Ľubor Kresák
Ľubor Kresák (born August 23, 1927 in Topoľčany , † January 20, 1994 in Bratislava ) was a Slovak astronomer .
Kresák discovered two comets : the periodic comet 41P / Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak and the non-periodic C / 1954 M2 (Kresak-Peltier). In 1978 he proposed that the Tunguska event could have been triggered by a fragment of the periodic comet Encke .
In his honor, the asteroid (1849) Kresák was named after him.
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Individual evidence
- ^ In memoriam Ľubor Kresák . bibcode : 1994JIMO ... 22 .... 1C (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kresák, Ľubor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Topoľčany |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 20, 1994 |
| Place of death | Bratislava |