Asteroids named after people called Sergej
👶 Sergej as a baby name
Named in memory of the Russian impresario Sergej Pavlovich Dyagilev (1872–1929). He is mainly known as the patron of art and literature and the founder of the travelling Russian ballet company.Discovered 8 October 1972 by L. V. Zhuravleva, Nauchnyj
Named in memory of Sergej Nikolaevich Anokhin (1910-1986), test pilot and sportsman. During one of his test flights he lost an eye, but he later reverted to test work. During the last years of his life he was a trainer of the Soviet cosmonauts.Discovered 17 July 1969 by B. A. Burnasheva, Nauchnyj
Named in memory of Sergej Alekseevich Ulʹyanin (1871–1921), Russian pilot and talented inventor, who graduated from the Farman pilot school in France in 1910. Two of his projects involved the design of new airplanes, one of which was realized. He also designed a radio navigation system for airplanes in flight, as well as apparatus for air photography.Discovered 2 November 1975 by T. M. Smirnova, Nauchnyj
At the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Sergej Ivanovich Plachinda (b. 1951) has contributed to investigations on the global magnetic fields of stars of different types. His wife, Nelly Ivanovna Merkulova (b. 1949), is a well-known investigator of variability in Seyfert galaxies.Discovered 2 September 1987 by L. I. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Sergej Ivanovich Doroguntsov (b. 1929), corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, is prominent in the study of economics and ecology, head of a faculty at Kiev National Economic University and president of the Ukrainian Ecological Academy of Sciences.Discovered 22 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Russian cosmonaut Sergej Konstantinovich Krikalev (b. 1958) worked aboard the space missions Discovery and Endeavor and was commander of the crews of Mir and the International Space Station. He spent 803 days in space during six flights. He was awarded a special medal by NASA.Discovered 15 November 1990 by L. I. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Sergej Feodosievich Kibirev (b. 1950) is involved in new methods of the processing of information, organizing the production of microelectronics in Novosibirsk. A champion sprinter in his youth, he likes extreme forms of sports. He is also a poet.Discovered 3 October 1978 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Sergej Ivanovich Ipatov (b. 1952) is a Russian scientist and specialist in the migration of minor planets. During his stay in 1999 at the Uccle Observatory, he was shown to be a very fine observer who made several discoveries with the Uccle Schmidt telescope.Discovered 13 February 1988 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
Sergej Nikitich Kovalev (b. 1919) is an outstanding shipbuilder and prominent expert in the field of mechanics and hydrodynamics of ships and energetics. He is also broadly known for his paintings and literary works.Discovered 24 September 1987 by L. V. Zhuravleva, Nauchnyj
Sergej Alekseevich Tsykalyuk (b. 1959), a specialist in economics, is head of an insurance company in Moscow and active in public affairs. His activity in charity and social support of veterans is widely recognized. He was nominated Man of Year in 1996 by the Russian Biographical Institution.Discovered 8 November 1975 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Sergej Bondar (1950–2018) was a Russian design engineer and science manager. He constructed telescopes and developed methods for observing objects in near (artificial satellites) and deep space (γ-ray bursters). Bondar also constructed the first multi-channel telescope in Russia. He received the Korolev and Tsiolkovsky medals.Discovered 19 September 2011 by Kryachko, T., Satovski, B., Zelenchukskaya Stn
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