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Tomáš Vorobjov

Tomáš Vorobjov Tomas Vorobjov (* 1984) is a Slovak amateur astronomer. He is a member of the International Astronomy Search Collaboration (IASC) team.

They run an educational outreach program for high schools and colleges, which allows their students to participate in asteroid hunting programm at no cost.

He graduated from Colby College, Maine, USA in the field of computer science, mathematics and physics. Although astronomy attracted him since his childhood, he started with serious asteroid work only in 2010. Despite the relatively short period of time involved, he discovered except of many Main Belt asteroids, also an TNO as well as an NEO objects. And most recently he managed to find a new periodic comet P/2012 T7.

Asteroid 1985 UA discovered by J. Gibson on Palomar plates in 1985 Oct. 23 was named in his honor   (4858) Vorobjov. The name was suggested by his fellow IASC astronomer Sergio Foglia from Italy.

(4858) Vorobjov = 1985 UA            Discovered 1982 Sept. 17 by M. Mahrová at Kleť.

Amateur astronomer Tomas Vorobjov (b. 1984) is an assiduous observer of minor planets and a participant in the International Astronomical Search Collaboration. He has been responsible for verifying student asteroid discoveries and taking follow-up images to complete the discovery process. Name suggested by S. Foglia.



List of comet discoveries by T. Vorobjov

Comet
Designation
Date of discovery
Brightness
at disocovery
Previous
designation
Vorobjov
P/2012 T7
2012 Oct 15.
20,1 mag.
P/2012 T7





odrazka Summary of NEAT discoveries:
SkyMorph/NEAT (644): 150
Trojans: 3
Main Belt Asteroids: 147
Numbered: 66
Multi Opposition: 50
Single Opposition: 31
2-nighters: 3

Last update: 2013 Feb 4

odrazka Ephemeris for follow up:







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