Kazimieras Černis
# Kazimieras Černis

Minor planets discovered: 118 :

* see § List of discovered minor planets

Kazimieras Černis (born November 11, 1958, Vilnius) is a Lithuanian astronomer and astrophysicist, active member of the IAU, and a prolific discoverer of minor planets and comets. In 2012, he discovered 420356 Praamzius, a trans-Neptunian object and dwarf planet candidate.

Černis graduated from Vilnius University in 1981. From 1981 to 1990, he worked at the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Physics. Since 1996, Černis is a senior scientist at Vilnius University Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy.

His research interests are photometry of stars, structure of the Milky Way, Solar System, comets, and asteroids. He is the leader of an asteroid search project at Molėtai Astronomical Observatory. Until 2006, Černis discovered 25 new comets (Černis comets) and 125 asteroids. As of 2016, the Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery and co-discovery of 113 numbered minor planets he made during 2001–2012. He has published papers on photometry of stars and did research of interstellar extinction towards the direction of galactic anticenter.

## List of discovered minor planets

| 68730 Straizys | 15 March 2002 | list |
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| 73059 Kaunas | 16 March 2002 | list |
| 95593 Azusienis | 16 March 2002 | list |
| 95851 Stromvil | 26 March 2003 | list |
| 124192 Moletai | 26 July 2001 | list |
| 135561 Tautvaisiene | 16 March 2002 | list |
| 140628 Klaipeda | 20 October 2001 | list |
| 141496 Bartkevicius | 15 March 2002 | list |
| 144752 Plunge | 16 April 2004 | list |
| 151430 Nemunas | 16 March 2002 | list |
| 154932 Sviderskiene | 12 October 2004 | list |
| 155138 Pucinskas | 9 October 2005 | list |
| 157396 Vansevicius | 13 October 2004 | list |
| 157534 Siauliai | 8 October 2005 | list |
| 166229 Palanga | 17 March 2002 | list |
| 167960 Rudzikas | 13 March 2005 | list |
| 169568 Baranauskas | 16 March 2002 | list |
| 175548 Sudzius | 27 September 2006 | list |
| 180141 Sperauskas | 26 March 2003 | list |
| 184096 Kazlauskas | 16 April 2004 | list |
| (184786) 2005 $TE_{53}$ | 8 October 2005 | list |
| 185150 Panevezys | 23 September 2006 | list |
| 187276 Meistas | 8 October 2005 | list |
| 189396 Sielewicz | 2 May 2008 | list |
| (198125) 2004 $TV_{17}$ | 12 October 2004 | list |
| 198820 Iwanowska | 13 March 2005 | list |
| 202092 Algirdas | 11 October 2004 | list |
| 202704 Utena | 14 April 2007 | list |
| 203823 Zdanavicius | 5 October 2002 | list |
| 210147 Zalgiris | 21 September 2006 | list |
| 212587 Bartasiute | 23 September 2006 | list |
| 212606 Janulis | 27 September 2006 | list |
| 212692 Lazauskaite | 23 March 2007 | list |
| 212977 Birutė | 2 February 2009 | list |
| (224278) 2005 $TH_{53}$ | 8 October 2005 | list |
| 226672 Kucinskas | 16 April 2004 | list |
| (229198) 2004 $TS_{357}$ | 15 October 2004 | list |
| (229427) 2005 $TT_{52}$ | 10 October 2005 | list |
| 231040 Kakaras | 10 March 2005 | list |
| 233661 Alytus | 31 August 2008 | list |
| 237845 Neris | 16 March 2002 | list |
| (241496) 2009 $CZ_3$ | 2 February 2009 | list |
| 242479 Marijampole | 12 October 2004 | list |
| 245983 Machholz | 26 September 2006 | list |
| (247617) 2002 $TP_{303}$ | 5 October 2002 | list |
| 248839 Mazeikiai | 25 September 2006 | list |
| 248993 Jonava | 14 April 2007 | list |
| 252794 Maironis | 16 March 2002 | list |
| (257320) 2009 $HE_{94}$ | 26 April 2009 | list |
| (261136) 2005 $TK_{52}$ | 8 October 2005 | list |
| (263951) 2009 $HJ_{94}$ | 27 April 2009 | list |
| (264068) 2009 $SQ_{148}$ | 19 September 2009 | list |
| (270903) 2002 $TO_{303}$ | 5 October 2002 | list |
| 274084 Baldone | 3 January 2008 | list |
| (284013) 2004 $TG_{242}$ | 12 October 2004 | list |
| (284863) 2009 $CL_2$ | 2 February 2009 | list |
| (284942) 2010 $EQ_{30}$ | 10 March 2010 | list |
| 284984 Ikaunieks | 12 April 2010 | list |
| 286693 Kodaitis | 16 March 2002 | list |
| 288960 Steponasdarius | 11 October 2004 | list |
| 288961 Stasysgirėnas | 12 October 2004 | list |
| 289020 Ukmerge | 12 October 2004 | list |
| 289021 Juzeliunas | 12 October 2004 | list |
| (290411) 2005 $TJ_{53}$ | 8 October 2005 | list |
| 294664 Trakai | 3 January 2008 | list |
| (296207) 2009 $CO_2$ | 2 February 2009 | list |
| (296472) 2009 $HA_{94}$ | 28 April 2009 | list |
| (296967) 2010 $EK_{74}$ | 10 March 2010 | list |
| 296968 Ignatianum | 12 March 2010 | list |
| 302849 Richardboyle | 27 March 2003 | list |
| (303304) 2004 $TW_{17}$ | 11 October 2004 | list |
| 305181 Donelaitis | 5 November 2007 | list |
| (308046) 2004 $TX_{17}$ | 12 October 2004 | list |
| (311177) 2004 $TL_{347}$ | 11 October 2004 | list |
| (318277) 2004 $TP_{16}$ | 11 October 2004 | list |
| 320153 Eglitis | 23 March 2007 | list |
| 321324 Vytautas | 25 April 2009 | list |
| 324787 Wlodarczyk | 15 April 2007 | list |
| 325588 Bridzius | 19 September 2009 | list |
| 330836 Orius | 25 April 2009 | list |
| 332530 Canders | 29 July 2008 | list |
| (333720) 2009 $SR_{148}$ | 19 September 2009 | list |
| (336860) 2011 $FN_{129}$ | 31 August 2008 | list |
| 338274 Valancius | 5 October 2002 | list |
| (341087) 2007 $HN_{97}$ | 17 April 2007 | list |
| 343157 Mindaugas | 25 April 2009 | list |
| (346805) 2009 $CH_2$ | 2 February 2009 | list |
| (346896) 2009 $SL_{98}$ | 17 September 2009 | list |
| 352646 Blumbahs | 25 July 2008 | list |
| (353194) 2009 $SM_{100}$ | 17 September 2009 | list |
| 353577 Gediminas | 5 January 2008 | list |
| (359169) 2009 $CX_3$ | 2 February 2009 | list |
| (361265) 2006 $SS_{372}$ | 23 September 2006 | list |
| 361524 Klimka | 24 March 2007 | list |
| (367534) 2009 $RM_7$ | 10 September 2009 | list |
| (375759) 2009 $SU_{100}$ | 20 September 2009 | list |
| (375801) 2009 $TC_{14}$ | 20 September 2009 | list |
| (389472) 2010 $EL_{66}$ | 10 March 2010 | list |
| (390877) 2004 $TH_{242}$ | 13 October 2004 | list |
| 392142 Solheim | 16 April 2009 | list |
| (392440) 2010 $RH_{120}$ | 8 September 2010 | list |
| (395019) 2009 $CR_3$ | 2 February 2009 | list |
| (396854) 2004 $SR_9$ | 18 September 2004 | list |
| (397013) 2005 $TG_{53}$ | 8 October 2005 | list |
| (398010) 2009 $CS_{13}$ | 2 February 2009 | list |
| (398067) 2009 $HK_{81}$ | 28 April 2009 | list |
| (398152) 2010 $EP_{74}$ | 11 March 2010 | list |
| (400736) 2009 $SX_{358}$ | 19 September 2009 | list |
| (403409) 2009 $SO_{17}$ | 17 September 2009 | list |
| (411159) 2010 $BN_5$ | 24 January 2010 | list |
| 418220 Kestutis | 3 February 2008 | list |
| 420356 Praamzius | 23 January 2012 | list |
| (425469) 2010 $EX_{106}$ | 11 March 2010 | list |
| 428694 Saule | 29 July 2008 | list |
| (435938) 2009 $CP_3$ | 2 February 2009 | list |
| (441752) 2009 $CG_2$ | 2 February 2009 | list |
| (445190) 2009 $CW_3$ | 2 February 2009 | list |
| 457743 Balklavs | 18 April 2009 | list |
| (463368) 2012 $VU_{85}$ | 14 November 2012 | list |
| Co-discovery made with: $^A$ J. Zdanavičius $^B$ K. Zdanavičius $^C$ V. Laugalys $^D$ E. Černis $^E$ I. Eglītis $^F$ R. P. Boyle |||
