Krisztián Sárneczky

Krisztián Sárneczky (born 6 November 1974 in Budapest) is a Hungarian teacher of geography and prolific discoverer of minor planets and supernovae, researching at Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary. He is a board member of the Hungarian Astronomical Association (HAA) and member of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, leader of the Comet Section of the HAA, and is a contributor in the editorial work of Hungarian Astronomical Almanach.

Personal life
In 1990 he joined the Hungarian Astronomical Association and became the Co-ordinator of the Cometary Section the same year. In 1994 he became a member of the Executive Committee and in 1996 he was appointed secretary. In 1996 he also joined the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO).

Krisztián Sárneczky has published a number of articles in the astronomy community, and has a large number of asteroid discoveries to his credit (see ).

Professional experience

 * Astrometry of comets and minor planets (including rotational light curves)
 * Photometry of supernovae.

Places of field work

 * Siding Spring Observatory, NSW, Australia (visiting astronomer, 2007),
 * Hungarian Astronomical Association's Polaris Observatory, Budapest, (from 2006 - )
 * Baja Astronomical Observatory (visiting astronomer, 2005)
 * The German-Spanish Astronomical Center at Calar Alto Observatory (visiting astronomer, 2000 and 2001)
 * Observatory of Hungarian Scientific Academy Konkoly-Thege Miklós Astronomical Research Institute at Piszkéstetõ, Hungary (visiting astronomer from 1997)
 * Observatory of Szeged (from 1996)

Conferences

 * GAIA-FUN-SSO-2 Workshop, September 19–21, 2012, Paris,
 * Supernovae Illuminating the Universe: from Individuals to Populations, September 10–14, 2012, Garching bei München, MPA/ESO/MPE/Excellence Cluster Universe Conference on Supernovae Illuminating the Universe: from Individuals to Populations
 * IAU Colloquium 192, "Supernovae - 10 years of SN 1993J", April 22–26, 2003, Valencia,
 * National Young Scientists' Conference (OTDK), second place in Physics Section, Astronomy subsection (1999),
 * IAU Colloquium 173,"Evolution and Source Regions of Asteroids and Comets", August 24–28, 1998, Tatranska Lomnica,

Awards and honors

 * Eötvös Fellowship (2007)
 * National Young Scientists' Conference (OTDK), first place in Physics-Earth Sciences-Mathematics Section, Astronomy I. (Solar System) subsection (2001)
 * Pro Renovanda Cultura Hungariae DT 2000/43.
 * National Young Scientists' Conference (OTDK), second place in Physics Section, Astronomy subsection (1999)
 * Young Scientists' Conference at University of Szeged (TDK), first place in Physics Section (1998 and 2000)
 * In 2017, asteroid 10258 Sárneczky was named after him

Books

 * Sváb-hegyi kisbolygók, (Márta Sragner Keszthelyiné) Az égbolt mindenkié. Budapest: Introducing the Hungarian Astronomical Association, 2005, ISBN 963-218-243-X

Publications

 * Sárneczky K., Szabó Gy., Kiss L.L.: 1999, CCD observations of 11 faint asteroids, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 137., 363,
 * List of publications by Krisztián Sárneczky from 1999 to 2007
 * List of publications by Krisztián Sárneczky from 2005 to 2013, Csillagászati hírportál,

Interview

 * The first astronomical program on the internet. 2009
 * Asteroid hunter from Piszkéstető, 2010

Discoveries
As of 2018, Krisztián Sárneczky is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 379 numbered minor planets during 2000–2012. He has also co-discovered 5 supernovae including and. He also has discovered three of eight known earth impactors: 2022 EB5, 2023 CX1, and 2024 BX1. Each of these impacted Earth's atmosphere generating a fireball within hours of discovery.

List of discovered minor planets
Co-discoverers: L. Kiss· G. Szabó· Z. Heiner· A. Derekas· S. Mészáros· B. Sipőcz· G. Fűrész· D. Szám· T. Szalai· Z. Kuli· B. Csák· Á. Kárpáti· C. Orgel· A. Szing· S. Kürti· J. Kelemen· E. Bányai