Asteroids named after people called Viktor
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(6508) Rolcik
Viktor Rolčík (1884-1954) was a Czech optician and telescope maker. The 0.31-m reflector, the main telescope of the České Budějovice Observatory, was made by Rolčík in 1937. The name was suggested by J. Ticha and M. Tichy.Discovered 22 August 1982 by A. Mrkos, Klet
(7332) Ponrepo
Viktor Ponrepo, born Dismas Šlambor (1858-1926), was founder of the first permanent cinema in Prague in 1907. The name was suggested by M. Tichy.Discovered 4 December 1986 by A. Mrkos, Klet
(7856) Viktorbykov
Russian scientist Viktor Leonidovich Bykov (b. 1934) is known for his work on the theory of satellite communication. He was a designer of the space communication systems “Ekran” and “Intersputnik”, as well as of the direct government line between Russia and the U.S. The name was suggested by the Institute of Applied Astronomy.Discovered 1 November 1975 by T. M. Smirnova, Nauchnyj
(19082) Vikchernov
Viktor Mikhailovich Chernov (1902-1984), a librarian at Zaporozhie in Ukraine, was a prominent astronomer who obtained valuable new results on variable stars, on the dependence of brightness and color of lunar eclipses on solar activity, as well as on transient lunar phenomena.Discovered 26 August 1976 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
(46539) Viktortikhonov
Viktor Vasilyevich Tikhonov (1930-2014) was an outstanding Soviet ice hockey player and coach. As a player, he won four gold medals in the Soviet national championship. As a coach, the Soviet/Russian hockey team won the World Championship eight times and Olympic gold three times.Discovered 24 October 1982 by L. V. Zhuravleva, Nauchnyj
(114027) Malanushenko
Viktor Malanushenko (b. 1955) is a Ukrainian-American astronomer and a significant contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.Discovered 30 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(128622) Rudis
Viktor Rudiš (b. 1927), Czech architect, is known for the Lesná residential area in Brno and the Pavilion at Expo Osaka 1970. His son Martin (b. 1955) undertook reconstruction of the Brno Observatory and Planetarium.Discovered 4 September 2004 by KLENOT, Klet
(181249) Tkachenko
Viktor Tkachenko (b. 1953) has been director of the Kyiv Palace of Sports. He has been a constant proponent of the idea of enhancing society through a combination of improving one's physical fitness and overall human spiritual values. He is a poet, regional specialist and organizer of many charitable events.Discovered 30 October 2005 by Andrushivka, Andrushivka
(216910) Vnukov
Viktor Milentinovich Vnukov (b. 1950), a pilot and engineer, was born in the Crimea, where he still lives. He has been a constant supporter of the protection of the unique flora and fauna of the Crimean peninsula. He helped to set up contacts between the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory and Andrushivka.Discovered 13 May 2009 by Andrushivka, Andrushivka
(583729) Tejfel
Viktor Tejfel (b. 1932) is a Kazakhstan astronomer and professor at the Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute. Known for his extensive studies of Jupiter, Saturn, their satellites and the Moon, he is the author of 320 scientific articles and two monographs. Viktor is also a popularizer of science.Discovered 21 October 2011 by Kryachko, T., Satovski, B., Zelenchukskaya Stn
(633570) Viktorzagainov
Viktor Zagainov (1953–2002) was a hot-air balloon pilot and astronomer from Kazakhstan. He won many national and international hot-air-balloon championships, and was the organizer of the Grand Prix of Zagainov balloon competition. Viktor died in a balloon crash, though he saved the only passenger, a 19-year-old girl, at the cost of his own life.Discovered 21 October 2009 by Kryachko, T., Satovski, B., Zelenchukskaya Stn