Dátum: 2008. január 27., 20:21
Feladó: Sárneczky Krisztián -- sky (a) titan.physx.u-szeged.hu
Tárgy: Újabb magyar elnevezésű kisbolygók
Kedves Barátaim!
Január 24-én a Nemzetközi Csillagászati Unió illetékes bizottsága tucatnyi
magyar vonatkozású kisbolygó elnevezését fogadta el. Az SZTE Asteroid
Program keretében felfedezett kisbolygók közül kilencet az MTA Konkoly
Thege Miklós Csillagászati Kutatóintézetének Piszkés-tetoi állomásán,
kettot a NEAT program archív felvételein, egyet pedig a Siding Spring
Obszervatóriumban fedeztünk fel. Alább közöljük az új elnevezését és azok
eredeti indoklását, amelyek nem feltétlenül egyeznek meg a véglegesen
elfogadottal, mivel az IAU az indoklás átszerkesztésének, rövidítésének
jogát fenntartja.
Üdvözlettel!
Sárneczky Krisztián
Terk\'an 31872 Hungarian astronomer
(31872) Terk\'an = 2000 EL106
Discovered 2000 Mar. 13 by K. S\'arneczky and G. Szab\'o at
Piszk\'estet\H o.
Lajos Terk\'an (1887-1940) a Hungarian astronomer and a member of the
Konkoly Observatory between 1900 and 1935. He had a significant role in
organizing and rebuilding the observatory in Budapest in 1921. Also
suggested and initiated the photographic observations of comets and
asteroids.
Wodetzky 53029 Hungarian astronomer
(53029) Wodetzky = 1998 WY6
Discovered 1998 Nov. 22 by K. S\'arneczky and L. Kiss at
Piszk\'estet\H o.
J\'ozsef Wodetzky (1872-1956) was a Hungarian astronomer,
mathematician, and the director of the Astronomical Institute of
P\'azm\'any P\'eter University between 1934 and 1942. He researched
the classical field of astronomy, his main concern was the three-body
problem and the motion of Moon. He wrote noumerous popular
publications and books.
Debrecen 82071 Hungarian town
(82071) Debrecen = 2000 YA32
Discovered 2000 Dec. 31 by K. S\'arneczky and L. Kiss at
Piszk\'estet\H o.
Debrecen is the second largest city in Hungary. It is the regional
centre and the capital of Hajd\'u-Bihar county. The Heliophysical
Observatory of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences originated from the
educational observatory of Kossuth University in 1958.
Karinthy 84919 Hungarian author
(84919) Karinthy = 2003 VL
Discovered 2003 Nov. 3 by K. S\'arneczky and S. M\'esz\'aros at
Piszk\'estet\H o.
Frigyes Karinthy (1887-1938) was a Hungarian author, playwright, poet,
journalist and translator. His sense of humour and criticism already
appeared in his early diaries. He started his writing career as a
journalist and remained a writer of short, humorous blurbs until his
death. He is one of the most popular Hungarian writers.
Sz\'echenyi 91025 Hungarian writer
(91024) Sz\'echenyi = 1998 DA33
Discovered 1998 Feb. 28 by K. S\'arneczky and L. Kiss at
Piszk\'estet\H o.
Count Istv\'an Sz\'echenyi (1791-1860) ''The Greatest Hungarian'' was a
writer, reformer and patriot. Apart from promoting the first permanent
bridge between Buda and Pest, he became famous for donating a year's
income towards the foundation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Irinyi 106869 Hungarian inventor
(106869) Irinyi = 2000 YY31
Discovered 2001 Jan. 1 by K. S\'arneczky and L. Kiss at
Piszk\'estet\H o.
J\'anos Irinyi (1817-1895) was the the inventor of the safety match. An
unsuccessful experiment of his professor at the Vienna Polytechnikum gave
him the idea that if the usual compound is replaced by phosphorus, a
silent,
non-explosive match can be created in 1836. After returning home he founded
the first factories for matches in Pest.
Aquincum 107052 Name of Roman town
(107052) Aquincum = 2001 AQ
Discovered 2001 Jan. 1 by K. S\'arneczky and L. Kiss at
Piszk\'estet\H o.
Aquincum was the northernmost Roman garrison and town between AD 1st
and AD 4th century in the part of modern area of Budapest named
\'Obuda. This suggestion is in honor to Council of \'Obuda for
endorsing the Hungarian amateur astronomy.
Lugosi 125071 Hungarian actor
(125071) Lugosi = 2001 TX242
Discovered 2001 Oct. 8 by K. S\'arneczky on NEAT images taken at
Palomar.
B\'ela Lugosi (1883-1956) was a Hungarian actor best known for his
portrayal of Count Dracula in the American Broadway stage production (1927),
and subsequent film (1931), of Bram Stoker's classic vampire story. Later in
his carreer he played numerous grandguignol films. His last film was
released posthumously in 1959.
Kand\'ok\'alm\'an 126245 Hungarian engineer
(126245) Kand\'ok\'alm\'an = 2002 AY66
Discovered 2002 Jan. 13 by K. S\'arneczky and Z. Heiner at
Piszk\'estet\H o.
K\'alm\'an Kand\'o (1869-1931) was one of the creators of the electric
railway. He developed high-voltage three phase alternating current motors
and generators for electric locomotives. Based on their design, the
Italian
Valtellina railway line was electrified, which became Europe's first
electrified main railway line. This asteroid was discovered on the 133th
anniversary of his birth.
Tapolca 129259 Hungarian town
(129259) Tapolca = 2005 QD75
Discovered 2005 Aug. 25 by K. S\'arneczky and D. Sz\'am at
Piszk\'estet\H o.
Tapolca is a town in Hungary close to the Lake Balaton. The dynamically
developing small town of 20,000 inhabitants has been the regional centre
since the 13th century. The nearly 300 meter long cave-system, named
''Lake Cave'', which is situated in the heart of the town, is a unique
attraction in Central Europe. Tapolca is the birthplace of the second
discoverer.
Kem\'eny 132718 Hungarian-american mathematician
(132718) Kem\'eny = 2002 ON27
Discovered 2002 July 23 by K. S\'arneczky on NEAT images taken at
Palomar.
John George Kem\'eny (1926-1992) was a Hungarian-born US mathematician,
computer scientist, and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC
programming language in 1964 with Thomas Eugene Kurtz. He also served as the
13th President of Dartmouth College 1970-1981 and pioneered the use of
computers in college education. John Kemeny was a great teacher and teaching
was his first love.
Hunstead 171429 Australian astronomer
(171429) Hunstead
Discovered 2007 Sept. 1 by K. S\'arneczky and L. Kiss at Siding Spring.
Richard (Dick) W. Hunstead (b. 1943) is an Australian astronomer, who
spent most of his career in Sydney. His primary research interest has been
the high-redshift Universe, including quasars, high-redshift radio
galaxies,
clusters of galaxies and giant radio galaxies. He has also long been
renowned for great enthusiasm in teaching and supervising research
students.