Avenir Aleksandrovich Yakovkin
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Avenir Aleksandrovich Yakovkin (Авенир Александрович Яковкин) (1887–1974) was a Russia
n astronomer
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From 1928 to 1931 he served as director of the V. P. Engel'gardt Astronomical Observatory
at Kazan University.
The crater Yakovkin
on the Moon
is named after him.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
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From 1928 to 1931 he served as director of the V. P. Engel'gardt Astronomical Observatory
V. P. Engel'gardt Astronomical Observatory
The V. P. Engel'gardt Astronomical Observatory , is located 20 km west of Kazan, Russia. It has IAU observatory codes 136. The co-ordinates are about ....
at Kazan University.
The crater Yakovkin
Yakovkin (crater)
Yakovkin is a lunar crater that lies very near the southwest limb of the Moon. It is located to the northwest of the crater Pingré, and was designatedPingré H before it was named by the IAU...
on the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
is named after him.