About Margita Kresáková
Lived 1927 – 1994 (aged 66–67). Margita Kresáková was a Slovak and Czech astronomer.
Margita Kresáková (; 21 May 1927 – 1994) was a Slovak astronomer.
She discovered comet C/1954 O1 on 28 July 1954, becoming just the second woman to discover a comet at the Skalnaté pleso Observatory. She married Slovak astronomer Ľubor Kresák in 1954 and they had one daughter.
Kresáková was a member of the International Astronomical Union. She wrote a 1966 paper on meteor stream activity.
The minor planet 9821 Gitakresáková is named after her.
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Who was Margita Kresáková?
Slovak astronomer
When was Margita Kresáková born?
Margita Kresáková was born on 21 May 1927 in Červená Skala.
When did Margita Kresáková die?
Margita Kresáková died in 1994.
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Margita Kresáková was an astronomer.
What nationality was Margita Kresáková?
Margita Kresáková was Slovak and Czech.
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