Mario Jurić Explained

Birth Date:9 February 1979
Birth Place:Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Minor planets discovered: 125 
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Mario Jurić (in Croatian pronounced as /mâːrio jǔːrit͡ɕ/; born 9 February 1979) is a Croatian astronomer.

Jurić was born in Zagreb. He graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Science, and received a doctorate at Princeton University in 2007.[1] He is the Data Management Project Scientist for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.[2]

Together with prolific amateur astronomer Korado Korlević, Jurić has co-discovered 125 asteroids, and one comet, 183P/Korlević-Jurić. He took part in discovery of the Sloan Great Wall, at the time the largest known structure in the Universe.[3] His co-discovery, the Koronian asteroid 22899 Alconrad is one of the smallest known binary asteroids in the main-belt.

List of discovered minor planets

important; height: 540px;
October 2, 1999
October 10, 1999
October 6, 1999
December 30, 1999
December 25, 1998
December 25, 1998
December 25, 1998
February 28, 2000
December 25, 1998
October 2, 1999
August 25, 2000
April 19, 1999
October 7, 1999
October 10, 1999
October 6, 1999
October 8, 1999
October 10, 1999
October 10, 1999
October 6, 1999
October 6, 1999
October 11, 1999
February 28, 2000
December 25, 1998
October 10, 1999
October 10, 1999
important; height: 540px;
February 27, 2000
October 1, 1999
February 27, 2000
March 16, 1999
December 25, 1998
February 18, 1999
February 23, 1999
April 20, 1999
October 6, 1999
August 22, 2000
August 24, 2000
August 26, 2000
April 20, 1999
October 8, 1999
August 25, 2000
August 25, 2000
August 25, 2000
March 16, 1999
October 6, 1999
October 7, 1999
October 7, 1999
October 1, 1999
October 6, 1999
October 6, 1999
October 6, 1999
important; height: 540px;
October 7, 1999
October 6, 1999
October 6, 1999
October 6, 1999
October 7, 1999
October 11, 1999
October 6, 1999
August 28, 2000
December 24, 1998
December 25, 1998
October 1, 1999
October 7, 1999
October 8, 1999
October 8, 1999
October 6, 1999
October 7, 1999
February 27, 2000
December 25, 1998
October 11, 1999
December 25, 1998
March 16, 1999
December 25, 1998
February 24, 2000
August 26, 2000
April 20, 2000
important; height: 540px;
April 19, 2000
October 7, 1999
October 7, 1999
October 6, 1999
October 7, 1999
October 7, 1999
October 7, 1999
October 11, 1999
December 25, 1998
October 6, 1999
October 6, 1999
October 6, 1999
October 8, 1999
October 10, 1999
February 24, 2000
October 1, 1999
October 6, 1999
February 28, 2000
April 23, 1999
December 25, 1998
October 7, 1999
October 7, 1999
February 18, 1999
April 13, 1999
October 6, 1999
important; height: 540px;
October 6, 1999
August 25, 2000
August 24, 2000
August 25, 2000
September 22, 2000
October 6, 1999
October 7, 1999
October 7, 1999
February 27, 2000
August 25, 2000
August 25, 2000
October 7, 1999
October 7, 1999
October 1, 1999
October 7, 1999
August 25, 2000
August 25, 2000
August 26, 2000
October 6, 1999
August 25, 2000
October 7, 1999
October 6, 1999
October 7, 1999
October 8, 1999
October 7, 1999
  1. with K. Korlević

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hrvatski astrofizičar Mario Jurić postao NASA-in stipendist - Jutarnji.hr . 2011-03-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018072328/http://www.jutarnji.hr/hrvatski-astrofizicar-mario-juric-postao-nasa-in-stipendist/196228/ . 2012-10-18 .
  2. Web site: LSST—Data Management Project Scientist. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090504134044/http://www.lsst.org/lsst/dm_project_scientist . 2009-05-04 .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20061001230256/http://heasarc.nasa.gov/docs/cosmic/sheets_voids_info.html NASA.gov