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Kazimieras Černis

Lithuanian astronomer

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IntroLithuanian astronomer
PlacesLithuania
isAstronomer
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Birth11 November 1958, Vilnius, Vilnius City Municipality, Vilnius County, Lithuania
Age66 years
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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 has 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 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 Straizys15 March 2002list 
73059 Kaunas16 March 2002list 
95593 Azusienis16 March 2002list 
95851 Stromvil26 March 2003list 
124192 Moletai26 July 2001list 
135561 Tautvaisiene16 March 2002list 
140628 Klaipeda20 October 2001list 
141496 Bartkevicius15 March 2002list 
144752 Plunge16 April 2004list 
151430 Nemunas16 March 2002list 
154932 Sviderskiene12 October 2004list 
155138 Pucinskas9 October 2005list 
157534 Siauliai8 October 2005list 
166229 Palanga17 March 2002list
167960 Rudzikas13 March 2005list 
169568 Baranauskas16 March 2002list 
175548 Sudzius27 September 2006list 
180141 Sperauskas26 March 2003list 
184096 Kazlauskas16 April 2004list 
(184786) 2005 TE538 October 2005list 
185150 Panevezys23 September 2006list
187276 Meistas8 October 2005list 
189396 Sielewicz2 May 2008list 
(198125) 2004 TV1712 October 2004list 
198820 Iwanowska13 March 2005list 
202092 Algirdas11 October 2004list
202704 Utena14 April 2007list 
203823 Zdanavicius5 October 2002list
210147 Zalgiris21 September 2006list 
212587 Bartasiute23 September 2006list 
212606 Janulis27 September 2006list 
212692 Lazauskaite23 March 2007list 
(224278) 2005 TH538 October 2005list 
226672 Kucinskas16 April 2004list 
(229198) 2004 TS35715 October 2004list
(229427) 2005 TT5210 October 2005list 
233661 Alytus31 August 2008list 
237845 Neris16 March 2002list 
(241496) 2009 CZ32 February 2009list 
242479 Marijampole12 October 2004list 
(247617) 2002 TP3035 October 2002list
248993 Jonava14 April 2007list 
252794 Maironis16 March 2002list 
(257320) 2009 HE9426 April 2009list 
(261136) 2005 TK528 October 2005list 
(263951) 2009 HJ9427 April 2009list 
(264068) 2009 SQ14819 September 2009list 
(270903) 2002 TO3035 October 2002list
274084 Baldone3 January 2008list 
(284013) 2004 TG24212 October 2004list 
(284863) 2009 CL22 February 2009list 
(284942) 2010 EQ3010 March 2010list 
284984 Ikaunieks12 April 2010list 
286693 Kodaitis16 March 2002list 
(288960) 2004 TN1611 October 2004list 
(288961) 2004 TZ1912 October 2004list 
289020 Ukmerge12 October 2004list
289021 Juzeliunas12 October 2004list 
(290411) 2005 TJ538 October 2005list 
294664 Trakai3 January 2008list 
(296207) 2009 CO22 February 2009list 
(296472) 2009 HA9428 April 2009list 
(296967) 2010 EK7410 March 2010list 
296968 Ignatianum12 March 2010list 
302849 Richardboyle27 March 2003list 
(303304) 2004 TW1711 October 2004list 
305181 Donelaitis5 November 2007list
(308046) 2004 TX1712 October 2004list 
(311177) 2004 TL34711 October 2004list 
(318277) 2004 TP1611 October 2004list 
320153 Eglitis23 March 2007list
321324 Vytautas25 April 2009list 
325588 Bridzius19 September 2009list 
330836 Orius25 April 2009list 
332530 Canders29 July 2008list 
(333720) 2009 SR14819 September 2009list 
(336860) 2011 FN12931 August 2008list
(338274) 2002 TM3035 October 2002list
(341087) 2007 HN9717 April 2007list 
343157 Mindaugas25 April 2009list 
(346805) 2009 CH22 February 2009list 
(346896) 2009 SL9817 September 2009list 
352646 Blumbahs25 July 2008list 
(353194) 2009 SM10017 September 2009list 
353577 Gediminas5 January 2008list 
(359169) 2009 CX32 February 2009list 
(361265) 2006 SS37223 September 2006list 
(367534) 2009 RM710 September 2009list 
(375759) 2009 SU10020 September 2009list 
(375801) 2009 TC1420 September 2009list 
(389472) 2010 EL6610 March 2010list 
(390877) 2004 TH24213 October 2004list 
392142 Solheim16 April 2009list 
(392440) 2010 RH1208 September 2010list 
(395019) 2009 CR32 February 2009list 
(396854) 2004 SR918 September 2004list 
(397013) 2005 TG538 October 2005list 
(398010) 2009 CS132 February 2009list 
(398067) 2009 HK8128 April 2009list 
(398152) 2010 EP7411 March 2010list 
(400736) 2009 SX35819 September 2009list 
(403409) 2009 SO1717 September 2009list 
(411159) 2010 BN524 January 2010list 
418220 Kestutis3 February 2008list 
420356 Praamzius23 January 2012list 
(425469) 2010 EX10611 March 2010list 
428694 Saule29 July 2008list 
(435938) 2009 CP32 February 2009list 
(441752) 2009 CG22 February 2009list 
(445190) 2009 CW32 February 2009list 
(457743) 2009 HW2018 April 2009list 
(463368) 2012 VU8514 November 2012list 
Co-discovery made with:
A J. Zdanavičius
B K. Zdanavičius
C V. Laugalys
D E. Černis
E I. Eglītis
F R. P. Boyle
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