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Petar Djurkovic


Petar Đurković (Петар Ђурковић) was a Serbian astronomer known for discovering two asteroids:

  • 1605 Milankovitch , named after Serbian scientist Milutin Milankovitch
  • 1700 Zvezdara , named after 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.

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