Zoran Knežević (astronomer)
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Zoran Knežević ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Кнежевић; born 23 August 1949 in Osijek) is a
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astronomer An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. Astronomers observe astronomical objects, such as stars, planets, natural satellite, moons, comets and galaxy, galax ...
, who has been publishing since 1982. He is the current president of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU) since 2023. His major scientific contributions are in the field of movement of
small Solar System bodies A small Solar System body (SSSB) is an object in the Solar System that is neither a planet, a dwarf planet, nor a natural satellite. The term was first IAU definition of planet, defined in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as fo ...
, their proper elements and perturbations, as well as the identification and evolution of asteroid families. As of 2002, he is the director of Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade and the president of Serbian National Astronomy Committee.


Awards and honors

Asteroid 3900 Knežević, discovered by Edward Bowell, is named after him. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 23 December 1988 ().


See also

* * Vincenzo Zappalà


References


External links


Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3900) Knežević
Lutz Schmadel

www.astronomija.co.rs

1949 births 20th-century astronomers Discoverers of asteroids Living people Serbian astronomers {{Serbia-scientist-stub