Peter Kušnirák Explained

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Peter Kušnirák (born 1974) is a Slovak astronomer, discoverer of minor planets, and a prolific photometrist of light-curves at Ondřejov Observatory in the Czech Republic. He was married to Slovak astronomer Ulrika Babiaková with whom he discovered 123647 Tomáško, named after their son Tomáško.

He was the principal observer to discover that the two main-belt asteroids 3073 Kursk and 5481 Kiuchi are in fact binary asteroids. In 1999, he discovered the Eunomian main-belt asteroid 24260 Kriváň, which he named after one Slovakia's national symbols, as well as 21656 Knuth and 20256 Adolfneckař, both located in the Aquarius constellation at the time. He is based out of numerous observatories in the Czech Republic, including the Ondřejov Observatory, and works solo or with partners.

The Flora asteroid 17260 Kušnirák, discovered by the U.S. LINEAR project at Lincoln Lab's ETS in 2000, is named in his honor .

List of discovered minor planets

important; height: 1250px;"
  November 15, 1999
18182 Wiener  August 27, 2000
18838 Shannon  July 18, 1999
20495 Rimavská Sobota  August 15, 1999
21656 Knuth  August 9, 1999
22185 Štiavnica  December 29, 2000
22824 von Neumann  September 12, 1999
22901 Ivanbella  October 12, 1999
December 13, 1999
  January 5, 2000
October 18, 1999
February 4, 2000
April 8, 2000
October 19, 1999
November 19, 1999
May 5, 2000
May 9, 2000
November 27, 2000
27525 Vartovka  April 29, 2000
May 26, 2000
30253 Vítek  April 30, 2000
April 30, 2000
May 30, 2000
32294 Zajonc  August 26, 2000
August 13, 2001
34753 Zdeněkmatyáš  August 24, 2001
36060 Babuška  September 14, 1999
February 1, 2000
July 7, 2000
  August 27, 2000
36888 Škrabal  September 29, 2000
37279 Hukvaldy  December 22, 2000
38684 Velehrad  October 25, 2000
  August 26, 2000
  December 20, 2000
December 29, 2000
40440 Dobrovský  September 11, 1999
40441 Jungmann  September 11, 1999
40459 Rektorys  September 14, 1999
October 5, 1999
  August 13, 1999
42998 Malinafrank  October 17, 1999
November 19, 1999
January 6, 2000
44613 Rudolf  September 8, 1999
  September 10, 1999
  October 13, 1999
November 15, 1999
November 16, 1999
important; height: 1250px;"
May 30, 2000
46280 Hollar  May 21, 2001
48171 Juza  April 23, 2001
August 11, 2001
51895 Biblialexa  August 19, 2001
  August 24, 2001
  September 7, 2002
June 30, 2000
59800 Astropis  August 14, 1999
  October 13, 1999
  October 16, 1999
60150 Zacharias  October 19, 1999
  July 5, 2000
61404 Očenášek  August 26, 2000
  August 27, 2000
62794 Scheirich  October 30, 2000
63162 Davidčapek  December 22, 2000
  August 19, 2001
  August 26, 2001
August 26, 2001
September 18, 2001
March 6, 2002
  September 14, 1999
  August 26, 2000
November 17, 2001
  September 14, 1999
  October 7, 1999
December 13, 1999
February 4, 2000
  September 30, 2000
  December 24, 2000
  December 31, 2000
February 25, 2001
  May 21, 2001
August 14, 2001
74764 Rudolfpešek  September 15, 1999
75009 Petervereš  October 16, 1999
December 6, 1999
  May 22, 2001
77621 Koten  May 25, 2001
78536 Shrbený  September 7, 2002
  September 7, 2002
  September 9, 2002
June 25, 2001
August 13, 2001
  August 17, 2001
  August 19, 2001
  August 19, 2001
  August 20, 2001
  August 24, 2001
important; height: 1250px;"
82937 Lesicki  August 26, 2001
  August 9, 1999
87088 Joannewheeler  June 2, 2000
89282 Suzieimber  November 10, 2001
  November 11, 2001
  August 14, 1999
  September 14, 1999
  October 13, 1999
  October 19, 1999
92389 Gretskij  May 3, 2000
  September 29, 2000
  September 29, 2000
October 20, 2000
94556 Janstarý  November 11, 2001
  November 14, 2001
  September 10, 1999
  July 5, 2000
March 6, 2002
  September 15, 1999
  October 12, 1998
  October 15, 1998
  December 8, 1999
  April 9, 2000
August 28, 2000
October 29, 2000
January 1, 2001
  February 19, 2001
  May 22, 2001
  August 16, 2001
August 19, 2001
  August 26, 2001
September 14, 2001
  September 7, 2002
July 12, 2000
September 7, 2000
  September 29, 2000
  September 30, 2000
  December 22, 2000
  December 7, 2002
  October 13, 1999
  August 25, 2000
  August 27, 2000
October 23, 2000
  December 22, 2000
  December 24, 2000
123647 Tomáško  December 31, 2000
  April 23, 2001
  November 14, 2001
  September 13, 1999
  October 15, 1999
important; height: 1250px;"
  August 26, 2000
November 1, 2000
  November 1, 2000
  May 19, 2001
  November 11, 2001
  March 8, 2002
  September 12, 1999
  December 8, 1999
  October 13, 2001
  September 2, 2002
October 12, 1999
February 7, 2000
  April 25, 2001
  May 20, 2001
August 14, 2001
  August 24, 2001
  August 25, 2001
  November 11, 2001
  September 2, 2002
  September 5, 2002
  December 7, 2002
  October 16, 1999
August 27, 2001
  November 15, 2001
  November 20, 2001
  October 19, 1999
  January 27, 2001
August 11, 2001
  August 20, 2001
  August 26, 2001
  January 5, 2000
September 26, 2000
September 14, 2001
  October 14, 2001
  February 16, 2002
March 6, 2002
  June 3, 2000
August 28, 2000
  August 26, 2000
  October 29, 2000
  May 19, 2001
  August 17, 2001
  September 2, 2002
September 4, 2002
167208 Lelekovice  October 17, 2003
  October 12, 1999
October 20, 2000
February 25, 2001
  August 24, 2001
  January 27, 2001
important; height: 1250px;"
August 27, 2001
  November 10, 2001
  October 14, 2001
  October 16, 1999
  April 24, 2001
  October 12, 1999
  May 20, 2001
September 19, 2003
  October 12, 1999
  May 24, 2001
  September 30, 2000
December 25, 2000
  November 10, 2001
May 12, 2002
  December 22, 2000
  May 25, 2001
  October 12, 1999
August 27, 2001
October 27, 2003
  October 12, 1999
  August 26, 2001
  September 11, 1999
September 3, 2002
  August 26, 2000
  September 14, 1999
  January 26, 2001
  October 13, 1999
  May 23, 2001
August 26, 2001
  November 15, 1999
March 9, 2002
  September 30, 2000
  November 2, 2000
  August 25, 2001
  August 10, 1999
October 20, 2000
  May 6, 2000
August 12, 2001
August 24, 2001
  June 2, 2000
  October 12, 2001
September 23, 2005
August 27, 2001
March 6, 2002
  May 31, 2000
September 26, 2000
December 22, 2000
March 11, 2002
  September 30, 2000
August 14, 2001
important;"
  March 8, 2002
  September 7, 2002
September 28, 2005
May 3, 2000
October 12, 2001
September 23, 2005
October 12, 2001
  September 30, 2000
  December 22, 2000
  October 14, 2001
  August 23, 2000
February 3, 2000
October 5, 1999
  December 22, 2000
  November 15, 2001
January 27, 2001
  August 25, 2001
November 13, 2001
September 2, 2002
  September 30, 2000
September 25, 2003
  August 17, 2001
  August 20, 2001
  August 24, 2001
October 12, 2001
November 11, 2001
  May 20, 2001
  February 16, 2002
October 22, 2000
  September 2, 2002
March 11, 2002
  March 8, 2002
  September 8, 2002
September 4, 2002
  August 24, 2001
August 12, 2001
  August 24, 2001
  August 27, 2000
Legend of co-discoverers:
with P. Pravec
with L. Šarounová
with U. Babiaková
with K. Hornoch

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