+ Minor planets discovered: 291 see

Peter Kušnirák (born 1974) is a Slovak astronomer, discoverer of minor planets, and a prolific photometrist of light-curves at Ondřejov Observatory in the Czech Republic. He was married to Slovak astronomer Ulrika Babiaková with whom he discovered 123647 Tomáško, named after their son Tomáško.

He was the principal observer to discover that the two main-belt asteroids 3073 Kursk and 5481 Kiuchi are in fact binary asteroids. In 1999, he discovered the Eunomian main-belt asteroid 24260 Kriváň, which he named after one Slovakia's national symbols, as well as 21656 Knuth and 20256 Adolfneckař, both located in the Aquarius constellation at the time. He is based out of numerous observatories in the Czech Republic, including the Ondřejov Observatory, and works solo or with partners.

The Flora asteroid 17260 Kušnirák, discovered by the U.S. LINEAR project at Lincoln Lab's ETS in 2000, is named in his honor ().

List of discovered minor planets

November 15, 1999 18182 Wiener August 27, 2000 18838 Shannon July 18, 1999 20495 Rimavská Sobota August 15, 1999 21656 Knuth August 9, 1999 22185 Štiavnica December 29, 2000 22824 von Neumann September 12, 1999 22901 Ivanbella October 12, 1999 24260 Kriváň December 13, 1999 January 5, 2000 25384 Partizánske October 18, 1999 25778 Csere February 4, 2000 25864 Banič April 8, 2000 26390 Rušin October 19, 1999 26401 Sobotište November 19, 1999 26639 Murgaš May 5, 2000 26640 Bahýľ May 9, 2000 26661 Kempelen November 27, 2000 27525 Vartovka April 29, 2000 28878 Segner May 26, 2000 30253 Vítek April 30, 2000 30252 Textorisová April 30, 2000 May 30, 2000 32294 Zajonc August 26, 2000 32531 Ulrikababiaková August 13, 2001 34753 Zdeněkmatyáš August 24, 2001 36060 Babuška September 14, 1999 February 1, 2000 July 7, 2000 August 27, 2000 36888 Škrabal September 29, 2000 37279 Hukvaldy December 22, 2000 38684 Velehrad October 25, 2000 August 26, 2000 December 20, 2000 December 29, 2000 40440 Dobrovský September 11, 1999 40441 Jungmann September 11, 1999 40459 Rektorys September 14, 1999 40763 Zloch October 5, 1999 August 13, 1999 42998 Malinafrank October 17, 1999 November 19, 1999 January 6, 2000 44613 Rudolf September 8, 1999 September 10, 1999 October 13, 1999 November 15, 1999 November 16, 1999 May 30, 2000 46280 Hollar May 21, 2001 48171 Juza April 23, 2001 August 11, 2001 51895 Biblialexa August 19, 2001 August 24, 2001 September 7, 2002 June 30, 2000 59800 Astropis August 14, 1999 October 13, 1999 October 16, 1999 60150 Zacharias October 19, 1999 July 5, 2000 61404 Očenášek August 26, 2000 August 27, 2000 62794 Scheirich October 30, 2000 63162 Davidčapek December 22, 2000 August 19, 2001 August 26, 2001 August 26, 2001 September 18, 2001 March 6, 2002 September 14, 1999 August 26, 2000 November 17, 2001 September 14, 1999 October 7, 1999 December 13, 1999 February 4, 2000 September 30, 2000 December 24, 2000 December 31, 2000 February 25, 2001 May 21, 2001 August 14, 2001 74764 Rudolfpešek September 15, 1999 75009 Petervereš October 16, 1999 December 6, 1999 May 22, 2001 77621 Koten May 25, 2001 78536 Shrbený September 7, 2002 September 7, 2002 September 9, 2002 June 25, 2001 August 13, 2001 August 17, 2001 August 19, 2001 August 19, 2001 August 20, 2001 August 24, 2001 82937 Lesicki August 26, 2001 August 9, 1999 87088 Joannewheeler June 2, 2000 89282 Suzieimber November 10, 2001 November 11, 2001 August 14, 1999 September 14, 1999 October 13, 1999 October 19, 1999 92389 Gretskij May 3, 2000 September 29, 2000 September 29, 2000 October 20, 2000 94556 Janstarý November 11, 2001 November 14, 2001 September 10, 1999 July 5, 2000 March 6, 2002 September 15, 1999 October 12, 1998 October 15, 1998 December 8, 1999 April 9, 2000 August 28, 2000 October 29, 2000 107054 Daniela January 1, 2001 February 19, 2001 May 22, 2001 August 16, 2001 August 19, 2001 August 26, 2001 September 14, 2001 September 7, 2002 July 12, 2000 September 7, 2000 September 29, 2000 September 30, 2000 December 22, 2000 December 7, 2002 October 13, 1999 August 25, 2000 August 27, 2000 October 23, 2000 December 22, 2000 December 24, 2000 123647 Tomáško December 31, 2000 April 23, 2001 November 14, 2001 September 13, 1999 October 15, 1999 August 26, 2000 November 1, 2000 November 1, 2000 May 19, 2001 November 11, 2001 March 8, 2002 September 12, 1999 December 8, 1999 October 13, 2001 September 2, 2002 October 12, 1999 February 7, 2000 April 25, 2001 May 20, 2001 August 14, 2001 August 24, 2001 August 25, 2001 November 11, 2001 September 2, 2002 September 5, 2002 December 7, 2002 October 16, 1999 August 27, 2001 November 15, 2001 November 20, 2001 October 19, 1999 January 27, 2001 August 11, 2001 August 20, 2001 August 26, 2001 January 5, 2000 September 26, 2000 September 14, 2001 October 14, 2001 February 16, 2002 March 6, 2002 June 3, 2000 August 28, 2000 August 26, 2000 October 29, 2000 May 19, 2001 August 17, 2001 September 2, 2002 September 4, 2002 167208 Lelekovice October 17, 2003 October 12, 1999 October 20, 2000 February 25, 2001 August 24, 2001 January 27, 2001 August 27, 2001 November 10, 2001 October 14, 2001 October 16, 1999 April 24, 2001 October 12, 1999 May 20, 2001 September 19, 2003 185757 Kareltrutnovský October 12, 1999 May 24, 2001 September 30, 2000 December 25, 2000 November 10, 2001 May 12, 2002 December 22, 2000 May 25, 2001 October 12, 1999 August 27, 2001 October 27, 2003 October 12, 1999 August 26, 2001 September 11, 1999 September 3, 2002 August 26, 2000 September 14, 1999 January 26, 2001 October 13, 1999 May 23, 2001 August 26, 2001 November 15, 1999 March 9, 2002 September 30, 2000 November 2, 2000 August 25, 2001 August 10, 1999 October 20, 2000 May 6, 2000 August 12, 2001 August 24, 2001 June 2, 2000 October 12, 2001 September 23, 2005 August 27, 2001 March 6, 2002 May 31, 2000 September 26, 2000 December 22, 2000 March 11, 2002 September 30, 2000 August 14, 2001 March 8, 2002 September 7, 2002 September 28, 2005 May 3, 2000 October 12, 2001 September 23, 2005 October 12, 2001 September 30, 2000 December 22, 2000 October 14, 2001 August 23, 2000 February 3, 2000 October 5, 1999 December 22, 2000 November 15, 2001 January 27, 2001 August 25, 2001 November 13, 2001 September 2, 2002 September 30, 2000 September 25, 2003 August 17, 2001 August 20, 2001 August 24, 2001 October 12, 2001 November 11, 2001 May 20, 2001 February 16, 2002 October 22, 2000 September 2, 2002 March 11, 2002 March 8, 2002 September 8, 2002 September 4, 2002 August 24, 2001 August 12, 2001 August 24, 2001 August 27, 2000Legend of co-discoverers: with P. Pravec with L. Šarounová with U. Babiaková with K. Hornoch

References

External links Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link, list of references for light-curve photometry by Peter Kušnirák