2047 Smetana (named after The Bartered Bride,) was discovered by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf Obs on 26 October 1971.
This minor planet was named for the Czech national composer Bedrich Smetana (18241884), best known for the opera The Bartered Bride, the cycle of six symphonic poems My homeland and the string quartet From my life. It was discovered on 26 October 1971, by Czech astronomer Lubos Kohoutek at Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg, Germany. 
L. Kohoutek Bergedorf Obs. 26 October 1971 2047 Smetana This minor planet was named for the Czech national composer Bedrich Smetana (18241884), best known for the opera The Bartered Bride, the cycle of six symphonic poems My homeland and the string quartet From my life. 
