Ludmila Pajdušáková
Ľudmila Pajdušáková (born June 29, 1916 in Radošovce (Skalica) , † October 6, 1979 ) was a Slovak astronomer .
The specialty of Pajdušáková was solar astronomy. As part of her work, she discovered several comets, including the periodic 45P / Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova . Other comets she discovered are C / 1946 K1 (Pajdusakova-Rotbart-Weber) , C / 1948 E1 (Pajdusakova-Mrkos) , C / 1951 C1 (Pajdusakova) and C / 1953 X1 (Pajdusakova) .
From 1958 to 1979 she was director of the Skalnaté Pleso observatory .
Honors
The asteroid (3636) Pajdušáková was named after her.
Individual evidence
- ↑ BAICz 31 (1980) 128. Retrieved on May 23, 2012 (English).
- ↑ Zem tesne minula slovenská Kometa. hnonline.sk., accessed on May 23, 2012 (Slovak).
- ^ Directors of the Astronomical Institute. Retrieved May 23, 2012 .
Web links
- RNDr. Ľudmila PAJDUŠÁKOVÁ, CSc. (1916–1979) (PDF; 71 kB)
- Publications by L. Pajdušáková in the Astrophysics Data System
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pajdušáková, Ludmila |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pajdušáková, Ľudmila |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Radošovce (Skalica) |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 1979 |