Karel Anděl
Karel Anděl (28 December 1884 – 17 March 1947) was a Czechoslovak astronomer and selenographer. His Mappa Selenographica[1] has been used in Norton's Star Atlas.
Bibliography
- Mappa Selenographica, 1926, Prague.
Awards and honors
The following astronomical features were named for him:
- Anděl (crater) on the Moon[2]
- The asteroid "1997 AK18" was named 22465 Karelanděl[1]
- The moon crater Anděl was named after him.[3]
References
- 1 2 "IAU Minor Planet Center". IAU Minor Planet Center. Center for Astrophysics, Harvard. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ "Anděl". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ↑ "MOON – Anděl". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved 8 August 2025.