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Violeta Ivanova (Виолета Иванова) is an astronomer from Bulgaria. She is known for discovering many asteroids.

She found 14 asteroids between 1984 and 1988. She worked at the Institute of Astronomy, which is part of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. She made her discoveries at the Smolyan Observatory. This observatory later became the Rozhen National Observatory. It is located on Mount Rozhen in the Rhodopes.

An asteroid was named after her! It is called 4365 Ivanova. This happened on August 25, 1991, to honor her work.

Sometimes, she signs her name as Violeta G. Ivanova.

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