Lithuanian astronomer and astrophysicist
Kazimieras Černis (born November 11, 1958,Vilnius ) is a Lithuanianastronomer andastrophysicist , active member of theIAU ,[ 2] discoverer of minor planets andcomets .[ 1] 420356 Praamzius , atrans-Neptunian object anddwarf planet candidate .[ 3] [ 4]
Černis graduated fromVilnius University in 1981. From 1981 to 1990, he worked at theLithuanian Academy of Sciences ' Institute of Physics. Since 1996, Černis is a senior scientist at Vilnius University Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy.[ 2]
His research interests arephotometry of stars, structure of theMilky Way ,Solar System , comets, andasteroids . He is the leader of an asteroid search project atMolėtai Astronomical Observatory . Until 2006, Černis discovered 25 new comets (Černis comets ) and 125 asteroids. As of 2016, theMinor Planet Center credits him with the discovery and co-discovery of 113 numbered minor planets he made during 2001–2012.[ 1] interstellar extinction towards the direction ofgalactic anticenter .[ 5]
List of discovered minor planets [ edit ] 68730 Straizys 15 March 2002 list [A] 73059 Kaunas 16 March 2002 list [A] 95593 Azusienis 16 March 2002 list [A] 95851 Stromvil 26 March 2003 list [B] 124192 Moletai 26 July 2001 list [C] 135561 Tautvaisiene 16 March 2002 list [A] 140628 Klaipeda 20 October 2001 list [A] 141496 Bartkevicius 15 March 2002 list [A] 144752 Plunge 16 April 2004 list [A] 151430 Nemunas 16 March 2002 list [A] 154932 Sviderskiene 12 October 2004 list [A] 155138 Pucinskas 9 October 2005 list [A] 157396 Vansevicius 13 October 2004 list [A] 157534 Siauliai 8 October 2005 list [A] 166229 Palanga 17 March 2002 list 167960 Rudzikas 13 March 2005 list [A] 169568 Baranauskas 16 March 2002 list [A] 175548 Sudzius 27 September 2006 list [A] 180141 Sperauskas 26 March 2003 list [A] 184096 Kazlauskas 16 April 2004 list [A] (184786) 2005 TE53 8 October 2005 list [A] 185150 Panevezys 23 September 2006 list 187276 Meistas 8 October 2005 list [A] 189396 Sielewicz 2 May 2008 list [A] 191775 Poczobut 12 October 2004 list [A]
(198125) 2004 TV17 12 October 2004 list [A] 198820 Iwanowska 13 March 2005 list [A] 202092 Algirdas 11 October 2004 list 202093 Jogaila 11 October 2004 list [A] 202704 Utena 14 April 2007 list [A] 203823 Zdanavicius 5 October 2002 list 210147 Zalgiris 21 September 2006 list [A] 212587 Bartasiute 23 September 2006 list [A] 212606 Janulis 27 September 2006 list [A] 212692 Lazauskaite 23 March 2007 list [A] 212977 Birutė 2 February 2009 list (224278) 2005 TH53 8 October 2005 list [A] 225033 Maskoliunas 23 March 2007 list [A] 226672 Kucinskas 16 April 2004 list [A] (229198) 2004 TS357 15 October 2004 list (229427) 2005 TT52 10 October 2005 list [A] 231040 Kakaras 10 March 2005 list [A] 233661 Alytus 31 August 2008 list [D] 237845 Neris 16 March 2002 list [A] (241496) 2009 CZ3 2 February 2009 list [A] 242479 Marijampole 12 October 2004 list [A] 245983 Machholz 26 September 2006 list (247617) 2002 TP303 5 October 2002 list 248839 Mazeikiai 25 September 2006 list 248993 Jonava 14 April 2007 list [A]
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