Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova

Astronomer

1918 – 2001

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Who was Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova?

Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova was a Russian astronomer.

From 1966 to 1988 she was a staff member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy at Leningrad. She co-discovered the periodic comet 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh, along with Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh. She has also discovered over 100 asteroids. The asteroid 5540 Smirnova was named in her honor.

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Born
Dec 25, 1918
Soviet Union
Also known as
  • T. M. Smirnova
Nationality
  • Russia
Profession
Died
2001

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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