Peter Kušnirák
Encyclopedia
Peter Kušnirák is a Slovak
astronomer
. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroid
s and minor planet
s, such as his 1999 discovery of the minor planets 21656 Knuth
and 20256 Adolfneckař
, both located in the Aquarius
constellation at the time. He is based out of numerous observatories in the Czech Republic
, and works solo or with partners. He discovered the asteroid, 26401 Sobotište
, in 1999.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
s and minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
s, such as his 1999 discovery of the minor planets 21656 Knuth
21656 Knuth
21656 Knuth is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 9, 1999 by P. Pravec and P. Kušnirák at the Ondřejov Observatory. It is named after Donald Knuth, a renowned computer scientist and mathematician, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University....
and 20256 Adolfneckař
20256 Adolfneckar
20256 Adolfneckař is an asteroid, discovered on March 23, 1998. It was discovered at Ondřejov Observatory in the Czech Republic by P. Pravec. It was named after Adolf Neckar, the former director of the observatory, whose main focus was photographing planets....
, both located in the Aquarius
Aquarius (constellation)
Aquarius is a constellation of the zodiac, situated between Capricornus and Pisces. Its name is Latin for "water-bearer" or "cup-bearer", and its symbol is , a representation of water....
constellation at the time. He is based out of numerous observatories in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, and works solo or with partners. He discovered the asteroid, 26401 Sobotište
26401 Sobotište
26401 Sobotište is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1282.1218718 days . The asteroid was discovered on November 19, 1999....
, in 1999.