Margita Kresáková Explained
Margita Kresáková (; 21 May 1927 – 1994) was a Slovak astronomer.
She discovered comet C/1954 O1 on 28 July 1954,[1] becoming just the second woman to discover a comet at the Skalnaté pleso Observatory.[2] She married Slovak astronomer Ľubor Kresák in 1954 and they had one daughter.[3]
Kresáková was a member of the International Astronomical Union.[4] She wrote a 1966 paper on meteor stream activity.[5]
The minor planet 9821 Gitakresáková is named after her.
Notes and References
- Web site: Česko & Slovensko na obloze III. aneb o kometách a lidech. cs. planetky.cz. 2 December 2001. 1 April 2018.
- Web site: SLOVENSKÉ A ČESKÉ KOMÉTY - 2. strana. sk. planetarium.sk. n.d.. 1 April 2018.
- 1994JIMO...22....1C. In memoriam Ľubor Kresák. WGN. 22. 1. February 1994. Carusi . A. . 1 .
- Web site: Margita Kresáková. International Astronomical Union. n.d.. 1 April 2018.
- Book: Jenniskens, Peter. Meteor Showers and Their Parent Comets. Cambridge University Press. 2006. 9780521853491.