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Petr Pravec

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Petr Pravec (born September 17, 1967) is a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets, born in Třinec, Czech Republic. Pravec is a prolific discoverer of binary asteroids, expert in photometric observations and rotational lightcurves at Ondřejov Observatory. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 350 numbered minor planets, and is leading the effort of a large consortium of stations called "BinAst" to look for multiplicity in the near-Earth objects and inner main-belt populations. He is a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Petr Pravec is the 613th most popular astronomer, the 910th most popular biography from Czechia and the 10th most popular Czech Astronomer.

Petr Pravec is a Czech astronomer renowned for his research on asteroids, particularly in the study of their physical properties and rotation. He is also known for his contributions to the field of binary asteroids and the development of observational techniques for their analysis.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Petr Pravec ranks 613 out of 644. Before him are Françoise Combes, Geoffrey Marcy, Miloš Tichý, Andrea Boattini, Frank B. Zoltowski, and Vicky Kalogera. After him are Brett J. Gladman, Masayuki Yanai, Jeff T. Alu, Hiroshi Mori, Sara Seager, and Martha P. Haynes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Petr Pravec ranks 651. Before him are Max Pezzali, Riho Terras, Max Casella, Nicolae Țaga, Frank Luck, and Rita Guerra. After him are Marcelo Filippini, Cécile Nowak, Yael Arad, Dolkun Isa, Karin Herrera, and Steffi Lemke.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Petr Pravec ranks 911 out of 1,200. Before him are Loukas Vyntra (1981), Anna Geislerová (1976), Pavel Královec (1977), Květa Jeriová (1956), Libor Pimek (1963), Robert Lang (1970), and Jan Stejskal (1962). After him are Ivo Knoflíček (1962), Václav Pilař (1988), Taťána Kocembová (1962), Robert Reichel (1971), and Alex Baumann (1964).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Czechia

Among astronomers born in Czechia, Petr Pravec ranks 10. Before him are Luboš Kohoutek (1935), Tadeáš Hájek (1525), Joseph Johann von Littrow (1781), Jana Tichá (1965), Lenka Kotková (1973), and Miloš Tichý (1966). After him are Zdeněk Moravec (1968).

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