Petar Đurković
Serbian astronomer
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Petar Đurković (Петар Ђурковић, 1908–1981) was a Serbian astronomer known for discovering two asteroids in 1936 and 1940, respectively.[1] One is named for the Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković,[2] the other for Zvezdara, the hill in Belgrade where the Belgrade Astronomical Observatory is located.[3][4]
| 1605 Milankovitch | 13 April 1936 | MPC |
| 1700 Zvezdara | 26 August 1940 | MPC |
Asteroid 1555 Dejan, discovered by Fernand Rigaux, was named after Đurković's son (H 137).[5]
Đurković was the director of Belgrade Observatory 1965-1970.[6] He was also president of the Astronomical Society Ruđer Bošković, the oldest astronomical society in the Balkans.[7]
