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Petar Đurković

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Serbian astronomer

Minor planets discovered: 2^[1]
1605 Milankovitch	13 April 1936	MPC
1700 Zvezdara	26 August 1940	MPC

Petar Đurković (Петар Ђурковић, 1908–1981) was aSerbian astronomer known for discovering twoasteroids in 1936 and 1940, respectively.^[1] One is named for the Serbian scientistMilutin Milanković,^[2] the other forZvezdara, the hill inBelgrade where theBelgrade Astronomical Observatory is located.^[3]^[4]

Asteroid1555 Dejan, discovered byFernand Rigaux, was named after Đurković's son (H 137).^[5]

Đurković was the director ofBelgrade Observatory 1965-1970.^[6] He was also president of theAstronomical Society Ruđer Bošković, the oldest astronomical society in theBalkans.^[7]

^^a ^b"Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)".Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved9 August 2016.
^Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1605) Milankovitch".Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1605) Milankovitch. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 127.doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1606.ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
^Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1700) Zvezdara".Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1700) Zvezdara. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 135.doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1701.ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
^"List of asteroids discovered by Serbs". Archived fromthe original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved2008-04-10.
^Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1555) Dejan".Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1555) Dejan. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 123.doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1556.ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
^"A Historical Review of the Astronomical Observatory from Founding to 2001".www.aob.rs. Retrieved2024-12-25.
^"Историја друштва".АДРБ (in Serbian). 2024-10-01. Retrieved2024-12-25.

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