Ulrika Babiaková

Aleksandra
Born	3 April 1976
Died	3 November 2002 (2002-11-04) (aged 26)
Nationality	Slovak
Occupation	Astronomer
Known for	Discovery of 14 asteroids during 1998–2001
Spouse	Peter Kušnirák

Minor planets discovered: 14 ^[1]

15053 Bochníček^[1]	17 December 1998
22185 Štiavnica^[2]	29 December 2000
22644 Matejbel^[1]	27 July 1998
(49436) 1998 YX2^[1]	17 December 1998
(72062) 2000 YR17^[2]	24 December 2000
(72070) 2000 YC33^[2]	31 December 2000
(82809) 2001 QK33^[2]	17 August 2001
(82908) 2001 QU100^[2]	19 August 2001
(104650) 2000 GY132^[2]	9 April 2000
(109096) 2001 QJ33^[2]	16 August 2001
(123613) 2000 YQ17^[2]	24 December 2000
123647 Tomáško^[2]	31 December 2000
(165712) 2001 QV33^[2]	17 August 2001
(334076) 2001 QW33^[2]	17 August 2001
^1 with Petr Pravec ^2 with Peter Kušnirák

Ulrika Babiaková (3 April 1976 – 3 November 2002) was a Slovak astronomer and discoverer of minor planets from Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia. She is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 14 asteroids during 1998–2001.^[1][2][3]

Babiaková died at the age of 26 in an accident.

The main-belt asteroid 32531 Ulrikababiaková, discovered by astronomer and husband Peter Kušnirák in 2001, was named in her memory on 8 October 2014 (M.P.C. 90379).^[3][4]

References

1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
2. "Banská Štiavnica bude vo hviezdach". 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
3. "32531 Ulrikababiakova (2001 PG13)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
4. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 6 August 2016.