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Lenka Kotková

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Also known as Lenka Kotkova

Czech astronomer, asteroid discoverer

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Czechia
Active from
1967-05-03

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Key facts

Born
( 1973-07-26 ) 26 July 1973 (age 52) , Dobřichovice , Czechoslovakia
Alma mater
Charles University of Prague
Known for
discoverer of minor planets
Awards
Cena Zdeňka Kvíze
Fields
Astronomer
Institutions
Astronomical Institute AV ČR in Ondřejov

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Lenka
Gender
female
Citizenship
Czech Republic
Place of birth
Dobřichovice
Languages spoken
Czech
Field of work
astronomy
Image
Lenka Kotková, Ondřejov Astronomical.jpg
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date of birth
1973-07-26
birth name
Lenka Šarounová
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Lenka Kotková
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Encyclopedic overview

Lenka Kotková (née Šarounová; born 26 July 1973) is a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets.

She works at Observatoř Ondřejov (Ondřejov Observatory), located near Prague. Besides numerous main-belt asteroids she also discovered Mars-crosser asteroid 9671 Hemera and Hilda family asteroid 21804 Václavneumann.

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