Asteroids named after people called Lev
馃懚 Lev as a baby name馃惗 Lev as a dog name
(2098) Zyskin
Named in honor of Lev Yur'evich Zyskin, professor at the Crimean Medical Institute, head of the Pulmonary Surgery Center.Discovered 18 August 1972 by L. V. Zhuravleva, Nauchnyj
(2142) Landau
Named in memory of Lev Davydovich Landau (1908-1968), founder of the study of modern theoretical physics in the U.S.S.R. Among his accomplishments was fundamental research in quantum electrodynamics, superconductivity and neutrino theory.Discovered 3 April 1972 by L. I. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
(8782) Bakhrakh
Lev Davidovich Bakhrakh (b. 1921), a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is the author of fundamental and applied investigations in radiophysics antenna techniques. He developed the theory of multi-mirror antennae widely used in radioastronomy and space communication.Discovered 26 October 1976 by T. M. Smirnova, Nauchnyj
(11792) Sidorovsky
Lev Isaevich Sidorovsky (b. 1934) is a well-known St. Petersburg journalist whose initiatives on rehabilitation of historical truth and creation of new cultural traditions, in particular the annual celebration of Pushkin's Lyceum Day, have received public recognition.Discovered 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva, Nauchnyj
(26075) Levitsvet
Lev Ivanovich Tsvetkov (b. 1938), head of the laboratory of radio astronomy of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 2002, is known for designing and developing instrumentation for observations of solar radio emission, for seeking and identifying global oscillations of the sun and for forecasting solar activity.Discovered 8 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj