| Sergey Nikolayevich Blazhko | |
|---|---|
| Серге́й Никола́евич Блажко́ | |
 Sergey Blazhko in 1905 | |
| Born | (1870-11-17)November 17, 1870 Khotsimsk |
| Died | February 11, 1956(1956-02-11) (aged 85) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Education | Moscow State University |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
| Organization | Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1929, corresponding member) |
| Known for | Blazhko 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 and held a number of positions there including head of the Moscow Observatory from 1920-1931. 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
- Laureate of the Stalin Prize, 2nd degree (1951)
- Orders of Lenin (1944, 1953)
- Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1940, 1945)
- Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1946)
Crater on the Moon and asteroid No. 2445 are named after Blazhko.
External links
References
- Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- 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.
- "Блажко Сергей Николаевич". Большая российская энциклопедия (in Russian). 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- 1870 births
- 1956 deaths
- People from Mogilev Region
- People from Klimovichskiy Uyezd
- Astronomers from the Russian Empire
- Soviet astronomers
- 19th-century astronomers
- Academic staff of Moscow State University
- Corresponding Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences
- Recipients of the Stalin Prize
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery