Ladislav Brožek

Short description: Slovak astronomer

Minor planets discovered: 23 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets

Ladislav Brožek (born 1952) is a Slovak astronomer.[2] At the Bohemian Kleť Observatory, he discovered a total of 23 minor planets between 1979 and 1982, as credited by the Minor Planet Center.[1]

One of his discoveries, the main-belt asteroid 2613 Plzeň, he named after his birthplace Plzeň (Pilsen).[3] In 1981, he discovered 3102 Krok, a near-Earth object of the Apollo group.[4] He also named another of his discoveries, 3834 Zappafrank, in memory of rock musician and composer Frank Zappa (1940–1993).[5]

## List of discovered minor planets

2288 Karolinum | 19 October 1979 | list

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2613 Plzeň | 30 August 1979 | list
2622 Bolzano | 9 February 1981 | list
2696 Magion | 16 April 1980 | list
3102 Krok | 21 August 1981 | list
3386 Klementinum | 16 March 1980 | list
3419 Guth | 8 May 1981 | list
3423 Slouka | 9 February 1981 | list
3424 Nušl | 14 February 1982 | list
3603 Gajdušek | 5 September 1981 | list
3834 Zappafrank | 11 May 1980 | list
4023 Jarník | 25 October 1981 | list
4146 Rudolfinum | 16 February 1982 | list

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4190 Kvasnica | 11 May 1980 | list
4369 Seifert | 30 July 1982 | list
5221 Fabribudweis | 16 March 1980 | list
5417 Solovaya | 24 August 1981 | list
6076 Plavec | 14 February 1980 | list
6765 Fibonacci | 20 January 1982 | list
7739 Čech | 14 February 1982 | list
(10035) 1982 DC2 | 16 February 1982 | list
(16393) 1981 QS | 24 August 1981 | list
27675 Paulmaley | 2 February 1981 | list
Note: Ladislav Brožek made no co-discoveries

## See also

* List of minor planet discoverers § L. Brozek

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 2 April 2018. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
2. ↑ "Encyklopedie Českých Budějovic" (in Czech). encyklopedie.c-budejovice.cz. 23 May 2016. http://encyklopedie.c-budejovice.cz/clanek/astronomicke-objevy. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
3. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2613) Plzeň". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2613) Plzeň. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 213. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2614. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
4. ↑ "3102 Krok (1981 QA)". Minor Planet Center. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=3102. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
5. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3834) Zappafrank". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3834) Zappafrank. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 325. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3826. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.

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