Peter N. Fedorov (born 1951) is a Ukrainian astronomer, specialist in

astrometry Astrometry is a branch of astronomy that involves precise measurements of the positions and movements of stars and other Astronomical object, celestial bodies. It provides the kinematics and physical origin of the Solar System and this galaxy, th ...

and Galactic dynamics, known for his work on compiling the XPM star catalogue and determining the inertial coordinate system in the

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. Head of the head of the Laboratory of Astrometry at Kharkiv Observatory, professor of the Department of Astronomy and Space Informatics at the V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Winner of the Ye. P. Fedorov prize of the

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU; , ; ''NAN Ukrainy'') is a self-governing state-funded organization in Ukraine that is the main center of development of Science and technology in Ukraine, science and technology by coordinatin ...

for the series of works "Catalogues of stellar data as tools for astronomical research".Премія імені Є. П. Федорова
НАН України

Biography

In 1977, Peter N. Fedorov graduated from the School of Physics of Kharkiv State University (now V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University). In 1977-1995, he worked at

Mykolaiv Observatory Mykolaiv Observatory (full name: ''Research Institute “Mykolaiv Astronomical Observatory”'', ) is an astronomical observatory in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. History Naval Observatory (1821–1912) Mykolaiv Astronomical Observatory was founded in 182 ...

. In 1986, he defended his PhD thesis "Lateral refraction in daytime observations". Since 1981, Fedorov has been one of the managers of the Mountain Astronomical Station in the Caucasus. Under his command, the Struve-Ertel meridian instrument was installed, which was used for daytime observations of the Sun, Venus, and Mercury in 1981-1991. Since 1995, Fedorov has been working at Kharkiv Observatory, as a senior researcher, acting head of department, head of department, head of the Laboratory of Astrometry. In 2012, he defended his doctoral thesis "XPM catalogue as an independent realization of the extragalactic reference frame in the optical and near-infrared wavebands".Федоров Петро Миколайович
Фізичний факультет Харківського національного університету. In the same year, he received the Ye. P. Fedorov award of the

. The prize is named after his

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, astrometrist Yevgen Pavlovych Fedorov from

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

. Since 2003, Fedorov has been teaching astrometry at the Department of Astronomy of

Kharkiv University The V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (), also known as Kharkiv National University or Karazin University, is a public university in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It was founded in 1804 through the efforts of Vasily Karazin, becoming the second old ...

. Since 2004, he was an associate professor, and since 2013 he is a professor.Фёдоров Пётр Николаевич
сайт НИИ астрономии ХНУ.

Honours and awards

* Ye. P. Fedorov award of the

for the series of works "Catalogues of stellar data as tools for astronomical research"(2012)

References

Sources

Peter N. Fedorov
Institute of Astronomy of Kharkiv University.

Фізичний факультет Харківського національного університету. {{DEFAULTSORT:Fedorov, Peter 1952 births Ukrainian astronomers National University of Kharkiv alumni Living people Academic staff of Kharkiv Observatory