Adrián Galád

Adrián Galád (born 1970) is a Slovak astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets.[2][3]

Minor planets discovered: 80 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 80 numbered minor planets between 1995 and 2004, most of them in collaboration with astronomers Dušan Kalmančok, Alexander Pravda, Juraj Tóth, Leonard Kornoš, Peter Kolény and Štefan Gajdoš.[1]

The asteroid 32008 Adriángalád, a binary asteroid discovered by LINEAR, was named after him in 2016.[2]

List of discovered minor planets
11118 Modra9 August 1996list [A]
11614 Istropolitana14 January 1996list [B]
11636 Pezinok27 December 1996list [B]
11657 Antonhajduk5 March 1997list [B]
12482 Pajka23 March 1997list [B]
13154 Petermrva7 September 1995list [B]
14040 Andrejka23 August 1995list [B]
14098 Šimek24 August 1997list [B]
14509 Lučenec9 March 1996list [B]
14968 Kubáček23 August 1997list [B]
15860 Siráň20 April 1996list [A]
15946 Satinský8 January 1998list [B]
16869 Košinár10 January 1998list [B]
20180 Annakolény27 December 1996list [B]
20664 Senec31 October 1999list [C]
22429 Jurašek22 February 1996list [B]
22440 Bangsgaard17 May 1996list [B]
24194 Paľuš8 December 1999list [A]
24949 Klačka4 August 1997list [B]
24959 Zielenbach3 October 1997list [B]
27896 Tourminator13 July 1996list [B]
(28753) 2000 HA18 April 2000list [D]
29650 Toldy23 November 1998list [E]
31234 Bea7 February 1998list [B]
(33137) 1998 DO120 February 1998list [B]
(33175) 1998 FP522 March 1998list [B]
(35621) 1998 JD415 May 1998list [B]
(39892) 1998 FQ523 March 1998list [B]
42849 Podjavorinská15 September 1999list [E]
(43994) 1997 PF311 August 1997list [B]
(55900) 1998 CQ3 February 1998list [B]
(58713) 1998 DS19 February 1998list [B]
(59378) 1999 FV319 March 1999list [C]
(59415) 1999 GJ4 April 1999list [C]
(60009) 1999 TL1715 October 1999list [C]
60972 Matenko23 May 2000list [E]
(65851) 1997 EM24 March 1997list [B]
66669 Aradac12 October 1999list [E]
71282 Holuby6 January 2000list [E]
(74826) 1999 TN1713 October 1999list [E]
(80009) 1999 GD28 April 1999list [D]
(85494) 1997 TS4 October 1997list [B]
(85575) 1998 DC119 February 1998list [B]
(85577) 1998 DC221 February 1998list [B]
(90996) 1998 AQ78 January 1998list [B]
(91011) 1998 CH28 February 1998list [B]
(91156) 1998 QS6031 August 1998list [C]
(91602) 1999 TM1713 October 1999list [E]
(96392) 1998 DH17 February 1998list [B]
(99912) 1995 UY4431 October 1995list [B]
(100521) 1997 BX526 January 1997list [B]
(100595) 1997 PA24 August 1997list [B]
(100603) 1997 RN915 September 1997list [B]
(100707) 1998 BW1425 January 1998list
(100737) 1998 DR923 February 1998list [B]
(101966) 1999 RO4314 September 1999list [E]
(102532) 1999 UU431 October 1999list [C]
(120683) 1997 CJ66 February 1997list [B]
123852 Jánboďa15 February 2001list [F]
(134403) 1997 SC16 September 1997list [B]
(136765) 1996 JA5 May 1996list [B]
(136822) 1997 PW410 August 1997list [B]
(145770) 1997 TW2413 October 1997list [B]
(148021) 1998 CT4 February 1998list [B]
(168398) 1998 DG17 February 1998list [B]
(171619) 2000 CX22 February 2000list [E]
(173177) 1997 SW423 September 1997list [E]
(181783) 1998 BV1425 January 1998list
(205022) 1998 AW47 January 1998list [B]
(215113) 1998 DD221 February 1998list [B]
(216524) 2001 HM2027 April 2001list [C]
(219090) 1998 RA1 September 1998list [C]
(241590) 1998 BM423 January 1998list
(257514) 1997 CL43 February 1997list [B]
(285116) 1995 SN118 September 1995list
(298963) 2004 VM155 November 2004list
(305582) 2008 YX4425 January 1998list
(310390) 1998 HC217 April 1998list [B]
(356985) 1997 SA16 September 1997list [B]
(422656) 1998 DL18 February 1998list [B]
Co-discovery made with:
A D. Kalmančok
B A. Pravda
C J. Tóth
D L. Kornoš
E P. Kolény
F Š. Gajdoš

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. "32008 Adriangalad (2000 HM53)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. Prokopčák, Tomáš (2009-07-28). "Adrián Galád: Amatéri majú výhodu. Čas" (in Slovak). SME. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
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