Juraj Tóth Explained

Juraj Tóth
Birth Date:28 March 1975
Fields:Astronomy
Workplaces:Comenius University
Alma Mater:Comenius University
Known For:Discovery of minor planets
Minor planets discovered: 16 
October 31, 1999  
October 6, 1999  
February 23, 1999  
March 19, 1999  
March 24, 1999  
(59415) 1999 GJ April 4, 1999  
October 15, 1999  
December 13, 1999  
August 31, 1998  
October 31, 1999  
November 15, 1999  
(118366) 1999 GK April 5, 1999  
October 6, 1999  
November 15, 2001  
April 27, 2001  
(219090) 1998 RA September 1, 1998  
Co-discoverers:
with A. Galád
with L. Kornoš
with D. Kalmančok

Juraj Tóth (born 28 March 1975) is a Slovak astronomer, discoverer of minor planets, and professor of astronomy at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia.

An expert in meteoroid fragmentation, he is known for his observations of the 1998 Leonid meteor shower from Modra Observatory, which were later published in the journal Earth, Moon, and Planets. His photograph of the Leonid meteor shower was credited by NASA.

Tóth is a member of the International Astronomical Union and currently a professor at Comenius University in the department of astronomy. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 16 numbered minor planets between 1998 and 2001.

He has published in numerous journals on astronomy, mainly on meteoroids. His work, Orbital Evolution of Příbram and Neuschwanstein, has been shown in the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. In 2010, he led a field expedition, which found the first piece of the "Košice" meteorite fall. Košice is the 14th meteorite in the world with a pedigree.

He is married and has three children.

The main-belt asteroid 24976 Jurajtoth, discovered by LONEOS in 1998, was named in his honor.

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