Peter Kušnirák
# Peter Kušnirák

Minor planets discovered: 291 :

* see § List of discovered minor planets

Peter Kušnirák (born 1974) is a Slovak astronomer, discoverer of minor planets, and a prolific photometrist of light-curves at Ondřejov Observatory in the Czech Republic. He was married to Slovak astronomer Ulrika Babiaková with whom he discovered 123647 Tomáško, named after their son Tomáško.

He was the principal observer to discover that the two main-belt asteroids 3073 Kursk and 5481 Kiuchi are in fact binary asteroids. In 1999, he discovered the Eunomian main-belt asteroid 24260 Kriváň, which he named after one Slovakia's national symbols, as well as 21656 Knuth and 20256 Adolfneckař, both located in the Aquarius constellation at the time. He is based out of numerous observatories in the Czech Republic, including the Ondřejov Observatory, and works solo or with partners.

The Flora asteroid 17260 Kušnirák, discovered by the U.S. LINEAR project at Lincoln Lab's ETS in 2000, is named in his honor (M.P.C. 10060).

## List of discovered minor planets

| (16099) 1999 $VQ_{24}$ | November 15, 1999 |
| - | - |
| 18182 Wiener | August 27, 2000 |
| 18838 Shannon | July 18, 1999 |
| 20495 Rimavská Sobota | August 15, 1999 |
| 21656 Knuth | August 9, 1999 |
| 22185 Štiavnica | December 29, 2000 |
| 22824 von Neumann | September 12, 1999 |
| 22901 Ivanbella | October 12, 1999 |
| 24260 Kriváň | December 13, 1999 |
| (24323) 2000 $AW_{49}$ | January 5, 2000 |
| 25384 Partizánske | October 18, 1999 |
| 25778 Csere | February 4, 2000 |
| 25864 Banič | April 8, 2000 |
| 26390 Rušin | October 19, 1999 |
| 26401 Sobotište | November 19, 1999 |
| 26639 Murgaš | May 5, 2000 |
| 26640 Bahýľ | May 9, 2000 |
| 26661 Kempelen | November 27, 2000 |
| 27525 Vartovka | April 29, 2000 |
| 28878 Segner | May 26, 2000 |
| 30253 Vítek | April 30, 2000 |
| 30252 Textorisová | April 30, 2000 |
| (30398) 2000 $KM_{41}$ | May 30, 2000 |
| 32294 Zajonc | August 26, 2000 |
| 32531 Ulrikababiaková | August 13, 2001 |
| 34753 Zdeněkmatyáš | August 24, 2001 |
| 36060 Babuška | September 14, 1999 |
| (36280) 2000 $CJ_{77}$ | February 1, 2000 |
| (36339) 2000 $NF_{10}$ | July 7, 2000 |
| (36471) 2000 $QK_{26}$ | August 27, 2000 |
| 36888 Škrabal | September 29, 2000 |
| 37279 Hukvaldy | December 22, 2000 |
| 38684 Velehrad | October 25, 2000 |
| (38685) 2000 $QP_9$ | August 26, 2000 |
| (39221) 2000 $YK_8$ | December 20, 2000 |
| (39228) 2000 $YX_{28}$ | December 29, 2000 |
| 40440 Dobrovský | September 11, 1999 |
| 40441 Jungmann | September 11, 1999 |
| 40459 Rektorys | September 14, 1999 |
| 40763 Zloch | October 5, 1999 |
| (42838) 1999 $PP_3$ | August 13, 1999 |
| 42998 Malinafrank | October 17, 1999 |
| (43085) 1999 $WE_2$ | November 19, 1999 |
| (43237) 2000 $AB_{204}$ | January 6, 2000 |
| 44613 Rudolf | September 8, 1999 |
| (44616) 1999 $RT_{34}$ | September 10, 1999 |
| (44728) 1999 $TT_{15}$ | October 13, 1999 |
| (44908) 1999 $VR_{24}$ | November 15, 1999 |
| (45015) 1999 WQ | November 16, 1999 |
| (45760) 2000 $KY_{43}$ | May 30, 2000 |
| 46280 Hollar | May 21, 2001 |
| 48171 Juza | April 23, 2001 |
| (48243) 2001 $PE_7$ | August 11, 2001 |
| 51895 Biblialexa | August 19, 2001 |
| (55083) 2001 $QV_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| (55603) 2002 $RE_{117}$ | September 7, 2002 |
| (56713) 2000 $MC_3$ | June 30, 2000 |
| 59800 Astropis | August 14, 1999 |
| (60007) 1999 $TO_{16}$ | October 13, 1999 |
| (60148) 1999 $US_1$ | October 16, 1999 |
| 60150 Zacharias | October 19, 1999 |
| (61135) 2000 $NT_2$ | July 5, 2000 |
| 61404 Očenášek | August 26, 2000 |
| (61645) 2000 $QT_{109}$ | August 27, 2000 |
| 62794 Scheirich | October 30, 2000 |
| 63162 Davidčapek | December 22, 2000 |
| (63584) 2001 $QY_{33}$ | August 19, 2001 |
| (63655) 2001 $QV_{113}$ | August 26, 2001 |
| (63686) 2001 $QY_{152}$ | August 26, 2001 |
| (63895) 2001 $SZ_5$ | September 18, 2001 |
| (65211) 2002 $EK_1$ | March 6, 2002 |
| (66486) 1999 $RF_{42}$ | September 14, 1999 |
| (67411) 2000 $QJ_{26}$ | August 26, 2000 |
| (68539) 2001 $WL_2$ | November 17, 2001 |
| (70216) 1999 $RH_{42}$ | September 14, 1999 |
| (70448) 1999 $TS_{15}$ | October 7, 1999 |
| (71087) 1999 $XV_{127}$ | December 13, 1999 |
| (71507) 2000 $CP_{34}$ | February 4, 2000 |
| (71783) 2000 $SL_{163}$ | September 30, 2000 |
| (72062) 2000 $YR_{17}$ | December 24, 2000 |
| (72070) 2000 $YC_{33}$ | December 31, 2000 |
| (72518) 2001 $DP_{86}$ | February 25, 2001 |
| (72886) 2001 $KC_{18}$ | May 21, 2001 |
| (72914) 2001 $PS_{14}$ | August 14, 2001 |
| 74764 Rudolfpešek | September 15, 1999 |
| 75009 Petervereš | October 16, 1999 |
| (75437) 1999 $XN_{127}$ | December 6, 1999 |
| (77593) 2001 $KJ_{20}$ | May 22, 2001 |
| 77621 Koten | May 25, 2001 |
| 78536 Shrbený | September 7, 2002 |
| (78540) 2002 $RH_{117}$ | September 7, 2002 |
| (78542) 2002 $RH_{119}$ | September 9, 2002 |
| (82365) 2001 $MP_8$ | June 25, 2001 |
| (82653) 2001 $PF_{13}$ | August 13, 2001 |
| (82809) 2001 $QK_{33}$ | August 17, 2001 |
| (82908) 2001 $QU_{100}$ | August 19, 2001 |
| (82928) 2001 $QM_{110}$ | August 19, 2001 |
| (82929) 2001 $QN_{110}$ | August 20, 2001 |
| (82930) 2001 $QZ_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| 82937 Lesicki | August 26, 2001 |
| (86048) 1999 $PP_1$ | August 9, 1999 |
| 87088 Joannewheeler | June 2, 2000 |
| 89282 Suzieimber | November 10, 2001 |
| (89350) 2001 $VM_{71}$ | November 11, 2001 |
| (91427) 1999 $PB_5$ | August 14, 1999 |
| (91452) 1999 $RL_{43}$ | September 14, 1999 |
| (91600) 1999 $TN_{16}$ | October 13, 1999 |
| (91844) 1999 $UR_2$ | October 19, 1999 |
| 92389 Gretskij | May 3, 2000 |
| (93255) 2000 $SC_{163}$ | September 29, 2000 |
| (93256) 2000 $SD_{163}$ | September 29, 2000 |
| (93524) 2000 UQ | October 20, 2000 |
| 94556 Janstarý | November 11, 2001 |
| (94596) 2001 $VW_{71}$ | November 14, 2001 |
| (96765) 1999 $RS_{34}$ | September 10, 1999 |
| (97786) 2000 $NU_2$ | July 5, 2000 |
| (99507) 2002 $EL_1$ | March 6, 2002 |
| (99921) 1999 $RO_{190}$ | September 15, 1999 |
| (102228) 1999 $TG_{15}$ | October 12, 1998 |
| (102229) 1999 $TS_{17}$ | October 15, 1998 |
| (103016) 1999 $XH_{105}$ | December 8, 1999 |
| (104650) 2000 $GY_{132}$ | April 9, 2000 |
| (105280) 2000 $QD_{35}$ | August 28, 2000 |
| (106195) 2000 $UM_{15}$ | October 29, 2000 |
| 107054 Daniela | January 1, 2001 |
| (107555) 2001 $DH_{80}$ | February 19, 2001 |
| (108378) 2001 $KK_{20}$ | May 22, 2001 |
| (109096) 2001 $QJ_{33}$ | August 16, 2001 |
| (109266) 2001 $QL_{110}$ | August 19, 2001 |
| (109354) 2001 $QU_{153}$ | August 26, 2001 |
| (109777) 2001 $RY_{81}$ | September 14, 2001 |
| (113210) 2002 $RF_{117}$ | September 7, 2002 |
| (118683) 2000 $NE_{11}$ | July 12, 2000 |
| (118777) 2000 $RW_{59}$ | September 7, 2000 |
| (118828) 2000 $SF_{163}$ | September 29, 2000 |
| (118829) 2000 $SJ_{163}$ | September 30, 2000 |
| (118993) 2000 $YL_{12}$ | December 22, 2000 |
| (119983) 2002 $XB_{39}$ | December 7, 2002 |
| (121339) 1999 $TO_{15}$ | October 13, 1999 |
| (122311) 2000 $QL_9$ | August 25, 2000 |
| (122337) 2000 $QA_{35}$ | August 27, 2000 |
| (123189) 2000 $UP_{13}$ | October 23, 2000 |
| (123606) 2000 $YF_{11}$ | December 22, 2000 |
| (123613) 2000 $YQ_{17}$ | December 24, 2000 |
| 123647 Tomáško | December 31, 2000 |
| (124087) 2001 $HY_{15}$ | April 23, 2001 |
| (125371) 2001 $VV_{71}$ | November 14, 2001 |
| (129847) 1999 $RH_{40}$ | September 13, 1999 |
| (129887) 1999 $TT_{17}$ | October 15, 1999 |
| (130433) 2000 $QO_9$ | August 26, 2000 |
| (130872) 2000 $VQ_2$ | November 1, 2000 |
| (130873) 2000 $VR_2$ | November 1, 2000 |
| (131358) 2001 $KA_2$ | May 19, 2001 |
| (131548) 2001 $VF_{17}$ | November 11, 2001 |
| (132159) 2002 $EP_2$ | March 8, 2002 |
| (134528) 1999 $RQ_{38}$ | September 12, 1999 |
| (134697) 1999 $XG_{105}$ | December 8, 1999 |
| (135337) 2001 $TE_{14}$ | October 13, 2001 |
| (135756) 2002 RN | September 2, 2002 |
| (137314) 1999 $TQ_{14}$ | October 12, 1999 |
| (137974) 2000 $CG_{41}$ | February 7, 2000 |
| (139233) 2001 $HT_{18}$ | April 25, 2001 |
| (139290) 2001 $KC_2$ | May 20, 2001 |
| (139485) 2001 $PT_{14}$ | August 14, 2001 |
| (139586) 2001 $QS_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| (139591) 2001 $QS_{113}$ | August 25, 2001 |
| (140873) 2001 $VH_{17}$ | November 11, 2001 |
| (142110) 2002 RO | September 2, 2002 |
| (142154) 2002 $RM_{28}$ | September 5, 2002 |
| (143139) 2002 $XC_{39}$ | December 7, 2002 |
| (145910) 1999 UB | October 16, 1999 |
| (146397) 2001 $QW_{153}$ | August 27, 2001 |
| (148865) 2001 $VF_{76}$ | November 15, 2001 |
| (148884) 2001 $WO_{14}$ | November 20, 2001 |
| (150309) 1999 $US_2$ | October 19, 1999 |
| (150636) 2001 $BR_{50}$ | January 27, 2001 |
| (150698) 2001 $PG_7$ | August 11, 2001 |
| (150744) 2001 $QE_{94}$ | August 20, 2001 |
| (150745) 2001 $QU_{113}$ | August 26, 2001 |
| (152875) 2000 $AX_{49}$ | January 5, 2000 |
| (153104) 2000 $SG_{42}$ | September 26, 2000 |
| (153485) 2001 $RZ_{81}$ | September 14, 2001 |
| (153616) 2001 $TD_{17}$ | October 14, 2001 |
| (154096) 2002 DE | February 16, 2002 |
| (156548) 2002 $EM_1$ | March 6, 2002 |
| (157993) 2000 $LP_8$ | June 3, 2000 |
| (158010) 2000 $QU_{109}$ | August 28, 2000 |
| (162496) 2000 $QH_{26}$ | August 26, 2000 |
| (162699) 2000 $US_{30}$ | October 29, 2000 |
| (165655) 2001 $KB_2$ | May 19, 2001 |
| (165712) 2001 $QV_{33}$ | August 17, 2001 |
| (166526) 2002 RK | September 2, 2002 |
| (166537) 2002 $RO_{27}$ | September 4, 2002 |
| 167208 Lelekovice | October 17, 2003 |
| (168504) 1999 $TL_{15}$ | October 12, 1999 |
| (168842) 2000 UP | October 20, 2000 |
| (171809) 2001 $DO_{86}$ | February 25, 2001 |
| (171868) 2001 $QR_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| (173575) 2001 $BS_{50}$ | January 27, 2001 |
| (173718) 2001 $QA_{153}$ | August 27, 2001 |
| (173909) 2001 $VC_{17}$ | November 10, 2001 |
| (176346) 2001 $TC_{17}$ | October 14, 2001 |
| (178535) 1999 UA | October 16, 1999 |
| (178834) 2001 $HA_{16}$ | April 24, 2001 |
| (181909) 1999 $TX_{15}$ | October 12, 1999 |
| (182278) 2001 $KG_{18}$ | May 20, 2001 |
| (183582) 2003 $SM_{127}$ | September 19, 2003 |
| (185757) 1999 $TK_{15}$ | October 12, 1999 |
| (185976) 2001 $KY_{41}$ | May 24, 2001 |
| (193266) 2000 $SN_{163}$ | September 30, 2000 |
| (193498) 2000 $YS_{17}$ | December 25, 2000 |
| (194429) 2001 $VR_{71}$ | November 10, 2001 |
| (195577) 2002 $JU_{99}$ | May 12, 2002 |
| (200479) 2000 $YO_{12}$ | December 22, 2000 |
| (200556) 2001 $KA_{42}$ | May 25, 2001 |
| (202964) 1999 $TH_{15}$ | October 12, 1999 |
| (203257) 2001 $QC_{153}$ | August 27, 2001 |
| (204013) 2003 $UU_{38}$ | October 27, 2003 |
| (205082) 1999 $TM_{15}$ | October 12, 1999 |
| (205469) 2001 $QY_{113}$ | August 26, 2001 |
| (208035) 1999 $RV_{34}$ | September 11, 1999 |
| (208811) 2002 RQ | September 3, 2002 |
| (210661) 2000 $QG_{26}$ | August 26, 2000 |
| (213059) 1999 $RG_{42}$ | September 14, 1999 |
| (213246) 2001 $BP_{50}$ | January 26, 2001 |
| (216940) 1999 $TM_{16}$ | October 13, 1999 |
| (217833) 2001 $KC_{33}$ | May 23, 2001 |
| (217868) 2001 $QT_{153}$ | August 26, 2001 |
| (219205) 1999 $VO_{40}$ | November 15, 1999 |
| (222828) 2002 $ER_2$ | March 9, 2002 |
| (225545) 2000 $SO_{163}$ | September 30, 2000 |
| (231883) 2000 $VS_2$ | November 2, 2000 |
| (234386) 2001 $QR_{113}$ | August 25, 2001 |
| (237434) 1999 $PH_3$ | August 10, 1999 |
| (237540) 2000 UN | October 20, 2000 |
| (241657) 2000 $JC_7$ | May 6, 2000 |
| (241787) 2001 $PE_{13}$ | August 12, 2001 |
| (241795) 2001 $QQ_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| (247051) 2000 LZ | June 2, 2000 |
| (249929) 2001 $TD_{14}$ | October 12, 2001 |
| (250719) 2005 $SN_{21}$ | September 23, 2005 |
| (252258) 2001 $QB_{153}$ | August 27, 2001 |
| (252743) 2002 $EJ_1$ | March 6, 2002 |
| (257844) 2000 $KQ_{44}$ | May 31, 2000 |
| (257871) 2000 $SX_{44}$ | September 26, 2000 |
| (257945) 2000 $YC_{12}$ | December 22, 2000 |
| (258632) 2002 $ES_8$ | March 11, 2002 |
| (269953) 2000 $SH_{163}$ | September 30, 2000 |
| (270067) 2001 $PU_{14}$ | August 14, 2001 |
| (270477) 2002 $EK_5$ | March 8, 2002 |
| (276243) 2002 $RG_{117}$ | September 7, 2002 |
| (277262) 2005 $SB_{26}$ | September 28, 2005 |
| (279817) 2000 $JA_7$ | May 3, 2000 |
| (279967) 2001 $TA_{14}$ | October 12, 2001 |
| (282631) 2005 $SV_1$ | September 23, 2005 |
| (283511) 2001 $TZ_{13}$ | October 12, 2001 |
| (285687) 2000 $SM_{163}$ | September 30, 2000 |
| (285802) 2000 $YJ_{12}$ | December 22, 2000 |
| (286083) 2001 $TB_{17}$ | October 14, 2001 |
| (297383) 2000 $QO_1$ | August 23, 2000 |
| 301949 Hambalek | February 3, 2000 |
| (306480) 1999 $TR_{14}$ | October 5, 1999 |
| (306752) 2000 $YN_{12}$ | December 22, 2000 |
| (306977) 2001 $VB_{82}$ | November 15, 2001 |
| (310536) 2001 $BT_{50}$ | January 27, 2001 |
| (313192) 2001 $QT_{113}$ | August 25, 2001 |
| (317156) 2001 $VT_{71}$ | November 13, 2001 |
| (317456) 2002 RP | September 2, 2002 |
| (322731) 2000 $SK_{163}$ | September 30, 2000 |
| (326775) 2003 $SW2_{15}$ | September 25, 2003 |
| (334076) 2001 $QW_{33}$ | August 17, 2001 |
| (334084) 2001 $QO_{110}$ | August 20, 2001 |
| (337384) 2001 $QY_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| (337608) 2001 $TB_{14}$ | October 12, 2001 |
| (337837) 2001 $VS_{71}$ | November 11, 2001 |
| (344191) 2001 $KB_{18}$ | May 20, 2001 |
| (344428) 2002 DD | February 16, 2002 |
| (357050) 2000 $UJ_{13}$ | October 22, 2000 |
| (360461) 2002 RL | September 2, 2002 |
| (370201) 2002 $EU_7$ | March 11, 2002 |
| (373611) 2002 $EQ_2$ | March 8, 2002 |
| (373695) 2002 $RJ_{117}$ | September 8, 2002 |
| (377015) 2002 $RP_{27}$ | September 4, 2002 |
| (382496) 2001 $QX_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| (385259) 2001 $PP_9$ | August 12, 2001 |
| (393414) 2001 $QT_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| (422700) 2000 $QB_{35}$ | August 27, 2000 |
| Legend of co-discoverers: $^A$ with P. Pravec $^B$ with L. Šarounová $^C$ with U. Babiaková $^D$ with K. Hornoch ||
