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György Kulin

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Asteroids discovered: 21
1436 Salonta December 11, 1936
1441 Bolyai November 26, 1937
1442 Corvina December 29, 1937
1444 Pannonia January 6, 1938
1445 Konkolya January 6, 1938
1452 Hunnia February 26, 1938
1489 Attila April 12, 1939
1513 Mátra March 10, 1940
1538 Detre September 8, 1940
1546 Izsák September 28, 1941
1710 Gothard October 20, 1941
2043 Ortutay November 12, 1936
2058 Róka January 22, 1938
2242 Balaton October 13, 1936
2712 Keaton December 29, 1937
2738 Viracocha March 12, 1940
3019 Kulin January 7, 1940
3380 Awaji March 15, 1940
3427 Szentmártoni January 6, 1938
7317 Cabot March 12, 1940
10258 Sárneczky January 6, 1940

György Kulin (28 January 1905 – 22 April 1989) was a Hungarian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He was born in Nagyszalonta and died in Budapest.

He discovered 21 asteroids and is a co-discoverer of the comet C/1942 C1 (Whipple-Bernasconi-Kulin). In addition to astronomy he also wrote some science fiction.[1] The asteroid 3019 Kulin was named in his honor.

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  • Kulin György emlékoldal (Remembering György Kulin) – impressive website associated with the celebrations held in January 2005, the centenary of his birth, with picture gallery and downloadable (but large) sound and video files. Includes comprehensive bibliography. The site is in Hungarian. Accessed 20 July 2005