Tomas Vorobjov

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Tomáš Vorobjov (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈvorobjou] born 1984) is a Slovak amateur astronomer, specializing in observations of minor planets and Near-Earth objects. He is the director of the IASC Data Reduction Team.

Asteroid (4858) Vorobjov was named after him.
In October 2012, he has discovered his first (periodic) comet 276P^[1]
In April 2012, he has discovered a Trans-Neptunian object 2012 HH2^{[citation needed]}
In August 2011 and March 2011, he has discovered Near-Earth objects 2011 PW6^[2] and 2011 EB7^[3]

References

↑ "MPEC 2012-U40 : COMET P/2012 T7 (VOROBJOV)". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
↑ "MPEC 2011-Q16 : 2011 PW6". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
↑ "MPEC 2011-E22 : 2011 EB7". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-08-23.

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