Leonard Kornoš

Leonard Kornoš (born 1956) is a Slovak astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids.[2]

Minor planets discovered: 37 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Career

He is a lecturer at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, and known for his astrometric and photometric observations of asteroids and comets. His research includes the relations between meteoroid streams and their parent bodies.[2] He is credited with the discovery of 37 minor planets, many of which are co-discoveries with astronomers Peter Kolény, Juraj Tóth, Adrián Galád, Dušan Kalmančok, Štefan Gajdoš and Jozef Világi.[1]

Awards and honors

The asteroid 23899 Kornoš, discovered by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa Station in 1998, was named in his honor.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 12 July 2014 (M.P.C. 89082).[3]

List of discovered minor planets
10207 Comeniana16 August 1997list [A]
13370 Júliusbreza7 November 1998list [A]
15376 Marták1 February 1997list [A]
21802 Svoreň6 October 1999list [B]
22469 Poloniny2 February 1997list [A]
22558 Mladen22 April 1998list [A]
24862 Hromec27 February 1996list [A]
24974 Macúch21 April 1998list [A]
(28753) 2000 HA18 April 2000list [C]
29824 Kalmančok23 February 1999list [B]
33129 Ivankrasko1 February 1998list [A]
33158 Rúfus26 February 1998list [A]
39880 Dobšinský15 March 1998list [A]
(43925) 1996 DB327 February 1996list [A]
(48729) 1997 AG2214 January 1997list [A]
53910 Jánfischer6 April 2000list [D]
(58819) 1998 HF321 April 1998list [A]
59389 Oskarvonmiller24 March 1999list [B]
59419 Prešov9 April 1999list [E]
(67019) 1999 XF13713 December 1999list [B]
(69461) 1996 UA324 October 1996list [A]
(73974) 1998 BT2629 January 1998list [A]
(74424) 1999 BN17 January 1999list [A]
(79361) 1997 DA16 February 1997list [A]
(80009) 1999 GD28 April 1999list [C]
(96379) 1998 BH18 January 1998list [A]
(100704) 1998 BG17 January 1998list [A]
(102626) 1999 VY2715 November 1999list [B]
(120767) 1998 BS2627 January 1998list [A]
(121336) 1999 TF66 October 1999list [B]
(125372) 2001 VE7215 November 2001list [B]
(129617) 1998 BV4130 January 1998list [A]
(145779) 1998 CC1 February 1998list [A]
(216921) 1996 VC39 November 1996list [A]
(257522) 1997 RH911 September 1997list [A]
(288471) 2004 FF318 March 2004list [F]
(310449) 2000 LC34 June 2000list [A]
Co-discovery made with:
A P. Kolény
B J. Tóth
C A. Galád
D D. Kalmančok
E Š. Gajdoš
F J. Világi

See also

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. "23899 Kornos (1998 SE61)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 April 2018.


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