Asteroids named after people called Leonid
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Named in honor of Leonid Vladimirovich Didkovskij (b. 1948), astrophysicist and deputy director of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. He is known for his research on the brightness oscillations of the sun, for his development of scientific instrumentation for the Soviet space telescope “Astron” and for his work with the active main mirror on the 1.7-m Space Telescope “Spectrum UV”, an international project.Discovered 1 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Leonid Vasil'evich Xanthomaliti (Ksanfomaliti; b. 1932), radiometrist, photo-metrist, polarimetrist and altimetrist, discovered the Martian “anti-greenhouse” effect, hypothesized on the thunderbolt phenomena in Venus' atmosphere and predicted high volcanic activity on Venus. The name was suggested by V. K. Abalakin.Discovered 18 August 1985 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Leonid Iovich Gaidai (1923-1993) was a prominent Soviet film producer and Peoples' Artist of the U.S.S.R. He directed several comedies that were popular in Russia and other countries.Discovered 11 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Leonid Leonidovich Sikoruk (b. 1937) is an astronomy popularizer, telescope builder, astrophotographer and film director in Russia. The name was suggested by forum users on www.astronomy.ru, many of whom became amateur astronomers owing to Leonid Sikoruk.Discovered 26 September 1995 by , Zelenchukskaya Stn 65121 Kryachko, T. V.
Leonid Pavlovich Limorenko (b. 1951) is assistant director of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.Discovered 22 October 1982 by L. G. Karachkina, Nauchnyj
Leonid Nikolaevich Lytvynenko (b. 1938) is an academician at the Ukrainian National Academy of Science and directs the Radioastronomical Institute in Kharkiv. His work in radioastronomy has centered on decametric observations of galactic objects, the sun and Jupiter. The name was suggested by Yu. G. Shkuratov.Discovered 4 July 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
Leonid Afanas'evich Akimov (b. 1937) is a Ukrainian planetary scientist. An expert in lunar photometry, he was one of the earliest to study the opposition effect, and additionally made laboratory measurements of lunar regolith particles. The name was suggested by D. F. Lupishko and Yu. G. Shkuratov.Discovered 10 April 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
Leonid Andreevich Mashinskiy (b. 1991) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He attends the Physical and Mathematical Lyceum #30, Saint Petersburg, Russia.Discovered 14 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
Leonid Kostyantynovych Kadenyuk (b. 1951) is a Ukrainian astronaut. He made his only spaceflight as Payload Specialist on NASA's STS-87 Columbia mission in 1997.Discovered 19 September 2004 by Andrushivka, Andrushivka
Leonid Snezhko (1940–2011) was a Russian astrophysicist. He first proposed the idea of role reversal in close binary systems, modeled the atmospheres of hot stars and studied stellar winds. Leonid specialized in telescope optical systems, and oversaw the development of large telescopes in Bulgaria and Georgia.Discovered 24 September 2009 by B. Satovski T. V. Kryachko, Zelenchukskaya Station
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