György Kulin (Nagyszalonta 28 January 1905 – 22 April 1989 Budapest) was a Hungarian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets.
Asteroids discovered: 21 | |
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1436 Salonta | December 11, 1936 |
1441 Bolyai | November 26, 1937 |
1442 Corvina | December 29, 1937 |
1444 Pannonia | January 6, 1938 |
1445 Konkolya | January 6, 1938 |
1452 Hunnia | February 26, 1938 |
1489 Attila | April 12, 1939 |
1513 Mátra | March 10, 1940 |
1538 Detre | September 8, 1940 |
1546 Izsák | September 28, 1941 |
1710 Gothard | October 20, 1941 |
2043 Ortutay | November 12, 1936 |
2058 Róka | January 22, 1938 |
2242 Balaton | October 13, 1936 |
2712 Keaton | December 29, 1937 |
2738 Viracocha | March 12, 1940 |
3019 Kulin | January 7, 1940 |
3380 Awaji | March 15, 1940 |
3427 Szentmártoni | January 6, 1938 |
7317 Cabot | March 12, 1940 |
10258 Sárneczky | January 6, 1940 |
He discovered 21 asteroids and is a co-discoverer of the comet C/1942 C1 (Whipple-Bernasconi-Kulin). In addition to astronomy he also wrote some science fiction. The asteroid 3019 Kulin was named in his honor.
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