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Gennadiy Borisov | |||||||||||
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| Born | Gennadiy Vladimirovich Borisov[1] 1962 (age 61–62)[2] | ||||||||||
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| Employer | Sternberg Astronomical Institute | ||||||||||
| Known for | Discovery of 2I/Borisov | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Nadezhda Borisova[citation needed] | ||||||||||
| Awards | Edgar Wilson Award (two awards in 2014) | ||||||||||
| MARGO observatory | |||||||||||
| Observatory code | L51 | ||||||||||
| Location | Nauchnyy, Bakhchysarai Raion, Crimea | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°43′35″N 34°0′45″E / 44.72639°N 34.01250°E | ||||||||||
| Altitude | 574 m (1,883 ft) | ||||||||||
| Established | 2013[3] | ||||||||||
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| Designation | Type |
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| C/2013 N4 (Borisov) | long-period |
| C/2013 V2 (Borisov) | hyperbolic |
| C/2014 R1 (Borisov) | near-parabolic |
| C/2014 Q3 (Borisov) | Halley-type |
| C/2015 D4 (Borisov) | long-period |
| C/2016 R3 (Borisov) | long-period |
| C/2017 E1 (Borisov) | hyperbolic |
| 2I/Borisov | hyperbolic, interstellar |
| C/2019 V1 (Borisov) | near-parabolic |
| C/2020 Q1 (Borisov) | long-period |
| C/2021 L3 (Borisov) | hyperbolic |
Gennadiy Vladimirovich Borisov (Russian: Генна́дий Влади́мирович Бори́сов; born in 1962 in Kramatorsk)[2] is a Russian [5]telescope maker and amateur astronomer who discovered the first-known interstellar comet, 2I/Borisov, in 2019.
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