Karel Andel
Encyclopedia
Karel Anděl was a Czech
astronomer
and selenographer.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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...
and selenographer.
Awards and honors
The following astronomical features were named for him:- Anděl (crater)Andel (crater)Anděl is a lunar crater that lies in the rugged central highlands of the Moon. Nearby craters of note include Abulfeda to the south-southeast and Descartes to the east-southeast...
on the MoonMoonThe 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... - The asteroid "" was named 22465 Karelanděl22465 Karelandel22465 Karelanděl is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1406.5066875 days . The asteroid was discovered on January 15, 1997 by NASA....