Iván Almár
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 Almár in March 2011 | |
| Born | April 21, 1932 |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
Iván Almár (born April 21, 1932 in Budapest) is a Hungarian astronomer.[1] He proposed the San Marino Scale as a means of assessing risks related to extraterrestrial communication.[2] Almár also serves on the Advisory Council of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence). Asteroid 191856 Almáriván, discovered by Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky at the Piszkéstető Station in 2004, was named in his honor.[1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 10 December 2011 (M.P.C. 77509).[3] He was inducted into the International Astronautical Federation Hall of Fame on 23 April 2024.[4]
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[edit]- 1 2 "191856 Almarivan (2004 VW69)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ↑ Tough, Allen (2008-03-21). "Invitation to ETI: Ivan Almar". Ieti.org. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ↑ "Hungarian Astronomer Inducted into the Space Scientists' Hall of Fame". Hungary Today. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
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