Karel Pacner

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Karel Pacner (29 March 1936 – 7 April 2021) was a Czech publicist, journalist, and writer.

Pacner was born in Janovice nad Úhlavou, Czechoslovakia. His main area of focus was space exploration.^[1][2] He died in Prague, aged 85. Asteroid 311119 Pacner, discovered at the Kleť Observatory was named in his memory on 16 June 2021.^[3]