Asteroids named after people called Oleg
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Named in honor of Oleg Matveevich Nefedov (b. 1931), vice president of the Russian Academy of Sciences and chairman of the National Committee of Russian chemists. An outstanding scientist in the field of physical, synthetic and technical organic chemistry, he is best known for his fundamental research on highly reactive intermediates and small cycles. Name proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by the Institute of Applied Astronomy.Discovered 2 September 1981 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Oleg Pavlovich Bykov (b. 1938), an astronomer at the Pulkovo Observatory, is a specialist in astrometry and theoretical astronomy especially known for his work on orbit determination of minor planets and other bodies by the method of parameters of apparent motion and analysis of the astrometric observations.Discovered 27 August 1974 by L. I. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov (1906-1984) worked in Kiev beginning in 1952 and was the founder of a national scientific and technical school of aircraft building. He made many types of gliders, passenger and transport aircraft distinguished by the latest features and discoveries. He was also a talented poet and artist.Discovered 8 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Russian cosmonaut and physician Oleg Valer'evich Kotov (b. 1965) took part in training the crews for the space station Mir. In Apr. 2007 he traveled into space as commander of the spaceship Soyuz. He worked on board as an engineer for 196 days, spending 11 hours in open space.Discovered 2 September 1987 by L. I. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Oleg Genrikhovich Ivanovsky (b. 1922) is director of the Museum of the Lavochkin Space Association. He served as Deputy Chief Designer for the Soviet Luna and Lunokhod missions and as a designer for the Vostok spacecraft.Discovered 20 May 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
Oleg Emel'yanovich Kutafin (b. 1937), rector of the Moscow State Academy of Law, is a prominent specialist in the field of constitutional law. He made a considerable contribution to the formation and development of legal bases in the new democratic Russia.Discovered 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva, Nauchnyj
Oleg Valerianovich Basilashvili (b. 1934) has been honored as a People's Artist of the USSR and a state prize laureate of Russia along with many other domestic and foreign prizes, including an Honorable Citizen of St. Petersburg. He played more than one hundred roles in the theater and cinema in a career that began in 1956.Discovered 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva, Nauchnyj
Oleg Belkovich (b. 1934) is recognized worldwide for his work on the radar observations of meteors. He was director of the Engelhardt Astronomical Observatory in Kazan during 1977-1990 and president of IAU Commission 22 (Meteors) during 1982-1985.Discovered 22 June 2002 by Fitzsimmons, A., Williams, I. P., La Palma
Oleg Konstantinovich Popov (b. 1930) is a famous Russian circus artist. He has been honored as a “People's Artist of the USSR”.Discovered 11 March 2007 by R. Apitzsch, Wildberg
Oleg Yankov (b. 1968) is a Russian philanthropist. Two observatories were built at his facilities: the Ka-Dar and TAU stations, which both conduct pioneering work in amateur observational astronomy: the study of variable stars and comets, and discoveries of minor planets, comets, novae and supernovae.Discovered 6 January 2008 by , Zelenchukskaya Stn 79108 Korotkiy, S., Kryachko, T. V.
Oleg Verkhodanov (1965–2020) was a Russian cosmologist and science communicator. He authored more than 130 research articles and a book, gave numerous talks, and created a novel scheme of sky pixelization later developed as the GLESP package. Oleg discovered and studied non-Gaussianity in the CMB data obtained by the WMAP mission.Discovered 12 July 2012 by Kryachko, T., Satovski, B., Zelenchukskaya Stn
Oleg Mikhailovich Kuvaev (1934–1975) was a Russian geologist and writer. His book Территория (Territory) was based on real events, specifically the discovery of a huge gold deposit in the far northeast of the Soviet Union. The book has been translated into French, German, Spanish, Arabic, English, Vietnamese and Polish.Discovered 28 October 2011 by Kryachko, T., Satovski, B., Zelenchukskaya Stn
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