Petar Đurković
Serbian astronomer
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| Intro | Serbian astronomer | |
| Places | Serbia | |
| is | Astronomer | |
| Work field | Science | |
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| Death | Belgrade |
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Petar Đurković (Петар Ђурковић, 1908–1981) was a Serbian astronomer known for discovering two asteroids in 1936 and 1940, respectively. One is named for the Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković, the other for Zvezdara, the hill in Belgrade where the Belgrade Astronomical Observatory is located.
Asteroid 1555 Dejan, discovered by Fernand Rigaux, was named after Đurković's son (H 137).