He died on 29 October 2001 in Belgrade. The main-belt asteroid 22278 Protitch, discovered by Henri Debehogne at ESO's Chilean La Silla site in 1983, was named in his memory.[2] Naming citation was published on 30 December 2001 (M.P.C. 44186).[4]
Also, the outer main-belt asteroid 1724 Vladimir is named after Protić's grandson, while 5397 Vojislava is named after Vojislava Protić-Benišek, his daughter, who has been a member of the observatory's staff since 1972, where she continues her father's work on celestial mechanics and minor planets, together with her son.
^ ab"Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
^ abcSchmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(22278) Protitch". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (22278) Protitch. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 869. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_9705. ISBN978-3-540-00238-3.
^"2348 Michkovitch (1939 AA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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OBITUARY MILORAD B. PROTI´C
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milorad, protić, serbian, cyrillic, Милорад, Протић, september, 1911, belgrade, october, 2001, belgrade, serbian, astronomer, discoverer, comets, minor, planets, three, times, director, belgrade, observatory, minor, planets, discovered, 1517, beograd, march, 1. Milorad B Protic Serbian Cyrillic Milorad B Protiћ 19 September 1911 Belgrade 29 October 2001 Belgrade was a Serbian astronomer discoverer of comets and minor planets and three times director of the Belgrade Observatory 2 Milorad B ProticMinor planets discovered 7 1 1517 Beograd March 20 19381550 Tito November 29 19371554 Yugoslavia September 6 19401564 Srbija October 15 19361675 Simonida March 20 19382244 Tesla October 22 19522348 Michkovitch January 10 1939He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 7 numbered asteroids during 1936 1952 1 including 1675 Simonida named after queen Simonida wife of medieval Serbian king Stefan Milutin and 2348 Michkovitch a rare Erigone asteroid named after Vojislav Miskovic 1892 1976 who was a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and head of the Belgrade Observatory 3 Protic also independently discovered comet C 1947 Y1 2 He died on 29 October 2001 in Belgrade The main belt asteroid 22278 Protitch discovered by Henri Debehogne at ESO s Chilean La Silla site in 1983 was named in his memory 2 Naming citation was published on 30 December 2001 M P C 44186 4 Also the outer main belt asteroid 1724 Vladimir is named after Protic s grandson while 5397 Vojislava is named after Vojislava Protic Benisek his daughter who has been a member of the observatory s staff since 1972 where she continues her father s work on celestial mechanics and minor planets together with her son See also editCategory Erigone asteroidsReferences edit a b Minor Planet Discoverers by number Minor Planet Center 22 June 2016 Retrieved 20 July 2016 a b c Schmadel Lutz D 2007 22278 Protitch Dictionary of Minor Planet Names 22278 Protitch Springer Berlin Heidelberg p 869 doi 10 1007 978 3 540 29925 7 9705 ISBN 978 3 540 00238 3 2348 Michkovitch 1939 AA Minor Planet Center Retrieved 20 July 2016 MPC MPO MPS Archive Minor Planet Center Retrieved 20 July 2016 External links editOBITUARY MILORAD B PROTI C Kosmicka Srbija između Marsa i Jupitera at naslovi net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Milorad B Protic amp oldid 1157184626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
