# Peter Kušnirák

Minor planets discovered: 291 :
* see § List of discovered minor planets
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 (M.P.C. 10060).

## List of discovered minor planets

| (16099) 1999 VQ$_{24}$ | 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 |
| (24323) 2000 AW$_{49}$ | 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 |
| (30398) 2000 KM$_{41}$ | May 30, 2000 |
| 32294 Zajonc | August 26, 2000 |
| 32531 Ulrikababiaková | August 13, 2001 |
| 34753 Zdeněkmatyáš | August 24, 2001 |
| 36060 Babuška | September 14, 1999 |
| (36280) 2000 CJ$_{77}$ | February 1, 2000 |
| (36339) 2000 NF$_{10}$ | July 7, 2000 |
| (36471) 2000 QK$_{26}$ | August 27, 2000 |
| 36888 Škrabal | September 29, 2000 |
| 37279 Hukvaldy | December 22, 2000 |
| 38684 Velehrad | October 25, 2000 |
| (38685) 2000 QP$_9$ | August 26, 2000 |
| (39221) 2000 YK$_8$ | December 20, 2000 |
| (39228) 2000 YX$_{28}$ | December 29, 2000 |
| 40440 Dobrovský | September 11, 1999 |
| 40441 Jungmann | September 11, 1999 |
| 40459 Rektorys | September 14, 1999 |
| 40763 Zloch | October 5, 1999 |
| (42838) 1999 PP$_3$ | August 13, 1999 |
| 42998 Malinafrank | October 17, 1999 |
| (43085) 1999 WE$_2$ | November 19, 1999 |
| (43237) 2000 AB$_{204}$ | January 6, 2000 |
| 44613 Rudolf | September 8, 1999 |
| (44616) 1999 RT$_{34}$ | September 10, 1999 |
| (44728) 1999 TT$_{15}$ | October 13, 1999 |
| (44908) 1999 VR$_{24}$ | November 15, 1999 |
| (45015) 1999 WQ | November 16, 1999 |
| (45760) 2000 KY$_{43}$ | May 30, 2000 |
| 46280 Hollar | May 21, 2001 |
| 48171 Juza | April 23, 2001 |
| (48243) 2001 PE$_7$ | August 11, 2001 |
| 51895 Biblialexa | August 19, 2001 |
| (55083) 2001 QV$_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| (55603) 2002 RE$_{117}$ | September 7, 2002 |
| (56713) 2000 MC$_3$ | June 30, 2000 |
| 59800 Astropis | August 14, 1999 |
| (60007) 1999 TO$_{16}$ | October 13, 1999 |
| (60148) 1999 US$_1$ | October 16, 1999 |
| 60150 Zacharias | October 19, 1999 |
| (61135) 2000 NT$_2$ | July 5, 2000 |
| 61404 Očenášek | August 26, 2000 |
| (61645) 2000 QT$_{109}$ | August 27, 2000 |
| 62794 Scheirich | October 30, 2000 |
| 63162 Davidčapek | December 22, 2000 |
| (63584) 2001 QY$_{33}$ | August 19, 2001 |
| (63655) 2001 QV$_{113}$ | August 26, 2001 |
| (63686) 2001 QY$_{152}$ | August 26, 2001 |
| (63895) 2001 SZ$_5$ | September 18, 2001 |
| (65211) 2002 EK$_1$ | March 6, 2002 |
| (66486) 1999 RF$_{42}$ | September 14, 1999 |
| (67411) 2000 QJ$_{26}$ | August 26, 2000 |
| (68539) 2001 WL$_2$ | November 17, 2001 |
| (70216) 1999 RH$_{42}$ | September 14, 1999 |
| (70448) 1999 TS$_{15}$ | October 7, 1999 |
| (71087) 1999 XV$_{127}$ | December 13, 1999 |
| (71507) 2000 CP$_{34}$ | February 4, 2000 |
| (71783) 2000 SL$_{163}$ | September 30, 2000 |
| (72062) 2000 YR$_{17}$ | December 24, 2000 |
| (72070) 2000 YC$_{33}$ | December 31, 2000 |
| (72518) 2001 DP$_{86}$ | February 25, 2001 |
| (72886) 2001 KC$_{18}$ | May 21, 2001 |
| (72914) 2001 PS$_{14}$ | August 14, 2001 |
| 74764 Rudolfpešek | September 15, 1999 |
| 75009 Petervereš | October 16, 1999 |
| (75437) 1999 XN$_{127}$ | December 6, 1999 |
| (77593) 2001 KJ$_{20}$ | May 22, 2001 |
| 77621 Koten | May 25, 2001 |
| 78536 Shrbený | September 7, 2002 |
| (78540) 2002 RH$_{117}$ | September 7, 2002 |
| (78542) 2002 RH$_{119}$ | September 9, 2002 |
| (82365) 2001 MP$_8$ | June 25, 2001 |
| (82653) 2001 PF$_{13}$ | August 13, 2001 |
| (82809) 2001 QK$_{33}$ | August 17, 2001 |
| (82908) 2001 QU$_{100}$ | August 19, 2001 |
| (82928) 2001 QM$_{110}$ | August 19, 2001 |
| (82929) 2001 QN$_{110}$ | August 20, 2001 |
| (82930) 2001 QZ$_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| 82937 Lesicki | August 26, 2001 |
| (86048) 1999 PP$_1$ | August 9, 1999 |
| 87088 Joannewheeler | June 2, 2000 |
| 89282 Suzieimber | November 10, 2001 |
| (89350) 2001 VM$_{71}$ | November 11, 2001 |
| (91427) 1999 PB$_5$ | August 14, 1999 |
| (91452) 1999 RL$_{43}$ | September 14, 1999 |
| (91600) 1999 TN$_{16}$ | October 13, 1999 |
| (91844) 1999 UR$_2$ | October 19, 1999 |
| 92389 Gretskij | May 3, 2000 |
| (93255) 2000 SC$_{163}$ | September 29, 2000 |
| (93256) 2000 SD$_{163}$ | September 29, 2000 |
| (93524) 2000 UQ | October 20, 2000 |
| 94556 Janstarý | November 11, 2001 |
| (94596) 2001 VW$_{71}$ | November 14, 2001 |
| (96765) 1999 RS$_{34}$ | September 10, 1999 |
| (97786) 2000 NU$_2$ | July 5, 2000 |
| (99507) 2002 EL$_1$ | March 6, 2002 |
| (99921) 1999 RO$_{190}$ | September 15, 1999 |
| (102228) 1999 TG$_{15}$ | October 12, 1998 |
| (102229) 1999 TS$_{17}$ | October 15, 1998 |
| (103016) 1999 XH$_{105}$ | December 8, 1999 |
| (104650) 2000 GY$_{132}$ | April 9, 2000 |
| (105280) 2000 QD$_{35}$ | August 28, 2000 |
| (106195) 2000 UM$_{15}$ | October 29, 2000 |
| 107054 Daniela | January 1, 2001 |
| (107555) 2001 DH$_{80}$ | February 19, 2001 |
| (108378) 2001 KK$_{20}$ | May 22, 2001 |
| (109096) 2001 QJ$_{33}$ | August 16, 2001 |
| (109266) 2001 QL$_{110}$ | August 19, 2001 |
| (109354) 2001 QU$_{153}$ | August 26, 2001 |
| (109777) 2001 RY$_{81}$ | September 14, 2001 |
| (113210) 2002 RF$_{117}$ | September 7, 2002 |
| (118683) 2000 NE$_{11}$ | July 12, 2000 |
| (118777) 2000 RW$_{59}$ | September 7, 2000 |
| (118828) 2000 SF$_{163}$ | September 29, 2000 |
| (118829) 2000 SJ$_{163}$ | September 30, 2000 |
| (118993) 2000 YL$_{12}$ | December 22, 2000 |
| (119983) 2002 XB$_{39}$ | December 7, 2002 |
| (121339) 1999 TO$_{15}$ | October 13, 1999 |
| (122311) 2000 QL$_9$ | August 25, 2000 |
| (122337) 2000 QA$_{35}$ | August 27, 2000 |
| (123189) 2000 UP$_{13}$ | October 23, 2000 |
| (123606) 2000 YF$_{11}$ | December 22, 2000 |
| (123613) 2000 YQ$_{17}$ | December 24, 2000 |
| 123647 Tomáško | December 31, 2000 |
| (124087) 2001 HY$_{15}$ | April 23, 2001 |
| (125371) 2001 VV$_{71}$ | November 14, 2001 |
| (129847) 1999 RH$_{40}$ | September 13, 1999 |
| (129887) 1999 TT$_{17}$ | October 15, 1999 |
| (130433) 2000 QO$_9$ | August 26, 2000 |
| (130872) 2000 VQ$_2$ | November 1, 2000 |
| (130873) 2000 VR$_2$ | November 1, 2000 |
| (131358) 2001 KA$_2$ | May 19, 2001 |
| (131548) 2001 VF$_{17}$ | November 11, 2001 |
| (132159) 2002 EP$_2$ | March 8, 2002 |
| (134528) 1999 RQ$_{38}$ | September 12, 1999 |
| (134697) 1999 XG$_{105}$ | December 8, 1999 |
| (135337) 2001 TE$_{14}$ | October 13, 2001 |
| (135756) 2002 RN | September 2, 2002 |
| (137314) 1999 TQ$_{14}$ | October 12, 1999 |
| (137974) 2000 CG$_{41}$ | February 7, 2000 |
| (139233) 2001 HT$_{18}$ | April 25, 2001 |
| (139290) 2001 KC$_2$ | May 20, 2001 |
| (139485) 2001 PT$_{14}$ | August 14, 2001 |
| (139586) 2001 QS$_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| (139591) 2001 QS$_{113}$ | August 25, 2001 |
| (140873) 2001 VH$_{17}$ | November 11, 2001 |
| (142110) 2002 RO | September 2, 2002 |
| (142154) 2002 RM$_{28}$ | September 5, 2002 |
| (143139) 2002 XC$_{39}$ | December 7, 2002 |
| (145910) 1999 UB | October 16, 1999 |
| (146397) 2001 QW$_{153}$ | August 27, 2001 |
| (148865) 2001 VF$_{76}$ | November 15, 2001 |
| (148884) 2001 WO$_{14}$ | November 20, 2001 |
| (150309) 1999 US$_2$ | October 19, 1999 |
| (150636) 2001 BR$_{50}$ | January 27, 2001 |
| (150698) 2001 PG$_7$ | August 11, 2001 |
| (150744) 2001 QE$_{94}$ | August 20, 2001 |
| (150745) 2001 QU$_{113}$ | August 26, 2001 |
| (152875) 2000 AX$_{49}$ | January 5, 2000 |
| (153104) 2000 SG$_{42}$ | September 26, 2000 |
| (153485) 2001 RZ$_{81}$ | September 14, 2001 |
| (153616) 2001 TD$_{17}$ | October 14, 2001 |
| (154096) 2002 DE | February 16, 2002 |
| (156548) 2002 EM$_1$ | March 6, 2002 |
| (157993) 2000 LP$_8$ | June 3, 2000 |
| (158010) 2000 QU$_{109}$ | August 28, 2000 |
| (162496) 2000 QH$_{26}$ | August 26, 2000 |
| (162699) 2000 US$_{30}$ | October 29, 2000 |
| (165655) 2001 KB$_2$ | May 19, 2001 |
| (165712) 2001 QV$_{33}$ | August 17, 2001 |
| (166526) 2002 RK | September 2, 2002 |
| (166537) 2002 RO$_{27}$ | September 4, 2002 |
| 167208 Lelekovice | October 17, 2003 |
| (168504) 1999 TL$_{15}$ | October 12, 1999 |
| (168842) 2000 UP | October 20, 2000 |
| (171809) 2001 DO$_{86}$ | February 25, 2001 |
| (171868) 2001 QR$_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| (173575) 2001 BS$_{50}$ | January 27, 2001 |
| (173718) 2001 QA$_{153}$ | August 27, 2001 |
| (173909) 2001 VC$_{17}$ | November 10, 2001 |
| (176346) 2001 TC$_{17}$ | October 14, 2001 |
| (178535) 1999 UA | October 16, 1999 |
| (178834) 2001 HA$_{16}$ | April 24, 2001 |
| (181909) 1999 TX$_{15}$ | October 12, 1999 |
| (182278) 2001 KG$_{18}$ | May 20, 2001 |
| (183582) 2003 SM$_{127}$ | September 19, 2003 |
| (185757) 1999 TK$_{15}$ | October 12, 1999 |
| (185976) 2001 KY$_{41}$ | May 24, 2001 |
| (193266) 2000 SN$_{163}$ | September 30, 2000 |
| (193498) 2000 YS$_{17}$ | December 25, 2000 |
| (194429) 2001 VR$_{71}$ | November 10, 2001 |
| (195577) 2002 JU$_{99}$ | May 12, 2002 |
| (200479) 2000 YO$_{12}$ | December 22, 2000 |
| (200556) 2001 KA$_{42}$ | May 25, 2001 |
| (202964) 1999 TH$_{15}$ | October 12, 1999 |
| (203257) 2001 QC$_{153}$ | August 27, 2001 |
| (204013) 2003 UU$_{38}$ | October 27, 2003 |
| (205082) 1999 TM$_{15}$ | October 12, 1999 |
| (205469) 2001 QY$_{113}$ | August 26, 2001 |
| (208035) 1999 RV$_{34}$ | September 11, 1999 |
| (208811) 2002 RQ | September 3, 2002 |
| (210661) 2000 QG$_{26}$ | August 26, 2000 |
| (213059) 1999 RG$_{42}$ | September 14, 1999 |
| (213246) 2001 BP$_{50}$ | January 26, 2001 |
| (216940) 1999 TM$_{16}$ | October 13, 1999 |
| (217833) 2001 KC$_{33}$ | May 23, 2001 |
| (217868) 2001 QT$_{153}$ | August 26, 2001 |
| (219205) 1999 VO$_{40}$ | November 15, 1999 |
| (222828) 2002 ER$_2$ | March 9, 2002 |
| (225545) 2000 SO$_{163}$ | September 30, 2000 |
| (231883) 2000 VS$_2$ | November 2, 2000 |
| (234386) 2001 QR$_{113}$ | August 25, 2001 |
| (237434) 1999 PH$_3$ | August 10, 1999 |
| (237540) 2000 UN | October 20, 2000 |
| (241657) 2000 JC$_7$ | May 6, 2000 |
| (241787) 2001 PE$_{13}$ | August 12, 2001 |
| (241795) 2001 QQ$_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| (247051) 2000 LZ | June 2, 2000 |
| (249929) 2001 TD$_{14}$ | October 12, 2001 |
| (250719) 2005 SN$_{21}$ | September 23, 2005 |
| (252258) 2001 QB$_{153}$ | August 27, 2001 |
| (252743) 2002 EJ$_1$ | March 6, 2002 |
| (257844) 2000 KQ$_{44}$ | May 31, 2000 |
| (257871) 2000 SX$_{44}$ | September 26, 2000 |
| (257945) 2000 YC$_{12}$ | December 22, 2000 |
| (258632) 2002 ES$_8$ | March 11, 2002 |
| (269953) 2000 SH$_{163}$ | September 30, 2000 |
| (270067) 2001 PU$_{14}$ | August 14, 2001 |
| (270477) 2002 EK$_5$ | March 8, 2002 |
| (276243) 2002 RG$_{117}$ | September 7, 2002 |
| (277262) 2005 SB$_{26}$ | September 28, 2005 |
| (279817) 2000 JA$_7$ | May 3, 2000 |
| (279967) 2001 TA$_{14}$ | October 12, 2001 |
| (282631) 2005 SV$_1$ | September 23, 2005 |
| (283511) 2001 TZ$_{13}$ | October 12, 2001 |
| (285687) 2000 SM$_{163}$ | September 30, 2000 |
| (285802) 2000 YJ$_{12}$ | December 22, 2000 |
| (286083) 2001 TB$_{17}$ | October 14, 2001 |
| (297383) 2000 QO$_1$ | August 23, 2000 |
| 301949 Hambalek | February 3, 2000 |
| (306480) 1999 TR$_{14}$ | October 5, 1999 |
| (306752) 2000 YN$_{12}$ | December 22, 2000 |
| (306977) 2001 VB$_{82}$ | November 15, 2001 |
| (310536) 2001 BT$_{50}$ | January 27, 2001 |
| (313192) 2001 QT$_{113}$ | August 25, 2001 |
| (317156) 2001 VT$_{71}$ | November 13, 2001 |
| (317456) 2002 RP | September 2, 2002 |
| (322731) 2000 SK$_{163}$ | September 30, 2000 |
| (326775) 2003 SW2$_{15}$ | September 25, 2003 |
| (334076) 2001 QW$_{33}$ | August 17, 2001 |
| (334084) 2001 QO$_{110}$ | August 20, 2001 |
| (337384) 2001 QY$_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| (337608) 2001 TB$_{14}$ | October 12, 2001 |
| (337837) 2001 VS$_{71}$ | November 11, 2001 |
| (344191) 2001 KB$_{18}$ | May 20, 2001 |
| (344428) 2002 DD | February 16, 2002 |
| (357050) 2000 UJ$_{13}$ | October 22, 2000 |
| (360461) 2002 RL | September 2, 2002 |
| (370201) 2002 EU$_7$ | March 11, 2002 |
| (373611) 2002 EQ$_2$ | March 8, 2002 |
| (373695) 2002 RJ$_{117}$ | September 8, 2002 |
| (377015) 2002 RP$_{27}$ | September 4, 2002 |
| (382496) 2001 QX$_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| (385259) 2001 PP$_9$ | August 12, 2001 |
| (393414) 2001 QT$_{110}$ | August 24, 2001 |
| (422700) 2000 QB$_{35}$ | August 27, 2000 |
| Legend of co-discoverers: $^A$ with P. Pravec $^B$ with L. Šarounová $^C$ with U. Babiaková $^D$ with K. Hornoch ||