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Juraj Tóth
Slovak astronomer
Juraj Tóth (born 28 March 1975) is a Slovak astronomer, discoverer of minor planets, and professor of astronomy at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia.[2][3]
(20664) 1999 UV4 | October 31, 1999 | [A] list |
21802 Svoreň | October 6, 1999 | [B] list |
29824 Kalmančok | February 23, 1999 | [B] list |
(59378) 1999 FV3 | March 19, 1999 | [A] list |
59389 Oskarvonmiller | March 24, 1999 | [B] list |
(59415) 1999 GJ | April 4, 1999 | [A] list |
(60009) 1999 TL17 | October 15, 1999 | [A] list |
(67019) 1999 XF137 | December 13, 1999 | [B] list |
(91156) 1998 QS60 | August 31, 1998 | [A] list |
(102532) 1999 UU4 | October 31, 1999 | [A] list |
(102626) 1999 VY27 | November 15, 1999 | [B] list |
(118366) 1999 GK | April 5, 1999 | [C] list |
(121336) 1999 TF6 | October 6, 1999 | [B] list |
(125372) 2001 VE72 | November 15, 2001 | [B] list |
(216524) 2001 HM20 | April 27, 2001 | [A] list |
(219090) 1998 RA | September 1, 1998 | [A] list |
Co-discoverers: A with A. Galád B with L. Kornoš C with D. Kalmančok |
An expert in meteoroid fragmentation, he is known for his observations of the 1998 Leonid meteor shower from Modra Observatory,[4] which were later published in the journal Earth, Moon, and Planets.[5] His photograph of the Leonid meteor shower was credited by NASA.[6]
Tóth is a member of the International Astronomical Union and currently a professor at Comenius University in the department of astronomy.[7] He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 16 numbered minor planets between 1998 and 2001.[1]
He has published in numerous journals on astronomy, mainly on meteoroids. His work, Orbital Evolution of Příbram and Neuschwanstein, has been shown in the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.[8] In 2010, he led a field expedition, which found the first piece of the "Košice" meteorite fall.[2] Košice is the 14th meteorite in the world with a pedigree.[citation needed]
He is married and has three children.[3]
The main-belt asteroid 24976 Jurajtoth, discovered by LONEOS in 1998, was named in his honor.[2]