Prof. RNDr. Vladimír Porubčan, DrSc., (born 1940) is a Slovak astronomer. He is a member of Astronomical Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences

Slovak Academy of Sciences

The Slovak Academy of Sciences SAV is the main scientific and research institution in Slovakia fostering basic and strategic basic research...

, Department of Interplanetary Matter. His field of interest contains meteors, meteor streams, meteorites, asteroids, and comets. His significant works along with RNDr. Jáh Štohl, DrSc. considerably explained origin of Taurid meteor complex

Taurids

The Taurids are an annual meteor shower associated with the comet Encke. They are named after their radiant point in the constellation Taurus, where they are seen to come from in the sky...

. He made multiple meteor observations and data analyses on forward scatter radar at Modra Observatory

Modra Observatory

The Astronomical Observatory of Modra , also known as Modra Observatory or the Astronomical and Geophysical observatory in Modra, is an astronomical observatory located in Modra, Slovakia. It is owned and operated by the Comenius University in Bratislava...

 and backscatter radar at Ondřejov Observatory

Ondrejov Observatory

The Ondřejov Observatory is the principal observatory of the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. It is located near the village of Ondřejov, 35 km southeast of Prague....

. He is also an acting professor at Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics

Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics

The Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics is one of the faculties of the Comenius University in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia....

, Comenius University, Bratislava

Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...

. Asteroid 6311 Porubčan was named in honour of him.

External links

• Publications recent publications of Vladimír Porubčan.
• Astronomical Institute of Slovak Academy of sciences homepage.