Lidiya Petrovna Tseraskaya | |
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Лидия Петровна Цераская | |
| Born | Lidiya Petrovna Shelekhova (1855-06-22)June 22, 1855 Astrakhan, Russia |
| Died | December 24, 1931(1931-12-24) (aged 76) |
| Known for | Discovery of variable stars |
| Spouse | Vitold Tserasky |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Moscow Observatory |
Lidiya Petrovna Tseraskaya néeShelekhova (Russian: Лидия Петровна Цераская; 22 June 1855 – 24 December 1931) was a Russianastronomer.[1]
Tseraskaya was born inAstrakhan, and graduated from the Teacher's Institute in Petersberg. She worked at theMoscow Observatory, where she discovered 219variable stars; among them (1905)RV Tauri variable and recognized its uniqueness. TheVenusian crater Tseraskaya was named after her.[1] Her academic papers were published under her husband's name, "W. Ceraski".[2]
Tseraskaya was married toVitold Tserasky (1849–1925), also known as Vitol'd Karlovic Tseraskiy or Witold Ceraski, who was Professor of Astronomy as Moscow University and director at the Moscow Observatory (105), after whom asteroid807 Ceraskia and lunar craterTseraskiy were named.[2][3]