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Sergey Blazhko

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Sergey Nikolayevich Blazhko
Серге́й Никола́евич Блажко́
Sergey Blazhko in 1905
Born(1870-11-17)November 17, 1870
Khotsimsk
DiedFebruary 11, 1956(1956-02-11) (aged 85)
EducationMoscow State University
OccupationAstronomer
OrganizationAcademy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1929, corresponding member)
Known forBlazhko crater, planet No. 2445

Sergey Nikolayevich Blazhko (Russian: Серге́й Никола́евич Блажко́; November 17, 1870, Khotsimsk – February 11, 1956, Moscow) was a Russian and Soviet astronomer, a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1929). He was a graduate of Moscow State University[1] and held a number of positions there including head of the Moscow Observatory from 1920-1931.[2] He discovered a secondary variation of the amplitude and period of some RR Lyrae stars and related pulsating variables, now known as the Blazhko effect.

Awards and honours

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Crater on the Moon and asteroid No. 2445 are named after Blazhko.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  2. ^ Kulikovsky, P.G. (1970–1980). "Blazhko, Sergei Nikolaevich". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 195–197. ISBN 978-0-684-10114-9.
  3. ^ "Блажко Сергей Николаевич". Большая российская энциклопедия (in Russian). 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-11-27.