Marcin Antoni Kubiak is a Polish
astrophysicist, who obtained his professorship title on 25 April 1994. Member of the Committee of Astronomy of the
Polish Academy of Sciences
The Polish Academy of Sciences (, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars a ...
, a member of the
Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment
The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) is a Polish astronomy, astronomical project based at the University of Warsaw that runs time-domain astronomy, a long-term variability sky survey (1992–present). The main goals are the detecti ...
(OGLE), co-discoverer (together with the OGLE team) of many extrasolar planetary systems (e.g.
OGLE-2006-BLG-109L). Author of academic book for astronomy students titled "Stars and Interstellar Matter" (''Gwiazdy i materia międzygwiazdowa''). Head of the Warsaw University Observatory ,
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw (, ) is a public university, public research university in Warsaw, Poland. Established on November 19, 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country, offering 37 different fields of study as well ...
during 1986–2008. Editor of quarterly
scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication designed to further the progress of science by disseminating new research findings to the scientific community. These journals serve as a platform for researchers, schola ...
Acta Astronomica
''Acta Astronomica'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering astronomy and astrophysics. It was established in 1925 by the Polish astronomer Tadeusz Banachiewicz. Initially, the journal published articles in Latin, later Englis ...
and a chairman of
Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy.
He is a co-discoverer of
471143 Dziewanna, a
trans-Neptunian object
A trans-Neptunian object (TNO), also written transneptunian object, is any minor planet in the Solar System that orbits the Sun at a greater average distance than Neptune, which has an orbital semi-major axis of 30.1 astronomical units (AU).
...
and
possibly a dwarf planet.
See also
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References
External links
List of publicationsin
Astrophysics Data System
The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a digital library portal for researchers on astronomy and physics, operated for NASA by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. ADS maintains three bibliographic collections containing over 15 ...
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20th-century Polish astronomers
Academic staff of the University of Warsaw
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Polish astronomers