Mikhail Lidov

Mikhail L'vovich Lidov (Russian: Михаи́л Льво́вич Ли́дов, 4 October 1926–30 December 1993) was a Soviet and Russian astronomer specialising in celestial mechanics. He is best known for discovering, simultaneously with Yoshihide Kozai, the Kozai-Lidov mechanism.

Mikhail L'vovich Lidov
Born(1926-10-04)4 October 1926[1]
Cherkasy, Ukraine, Soviet Union
Died30 December 1993(1993-12-30) (aged 67)[1]
Moscow, Russia
Alma materMoscow State University
Known forKozai-Lidov mechanism
ChildrenAleksey Lidov
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Doctoral advisorLeonid I. Sedov

In 1960, he was awarded the Lenin prize for his contributions to the Soviet space program.[3]

The asteroid 4236 Lidov, discovered by Nikolai Chernykh in 1979, was named in his honour. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 September 1993 (M.P.C. 22501).[4]

References
  1. "Lidov Michail L'vovich (1926-1993)". Astronomy Letters. 20 (3): 337–338. May 1994. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  2. A., Vashkov'yak M. "On scientific activity of Professor M.L.Lidov and on the development of his studies on the orbital satellites evolution (for 80-th anniversary)". Главное Меню Администратора (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  3. Shevchenko, Ivan I. (2017). "The Lidov-Kozai Effect - Applications in Exoplanet Research and Dynamical Astronomy". Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Cham: Springer International Publishing. p. 10. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-43522-0. ISBN 978-3-319-43520-6. ISSN 0067-0057.
  4. "4236 Lidov (1979 FV1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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