Asteroids named after people called Pavel
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(3925) Tret'yakov
Named in memory of Pavel Mikhailovich Tretʹyakov (1832–1898) and his brother Sergej Mikhailovich (1834–1892). Pavel founded the Art Gallery; Sergej presented his Western-European art collection to the city of Moscow.Discovered 19 September 1977 by L. V. Zhuravleva, Nauchnyj
(7450) Shilling
Pavel L'vovich Shilling (1786-1837) was an outstanding Russian inventor and orientalist. In 1832 he became the first to invent an electromagnetic telegraph suitable for practical use. He investigated the history and languages of Asian peoples and gathered a large collection of oriental manuscripts.Discovered 24 July 1968 by Plyugin, G. A., Belyaev, Yu. A., Cerro El Roble
(8048) Andrle
Named in memory of Pavel Andrle (1936-1991), Czech astronomer and celestial mechanician. Methods described in his textbook were used at Klet for the preliminary orbit determination of this minor planet. Name proposed by discoverers and endorsed by J. Ticha.Discovered 22 February 1995 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z., Klet
(8444) Popovich
Pavel Romanovich Popovich (b. 1930), a Soviet cosmonaut and specialist in space engineering, participated in the flights of Vostok 4, Soyuz 14 and Salyut 3. He was the first person admitted to the cosmonaut detachment in 1960 and one of the first six candidates selected for training for the first space flights.Discovered 8 October 1969 by L. I. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
(12190) Sarkisov
Pavel Djibraelovich Sarkisov (b. 1932), rector of the D. I. Mendeleev Moscow Chemical-Technological University, has made a valuable contribution to the technology of new glass and crystalline materials for industry, aviation and space engineering.Discovered 27 September 1978 by L. I. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
(12414) Bure
Pavel Bure (b. 1971) is an outstanding Russian sportsman, a world hockey champion and star of the National Hockey League. He is called the “Russian rocket”. The name also honors all the Bure dynasty known in Russia.Discovered 26 September 1995 by , Zelenchukskaya Stn 41032 Kryachko, T. V.
(13673) Urysohn
Pavel Samuilovich Urysohn (1898-1924) was a Russian topologist. Much of his research centered on the study of dimensionality. Although his scientific activity lasted only about five years, it had a profound influence on later developments and laid the foundations of the Soviet school of topology.Discovered 1 June 1997 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(13774) Spurny
Pavel Spurný (b. 1958), of the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, leads the European Network for photographing bolides. He is well known for his work in meteor physics and astronomy and has published many precise trajectories and orbits of bolides. The name was suggested by Z. Ceplecha.Discovered 10 October 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(16810) Pavelaleksandrov
Pavel Sergeevich Aleksandrov (1896-1982) was a student of Urysohn, with whom he later wrote a fundamental paper on compact topological spaces. After a stint as a theater producer, he became a professor at Moscow State University.Discovered 25 October 1997 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(20579) Pavelzigo
Pavel Zigo (b. 1960) is a Slovak electrotechnical engineer and astronomer of the Astronomical and Geophysical Observatory in Modra, Comenius University Bratislava. His research focuses on forward-scatter observations of meteors and the radar observability functions. He is coauthor of the All-sky Meteor Orbit System.Discovered 9 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21471) Pavelchvykov
Pavel V. Chvykov (b. 1990) was awarded first place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics team project. He attends the Lincoln Consolidated High School, Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S.A.Discovered 21 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(24194) Palus
Pavel Paľuš (b. 1936), director of the Astronomical Institute at Comenius University during 1997–2001, is one of the founders of the observatory at Modra. Known for his research on solar prominences, he was a lecturer at the university in Bratislava for more than 40 years and educated many generations of the Slovak astronomers.Discovered 8 December 1999 by Galad, A., Kalmancok, D., Modra
(33040) Pavelmayer
Pavel Mayer (b. 1932), a Czech astronomer at the Charles University in Prague, works on binary- and multiple-stellar systems. Mayer constructed the 0.65-m telescope, which was used for minor-planet and variable-star photometry and was also used for the discovery of this minor planet.Discovered 28 September 1997 by M. Wolf, Ondrejov
(36184) Pavelbozek
Pavel Božek (b. 1958) is a respected surgeon from Břeclav, Czech Republic. He is interested in astronomy and cosmonautics.Discovered 14 October 1999 by L. Sarounova, Ondrejov
(37788) Suchan
Pavel Suchan (b. 1956) is a popularizer of astronomy at the Stefanik Observatory in Prague. He also serves as a spokesman for the Czech Astronomical Society. His organizational and negotiation skills were useful in the painstaking effort to prepare Czech legislation to control light pollution.Discovered 25 September 1997 by Ondrejov, Ondrejov
(40410) Prihoda
Pavel Příhoda (b. 1934) has devoted his life to the popularization of astronomy. At the Prague Planetarium since 1963 he has written books, prepared sky and planet maps and since 1986 has been editor-in-chief of the The Czech Astronomical Yearbook. His interests also include gnomonics.Discovered 4 September 1999 by L. Sarounova, Ondrejov
(43971) Gabzdyl
Pavel Gabzdyl (b. 1974) is a Czech planetary astronomer who specializes in studying the moon. He is the author of a series of popular books, scientific and popular articles, as well as of educational performances at the Nicholas Copernicus Observatory and Planetarium in Brno.Discovered 8 April 1997 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z., Klet
(59470) Paveltoufar
Pavel Toufar (1948-2018) was a Czech journalist and writer. He was known for his popular, yet precise, articles, books and interviews about astronautics based on primary sources as well as on his personal experiences (e.g., with isolation experiments).Discovered 17 April 1999 by P. Pravec, Ondrejov
(77621) Koten
Pavel Koten (b. 1972) is a staff astronomer at the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. He is an expert in meteor physics and astronomy, particularly in developing techniques for the detection and analysis of fainter meteors.Discovered 25 May 2001 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P., Ondrejov
(269567) Bakhtinov
Pavel Ivanovich Bakhtinov (b. 1963) is a radio engineer, amateur astronomer and well-known astrophotographer. He is a developer of telescope-mounting control systems and inventor of the ‘Bakhtinov Mask’ for focusing.Discovered 24 November 2009 by V. Nevski, Tzec Maun
(321046) Klushantsev
Pavel Vladimirovich Klushantsev (1910–1999) was a Russian film director, producer, screenwriter of popular-science films. He was known for his film Planet of Storms.Discovered 29 August 2008 by , Zelenchukskaya Stn 80329 Kryachko, T. V.
(669448) Pavelgabor
Pavel Gabor (b. 1969) is a Slovak Jesuit priest and astrophysicist. He contributed to the upgrades of the VAT Telescope on Mt. Graham. Pavel's research interests are exoplanets and astrobiology, as well as the history of astronomy and philosophy of science. He participates in international discussions on the leap second and the date of Easter.Discovered 25 November 2012 by R. P. Boyle K. Äernis, Mount Graham