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Setvák

Number: 7846
Provisore: 1996 BJ
Discovery: Discovered by 16.01.1996 by M. Tichý on Klet observatory
Reference: MPC 31298 (11.02.1998)
Czech pronunciation: Setvák
Orbit: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=7846;old=0;orb=1;cov=0;log=0;cad=0#orb

Named in honor of Martin Setvák (b. 1958), meteorologist and head of the Satellite Department of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute in Prague, on the occasion of his 40th birthday, 1998 Feb. 14. His main professional interest is in convective storms, but his long-time hobby is astrophotography. This minor planet also honors his wife Stáňa Setváková (b. 1967), a staff member of the Prague Planetarium. Name proposed by the discoverer and J. Tichá.