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
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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
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