
Slovak astronomers
Living people
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