Asteroids named after people called Konstantin
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Konstantin Georgievich Paustovskij (1892-1968) was a well-known Russian writer, a master of lyric prose.Discovered 28 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Named in memory of Konstantin Dmitrievich Balʹmont (1867–1942), a Russian poet who lived in exile after 1920, one of the most famous of the symbolists. Known for his Russian translations of the works of many European writers, he also collected and published examples of the creative works of Egypt, Mexico, Peru, India and other countries.Discovered 16 September 1982 by L. I. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Named in honor of Konstantin Petrovich Lyanzuridi (b. 1934), engineer in vacuum technology and optics who has worked at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory for more than 30 years. A talented experimenter, he created a new method of ion etching of optical surfaces for making precision astronomical optics for ground-based and space telescopes.Discovered 3 October 1978 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Named in honor of Konstantin Karol'evich Yakovlev (b. 1954), director of the St. Petersburg scientific-production firm ‘Blok’. Yakovlev takes an interest in astronomy and is rendering technical support in the restoration of the Crimean 64-cm telescope and equipping it for the observation of near-Earth objects.Discovered 11 November 1979 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Konstantin Gringauz (1918-1993) became involved in ionospheric studies early in his career. He participated in the launching of Sputnik 1 by constructing the beep-beep transmitter. During 1982-1986 he was responsible for designing and implementing plasma experiments aboard VEGA 1 and 2.Discovered 2 December 1989 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
Konstantin Vasil'evich Agafonov (1935-1997) was a well-known organizer of the electronic industry in Russia. He led the creation of the powerful domestic computer “Elbrus” and of the first domestic personal computer “Agat”. During the 1990s he took an active part in the demilitarization of the Russian economy.Discovered 16 October 1995 by , Zelenchukskaya Stn 45234 Kryachko, T. V.
Konstantin Vasil'evich Frolov (b. 1932), director of the Mechanical Engineering Research Institute in Moscow, is a prominent expert in ergonomics and biomechanics. He is one of the founders of the new scientific direction “man-machine-environment” widely used in aviation, space, shipbuilding and nuclear engineering.Discovered 7 September 1978 by T. M. Smirnova, Nauchnyj
Leipzig theologian Konstantin von Tischendorf (1815-1874) discovered during his travels to the Middle East numerous parchment rolls forming the Bible manuscript “Codex Sinaiticus”, dating from the fourth century. He published them and made extensive contributions to biblical textual criticism.Discovered 2 February 1989 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
Konstantin Yurievich Chaykin (b. 1975) is a Russian watchmaker and inventor. He is a creator of the most complicated watches in the world and has won many international awards.Discovered 22 March 2009 by L. Elenin, Tzec Maun
Konstantin Alekseevich Portsevskii (1922–2010) was a Soviet astronomer, researcher and science communicator. As director of the Moscow Planetarium, he created popular science lectures and taught astronomy classes, including classes at Argo astronomy school. He also created and hosted the educational TV show Astronomy.Discovered 26 October 2011 by Kryachko, T., Satovski, B., Zelenchukskaya Stn
Konstantin Nikolaevich Shistovsky (1899–1981) was a Russian astronomer, inventor, writer, and the first director of the Moscow Planetarium. He was also a researcher of solar eclipses and the upper atmosphere.Discovered 2 September 2008 by T. V. Kryachko, Zelenchukskaya
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