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

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

List of discovered minor planets

See also

• List of minor planet discoverers § L. Brozek

References

1. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
2. "Encyklopedie Českých Budějovic". encyklopedie.c-budejovice.cz (in Czech). 23 May 2016. 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. 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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