Béla Szeidl (b. 1938) was director of the Konkoly Observatory between 1974 and 1996 and president of IAU Commission 27 (Variable Stars) during 1985-1988. He has been an international leader in the study of RR Lyrae stars.
Discovered on 26-8-2003 in Piszkesteto by Sarneczky, K., Sipocz, B.