Dušan Kalmančok

Dušan Kalmančok (born 1945) is a Slovak astronomer and co-discoverer of minor planets.^[2]

Minor planets discovered: 7 ^[1]

11118 Modra	August 9, 1996	[1]	MPC
15860 Siráň	April 20, 1996	[1]	MPC
24194 Paľuš	December 8, 1999	[1]	MPC
38238 Holíč	July 18, 1999	[2]	MPC
48934 Kočanová	August 18, 1998	[3]	MPC
53910 Jánfischer	April 6, 2000	[4]	MPC
(118366) 1999 GK	April 5, 1999	[5]	MPC
1 with A. Galád 2 with Š. Gajdoš 3 with A. Pravda 4 with L. Kornoš 5 with J. Tóth

He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 7 asteroids between 1996 and 2000,^[1] and significantly contributed to the establishment of the Modra Observatory, Slovakia, in 1988. Kalmančok has also been involved in elaborating its observational programs to study the Sun and interplanetary matter.^[2]

The outer main-belt asteroid 29824 Kalmančok, discovered by astronomers Leonard Kornoš and Juraj Tóth at Modra, was named in his honor on 7 April 2005 (M.P.C. 53954).^[2][3]

References

1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). "(29824) Kalmančok [3.16, 0.16, 2.5]". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (29824) Kalmančok, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 196. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_2299. ISBN 978-3-540-34361-5.
3. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

External links

• Dušan Kalmančok and Juraj Tóth Archived 2016-08-13 at the Wayback Machine at Modra Observatory (Gallery)