Name Vladimir Shkodrov Role Astronomer | Fields Astronomy, Physics | |
Born 10 February 1930,
Lom (Lom), Bulgaria ( 1930-02-10 ) Died August 31, 2010, Sofia, Bulgaria Discovered 13930 Tashko, 9732 Juchnovski, 12246 Pliska Similar People Eric Walter Elst, Eleanor F Helin, John Vincent Atanasoff | ||
Prof. Dr. Vladimir Georgiev Shkodrov (Владимир Георгиев Шкодров; 10 February 1930 – 31 August 2010) was a Bulgarian astronomer.
Shkodrov discovered a number of asteroids, including the Apollo asteroid 4486 Mithra, which he and Eric Elst discovered on 22 September 1987. 4486 Mithra is notable as the most highly bifurcated object in the Solar System. The asteroid 4364 Shkodrov, discovered on 7 November 1978 by Eleanor Helin and Schelte Bus, is named after Shkodrov.
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