| (05804) Bambinidipraga = 1985 RL1
Discovered 1985 September 9 by A. Mrkos at Kle
Bambini di Praga is a Czech children's chorus.
Choirmasters Blanka and Bohumil Kulínský developed ... [more]
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| (05958) Barrande = 1989 BS1
Discovered 1989 January 29 by A. Mrkos at Kle
The French geologist and paleontologist Joachim Barrande (1799-1883)
made studies of the fossil strata of Bohemia ... [more]
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| (04318) Baa = 1980 DE1
Discovered 1980 February 21 by Z. Vávrová at Kle
Named in honor of Tomá Baa (1876-1932), world-renowned Czech businessman.
... [more]
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| (04567) Bečvář = 1982 SO1
Discovered 1982 September 17 by M. Mahrová at Kle
Named in memory of the Czech astronomer Antonín Bečvář (1901-1965),
founder and first director of ... [more]
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| (03278) Běhounek = 1984 BT
Discovered 1984 January 27 by A. Mrkos at Kle
Named in memory of Frantiek Běhounek (1898-1973), the first professor of cosmic-ray physics
at Charles ... [more]
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| (48844) Belloves = 1998 DW
Discovered 1998 February 18 by M. Tichý and Z. Moravec at Kle
Belloves or Bellovesus (? 400 BC), was a Celtic prince, the
first known Celt in ... [more]
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| (05102) Benfranklin = 1986 RD1
Discovered 1986 September 2 by A. Mrkos at Kle
Named in memory of the American scientist, philosopher and
statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), who was one ... [more]
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| (07967) Beny = 1996 DV2
Discovered 1996 February 28 by Z. Moravec at Kle
Named in memory of Michal 'Beny' Böhm (1968-1998), schoolmate,
roommate at Charles University and great friend ... [more]
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| (04702) Berounka = 1987 HW
Discovered 1987 April 23 by A. Mrkos at Kle
Named for a Czech river originating in Plzeň as a confluence
of four rivers: Me, Radbúza, ... [more]
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| (03096) Bezruč = 1981 QC1
Discovered 1981 August 28 by Z. Vávrová at Kle
Named in honor of Petr Bezruč (1867-1958), popular Silesian poet.
... [more]
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| (79896) Billhaley = 1999 BH5
Discovered 1999 January 20 by Kle at Kle
Michigan-born musician Bill Haley (1925-1981) formed his
band "The Comets" in 1952, and they helped launch ... [more]
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| (06596) Bittner = 1987 VC1
Discovered 1987 November 15 by A. Mrkos at Kle
Adam Bittner (1777-1844), the fifth director of the Klementinum
observatory in Prague, introduced a timeball in ... [more]
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| (26969) Biver = 1997 SE
Discovered 1997 September 20 by J. Tichá and M. Tichý at Kle
Nicolas Biver (b. 1969) is a French astronomer. His research specialty
is the observation and modeling ... [more]
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| (05797) Bivoj = 1980 AA
Discovered 1980 January 13 by A. Mrkos at Kle
This Amor-type object is named for the honorable hero of ancient Bohemian myths,
known for ... [more]
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| (22442) Blaha = 1996 TM9
Discovered 1996 October 14 by J. Tichá and M. Tichý at Kle
John Elmer Blaha (b. 1942), is a U.S. astronaut who made five space missions from ... [more]
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| (07498) Blaník = 1996 BF
Discovered 1996 January 16 by Z. Moravec at Kle
Named for a hill in central Bohemia located about 50 km southeast of Prague.
According ... [more]
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| (47294) Blanský les = 1999 WM1
Discovered 1999 November 28 by J. Tichá and M. Tichý at Kle
Blanský les (Blanský Forest) is a south Bohemian highland
remarkable from both historical and biological perspectives. ... [more]
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| (09008) Bohternberk = 1984 BS
Discovered 1984 January 27 by A. Mrkos at Kle
Named in memory of Bohumil ternberk (1897-1983), outstanding
Czech astronomer and astrophysicist. He worked in ... [more]
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| (02622) Bolzano = 1981 CM
Discovered 1981 February 9 by L. Broek at Kle
Named on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Bernardo Bolzano (1781-1848),
distinguished Czech mathematician ... [more]
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| (02706) Borovský = 1980 VW
Discovered 1980 November 11 by Z. Vávrová at Kle
Named in memory of Karel Havlíček Borovský (1821-1856), Czech writer, poet and journalist.
... [more]
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| (07699) Boek = 1989 CA4
Discovered 1989 February 2 by A. Mrkos at Kle
Josef Boek (1782-1835) was a clockmaker at Prague Klementinum College and a creator of astronomical ... [more]
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| (03628) Boněmcová = 1979 WD
Discovered 1979 November 25 by Z. Vávrová at Kle
Named in memory of Boena Němcová (1820-1862), outstanding Czech writer,
author of the well-known book ... [more]
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| (04018) Bratislava = 1980 YM
Discovered 1980 December 30 by A. Mrkos at Kle
Named for the capital of Slovakia.
... [more]
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| (05583) Braunerová = 1989 EY1
Discovered 1989 March 5 by A. Mrkos at Kle
Zdenka Braunerová (1858-1934), painter and graphic artist, is
known for her landscapes, historical Prague views and ... [more]
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| (52665) Brianmay = 1998 BM30
Discovered 1998 January 30 by J. Tichá and M. Tichý at Kle
In 2007 Brian May (b. 1947) received his Ph.D. in astrophysics from
Imperial College, London, for ... [more]
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| (152750) Brloh = 1999 BL5
Discovered 1999 January 21 by J. Tichá and M. Tichý at Kle
The pleasant village of Brloh, originally belonging to the Rosenbergs,
is situated right in the heart ... [more]
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| (02889) Brno = 1981 WT1
Discovered 1981 November 17 by A. Mrkos at Kle
Named for the capital of Moravia.
... [more]
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| (06769) Brokoff = 1985 CJ1
Discovered 1985 February 15 by A. Mrkos at Kle
Father and son, Jan (1652-1718) and Ferdinand Maxmilian (1688-1731)
Brokoff were prominent sculptors of the Baroque ... [more]
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| (03979) Brorsen = 1983 VV1
Discovered 1983 November 8 by A. Mrkos at Kle
Named in memory of Theodor Brorsen (1819-1895), Danish astronomer, known for
his discoveries of five ... [more]
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| (03141) Buchar = 1984 RH
Discovered 1984 September 2 by A. Mrkos at Kle
Named in memory of Emil Buchar (1901-1979), professor of astronomy and geodesy
at Prague Polytechnic. ... [more]
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| (02524) Budovicium = 1981 QB1
Discovered 1981 August 28 by Z. Vávrová at Kle
The ancient Roman name for the town of České Budějovice, the center of South Bohemia ... [more]
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| (12409) Bukovanská = 1995 SL3
Discovered 1995 September 28 by Kle at Kle
Marcela Bukovanská (b. 1935), a research worker in meteoritics, was head
of the department of mineralogy ... [more]
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| (07867) Burian = 1984 SB1
Discovered 1984 September 20 by A. Mrkos at Kle
The Czech artist Zdeněk Burian (1905-1981) was well known for his
paintings and illustrations of prehistoric ... [more]
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| (02661) Bydovský = 1982 FC1
Discovered 1982 March 23 by Z. Vávrová at Kle
Named in honor of Academician Bohumil Bydovský (1880-1969),
professor of mathematics and chancellor of the ... [more]
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