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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Albitzky (Russian:Владимир Александрович Альбицкий) (16 June 1891 – 15 June 1952) was aSoviet/Russianastronomer and discoverer ofminor planets.[2] In modern English transliteration, his surname would be given asAl'bitskii orAl'bitsky. In the literature, he is sometimes referred to asW. A. Albizkij, however his surname usually appears in the literature as "Albitzky". His asteroid discoveries are credited as "V. Albitskij".
He came to theSimeiz Observatory (Симеиз) in Crimea in 1922, working withG. A. Shajn andG. N. Neujmin, and became head of the observatory in 1934.[2] TheMinor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 10asteroids during 1923–1925.[1]
TheEunomia asteroid1783 Albitskij, discovered by astronomer Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory in 1935, was named in his honor.[2]
| 1002 Olbersia | 15 August 1923 | list |
| 1007 Pawlowia | 5 October 1923 | list |
| 1022 Olympiada | 23 June 1924 | list |
| 1028 Lydina | 6 November 1923 | list |
| 1030 Vitja | 25 May 1924 | list |
| 1034 Mozartia | 7 September 1924 | list |
| 1059 Mussorgskia | 19 July 1925 | list |
| 1071 Brita | 3 March 1924 | list |
| 1283 Komsomolia | 25 September 1925 | list |
| 1330 Spiridonia | 17 February 1925 | list |
The total number of papers by V.A. Albitzky is about 88 according to his File from the Archive of the Pulkovo Observatory. Only 5 papers can be found at the ADS NASA, while the rest are given in a copy from the archive by Alex Gaina, including a great part of the observations of asteroids.
A Russian version of the work concerning radial velocities of 343 stars can be found at:
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