Krisztián Sárneczky (born 6 November 1974 in
Budapest
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) is a
Hungarian teacher of geography and prolific
discoverer of minor planets
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and
supernovae
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, researching at
Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary. He is a board member of the ''Hungarian Astronomical Association'' (HAA) and member of the
American Association of Variable Star Observers
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, leader of the Comet Section of the HAA, and is a contributor in the editorial work of ''Hungarian Astronomical Almanach''.
Personal life
In 1990 he joined the ''Hungarian Astronomical Association'' and became the Co-ordinator of the Cometary Section the same year. In 1994 he became a member of the Executive Committee and in 1996 he was appointed secretary. In 1996 he also joined the ''American Association of Variable Star Observers'' (AAVSO).
Krisztián Sárneczky has published a number of articles in the astronomy community, and has a large number of
asteroid
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discoveries to his credit ''(see )''.
Professional experience
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Astrometry
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of
comet
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s and
minor planet
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s (including rotational
light curves)
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Photometry
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* Photometry (optics), the science of measurement of visible light in terms of its perceived brightness to human vision
* Photometry (astronomy), the measurement of the flux or intensity of an astronomical object's electr ...
of
supernovae
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.
Places of field work
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Siding Spring Observatory
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, NSW,
Australia
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(visiting astronomer, 2007),
* Hungarian Astronomical Association's Polaris Observatory, Budapest, (from 2006 - )
* Baja Astronomical Observatory (visiting astronomer, 2005)
* The German-Spanish Astronomical Center at
Calar Alto Observatory
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(visiting astronomer, 2000 and 2001)
* Observatory of Hungarian Scientific Academy Konkoly-Thege Miklós Astronomical Research Institute at Piszkéstetõ, Hungary (visiting astronomer from 1997)
* Observatory of Szeged (from 1996)
Conferences
* GAIA-FUN-SSO-2 Workshop, September 19–21, 2012, Paris,
* Supernovae Illuminating the Universe: from Individuals to Populations, September 10–14, 2012, Garching bei München
MPA/ESO/MPE/Excellence Cluster Universe Conference on Supernovae Illuminating the Universe: from Individuals to Populations* IAU Colloquium 192, "Supernovae - 10 years of SN 1993J", April 22–26, 2003, Valencia,
* National Young Scientists' Conference (OTDK), second place in Physics Section, Astronomy subsection (1999),
* IAU Colloquium 173,"Evolution and Source Regions of Asteroids and Comets", August 24–28, 1998, Tatranska Lomnica,
Awards and honors
* Eötvös Fellowship (2007)
* National Young Scientists' Conference (OTDK), first place in Physics-Earth Sciences-Mathematics Section, Astronomy I. (Solar System) subsection (2001)
* Pro Renovanda Cultura Hungariae DT 2000/43.
* National Young Scientists' Conference (OTDK), second place in Physics Section, Astronomy subsection (1999)
* Young Scientists' Conference at University of Szeged (TDK), first place in Physics Section (1998 and 2000)
* In 2017, asteroid
10258 Sárneczky was named after him
Books
* ''Sváb-hegyi kisbolygók'', (Márta Sragner Keszthelyiné) ''Az égbolt mindenkié''. Budapest: Introducing the Hungarian Astronomical Association, 2005,
Publications
* Sárneczky K., Szabó Gy., Kiss L.L.: 1999, CCD observations of 11 faint asteroids, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 137., 363,
List of publications by Krisztián Sárneczky from 1999 to 2007List of publications by Krisztián Sárneczky from 2005 to 2013 Csillagászati hírportál,
Interview
* The first astronomical program on the internet. 2009
2010
Discoveries
As of 2018, Krisztián Sárneczky is credited by the
Minor Planet Center
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Funct ...
with the discovery and co-discovery of 379 numbered minor planets during 2000–2012,
as well as the co-discovery of 5 supernovae including and .
He has also discovered three of the first eight
predicted earth impactors:
2022 EB5,
2023 CX1, and
2024 BX1. Each of these impacted Earth's atmosphere generating a fireball within hours of discovery.
List of discovered minor planets
Co-discoverers:
L. Kiss G. Szabó Z. Heiner A. Derekas S. Mészáros B. Sipőcz, B. S. ocz
G. Fűrész D. Szám T. Szalai Z. Kuli B. Csák Á. Kárpáti C. Orgel A. Szing S. Kürti J. Kelemen E. Bányai A. Farkas G. Mező
A. Pál A. Király M. Langbroek G. Hodosán T. Csörgei P. Székely Á. Sódor J. Szulágyi Z. Heiner K. Vida
References
External links
Sárneczky Krisztián amateur astronomer webpageKrisztián Sárneczky
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1974 births
Discoverers of asteroids
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21st-century Hungarian astronomers
Living people