Lenka Kotková

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Lenka Kotková in front of the Ondřejov observatory

Lenka Kotková (born Šarounová ; born July 26, 1973 in Dobřichovice ) is a Czech astronomer .

She is a distinguished discoverer of asteroids. She works at the Ondřejov observatory near Prague . In addition to several asteroids in the main belt, she discovered (9671) Hemera (this asteroid crosses the orbit of Mars) and (21804) Václavneumann (a member of the Hilda group ).

In 2000 she received the Zdenek Kvíz Award from the Czech Astronomical Society ( ČAS Česká astronomická společnost) for her work on variable stars .

The asteroid (10390) Lenka was named after her on July 28, 1999; he was discovered by her colleagues Petr Pravec and Marek Wolf in 1997. The asteroid (60001) Adélka , discovered by Lenka Kotková in 1999, is named after her daughter.

Web links

Commons : Lenka Kotková  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Minor Planet Discoverers
  2. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: 9671 Hemera . Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
  3. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: 21804 Vaclavneumann . Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
  4. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: 10390 Lenka . Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
  5. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: 60001 Adelka . Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
personal data
SURNAME Kotková, Lenka
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Šarounová, Lenka (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Dobrichovice