langs: 12 августа [ru] / august 12 [en] / 12. august [de] / 12 août [fr] / 12 agosto [it] / 12 de agosto [es]
days: august 9 / august 10 / august 11 / august 12 / august 13 / august 14 / august 15
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 9641 Demazière
9641 Demazière , provisional designation 1994 PB 30 , is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Belgian astronomer Eric Elst at ESO 's La Silla Observatory site in northern Chile on 12 August 1994. [6] The asteroid
- ... discovered by Belgian astronomer Eric Elst at ESO 's La Silla Observatory site in northern Chile on 12 august 1994. [6] The asteroid was named for Belgian scientist Martine De Mazière . [2] 9641 Demazière Disc ...
- ... 9641 Demazière Discovery [1] Discovered by E. W. Elst Discovery site La Silla Obs. Discovery date 12 august 1994 Designations MPC designation (9641) Demazière Named after Martine De Mazière (Belgian scientis ...
#2 685 Hermia
685 Hermia is an S-type asteroid [3] belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt . [2] Its diameter is about 11 km and it has an albedo of 0.281. [4] S-type asteroid native to the asteroid belt 685 Hermia A three-dimensional model of 685 Hermia based on its light curve Discovery Discovered by
- ... on its light curve Discovery Discovered by W. Lorenz Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 12 august 1909 Designations MPC designation (685) Hermia Alternative designations 1909 HE Orbital characteris ...
#3 2020 PP1
2020 PP 1 is a sub-kilometer asteroid , classified as a near-Earth object of the Apollo group , that is a temporary quasi-satellite of the Earth . There are over a dozen known Earth quasi-satellites, some of which switch periodically between the quasi-satellite and horseshoe co-orbital states. [6] 2
- ... 20 PP 1 Discovery [1] [2] Discovered by Pan-STARRS 1 Discovery site Haleakalā Obs. Discovery date 12 august 2020 Designations MPC designation 2020 PP 1 Alternative designations P113Iyv [3] Minor planet cat ...
- ... (at discovery) [1] Absolute magnitude (H) 26.7 [4] · 26.6 [2] DISCOVERY 2020 PP 1 was discovered on 12 august 2020 by the Pan-STARRS 1 survey at the Haleakalā Observatory . [1] It was later recovered by the Ka ...
#4 227 Philosophia
Philosophia ( minor planet designation : 227 Philosophia ) is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by the French astronomer Paul-Pierre Henry on August 12, 1882, in Paris and named after the topic of philosophy . Based upon photometric observations, it has a synodic rotation period of 52.9
- ... a ) is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by the French astronomer Paul-Pierre Henry on august 12, 1882, in Paris and named after the topic of philosophy . Based upon photometric observations, it ha ...
- ... 227 Philosophia 3D model based on lightcurve data Discovery Discovered by P.P. Henry Discovery date 12 august 1882 Designations MPC designation (227) Philosophia Pronunciation / f ɪ l oʊ ˈ s ɒ f i ə / Named af ...
#5 1025 Riema
1025 Riema , provisional designation 1923 NX , is a bright Hungaria asteroid from the innermost regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 12 August 1923, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. [17] The
- ... nermost regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 12 august 1923, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. [17] T ...
- ... id 1025 Riema Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 12 august 1923 Designations MPC designation (1025) Riema Named after Johannes Riem (German astronomer) [2] Al ...
#6 234 Barbara
Barbara ( minor planet designation : 234 Barbara ) is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by German-American astronomer Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters on August 12, 1883, in Clinton, New York . The object is orbiting the Sun with a semimajor axis of 2.385 AU , a period of 3.68 years, a
- ... t asteroid that was discovered by German-American astronomer Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters on august 12, 1883, in Clinton, New York . The object is orbiting the Sun with a semimajor axis of 2.385 AU , a p ...
- ... aint of mathematicians . [3] [4] 234 Barbara Discovery Discovered by C. H. F. Peters Discovery date 12 august 1883 Designations MPC designation (234) Barbara Named after Saint Barbara ? Alternative designation ...
#7 1000 Piazzia
1000 Piazzia , provisional designation 1923 NZ , is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 48 kilometers (30 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 12 August 1923, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern German
- ... ion of the asteroid belt , approximately 48 kilometers (30 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 12 august 1923, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany. The C-type ...
- ... ts lightcurve Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 12 august 1923 Designations MPC designation (1000) Piazzia Pronunciation / p i ˈ æ t s i ə / [2] Named after ...
#8 2015 KG163
2015 KG 163 , also known as o5m52 , is a trans-Neptunian object from the outermost region of the Solar System , approximately 102 kilometers (63 miles) in diameter. It was first observed on 24 May 2015, by astronomers of the Outer Solar System Origins Survey using the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope
- ... otion 0° 0 m 0 s / day Inclination 13.994° Longitude of ascending node 219.10° Time of perihelion ≈ 12 august 2022 [4] ±2 months [lower-alpha 1] Argument of perihelion 32.097° Physical characteristics Dimensio ...
#9 2020 PN1
2020 PN 1 is a sub-kilometer asteroid , classified as a near-Earth object of the Aten group , that is a temporary horseshoe companion to the Earth . There are dozens of known Earth horseshoe librators, some of which switch periodically between the quasi-satellite and the horseshoe co-orbital states.
- ... [6] 2020 PN 1 Discovery Discovered by ATLAS-HKO Discovery site Haleakalā Observatory Discovery date 12 august 2020 Designations Designation 2020 PN 1 Minor planet category Aten NEO [1] [2] Earth crosser Orbita ...
- ... cs Dimensions 10–50 m [a] [5] Absolute magnitude (H) 25.5 [2] DISCOVERY 2020 PN 1 was discovered on 12 august 2020 by L. Denneau, J. Tonry, A. Heinze, and H. Weiland observing for the ATLAS-HKO Survey. [7] As ...
#10 Neptune trojan
Neptune trojans are bodies that orbit the Sun near one of the stable Lagrangian points of Neptune , similar to the trojans of other planets. They therefore have approximately the same orbital period as Neptune and follow roughly the same orbital path. Twenty-eight Neptune trojans are currently known
- ... Neptune trojans populate thick clouds, which has constrained their possible origins (see below). On august 12, 2010, the first L 5 trojan, 2008 LC 18 , was announced. [6] It was discovered by a dedicated survey ...
#11 3548 Eurybates
3548 Eurybates ( / j ʊ ˈ r ɪ b ə t iː z / yə- RIB -ə-teez ) is a carbonaceous Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp and the parent body of the Eurybates family , approximately 68 kilometers (42 miles) in diameter. It is a target to be visited by the Lucy mission in August 2027. Discovered during the se
- ... anned to be visited by the Lucy spacecraft which launched in 2021. [22] The fly by is scheduled for 12 august 2027, and will approach the asteroid to a distance of 1000 kilometers at a velocity of 5.8 kilomete ...
#12 List of minor planets discovered using the WISE spacecraft
The following is a list of numbered minor planets discovered, co-discovered and re-discovered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), a NASA infrared spaceborne observatory. As of July 2018, the list contains 4093 entries, accredited by the Minor Planet Center as discovered by "WISE". Not
- ... t (487644) 2015 OV 40 27 July 2010 list (487671) 2015 PP 113 17 July 2010 list (487693) 2015 PD 308 12 august 2010 list (487720) 2015 RS 63 28 July 2010 list (487777) 2015 RR 220 29 April 2010 list (487827) 20 ...
#13 (35107) 1991 VH
(35107) 1991 VH ( provisional designation 1991 VH ) is a binary near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group . It was discovered on 9 November 1991, by Australian astronomer Robert McNaught at Siding Spring Observatory . This binary system is composed of a roughly-spher
- ... nds. [4] [18] SATELLITE S/2008 (35107) 1 Radar images of S/2008 (35107) 1 by Arecibo Observatory on 12 august 2008 Discovery [19] [20] Discovered by P. Pravec M. Wolf L. Šarounová Discovery site Ondřejov Obs. ...
Comet / Comet
#1 6P/d'Arrest
6P/d'Arrest (also known as d'Arrest's Comet or Comet d'Arrest ) is a periodic Jupiter-family comet in the Solar System , orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. It passed 0.15124 AU (22,625,000 km ; 14,059,000 mi ) from the Earth on August 12, 1976. [4] The most recent perihelion passage took place
- ... g between Mars and Jupiter. It passed 0.15124 AU (22,625,000 km ; 14,059,000 mi ) from the Earth on august 12, 1976. [4] The most recent perihelion passage took place on September 17, 2021, when the comet had a ...
#2 Comet ISON
Comet ISON , formally known as C/2012 S1 , was a sungrazing comet from the Oort cloud which was discovered on 21 September 2012 by Vitaly Nevsky (Виталий Невский, Vitebsk , Belarus ) and Artyom Novichonok (Артём Новичонок, Kondopoga , Russia ). [4] Oort cloud comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) Comet ISON as cap
- ... was detected by either Deep Impact, HST, or Spitzer. Amateur astronomer Bruce Gary recovered it on 12 august 2013 when it was 6° above the horizon and 19° from the Sun. [45] Due to it brightening more slowly ...
#3 51P/Harrington
51P/Harrington is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 51P/Harrington Discovery Discovered by Robert G. Harrington at Palomar Observatory Discovery date 14 August 1953 Orbital characteristics A Epoch 2022-09-18 ( JD 2459840.5) Aphelion 5.724 AU (Q) Perihelion 1.692
- ... jor axis 3.708 AU (a) Eccentricity 0.5436 Orbital period 7.14 yr Inclination 5.427° Last perihelion 12 august 2015 [1] 18 June 2008 Next perihelion 2022-Oct-01 (MPC) [2] 2022-Oct-01 (51P-D) [3] 2022-Oct-03 (JP ...
#4 C/2010 X1 (Elenin)
Comet C/2010 X1 (Elenin) is an Oort cloud comet discovered by Russian amateur astronomer Leonid Elenin on December 10, 2010, through remote control of the International Scientific Optical Network 's robotic observatory near Mayhill in the U.S. state of New Mexico . The discovery was made using the a
- ... compared to the debris field of Shoemaker-Levy 9 as seen on 23 June 1993. [22] Between August 1 and august 12 of 2011, [23] NASA repeatedly rolled the STEREO -B spacecraft to view the forward scattering of ligh ...
#5 12P/Pons–Brooks
12P/Pons–Brooks is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 71 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with (20 years < period < 200 years). [1] The next perihelion passage is 21 April 2024, [7] [lower-alpha 1] with closest approach to Earth being 1.54 AU (230 million
- ... s capture) with their shared aphelion close to Neptune 991 CE. [19] SPECULATIONS BONILLA'S COMET On august 12- 13th of 1883, Mexican astronomer José Bonilla observed 447 bodies cross the solar disc, from an obse ...
#6 Great Comet of 1811
The Great Comet of 1811 , [4] formally designated C/1811 F1 , is a comet that was visible to the naked eye for around 260 days, the longest recorded period of visibility until the appearance of Comet Hale–Bopp in 1997. In October 1811, at its brightest, and when it was 1.2 AU from Earth, it displaye
- ... incent Wisniewski at Novocherkassk , who noted it as barely reaching an apparent magnitude of 11 by august 12. [6] The Great Comet of 1811 was thought to have had an exceptionally large coma, perhaps reaching o ...
#7 P/2011 P1 (McNaught)
P/2011 P1 (McNaught) was a Jupiter-family comet that passed extremely close to Jupiter on 4 December 2010 and disintegrated by 2012. [3] It was discovered on 1 August 2011 by astronomer Robert H. McNaught at the Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales , Australia . [4] [5] [6] [7] With an obser
- ... overy Discovered by Robert H. McNaught Discovery date 1 August 2011 Orbital characteristics A Epoch 12 august 2011 ( JD 2455793.5) Observation arc 1.14 yr (415 days) Number of observations 161 [1] Orbit type J ...
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 NGC 220
NGC 220 is an open cluster located approximately 210,000 light-years from the Sun in the Small Magellanic Cloud . It is located in the constellation Tucana . It was discovered on August 12, 1834 by John Herschel . [4] Open cluster in the constellation Tucana NGC 220 Observation data ( J2000 epoch )
- ... un in the Small Magellanic Cloud . It is located in the constellation Tucana . It was discovered on august 12, 1834 by John Herschel . [4] Open cluster in the constellation Tucana NGC 220 Observation data ( J20 ...
#2 NGC 176
NGC 176 is an open cluster around 3.5 million light-years away [ citation needed ] in the constellation Tucana . It is located within the Small Magellanic Cloud . [2] It was discovered on August 12, 1834 by John Herschel . Cluster in the constellation Tucana NGC 176 Observation data ( J2000 epoch )
- ... e constellation Tucana . It is located within the Small Magellanic Cloud . [2] It was discovered on august 12, 1834 by John Herschel . Cluster in the constellation Tucana NGC 176 Observation data ( J2000 epoch ...
#3 NGC 299
NGC 299 is an open cluster of stars in the main body of the Small Magellanic Cloud [6] – a nearby dwarf galaxy . It is located in the southern constellation of Tucana , just under 200,000 light years distant from the Sun . [2] The cluster was discovered on August 12, 1834 by English astronomer Joh
- ... of Tucana , just under 200,000 light years distant from the Sun . [2] The cluster was discovered on august 12, 1834 by English astronomer John Herschel . [7] Open star cluster in the constellation Tucana NGC 29 ...
Institution / Institution
#1 Lovell Telescope
The Lovell Telescope / ˈ l ʌ v əl / is a radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory , near Goostrey , Cheshire in the north-west of England. When construction was finished in 1957, the telescope was the largest steerable dish radio telescope in the world at 76.2 m (250 ft) in diameter; [1] it i
- ... iew Telescope dish Support structure Rear Work on the supports of the Jodrell Bank radio telescope, 12 august 2010 SPACE PROBE TRACKING SPUTNIK AND ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES A model of Sputnik 1 . The telescope be ...
#2 Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca
The Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca ( Spanish : Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca , OAM ) is an observatory just south of Costitx , Mallorca , Spain . [3] Observatory Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca Alternative names ca Observatory code 620 Location Costitx , Mallorca , Spain Coor
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#3 Qingdao Observatory
The Qingdao Observatory is located on the summit of Guanxiang Mountain in the Shinan District of Qingdao, China. The existing building complex was originally built in 1905. Qingdao Observatory was once an important scientific research institute in Qingdao, and also played an important role in the de
- ... au to purchase new instruments. Original Doom Room of Qingdao Observatory Qingdao Aquarium, 2016 On august 12, 1930, the Chinese Academy of Sciences held the 15th Annual Conference at the Qingdao National Unive ...
#4 Stellafane
The Stellafane Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Springfield, Vermont , founded in 1920 by Russell W. Porter . The Pink Clubhouse was built in 1923 at the site by the Springfield Telescope Makers Club. The name Stellafane , suggested by Porter at the club's December 1923 meeting, is deri
- ... 43°16′42″N 72°31′10″W Altitude 1290' Weather Variable weather – clear dark night skies Established august 12, 1920 ( 1920-08-12 ) Stellafane Observatory U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National ...
- ... an instructional class on how to make telescopes that was started by Porter the following year, on 12 august 1920. THE CLUBHOUSE View of the original pink Clubhouse at the Stellafane Observatory The members o ...
#5 List of solar eclipses visible from Russia
This list of solar eclipses visible from Russia enumerates the solar eclipses that have been seen and will be seen in Russia . Lists of solar eclipses Geometry of a total solar eclipse (not to scale) Solar eclipses in antiquity Solar eclipses in the Middle Ages Modern history 16th 17th 18th 19th 20t
- ... August 1, 2008 (western Siberia) Solar eclipse of June 10, 2021 (east of Yakutia ) Solar eclipse of august 12, 2026 ( Taymyr Peninsula ) Solar eclipse of June 1, 2030 Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033 ( Chukotka ...
- ... of May 11, 2097 ( Murmansk Oblast ) March 29, 2006 Total August 1, 2008 Total June 10, 2021 Annular august 12, 2026 Total June 1, 2030 Annular March 30, 2033 Total June 21, 2039 Annular April 9, 2043 Total June ...
- ... ar East) Solar eclipse of August 23, 2044 (Siberia, north-east of European Russia) Solar eclipse of august 12, 2045 (Chukchi Peninsula) Solar eclipse of February 5, 2046 (Primorsky Krai) 22ND CENTURY TOTAL AND ...
#6 Purple Mountain Observatory
The Purple Mountain Observatory ( Chinese : 紫金山天文台 ; pinyin : Zǐjīnshān Tiānwéntái ), also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the Purple Mountain in the east of Nanjing . [lower-alpha 1] Observatory Purple Mountain Observatory Purple Mountain Observ
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#7 Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory
The Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory ( Italian : Osservatorio Astronomico della Montagna Pistoiese ; obs. code : 104 ), also known as the San Marcello Observatory and the Pian dei Termini Observatory ( Italian : Osservatorio di Pian dei Termini ), is an astronomical observatory in San Marc
- ... 6630) 2011 US 32 23 September 2006 list (364264) 2006 TP 7 11 October 2006 list (367249) 2007 PC 28 12 august 2007 list (379130) 2009 CA 20 15 February 2009 list (395124) 2009 XX 7 10 December 2009 list (39693 ...
#8 Kleť Observatory
Kleť Observatory ( Czech : Hvězdárna Kleť ; obs. code : 046 ) is an astronomical observatory in the Czech Republic . It is situated in South Bohemia , south of the summit of Mount Kleť , near the town of České Budějovice . Constructed in 1957, the observatory is at an altitude of 1,070 metres (3,510
- ... 9 list (31049) 1996 QZ 20 August 1996 list (31092) 1997 CW 5 6 February 1997 list (31106) 1997 PU 2 12 august 1997 list (31145) 1997 UK 19 October 1997 list (31204) 1998 AA 10 15 January 1998 list (31215) 1998 ...
#9 Ege University Observatory
The Ege University Observatory ( Turkish : Ege Üniversitesi Gözlemevi , EUO) is a ground-based astronomical observatory operated by the Astronomy and Space Sciences Department at Ege University 's Faculty of Science. Formally opened on June 22, 1965, it is located in Kurudağ at Kemalpaşa district, 1
- ... ation and Research Center ( Turkish : Ege Üniversitesi Gözlemevi Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi ) on august 12, 2009. HISTORY Soon after the establishment of the Astronomy Department at Ege University in 1963, a ...
#10 List of solar eclipses visible from Ukraine
This list of solar eclipses seen from Ukraine enumerates the solar eclipses that were seen and will be seen in Ukraine . Lists of solar eclipses Geometry of a total solar eclipse (not to scale) Solar eclipses in antiquity Solar eclipses in the Middle Ages Modern history 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st
- ... of June 10, 2021 Solar eclipse of October 25, 2022 Solar eclipse of March 29, 2025 Solar eclipse of august 12, 2026 Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027 Solar eclipse of June 12, 2029 Solar eclipse of June 1, 2030 ( ...
- ... 15, 2010 January 4, 2011 March 20, 2015 June 21, 2020 June 10, 2021 October 25, 2022 March 29, 2025 august 12, 2026 August 2, 2027 June 12, 2029 June 1, 2030 March 20, 2034 January 16, 2037 January 5, 2038 July ...
#11 University of California High-Performance AstroComputing Center
The University of California High-Performance AstroComputing Center ( UC-HiPACC ), based at the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC), is a consortium of nine University of California campuses and three Department of Energy laboratories ( Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Lawrence Live
- ... A kickoff workshop UCSC 52 2013 July 22 – August 9 ISSAC 2013: Star and Planet Formation UCSC 16 48 august 12 16 Santa Cruz Galaxy Workshop UCSC 95 August 16–23 AGORA workshop UCSC 37 2014 (planned) February 12 ...
#12 Manuel Foster Observatory
The Manuel Foster Observatory , originally known as the D. O. Mills Observatory after the philanthropist Darius Ogden Mills , is an astronomical observatory constructed on Cerro San Cristóbal near Santiago, Chile in 1903. It was originally built as an offshoot of the Lick observatory to observe star
- ... ore complete investigation of the Solar System motion with respect to the neighboring stars. [7] On august 12, 1900, the director of the Lick observatory, James Edward Keeler , suddenly died, [8] and Campbell w ...
#13 Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey
The CINEOS program ( Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey ), started in 2001, is dedicated to the discovery and follow-up of near-Earth objects (NEOs), namely asteroids and comets which periodically approach or intersect the Earth's orbit . In particular CINEOS is addressed to the discovery of
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- ... 75) 2015 FT 302 25 February 2003 list (473118) 2015 HS 176 11 August 2004 list (473311) 2015 RE 101 12 august 2004 list (473472) 2015 XH 66 11 December 2004 list (473512) 2015 XZ 139 29 August 2005 list (47360 ...
#14 Teide Observatory
Teide Observatory ( Spanish : Observatorio del Teide ), IAU code 954 , is an astronomical observatory on Mount Teide at 2,390 metres (7,840 ft) , located on Tenerife , Spain. It has been operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias since its inauguration in 1964. It became one of the first
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#15 Pises Observatory
Pises Observatory is an astronomical observatory at the Parc National des Cévennes in France . It is situated at 1300 m altitude and houses an optical telescope with a charge-coupled device used for asteroid surveys. Minor planets discovered: 41 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets Observa
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Meteorite / Meteorite
#1 HD 73534 b
HD 73534 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type subgiant star HD 73534 , located approximately 272 light years away in the constellation Cancer . It is at least 15% more massive than Jupiter and orbits at an average distance of 3.15 AU and takes 4.9 years to complete the orbit in a nearly
- ... with an eccentricity similar to Jupiter. [1] This planet was detected by radial velocity method on august 12, 2009. Extrasolar planet in the constellation Cancer HD 73534 b Discovery Discovered by Valenti et a ...
- ... D 73534 b Discovery Discovered by Valenti et al. [1] Discovery site Keck Observatory Discovery date august 12, 2009 Detection method Radial velocity Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 2.95 ± 0.22 AU Eccent ...
#2 HD 30562 b
HD 30562 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the F-type main sequence star HD 30562 , located approximately 85.4 light years away in the constellation Eridanus . [1] Extrasolar planet in the constellation Eridanus HD 30562 b Discovery Discovery date August 12, 2009 Detection method Radial veloc
- ... Eridanus . [1] Extrasolar planet in the constellation Eridanus HD 30562 b Discovery Discovery date august 12, 2009 Detection method Radial velocity Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 2.30 ± 0.02 AU (344,1 ...
- ... lanet is 38 months compared with 12 months for the Earth . This eccentric Jupiter was discovered on august 12, 2009 by using the radial velocity method which was designed to study the wobble of stars cause by t ...
#3 11 Ursae Minoris b
11 Ursae Minoris b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type giant star 11 Ursae Minoris , located approximately 390 light years away in the constellation Ursa Minor . This planet has a minimum mass of 10.5 M J . Since inclination is not known, the actual mass is unknown. This planet may act
- ... e of 1.54 AU in a circular orbit. This superjovian planet was detected by radial velocity method on august 12, 2009. [2] Extrasolar planet 11 Ursae Minoris b Discovery Discovered by Döllinger et al. Discovery s ...
- ... lanet 11 Ursae Minoris b Discovery Discovered by Döllinger et al. Discovery site TLS Discovery date august 12, 2009 Detection method Radial velocity Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 1.54 ± 0.07 AU (230,0 ...
#4 HD 32518 b
HD 32518 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type giant star HD 32518 , located 399.7 light years away in the constellation Camelopardalis . It has a minimum mass three times greater than Jupiter and orbits the intermediate-mass giant star at a distance of only 0.59 AU in a very circular or
- ... plete one round trip around the star. [1] This planet was detected by the radial velocity method on august 12, 2009. Extrasolar planet in the constellation Camelopardalis HD 32518 b Discovery Discovered by Döll ...
- ... amelopardalis HD 32518 b Discovery Discovered by Döllinger et al. Discovery site TLS Discovery date august 12, 2009 Detection method Radial velocity Orbital characteristics Apastron 0.60 AU (90,000,000 km) Peri ...
#5 HD 179079 b
HD 179079 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type subgiant star HD 179079 , located approximately 228 light years away in the constellation Aquila . This planet has mass only 1/12 that of Jupiter or 1.5 times Neptune. The planet orbits very close to the star, at a distance of 0.11 AU . Thi
- ... s two weeks to revolve around the star. [1] This planet was discovered using the Keck telescopes on august 12, 2009. Extrasolar planet in the constellation Aquila HD 179079 b Discovery Discovered by Valenti et ...
- ... 179079 b Discovery Discovered by Valenti et al. [1] Discovery site Keck Observatory Discovery date august 12, 2009 Detection method Radial velocity Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 0.1214 ± 0.0068 AU Ec ...
#6 Jbilet Winselwan meteorite
The Jbilet Winselwan meteorite is a CM-type carbonaceous chondrite found in Western Sahara in 2013. [1] Meteorite found in Western Sahara Jbilet Winselwan Type Chondrite Class Carbonaceous chondrite Group CM2 Shock stage S1 Weathering grade W1 Country Western Sahara Region Northwest Africa Coordinat
- ... ched the market quickly and the official classification was approved by The Meteoritical Society on 12 august 2013. [1] CLASSIFICATION AND COMPOSITION Jbilet Winselwan was classified as CM-type carbonaceous ch ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 John Call Cook
John Call Cook (April 7, 1918 – October 12, 2012) was an American geophysicist who played a crucial role in establishing the field of ground-penetrating radar and is generally regarded as contributing the fundamental research to develop the field. [2] Cook is also known for demonstrating that aerial
- ... help by adding to it . ( April 2013 ) PATENTS US # 2,252,552 - Luminescent Coating [13] [14] Issued august 12, 1941. US # 2,372,359 - Luminescent Target [15] [16] Issued March 27, 1945. US # 2,461,144 - Electri ...
#2 Lyudmila Zhuravleva
Lyudmila Vasilyevna Zhuravleva ( Russian : Людмила Васильевна Журавлёва , Ukrainian : Людмила Василівна Журавльова , romanized : Ljudmyla Vasylivna Žuravljova ; born 22 May 1946) is a Soviet , Russian and Ukrainian astronomer , who worked at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnij, where
- ... 1990 list [B] 8134 Minin 26 September 1978 list 8145 Valujki 5 September 1983 list 8151 Andranada 12 august 1986 list 8181 Rossini 28 September 1992 list 8332 Ivantsvetaev 14 October 1982 list [A] 8471 Obr ...
- ... t 46539 Viktortikhonov 24 October 1982 list 65637 Tsniimash 14 November 1979 list (69262) 1986 PV 6 12 august 1986 list Co-discovery made with: A L. G. Karachkina B G. R. Kastel'
#3 Otto Lesser
Otto Leberecht Lesser (16 October 1830 – 12 August 1887) was a German astronomer who co-discovered asteroid 62 Erato with Wilhelm Julius Foerster on September 14, 1860 at the Berlin Observatory . [2] This was the first co-discovery on record. [1] German astronomer Asteroids discovered: 1 [1] 62 Er
- Otto Leberecht Lesser (16 October 1830 – 12 august 1887) was a German astronomer who co-discovered asteroid 62 Erato with Wilhelm Julius Foerster on S ...
#4 Snježana Kordić
Snježana Kordić ( pronounced [sɲěʒana kôːrditɕ] ( listen ) ; born 29 October 1964) [1] is a Croatian linguist . [3] In addition to her work in syntax , she has written on sociolinguistics . [2] Kordić is known among non-specialists for numerous articles against the puristic and prescriptive langua
- ... hived from the original on 21 September 2017 . Retrieved 3 February 2019 . In Bosnia Begović, Nađa ( 12 august 2010). "Jezik za zube - Govori kao što govoriš: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" [Shut up - Speak as y ...
#5 George R. Viscome
George R. Viscome (born 1956) is an American astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets . He also worked as a broadcast technician in Albany, New York . [2] American astronomer Minor planets discovered: 33 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets Viscome has discovered 33 asteroids . [1] Ast
- ... list (160529) 1996 TN 1 6 October 1996 list (192416) 1997 MA 1 28 June 1997 list (221983) 1996 PJ 2 12 august 1996 list (267036) 1997 SC 11 27 September 1997 list SEE ALSO List of minor planet discoverers § G. ...
#6 Edward Joshua Cooper
Edward Joshua Cooper (May 1798 – 23 April 1863) [1] was an Irish landowner, politician and astronomer from Markree Castle in County Sligo . He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1841 and from 1857 to 1859, but is best known for his astronomy, and as the creator of Markree
- ... the average of 15 chronometers lent by Dent of London. [11] Similar principles were applied on 10–1 12 august 1847, to calculate the difference of longitude between Markree and Killiney , ninety-eight miles awa ...
#7 Margaret Burbidge
Eleanor Margaret Burbidge , FRS ( née Peachey ; 12 August 1919 – 5 April 2020) was a British-American observational astronomer and astrophysicist . In the 1950s, she was one of the founders of stellar nucleosynthesis and was first author of the influential B 2 FH paper . During the 1960s and 70s s
- Eleanor Margaret Burbidge , FRS ( née Peachey ; 12 august 1919 – 5 April 2020) was a British-American observational astronomer and astrophysicist . In the 19 ...
- ... sicist Margaret Burbidge FRS Burbidge pictured in 1976 Born Eleanor Margaret Peachey ( 1919-08-12 ) 12 august 1919 Davenport , Stockport , UK Died 5 April 2020 (2020-04-05) (aged 100) San Francisco, California ...
#8 John V. McClusky
John V. McClusky is an American astronomer . He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids . [2] American astronomer Minor planets discovered: 156 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets
- ... 7136) 2002 AC 130 15 January 2002 list (373589) 2002 CG 16 7 February 2002 list (374281) 2005 PE 21 12 august 2005 list (376903) 2001 YB 6 23 December 2001 list (380456) 2003 UZ 21 22 October 2003 list (390982 ...
#9 Paul G. Comba
Paul G. Comba (1926 – April 5, 2017) was an Italian-American computer scientist , an amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets . [2] Paul G. Comba Born 1926 ( 1926 ) Tunisia Died April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04) (aged 90–91) Education Ph.D. Alma mater University of Turin , Blufft
- ... e 11 April 2000 list 28766 Monge 29 April 2000 list 29435 Mordell 8 May 1997 list 29447 Jerzyneyman 12 august 1997 list 29448 Pappos 23 August 1997 list 29458 Pearson 30 September 1997 list 29463 Benjaminpeirc ...
- ... ist (101894) 1999 PD 2 9 August 1999 list (101895) 1999 PE 3 11 August 1999 list (101896) 1999 PM 3 12 august 1999 list (102227) 1999 TB 14 13 October 1999 list (103019) 1999 XG 106 11 December 1999 list (1034 ...
#10 Marc Buie
Marc William Buie ( / ˈ b uː i / ; born 1958) is an American astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets who works at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado in the Space Science Department. [1] Formerly he worked at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and was the Sen
- ... (139776) 2001 QS 309 19 August 2001 list (139777) 2001 QS 317 20 August 2001 list 141995 Rossbeyer 12 august 2002 list (143205) 2002 XQ 92 5 December 2002 list (143206) 2002 XS 92 5 December 2002 list (143750 ...
- ... t 188139 Stanbridge 6 February 2002 list 188256 Stothoff 7 December 2002 list 188502 Darrellstrobel 12 august 2004 list 189035 Michaelsummers 5 February 2000 list 189312 Jameyszalay 1 May 2006 list 190710 Mark ...
- ... list 195191 Constantinetsang 8 February 2002 list 195405 Lentyler 6 April 2002 list 195777 Sheepman 12 august 2002 list [E] 196411 Umurhan 1 April 2003 list (197176) 2003 UE 286 22 October 2003 list (197177) ...
- ... 9) 2003 UN 291 24 October 2003 list (259674) 2003 WG 182 22 November 2003 list (260137) 2004 PL 115 12 august 2004 list (260361) 2004 TO 353 11 October 2004 list (260590) 2005 ER 312 10 March 2005 list (260825 ...
- ... 22575) 2012 AQ 6 25 August 2000 list (322704) 2000 CP 109 5 February 2000 list (323011) 2002 PQ 154 12 august 2002 list (324114) 2005 XU 109 1 December 2005 list (324325) 2006 HZ 144 27 April 2006 list (324326 ...
- ... 9) 2006 UW 319 19 October 2006 list (378263) 2007 DC 103 21 February 2007 list (380560) 2004 PQ 109 12 august 2004 list (382701) 2002 VR 135 7 November 2002 list (383034) 2005 PH 24 10 August 2005 list (383191 ...
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#11 Freimut Börngen
Freimut Börngen ( German: [ˈfʁaɪmuːt ˈbœʁŋən] ; 17 October 1930 – 19 June 2021) was a German astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets . [2] A few sources give his first name wrongly as "Freimuth". The Minor Planet Center credits him as F. Borngen . German astronomer (1930–2021) Minor pl
- ... [B] 55759 Erdmannsdorff 10 December 1991 list 55772 Loder 30 December 1992 list 58152 Natsöderblom 12 august 1988 list 58163 Minnesang 23 October 1989 list 58186 Langkavel 13 September 1991 list [B] 58191 D ...
#12 Martin Brendel
Otto Rudolf Martin Brendel (12 August 1862 – 6 September 1939) was a German astronomer . Born in Berlin-Niederschönhausen , he obtained the first successful photograph of the aurora borealis at Bossekop in northern Norway in 1892. [1] He died in Freiburg . German astronomer For other people named Ru
- Otto Rudolf Martin Brendel ( 12 august 1862 – 6 September 1939) was a German astronomer . Born in Berlin-Niederschönhausen , he obtained t ...
#13 Joseph Hoover Mackin
Joseph Hoover Mackin (November 16, 1905 – August 12, 1968) was an American geologist. As a tribute to him, a huge plateau in Antarctica bears the name Mackin Table and a large lunar crater named Mackin (originally named Mackin-Apollo ) marks the location of the Apollo 17 landing site. [1] This artic
- Joseph Hoover Mackin (November 16, 1905 – august 12, 1968) was an American geologist. As a tribute to him, a huge plateau in Antarctica bears the name M ...
- ... Geologists, the American Association for the Advancement of Science , and Sigma Xi. Mackin died on august 12, 1968, while preparing to serve as delegate of the U.S. National Committee on Geology to the Interna ...
- ... ( July 2021 ) American geologist Joseph Hoover Mackin Born November 16, 1905 Oswego, New York Died 12 august 1968 (1968-08-12) (aged 62) Nationality American Other names J. Hoover Mackin Alma mater New York U ...
#14 John Couch Adams
John Couch Adams FRS FRSE FRAS ( / k uː tʃ / ; 5 June 1819 – 21 January 1892) was a British mathematician and astronomer . He was born in Laneast , near Launceston, Cornwall , and died in Cambridge . British mathematician and astronomer (1819–1892) John Couch Adams FRS FRSE FRAS Adams c. 1870 Born
- ... ber 1846 had been announced in Paris did it become apparent that Neptune had been observed on 8 and 12 august but because Challis lacked an up-to-date star-map it was not recognized as a planet. [1] A keen con ...
#15 Jaume Nomen
Jaume Nomen Torres (also: Jaime Nomen ; born June 23, 1960 in Tortosa , Catalonia) is a Spanish oral and maxillofacial surgeon , amateur astronomer and discoverer of numerous minor planets . He is of Catalan origin and became publicly known for the discovery of the near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA 14 (la
- ... ober 10, 1999 (25470) 1999 XW 35 December 6, 1999 25472 Joanoro December 6, 1999 (32530) 2001 PW 12 august 12, 1999 (32541) 2001 QF 2 August 17, 2001 (32625) 2001 RZ 45 September 15, 2001 (34873) 2001 UF 65 Oct ...
- ... October 10, 1999 (25470) 1999 XW 35 December 6, 1999 25472 Joanoro December 6, 1999 (32530) 2001 PW 12 august 12, 1999 (32541) 2001 QF 2 August 17, 2001 (32625) 2001 RZ 45 September 15, 2001 (34873) 2001 UF 65 ...
#16 Michel Ory
Michel Ory (born 18 April 1966) is a Swiss amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets and comets , [1] who was one of five winners of the 2009 Edgar Wilson Award for his discovery of 304P/Ory (P/2008 Q2 Ory), a periodic comet of the Jupiter family on 27 August 2008, [2] using a 24
- ... 005 list (155018) 2005 QK 28 28 August 2005 list 157456 Pivatte 17 November 2004 list 162937 Prêtre 12 august 2001 list (163380) 2002 PN 86 13 August 2002 list (167855) 2005 ET 1 March 2005 list 170162 Nicolas ...
#17 Paul Wiegert
Paul Arnold Wiegert (born 1967) is a Canadian astronomer , discoverer of minor planets and professor at the University of Western Ontario . [2] Canadian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 85 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets Wiegert studies unusual orbits of both observed objects and
- ... st (387984) 2005 ON 29 31 July 2005 list (391240) 2006 KP 134 25 May 2006 list (393652) 2004 PN 116 12 august 2004 list (394654) 2008 AS 120 6 January 2008 list (400015) 2006 KH 126 25 May 2006 list (402361) 2 ...
- ... 405285) 2003 SV 424 25 September 2003 list (405915) 2006 JP 70 1 May 2006 list (416605) 2004 PV 116 12 august 2004 list (422054) 2014 QE 366 16 January 2005 list (434357) 2004 RC 350 12 September 2004 list (43 ...
#18 Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory ( SOHO ) is a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft built by a European industrial consortium led by Matra Marconi Space (now Airbus Defence and Space ) that was launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS launch vehicle on 2 December 1995, to study the Sun . It
- ... as determined. Thawing the frozen hydrazine fuel tank using SOHO's thermal control heaters began on 12 august 1998. Thawing pipes and the thrusters was next, and SOHO was re-oriented towards the Sun on 16 Sept ...
#19 Mark Trodden
Mark Trodden (born 1968) is a theoretical cosmologist and particle physicist. He is the Fay R. and Eugene L. Langberg Professor of Physics and Co-Director of the Center for Particle Cosmology at the University of Pennsylvania . [1] English physicist (born 1968) Mark Trodden Trodden on Bloggingheads.
- ... 23509 . ISSN 0556-2821 . Melchiorri, Alessandro; Mersini, Laura; Ödman, Carolina J.; Trodden, Mark ( 12 august 2003). "The state of the dark energy equation of state". Physical Review D . American Physical Soci ...
#20 Donald Olson (astronomer)
Donald W. Olson is an astrophysicist and forensic astronomer at the Texas State University . Nicknamed the "Celestial Sleuth," he is known for studying art and history using astronomical data. [1] American astrophysicist and forensic astronomer
- ... sted that the traditionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon was incorrect, taking place on august 12, rather than the traditionally accepted date of September 12. [4] [5] In 2008, he and Doescher publi ...
Star / Star
#1 Algol
Algol / ˈ æ l ɡ ɒ l / , [9] designated Beta Persei ( β Persei , abbreviated Beta Per , β Per ), known colloquially as the Demon Star , is a bright multiple star in the constellation of Perseus and one of the first non- nova variable stars to be discovered. Eclipsing variable star in the conste
- ... its class of eclipsing variable, known as Algol variables . OBSERVATION HISTORY The Algol system on 12 august 2009. This is a CHARA interferometer image with 1 / 2 -milliarcsecond resolution in the near-infrar ...
#2 Double Cluster
The Double Cluster (also known as Caldwell 14 ) consists of the open clusters NGC 869 and NGC 884 (often designated h Persei and χ (chi) Persei, respectively), which are close together in the constellation Perseus . Both visible with the naked eye, NGC 869 and NGC 884 lie at a distance of ab
- ... ble Cluster is approximately the radiant of the Perseid meteor shower , which peaks annually around august 12 or 13. Although easy to locate in the northern sky, observing the Double Cluster in its two parts re ...
#3 Accretion disk
An accretion disk is a structure (often a circumstellar disk ) formed by diffuse material in orbital motion around a massive central body . The central body is typically a star . Friction , uneven irradiance, magnetohydrodynamic effects, and other forces induce instabilities causing orbiting materia
- ... with corona, an X-ray source (artist's concept). [28] Blurring of X-rays near black hole ( NuSTAR ; 12 august 2014). [28] Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ANALYTIC MODELS OF SUPER-EDDINGTON ACCRETION DISKS (SLIM DISKS ...
#4 Delta Geminorum
Delta Geminorum ( δ Geminorum , abbreviated Delta Gem , δ Gem ), formally named Wasat / ˈ w eɪ s ə t / , [9] [10] is a triple star system in the constellation of Gemini . Star in the constellation Gemini Delta Geminorum Location of δ Geminorum (circled) Observation data Epoch J2000 Equin
- ... . The last occultation by a planet was by Saturn on June 30, 1857, and the next will be by Venus on august 12, 2420. [ citation needed ] In 1930, the dwarf planet Pluto was discovered about 0.5° to the east of ...
#5 Proxima Centauri
Proxima Centauri is a small, low-mass star located 4.2465 light-years (1.3020 pc ) away from the Sun in the southern constellation of Centaurus . Its Latin name means the 'nearest [star] of Centaurus'. It was discovered in 1915 by Robert Innes and is the nearest-known star to the Sun. With a quies
- ... m Wallace (1899). The elements of practical astronomy . London: Macmillan. pp. 109 –110 . Retrieved 12 august 2008 .