Serbian astronomer

Zoran Knežević (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Кнежевић, born 23 August 1949 in Osijek) is a Serbian astronomer, who has been publishing since 1982. His major scientific contributions are in the field of movement of small Solar System bodies, their proper elements and perturbations, as well as the identification and evolution of a* families. As of 2002, he is the director of Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade and the president of Serbian National Astronomy Committee.

Contents

• 1 Awards and honors
• 2 See also
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Awards and honors

A* 3900 Knežević, discovered by Edward Bowell, is named after him. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 23 December 1988 (M.P.C. 14030).

See also

• List of minor planet discoverers §:Z. Knezevic
• Vincenzo Zappalà

References

External links

• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3900) Knežević, Lutz Schmadel
• Short biography, www.astronomija.co.rs (in Serbian)
• Zoran Knežević's home page