- Pelageya Shajn
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Asteroids discovered: 19 1112 Polonia August 15, 1928 1113 Katja August 15, 1928 1120 Cannonia September 11, 1928 1121 Natascha September 11, 1928 1369 Ostanina August 27, 1935 1387 Kama August 27, 1935 1390 Abastumani October 3, 1935 1475 Yalta September 21, 1935 1610 Mirnaya September 11, 1928 1648 Shajna September 5, 1935 1654 Bojeva October 8, 1931 1735 ITA September 10, 1948 1954 Kukarkin August 15, 1952 1987 Kaplan September 11, 1952 2108 Otto Schmidt October 4, 1948 2445 Blazhko October 3, 1935 3080 Moisseiev October 3, 1935 3958 Komendantov October 10, 1953 5533 Bagrov September 21, 1935 Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn née Sannikova (Пелагея Фёдоровна Шайн) (1894–August 27, 1956) was a Soviet/Russian astronomer. In modern English transliteration, her surname would be given as Shayn, but her astronomical discoveries are credited under the name P. F. Shajn. Nonetheless, her last name is sometimes given as Schajn, and her first name sometimes as Pelageja.[1]
She was the wife of Grigory Abramovich Shajn (Григорий Абрамович Шайн), who was also a Russian astronomer. Her maiden name was Sannikova (Санникова).
She co-discovered the periodic comet 61P/Shajn-Schaldach. However, the non-periodic comet C/1925 F1 (Shajn-Comas Solá), also known as Comet 1925 VI or Comet 1925a, was co-discovered by her husband rather than by her.
She also discovered numerous asteroids and about 150 variable stars.
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Categories:- 1894 births
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