Tamara Smirnova

Tamara Smirnova
Тамара Смирнова
Born(1935-12-15)15 December 1935
DiedSeptember 5, 2001(2001-09-05) (aged 65)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsCrimean Astrophysical Observatory
Institute of Theoretical Astronomy
Minor planets discovered: 135
see § List of discovered minor planets

Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova (Russian: Тама́ра Миха́йловна Смирно́ва, Ukrainian: Тама́ра Миха́йлівна Смирно́ва, romanized: Tamara Mykhailivna Smirnova; December 15, 1935, Henichesk, Soviet Union — September 5, 2001, Saint-Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet/Russian/Ukrainian astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets.