5943 Lovi
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5943 Lovi is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on March 1, 1984 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of Flagstaff
. It is named in honor of the deceased Hungarian-American astronomer George Lovi (1939–1993), a columnist for Sky & Telescope
magazine who prepared their star charts 1968 to 1992, and did the "Rambling in the Skies" column 1971 to 1993. He was an astronomy educator at the Vanderbilt Planetarium and had been a lecturer in the Hayden Planetarium
. Lovi was the author of two books, Men, Monsters, and the Modern Universe and Uranometria 2000.0. His interests included subway
lines and railroads.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on March 1, 1984 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of Flagstaff
Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965....
. It is named in honor of the deceased Hungarian-American astronomer George Lovi (1939–1993), a columnist for Sky & Telescope
Sky & Telescope
Sky & Telescope is a monthly American magazine covering all aspects of amateur astronomy, including the following:*current events in astronomy and space exploration;*events in the amateur astronomy community;...
magazine who prepared their star charts 1968 to 1992, and did the "Rambling in the Skies" column 1971 to 1993. He was an astronomy educator at the Vanderbilt Planetarium and had been a lecturer in the Hayden Planetarium
Hayden Planetarium
The Hayden Planetarium is a public planetarium, part of the Rose Center for Earth and Space of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, currently directed by astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson....
. Lovi was the author of two books, Men, Monsters, and the Modern Universe and Uranometria 2000.0. His interests included subway
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
lines and railroads.