Milan Antal

Milan Antal (1935–1999) was a Slovak astronomer.[2][3][4][5]

Minor planets discovered: 17 [1]

1807 Slovakia	20 August 1971	list
3393 Štúr	28 November 1984	list
3730 Hurban	4 December 1983	list
4573 Piešťany	5 October 1986	list
(5025) 1986 TS6	5 October 1986	list
(6545) 1986 TR6	5 October 1986	list
(7641) 1986 TT6	5 October 1986	list
9543 Nitra	4 December 1983	list
10293 Pribina	5 October 1986	list
11014 Svätopluk	23 August 1982	list
13916 Bernolák	23 August 1982	list
16435 Fándly	7 November 1988	list
19955 Hollý	28 November 1984	list
20991 Jánkollár	28 November 1984	list
23444 Kukučín	5 October 1986	list
(32773) 1986 TD	5 October 1986	list
(48413) 1986 TB7	9 October 1986	list

While working at Skalnaté Pleso Observatory and at the Toruń Centre for Astronomy from 1971–1988, he discovered 17 minor planets,[1] including the asteroid 1807 Slovakia and the three unnamed Jupiter trojans (5025) 1986 TS6, (6545) 1986 TR6 and (7641) 1986 TT6. A distinguished observer of comets and minor planets, he has determined exact astrometric positions from photographic plates for many thousands of small Solar System bodies.[2]

The main-belt asteroid 6717 Antal, discovered by German astronomers Freimut Börngen and Lutz Schmadel in 1990, is named in his honour.[2]

References

1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(6717) Antal". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (6717) Antal. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 551. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_6054. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
3. "Conditions of competition Astrofoto 2010" (in Slovak and English). Slovak Central Observatory Hurbanovo. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
4. Tučeková, Z. "Comenius University in Bratislava homepage" (in Slovak and English). Retrieved 5 December 2010.
5. "Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republich homepage" (in Czech and English). Retrieved 5 December 2010.