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Asteroid / Asteroid


#1 4015 Wilson–Harrington

4015 Wilson–Harrington is an active asteroid [2] known both as comet 107P/Wilson–Harrington and as asteroid 4015 Wilson–Harrington . Periodic comet with 4 year orbit 4015 Wilson–Harrington 107P/Wilson–Harrington 4015 Wilson–Harrington at 19 November 1949, from the 48-inch Schmidt telescope at Paloma

#2 Lost minor planet

A minor planet is " lost " when today's observers cannot find it, because its location is too uncertain to target observations. This happens if the orbital elements of a minor planet are not known accurately enough, typically because the observation arc for the object is too short, or too few observ

#3 7 Iris

Iris ( minor planet designation : 7 Iris ) is a large main-belt asteroid and perhaps remnant planetesimal orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. It is the fourth-brightest object in the asteroid belt . It is classified as an S-type asteroid , meaning that it has a stony composition. Large main-b

#4 4786 Tatianina

4786 Tatianina , provisional designation 1985 PE 2 , is a bright background asteroid and synchronous binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 3.4 kilometers (2.1 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 13 August 1985, by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at the Cri

#5 4707 Khryses

4707 Khryses / ˈ k r aɪ s iː z / is a larger Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp , approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 13 August 1988, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California. [1] The assumed C-type asteroid has a rotatio

#6 1026 Ingrid

1026 Ingrid , provisional designation 1923 NY , is a stony Florian asteroid and long- lost minor planet (1923–1986) from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg in 1923, and later named after Ingrid, niece and

#7 2754 Efimov

2754 Efimov , provisionally named 1966 PD , is a stony asteroid and binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 13 August 1966, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on

#8 2021 PH27

2021 PH 27 is a near-Earth asteroid of the Atira group . It was discovered by Scott Sheppard using the Dark Energy Survey 's DECam imager at NOIRLab 's Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory on 13 August 2021. 2021 PH 27 has the smallest semi-major axis and shortest orbital period among all known a

#9 (184212) 2004 PB112

(184212) 2004 PB 112 , prov. designation : 2004 PB 112 , is a trans-Neptunian object from the scattered disc , approximately 154 kilometers (96 miles) in diameter, and in a rare high-order orbital resonance ratio ( 4:27 ) with Neptune . It was discovered on 13 August 2004, by American astronomer Mar

#10 1060 Magnolia

1060 Magnolia , provisional designation 1925 PA , is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 13 August 1925, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory . [18] The astero

#11 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

#12 433 Eros

Eros ( minor planet designation : ( 433 )   Eros ), provisional designation 1898 DQ , is a stony asteroid of the Amor group and the first discovered and second-largest near-Earth object with an elongated shape and a mean diameter of approximately 16.8 kilometers (10.4 miles) . Visited by the NEAR Sh

#13 Lexell's Comet

D/1770 L1 , popularly known as Lexell's Comet after its orbit computer Anders Johan Lexell , was a comet discovered by astronomer Charles Messier in June 1770. [note 1] It is notable for having passed closer to Earth than any other comet in recorded history , approaching to a distance of only 0.015

#14 71 Niobe

Niobe [22] ( minor planet designation : 71 Niobe ) is a stony Gallia asteroid and relatively slow rotator from the central regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 90 kilometers (56 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by the German astronomer Robert Luther on 13 August 1861, and named after Ni


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Comet / Comet


#1 14P/Wolf

14P/Wolf is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 8 year orbit 14P/Wolf Discovery Discovered by Max Wolf Discovery date September 17, 1884 Alternative designations 1884 S1; 1884 III; 1884c; 1891 J1; 1891 II; 1891b; 1898 IV; 1898f; 1912 I; 1911a; 1918 V; 1918b; 1925 X; 1925e; 193

#2 39P/Oterma

39P/Oterma is a currently inactive periodic comet in the Solar System with an orbital period of nearly 20 years. The size of its nucleus is not known. Periodic comet with 19 year orbit 39P/Oterma Discovery Discovered by Liisi Oterma Discovery date 8 April 1943 Alternative designations 1942 VII; 1950

#3 177P/Barnard

Comet 177P/Barnard , also known as Barnard 2 , is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 119 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with (20 years < period < 200 years). [2] 177P/Barnard Discovery Discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard Discovery date June 24, 1889 Alternati

#4 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (abbreviated as 67P or 67P/C–G ) is a Jupiter-family comet , [10] originally from the Kuiper belt , [11] with a current orbital period of 6.45 years, [1] a rotation period of approximately 12.4 hours [9] and a maximum velocity of 135,000   km/h (38   km/s; 84,000   mph) . [


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Galaxy / Galaxy


#1 NGC 6286

NGC 6286 is an interacting spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco . It is designated as Sb/P in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on 13 August 1885. NGC 6286 is located at about 252 million light years away from Eart

#2 NGC 4041

NGC 4041 is the New General Catalogue identifier for a spiral galaxy in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major . It is located an estimated 70 million light years from the Sun. [3] The morphological classification of SA(rs)bc [5] indicates this is a spiral galaxy the lacks a bar ; the

#3 NGC 503

NGC 503 , also occasionally referred to as PGC 5086 or GC 5169 , is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces . [2] It is located approximately 265 million light-years from the Solar System [4] and was discovered on 13 August 1863 by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest . [5] Elliptical

#4 NGC 523

NGC 523 , also known as Arp 158 , from the ARP catalog is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda . [1] It was discovered separately by William Herschel on 13 September 1784, and by Heinrich d'Arrest on 13 August 1862. d'Arrest's discovery was listed as NGC 523, while Herschel's was l


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Institution / Institution


#1 Château de Meudon

Meudon Castle , also known as the Royal Castle of Meudon or Imperial Palace of Meudon, is a French castle located in Meudon in the Hauts-de-Seine department . At the edge of a wooded plateau, the castle offers views of Paris and the Seine , as well as of the Chalais valley. Located between Paris and

#2 Oak Ridge Observatory

The Oak Ridge Observatory ( ORO , code: 801 ), also known as the George R. Agassiz Station , is located at 42 Pinnacle Road, Harvard, Massachusetts . It was operated by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian as a facility of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) from 1933 unti

#3 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

#4 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory

Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory ( Ukrainian : Андрушівська астрономічна обсерваторія ) is a private astronomical observatory in the town suburbs of Andrushivka , Zhytomyr Oblast , Ukraine . It was established in 2001. [2] The founder and director of the observatory is Yuri Ivashchenko . The obs

#5 Sankt Andreasberg Observatory

The Sankt Andreasberg Observatory , also called Harz Observatory , is a project of the charitable society Sternwarte Sankt Andreasberg e.   V. , which translates into Sankt Andreasberg Observatory registered society . [1] It was opened in August 2014 and is supposed to become the first completely ba

#6 Thirty Meter Telescope

The Thirty Meter Telescope ( TMT ) is a planned extremely large telescope (ELT) [5] [6] that has become controversial due to its location on Mauna Kea , [7] [8] [9] [10] on the island of Hawaiʻi . The TMT would become the largest visible-light telescope on Mauna Kea. [11] [12] Future observatory in

#7 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

#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 Jura Observatory

The Jura Observatory ( French : Observatoire astronomique jurassien ) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Jura Astronomy Society ( French: Société Jurassienne d'Astronomie ; SJA). Built in 1993/1998, it is located near Vicques in the Canton of Jura , Switzerland . Its IAU observ

#10 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

#11 George Bishop's Observatory

George Bishop's Observatory ( code : 969 ) was an astronomical observatory erected in 1836 by the astronomer George Bishop near his residence at the South Villa of Regent's Park , London . It was equipped with a 7-inch (180   mm) Dollond refractor. Observatory Bishop Observatory Bishop Observatory i

#12 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

#13 Badlands Observatory

The Badlands Observatory (IAU code 918 ) is an astronomical observatory named after the Badlands National Park , located in Quinn , South Dakota, near the city of Wall , United States. The observatory was founded in 2000. [2] by American amateur astronomer Ron Dyvig , who was associated with the Opt

#14 International Astronautical Congress

Every year, the International Astronautical Federation with the support of the International Academy of Astronautics and the International Institute of Space Law (IISL), holds the International Astronautical Congress ( IAC ) which is hosted by one of the national society members of the IAF. Annual m

#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 87883 b

HD 87883 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type main sequence star HD 87883 , located approximately 59 light years away in the constellation Leo Minor . It is a long-period planet, taking 8.23 years to orbit the star at the average distance of 3.77 AU . However, this planet orbits in a ve

#2 Blithfield meteorite

The Blithfield meteorite [1] was found by Joseph Legree in Blithfield Township, Renfrew County , Ontario and measured about 8 centimetres (3.1   in) x 10 centimetres (3.9   in) x 13.5 centimetres (5.3   in) . [2] The main mass is now in the Canadian National collection, Ottawa. Blithfield is an enst

#3 HD 86264 b

HD 86264 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the F-type main sequence star HD 86264 , located approximately 237 light years away in the constellation Hydra . [1] The planet is considered to orbit in an eccentric path around the star with a period of about four years. This planet can be as close a


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Researcher / Researcher


#1 Rush Holt Jr.

Rush Dew Holt Jr. (born October 15, 1948) is an American scientist and politician who served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district from 1999 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party and son of former West Virginia U.S. Senator Rush D. Holt Sr. He worked as a

#2 Robert Luther

Karl Theodor Robert Luther (April 16, 1822, Świdnica – February 15, 1900 Düsseldorf ), normally published as Robert Luther , was a German astronomer . While working at the Bilk Observatory in Düsseldorf, Germany, he searched for asteroids and discovered 24 of them between 1852 and 1890. [1] [2] Seve

#3 Thierry Pauwels

Thierry Pauwels (born 22 July 1957, Ghent ) is a Belgian astronomer from the Royal Observatory of Belgium . [2] [3] Between 1996 and 2008 he discovered and co-discovered 146 minor planets . This makes him one of the top 100 minor planet discoverers. [1] Belgian astronomer Minor planetss discovered:

#4 Eugene Merle Shoemaker

Eugene Merle Shoemaker (April 28, 1928   – July 18, 1997) was an American geologist . He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy . This comet hit Jupiter in July 1994: the impact was televised around the world. Shoemaker also studied terrestrial crat

#5 John Russell Hind

John Russell Hind FRS FRSE LLD (12 May 1823 – 23 December 1895) was an English astronomer . English astronomer For other people with the same name, see John Hind . John Russell Hind John Russell Hind c. 1860s Born ( 1823-05-12 ) 12 May 1823 Nottingham Died 23 December 1895 (1895-12-23) (aged   72) T

#6 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

#7 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

#8 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

#9 James William Grant (astronomer)

James William Grant FRSE FRAS , 3rd Laird of Wester Elchies (1788–1865) was a Scottish astronomer and landowner. On 23 July 1844 he was the first person to observe and record the existence of the star Antares B . [1] Scottish astronomer

#10 Anders Jonas Ångström

Anders Jonas Ångström ( Swedish:   [ˈânːdɛʂ ˈjûːnas ˈɔ̂ŋːstrœm] ; 13 August 1814   – 21 June 1874) was a Swedish physicist and one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy . [1] Swedish physicist (1814–1874) Anders Jonas Ångström Anders Jonas Ångström Born ( 1814-08-13 ) 13 August 1814 Lögdö ,

#11 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

#12 Nehemiah Strong

Rev. Nehemiah Strong (24 February 1729 (N.S.) – 13 August 1807) was an American astronomer and meteorologist who was the first Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Yale College from 1770 [1] and produced a series of annual ephemerides , the astronomical element in almanacs , which were

#13 Albert Graham Ingalls

Albert Graham Ingalls (January 16, 1888 – August 13, 1958) was an American scientific editor and amateur astronomer . Through his columns in Scientific American , including " The Amateur Scientist ", and his three-volume series Amateur Telescope Making , Ingalls exerted a great influence on amateur

#14 Rebecca Elson

Rebecca Anne Wood Elson (2 January 1960 – 19 May 1999 [1] ) was a Canadian–American astronomer and writer. Rebecca Elson (1987) in front of a blackboard with formulae for velocity V and stellar luminosity L * . Canadian writer and astronomer

#15 Heinrich Louis d'Arrest

Heinrich Louis d'Arrest (13 August 1822 – 14 June 1875; German pronunciation: [daˈʁɛ]   [1] ) was a German astronomer , born in Berlin . His name is sometimes given as Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest . Asteroids discovered: 1 76 Freia 21 October 1862 German astronomer (1822–1875) "d'Arrest" redirects here.

#16 Robert H. McNaught

Robert H. McNaught (born in Scotland in 1956) is a Scottish-Australian astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University (ANU). He has collaborated with David J. Asher of the Armagh Observatory . Scottish-Australian astronomer (born 1956) Minor pla

#17 John Broughton

John Broughton (born 1952) [2] is an Australian amateur astronomer and artist. He is among the most prolific discoverers of minor planets worldwide, credited by the Minor Planet Center with more than a thousand discoveries made between 1997 and 2008. [1] His observations are done at Reedy Creek Obse

#18 Hanumant Shankar Sawant

Hanumant Shankar Sawant (born 13 August 1939) is a radio astronomer and one of the pioneers of the Brazilian solar radio astronomy . He has been the key scientist behind concept, design and installation of the  Brazilian Decimetric Array (BDA). [1] Under his leadership, an outstanding group in radio

#19 Grigory Neujmin

Grigory Nikolayevich Neujmin ( Russian : Григорий Николаевич Неуймин ; 3 January 1886 [ O.S. 22 December 1885 ] – 17 December 1946) was a Georgian– Russian astronomer , native of Tbilisi in Georgia , [2] and a discoverer of numerous minor planets as well as 6 periodic and a hyperbolic comet at the P

#20 Frank B. Zoltowski

Frank B. Zoltowski (born 1957) is an Australian amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets who lives in Woomera , South Australia. In 1998, he was awarded a " Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant" for improved near-Earth object searches. [2] [3] Australian astronomer Frank B. Zoltowski Born 195


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Star / Star


#1 Alpha Centauri

Alpha Centauri is a gravitationally bound system of the closest stars and planets to the Solar System at 4.37 light-years (1.34 parsecs ) from the Sun . The name is Latinized from α Centauri , and abbreviated Alpha Cen or α Cen . It is a triple star system consisting of α Centauri A (officially Rigi

#2 Gliese 1061

Gliese 1061 is a red dwarf star located approximately 12 light-years (3.7 parsecs ) from Earth in the southern constellation of Horologium . Even though it is a relatively nearby star, it has an apparent visual magnitude of about 13, [2] so it can only be seen with at least a moderately-sized telesc


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