Kleť Observatory

Kleť Observatory (Czech: 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, the observatory is at an altitude of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft) and has around 150 clear nights per year.

Kleť Observatory
Named afterKleť 
Observatory code 046 
LocationČeské Budějovice, Czech Republic
Coordinates48°51′49″N 14°17′04″E
Altitude1,070 m (3,510 ft)
Websitewww.klet.cz
Location of Kleť Observatory
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Astronomers

Astronomer Antonín Mrkos became director of Kleť Observatory in 1965.[1]

Two main astronomers who currently work at Kleť Observatory are Jana Tichá and her husband Miloš Tichý.[2]

Instruments

The observatory has two primary telescopes:

  • 1.06-m KLENOT telescope (since 2002)
  • 0.57-m f/5.2 reflector (since 1993)

Discoveries
Minor planets discovered: 315 [3]
see § Discoveries credited to Kleť Observatory

As of 2015 over a thousand asteroids were discovered at Kleť Observatory, as well as comet 196P/Tichý.[2][4][5]

Asteroid 5583 Braunerova was discovered by A. Mrkos at Kleť Observatory in 1989. The asteroid 7796 Járacimrman was (re)discovered at Kleť Observatory on 16 January 1996 by Zdeněk Moravec and was designated 1996 BG. It was observed until April 1996 and then in June and July 1997. It was discovered to be a lost asteroid which had previously been observed twice: at the Brera-Merate Observatory in northern Italy on 12 December 1973 and at Siding Spring Observatory (Australia), on 8 and 9 July 1990. Asteroid 4250 Perun, provisional designation "1984 UG", was discovered by Zdeňka Vávrová on 20 October 1984.

Discoveries credited to Kleť Observatory
7390 Kundera31 August 1983list
7672 Hawking24 October 1995list
7799 Martinšolc24 February 1996list
8137 Kvíz19 September 1979list
8719 Vesmír11 November 1995list
8990 Compassion19 February 1980list
9087 Neff29 September 1995list
(9444) 1997 JA1 May 1997list
9665 Inastronoviny5 June 1996list
(9901) 1997 NV1 July 1997list
(12010) 1996 UN18 October 1996list
12409 Bukovanská28 September 1995list
12790 Cernan24 October 1995list
12799 von Suttner26 November 1995list
12835 Stropek7 February 1997list
14056 Kainar13 January 1996list
(14541) 1997 SF20 September 1997list
(15051) 1998 YK117 December 1998list
(15456) 1998 YP318 December 1998list
(17167) 1999 NB4 July 1999list
(17595) 1995 EO1 March 1995list
17611 Jožkakubík24 October 1995list
(18535) 1996 XQ139 December 1996list
(18613) 1998 DR19 February 1998list
(18846) 1999 RB288 September 1999list
(19273) 1995 XJ10 December 1995list
(19613) 1999 OX19 July 1999list
(20201) 1997 EK66 March 1997list
(20622) 1999 TQ118 October 1999list
21257 Jižní Čechy26 February 1996list
(21317) 1996 XV1812 December 1996list
24847 Polesný26 November 1995list
(25007) 1998 PJ5 August 1998list
(25013) 1998 QR17 August 1998list
25383 Lindacker18 October 1999list
(26962) 1997 PE313 August 1997list
(27173) 1999 BM118 January 1999list
(27907) 1996 TU915 October 1996list
(27961) 1997 SU122 September 1997list
(28030) 1998 DW1226 February 1998list
(28217) 1998 YO318 December 1998list
28614 Vejvoda25 March 2000list
29760 Milevsko15 February 1999list
(31049) 1996 QZ20 August 1996list
(31092) 1997 CW56 February 1997list
(31106) 1997 PU212 August 1997list
(31145) 1997 UK19 October 1997list
(31204) 1998 AA1015 January 1998list
(31215) 1998 BN1026 January 1998list
(31321) 1998 HD321 April 1998list
(31364) 1998 WM624 November 1998list
(31571) 1999 FY2025 March 1999list
(32596) 2001 QS15429 August 2001list
(32939) 1995 UN224 October 1995list
(32970) 1996 QX19 August 1996list
(33006) 1997 EJ66 March 1997list
(33052) 1997 UA829 October 1997list
(33136) 1998 DZ18 February 1998list
(33240) 1998 HC320 April 1998list
(34160) 2000 QS2626 August 2000list
(35683) 1999 BK521 January 1999list
(35761) 1999 HC221 April 1999list
(37694) 1995 WC626 November 1995list
(37753) 1997 CO137 February 1997list
(39893) 1998 FS524 March 1998list
(40202) 1998 SN2624 September 1998list
(42598) 1997 UD829 October 1997list
(42605) 1998 BR2527 January 1998list
(42619) 1998 FE1225 March 1998list
(42997) 1999 UM118 October 1999list
(44104) 1998 GO17 April 1998list
(44885) 1999 VB1 November 1999list
(45016) 1999 WV230 November 1999list
(45471) 2000 AG20413 January 2000list
(46252) 2001 HH3230 April 2001list
(46663) 1996 DR226 February 1996list
(46672) 1996 OA16 July 1996list
(46730) 1997 TY169 October 1997list
(46776) 1998 HN4924 April 1998list
(46924) 1998 SP2624 September 1998list
(47163) 1999 TP118 October 1999list
(47500) 2000 AX507 January 2000list
(48727) 1997 AL1815 January 1997list
(48732) 1997 CM43 February 1997list
(50184) 2000 AN16813 January 2000list
(50960) 2000 GN829 April 2000list
(51199) 2000 JA44 May 2000list
(52524) 1996 PH8 August 1996list
(53134) 1999 BG118 January 1999list
(54222) 2000 JF3 May 2000list
(55904) 1998 DR120 February 1998list
(55905) 1998 DD321 February 1998list
(55941) 1998 HS423 April 1998list
(56423) 2000 GW32 April 2000list
(58516) 1996 XT1411 December 1996list
(58574) 1997 RD811 September 1997list
(58582) 1997 SF325 September 1997list
(58690) 1998 BP1027 January 1998list
(58694) 1998 BQ2527 January 1998list
(58752) 1998 FF1226 March 1998list
(59113) 1998 XQ10 December 1998list
(59197) 1999 BN320 January 1999list
(59797) 1999 PX7 August 1999list
(63688) 2001 QR15428 August 2001list
(65793) 1995 WS321 November 1995list
(66857) 1999 VQ2515 November 1999list
(67069) 2000 AQ12 January 2000list
(69450) 1996 TL34 October 1996list
(69475) 1996 XE96 December 1996list
(69579) 1998 DQ120 February 1998list
(69999) 1998 XN9 December 1998list
(70937) 1999 WT229 November 1999list
(73810) 1995 UW224 October 1995list
(73871) 1997 AP1614 January 1997list
(73935) 1997 SH326 September 1997list
(74312) 1998 UO621 October 1998list
(74381) 1998 XU1515 December 1998list
(74401) 1998 YZ16 December 1998list
(74596) 1999 QQ20 August 1999list
(74805) 1999 TF2 October 1999list
(75759) 2000 AH16812 January 2000list
(77039) 2001 CK3715 February 2001list
(79243) 1994 RA19 September 1994list
(79347) 1996 XJ24 December 1996list
(79478) 1998 CB16 February 1998list
(79498) 1998 FP12631 March 1998list
79896 Billhaley20 January 1999list
(80243) 1999 WL128 November 1999list
(80629) 2000 AJ20414 January 2000list
(80630) 2000 AL20414 January 2000list
(85402) 1996 TO154 October 1996list
(85416) 1996 XN24 December 1996list
(85428) 1997 AN1614 January 1997list
(85429) 1997 AJ1815 January 1997list
(85508) 1997 UD723 October 1997list
(85510) 1997 UZ729 October 1997list
(85576) 1998 DH119 February 1998list
(85772) 1998 UN621 October 1998list
(85816) 1998 XG8 December 1998list
(85840) 1998 YR418 December 1998list
(85864) 1999 BJ721 January 1999list
(88909) 2001 TG713 October 2001list
(90821) 1995 SA226 September 1995list
(90828) 1995 UH223 October 1995list
(90893) 1997 BE16 January 1997list
(90907) 1997 GX3 April 1997list
(90933) 1997 TX75 October 1997list
(91012) 1998 DY18 February 1998list
(91042) 1998 FF1526 March 1998list
(91225) 1999 BL320 January 1999list
(91226) 1999 BK722 January 1999list
(91330) 1999 HM220 April 1999list
(94186) 2001 AH4515 January 2001list
(95072) 2002 AW6615 January 2002list
(96355) 1997 VR611 November 1997list
(96393) 1998 DF119 February 1998list
(98074) 2000 RT567 September 2000list
(98725) 2000 YP1423 December 2000list
(98727) 2000 YN1626 December 2000list
(100358) 1995 UK224 October 1995list
(100437) 1996 OY22 July 1996list
(100462) 1996 TV915 October 1996list
(100508) 1997 AY1413 January 1997list
(100517) 1997 BD16 January 1997list
(100524) 1997 CV56 February 1997list
(100625) 1997 UZ22 October 1997list
(101041) 1998 QV9831 August 1998list
(101578) 1999 BM320 January 1999list
(101621) 1999 CH1615 February 1999list
(101893) 1999 PJ6 August 1999list
(101963) 1999 RG4015 September 1999list
(102622) 1999 VR2515 November 1999list
(102859) 1999 WH128 November 1999list
(102860) 1999 WJ128 November 1999list
(102867) 1999 WE530 November 1999list
(104329) 2000 FN825 March 2000list
(107567) 2001 DK8927 February 2001list
(112063) 2002 JA167 May 2002list
(120676) 1997 AO1614 January 1997list
(120788) 1998 FD1626 March 1998list
(120801) 1998 FU7230 March 1998list
(120816) 1998 HN4230 April 1998list
(120985) 1998 XT1515 December 1998list
(121088) 1999 FX2024 March 1999list
(121225) 1999 RX278 September 1999list
(121239) 1999 RQ4114 September 1999list
(121643) 1999 WN128 November 1999list
(121804) 2000 AK16813 January 2000list
(128721) 2004 RU1368 September 2004list
(129590) 1997 UN19 October 1997list
(129597) 1997 VT14 November 1997list
(129878) 1999 SQ221 September 1999list
(132160) 2002 ES28 March 2002list
(134486) 1998 XP10 December 1998list
(134738) 2000 AM16813 January 2000list
(134742) 2000 AK20414 January 2000list
(136825) 1997 SX326 September 1997list
(136833) 1997 UP19 October 1997list
(137033) 1998 UM621 October 1998list
(142473) 2002 TF151 October 2002list
(143492) 2003 DP422 February 2003list
(151241) 2002 AE4 January 2002list
(151436) 2002 GK26 April 2002list
(152661) 1998 DS120 February 1998list
(152733) 1998 WL825 November 1998list
(152743) 1998 YK622 December 1998list
(152745) 1998 YN1124 December 1998list
(154468) 2003 DG1728 February 2003list
(155400) 1995 UD121 October 1995list
155438 Velásquez18 February 1998list
(155679) 2000 JP24 May 2000list
(156867) 2003 DD1627 February 2003list
(157852) 1998 TH613 October 1998list
(160539) 1997 SG20 September 1997list
(160605) 1999 TT1212 October 1999list
(161230) 2002 XO9013 December 2002list
(162059) 1997 AM1713 January 1997list
(164677) 1997 GA48 April 1997list
(164717) 1998 GN16 April 1998list
(164818) 1999 RR4114 September 1999list
(166386) 2002 NO48 July 2002list
(173165) 1997 AM1815 January 1997list
(173208) 1998 SO2624 September 1998list
(175697) 1995 UG223 October 1995list
(175707) 1996 QA120 August 1996list
(178337) 1995 UM224 October 1995list
(179560) 2002 EL1113 March 2002list
(180523) 2004 DR3820 February 2004list
(181766) 1997 AW1412 January 1997list
(188152) 2002 GK2 April 2002list
(188209) 2002 SO2830 September 2002list
(189424) 1997 SK225 September 1997list
(191899) 2005 BP117 January 2005list
(192458) 1998 DG119 February 1998list
(192466) 1998 FJ1630 March 1998list
(192588) 1999 BH118 January 1999list
(192928) 2000 AP65 January 2000list
(194004) 2001 SB518 September 2001list
(196948) 2003 US3826 October 2003list
(197952) 2004 RA849 September 2004list
(200204) 1999 TX42 October 1999list
(200529) 2001 DA16 February 2001list
(204576) 2005 GN93 April 2005list
(205013) 1997 PS211 August 1997list
(205063) 1999 RD3913 September 1999list
(205166) 2000 AL16813 January 2000list
(205257) 2000 RT789 September 2000list
(208033) 1999 QR20 August 1999list
(209066) 2003 QU6926 August 2003list
(210476) 1995 UF122 October 1995list
(213647) 2002 RY1167 September 2002list
(213775) 2003 DK1728 February 2003list
(215123) 1999 RS4115 September 1999list
(215624) 2003 SF23526 September 2003list
(219102) 1998 SQ2624 September 1998list
(220629) 2004 PE10515 August 2004list
(225571) 2000 UV123 October 2000list
(230853) 2004 RZ839 September 2004list
(231745) 1999 RR21415 September 1999list
(231924) 2001 CL3715 February 2001list
(232962) 2005 ES384 March 2005list
(239808) 1996 TK912 October 1996list
(239817) 1998 BZ3331 January 1998list
(241373) 2008 RM2 September 2008list
(242235) 2003 SM12920 September 2003list
(243160) 2007 TB7515 October 2007list
(245366) 2005 GS1 April 2005list
(247201) 2001 OO10931 July 2001list
(251721) 1997 UO19 October 1997list
(251726) 1998 DD118 February 1998list
(264990) 2003 DR422 February 2003list
(267018) 1995 UL224 October 1995list
(268052) 2004 RH2 September 2004list
(268053) 2004 RV15 September 2004list
(268057) 2004 RQ248 September 2004list
(269246) 2008 QF2030 August 2008list
(274296) 2008 QJ1927 August 2008list
(276496) 2003 QU2723 August 2003list
(279966) 2001 TD815 October 2001list
(280175) 2002 RB1177 September 2002list
(280371) 2003 UV718 October 2003list
(281167) 2007 EN3912 March 2007list
(285142) 1995 UG122 October 1995list
(287641) 2003 JA43 May 2003list
(287692) 2003 QX2723 August 2003list
(302054) 2000 UU122 October 2000list
(303177) 2004 FW3129 March 2004list
(307626) 2003 SS7618 September 2003list
(307688) 2003 UW718 October 2003list
(309359) 2007 TG7214 October 2007list
(310951) 2003 UT3826 October 2003list
(311119) 2004 PA208 August 2004list
(318168) 2004 RY5 September 2004list
(322455) 2011 UG3614 February 2001list
(323297) 2003 UX718 October 2003list
(326173) 2012 BC11514 February 2001list
(328372) 2008 QH1927 August 2008list
(330483) 2007 GY2411 April 2007list
(331906) 2004 RR107 September 2004list
(344647) 2003 QT6926 August 2003list
(363728) 2004 XC44 December 2004list
(363761) 2005 CF376 February 2005list
(366351) 1999 TO118 October 1999list
(368582) 2004 PD10515 August 2004list
(370011) 2000 AD426 January 2000list
(377174) 2003 UR3824 October 2003list
(386031) 2007 EY2612 March 2007list
(401820) 1996 SP730 September 1996list
(410327) 2007 UT1216 October 2007list
(427516) 2002 GZ14 April 2002list
(430629) 2003 QW2723 August 2003list
(434343) 2004 RG2 September 2004list
(457074) 2008 EE696 March 2008list
(462055) 2007 EX2612 March 2007list
(474144) 1997 UA18 October 1997list

KLENOT project
Minor planets discovered: 30 [3]
see § List of discovered minor planets

KLENOT is an initialism of KLET Observatory Near Earth and Other unusual objects observations Team and Telescope.[6] It is limited to objects with a visual apparent magnitude of 22.0 and brighter.[7]

List of discovered minor planets
42377 KLENOT8 March 2002list
68779 Schöninger18 March 2002list
89909 Linie8 March 2002list
90279 Devětsil26 February 2003list
111913 Davidgans1 April 2002list
126780 Ivovasiljev10 March 2002list
128622 Rudiš4 September 2004list
149160 Geojih1 April 2002list
149728 Klostermann19 May 2004list
157064 Sedona26 September 2003list
159743 Kluk23 March 2003list
159799 Kralice15 September 2003list
159814 Saguaro27 September 2003list
166570 Adolfträger8 September 2002list
170306 Augustzátka18 September 2003list
175017 Záboří28 March 2004list
183560 Křišťan24 May 2003list
191282 Feustel22 March 2003list
204370 Ferdinandvaněk5 October 2004list
209107 Šafránek16 September 2003list
213771 Johndee27 February 2003list
215841 Čimelice6 February 2005list
223360 Švankmajer16 September 2003list
230648 Zikmund17 September 2003list
232923 Adalovelace15 January 2005list
235621 Kratochvíle5 September 2004list
250374 Jírovec17 October 2003list
350969 Boiohaemum27 February 2003list
363623 Chelčický15 August 2004list
405207 Konstanz24 May 2003list

References
  1. Adámek, Hynek (18 May 2012). "První český vědec na Antarktidě: Výzkum v nejdrsnějších podmínkách na Zemi". National Geographic Czech (in Czech). Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. Mlsová, Ludmila (18 February 2013). "Na Kleti patří k nejlepším hledačům planetek, už jich mají tisíc". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). iDNES. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  3. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. "Klet' Observatory & KLENOT Project". www.klet.org. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  5. "196P/Tichy (2000)". www.aerith.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  6. "KLENOT Project Homepage". Klet.org. 24 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  7. "KLENOT Introduction". Klet.org. 13 January 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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