Milan Antal

Milan Antal (1935–1999) was a Slovak astronomer.[2][3][4][5]

Minor planets discovered: 17 [1]
1807 Slovakia20 August 1971list
3393 Štúr28 November 1984list
3730 Hurban4 December 1983list
4573 Piešťany5 October 1986list
(5025) 1986 TS65 October 1986list
(6545) 1986 TR65 October 1986list
(7641) 1986 TT65 October 1986list
9543 Nitra4 December 1983list
10293 Pribina5 October 1986list
11014 Svätopluk23 August 1982list
13916 Bernolák23 August 1982list
16435 Fándly7 November 1988list
19955 Hollý28 November 1984list
20991 Jánkollár28 November 1984list
23444 Kukučín5 October 1986list
(32773) 1986 TD5 October 1986list
(48413) 1986 TB79 October 1986list

While working at Skalnaté Pleso Observatory and at the Toruń Centre for Astronomy from 1971–1988, he discovered 17 minor planets,[1] including the asteroid 1807 Slovakia and the three unnamed Jupiter trojans (5025) 1986 TS6, (6545) 1986 TR6 and (7641) 1986 TT6. A distinguished observer of comets and minor planets, he has determined exact astrometric positions from photographic plates for many thousands of small Solar System bodies.[2]

The main-belt asteroid 6717 Antal, discovered by German astronomers Freimut Börngen and Lutz Schmadel in 1990, is named in his honour.[2]

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(6717) Antal". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (6717) Antal. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 551. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_6054. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  3. "Conditions of competition Astrofoto 2010" (in Slovak and English). Slovak Central Observatory Hurbanovo. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  4. Tučeková, Z. "Comenius University in Bratislava homepage" (in Slovak and English). Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  5. "Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republich homepage" (in Czech and English). Retrieved 5 December 2010.


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