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Asteroid / Asteroid


#1 2002 RN109

2002 RN 109 is a trans-Neptunian object and damocloid on a highly eccentric, cometary -like orbit. It was first observed on 6 September 2002, by astronomers with the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at the Lincoln Lab's ETS near Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States. [1] The unusual object m

#2 2017 QP1

2017 QP 1 is a micro- asteroid on an eccentric orbit, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group that made a close approach of 0.17 lunar distances from Earth on 14 August 2017 at 21:23 UTC. It was first observed by ATLAS at Haleakala Observatory , Hawaii, on 16 August 2017, two days after

#3 2020 QG

2020 QG , also known by its internal designation ZTF0DxQ , [3] is an Earth-crossing asteroid, a few meters in diameter. It belongs to the Apollo group , and passed above the surface of Earth approximately 2,950 kilometres (1,830   mi) away [lower-alpha 2] (less than half an Earth radius ) on 16 Augu

#4 2017 QC36

2017 QC 36 is a near-Earth object and a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Aten group , It measures approximately 200 meters (660 feet) in diameter and was briefly observed by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer on 18 August 2017 before it became a lost asteroid on the following day. It was l

#5 46 Hestia

Hestia ( minor planet designation : 46 Hestia ) is a large, dark main-belt asteroid . It is also the primary body of the Hestia clump , a group of asteroids with similar orbits. Main-belt asteroid 46 Hestia Discovery Discovered   by Norman Robert Pogson Discovery   date August 16, 1857 Designations

#6 1692 Subbotina

1692 Subbotina , provisional designation 1936 QD , is a dark background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt , approximately 37 kilometers (23 miles) in diameter. The carbonaceous Cg -type asteroid has a rotation period of 9.2 hours. [12] It was discovered by Grigory Neujmin at the

#7 (7025) 1993 QA

(7025) 1993 QA is a sub-kilometer asteroid classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo and Amor group , respectively. It was discovered on 16 August 1993, by astronomers of the Spacewatch program at the Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona, United States. [2] The asteroid measures a

#8 1057 Wanda

1057 Wanda , provisional designation 1925 QB , is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 43 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Grigory Shajn at the Simeiz Observatory in 1925, and later named after Polish–Soviet writer Wanda Wasilewska

#9 133 Cyrene

Cyrene , minor planet designation 133 Cyrene , is a fairly large and very bright main-belt asteroid that was discovered by J. C. Watson on 16 August 1873 in Ann Arbor, Michigan , and named after Cyrene , a nymph, daughter of king Hypseus and beloved of Apollo in Greek mythology . [7] It is classifie

#10 32 Pomona

Pomona ( / p ə ˈ m oʊ n ə / ( listen ) pə- MOH -nə ; [4] minor planet designation : 32 Pomona ) is a stony main-belt asteroid that is 81 kilometres (50   mi) in diameter. It was discovered by German-French astronomer Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt on October 26, 1854, [5] and is named after Pōmōn

#11 687 Tinette

687 Tinette is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on 16 August 1909 from Vienna and was given the preliminary designation 1909 HG. 687 Tinette Discovery Discovered   by J. Palisa Discovery   site Vienna Discovery   date 16 August 1909 Designation

#12 249 Ilse

Ilse ( minor planet designation : 249 Ilse ) is a Main belt asteroid . It has an unusually slow rotation period, about 3.5 days . 249 Ilse 3D model based on lightcurve data Discovery Discovered   by C. H. F. Peters Discovery   date 16 August 1885 Designations MPC   designation (249) Ilse Pronunciati

#13 2011 CQ1

2011 CQ 1 is a meteoroid discovered on 4 February 2011 by Richard A. Kowalski , at the Catalina Sky Survey . [1] On the same day the meteoroid passed within 0.85 Earth radii ( 5,480 kilometers (3,410   mi) ) of Earth's surface, and was perturbed from the Apollo class to the Aten class of near-Earth

#14 1837 Osita

1837 Osita ( prov. designation : 1971 QZ 1 ) is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 16 August 1971, by American astronomer James Gibson at the Yale–Columbia Southern Station of the Leoncito Astronomical Com

#15 (162058) 1997 AE12

(162058) 1997 AE 12 is a stony, sub-kilometer asteroid and likely the slowest rotator known to exist. It is classified as near-Earth object of the Amor group and measures approximately 800 meters in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 10 January 1997 by the Spacewatch survey at Kitt Peak Nation

#16 93 Minerva

Minerva ( minor planet designation : 93 Minerva ) is a large trinary main-belt asteroid . It is a C-type asteroid , meaning that it has a dark surface and possibly a primitive carbonaceous composition. It was discovered by J. C. Watson on 24 August 1867, and named after Minerva , the Roman equivalen

#17 2022 QX4

2022 QX 4 is a Tunguska event -sized asteroid , classified as a near-Earth object of the Aten group , approximately 40 meters (130 feet) in diameter. [2] It was discovered by ATLAS on 24 August 2022, [1] when it was 0.03   AU (4.5   million   km ) from Earth. On 4 September 2022 with an observation

#18 1709 Ukraina

1709 Ukraina , provisional designation 1925 QA , is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 16 August 1925, by Soviet astronomer Grigory Shajn at Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula. [10] It was named in hono

#19 486958 Arrokoth

486958   Arrokoth [lower-alpha 2] ( provisional designation 2014 MU 69 ) is a trans-Neptunian object located in the Kuiper belt . Arrokoth became the farthest and most primitive object in the Solar System visited by a spacecraft when the NASA space probe New Horizons conducted a flyby on 1   January

#20 37655 Illapa

37655 Illapa , provisional designation 1994 PM , is a carbonaceous asteroid , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group , approximately 1.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered, on 1 August 1994, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoem


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Comet / Comet


#1 115P/Maury

115P/Maury , is a periodic Jupiter-family comet , discovered on August 16, 1985, from the Palomar Observatory by Alain Maury . When the comet was first announced on 1985 September 6, the confirmation came quickly from other observers located at the Palomar Observatory. To the initial announcement of

#2 Comet Kohoutek

Comet Kohoutek ( formally designated C/1973 E1 and formerly as 1973 XII and 1973f ) [lower-alpha 3] is a comet that passed close to the Sun towards the end of 1973. Early predictions of the comet's peak brightness suggested that it had the potential to become one of the brightest comets of the 20th

#3 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková

45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková is a short-period comet discovered by Minoru Honda December 3, 1948. [8] It is named after Minoru Honda , Antonín Mrkos , and Ľudmila Pajdušáková . The object revolves around the Sun on an elliptical orbit with a period of 5.25 years. [1] The nucleus is 1.3 kilometers in


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Galaxy / Galaxy


#1 NGC 1077

NGC 1077 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus . It was discovered on 16 August 1886 by Lewis A. Swift . [5] It was described as "very faint, pretty large, extended" by John Louis Emil Dreyer , the compiler of the New General Catalogue . [5] Spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus NGC 1

#2 NGC 2336

NGC 2336 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Camelopardalis . It is located at a distance of circa 100 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 2336 is about 200,000 light years across. It was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel in 1876. [2] Spiral ga

#3 NGC 7674

NGC 7674 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus . It is located at a distance of circa 350 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 7674 is about 125,000 light years across. It was discovered by John Herschel on August 16, 1830. [3] Spiral


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Institution / Institution


#1 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

#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

#3 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

#4 Farpoint Observatory

Farpoint Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League , or NEKAAL . It is located on the grounds of Mission Valley High School at Eskridge , near Auburn, Kansas , approximately 30 miles (48   km) southwest of Topeka , Kansas , Unit

#5 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

#6 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

#7 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

#8 Črni Vrh Observatory

The Črni Vrh Observatory ( Slovene : Observatorij Črni Vrh , IAU code : 106 ) is an astronomical observatory located in western Slovenia , close to the settlement of Črni Vrh , near the town of Idrija . The current observatory was built in 1985 and stands at an elevation of 730 metres (2,400   ft) .

#9 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

#10 Elgin National Watch Company Observatory

The Elgin National Watch Company Observatory is a historic building in Elgin , in the U.S. state of Illinois . It was built in 1910 to serve the Elgin National Watch Company two blocks to the west. The two-story observatory provided data on time that was scientifically accurate to a tenth of a secon


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Meteorite / Meteorite


#1 Kepler-59b

Kepler-59b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-59 , located in the constellation Lyra . It was discovered by the Kepler telescope in August 2012. It completes an orbit around its parent star once every 11.9 days. [1] It has a radius that is 1.1 times that of the Earth . [1] Super-Earth orbiting


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Researcher / Researcher


#1 Gerald Maurice Clemence

Gerald Maurice Clemence (16 August 1908 – 22 November 1974) was an American astronomer . Inspired by the life and work of Simon Newcomb , his career paralleled the huge advances in astronomy brought about by the advent of the electronic computer . Clemence did much to revive the prestige of the U.S.

#2 Benjamin Zuckerman

Benjamin Michael Zuckerman (born August 16, 1943) is an astrophysicist and an emeritus professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at UCLA . [1] His recent work focus primarily on formation and evolution of planetary systems around various types of stars . American astrophysicist Benjamin Zuc

#3 Egbert Adriaan Kreiken

Egbert Adriaan Kreiken (1 November 1896, Barneveld , Gelderland – 16 August 1964) was a Dutch teacher and astronomer . Dutch astronomer This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( June 2022 ) He

#4 Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist

Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist (born 1944) is a Swedish astronomer at the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory . He is known for his work on the shapes and spin properties of minor planets. [2] Swedish astronomer Minor planets discovered: 145   [1] see §   List of discovered minor planets He has discovered thr

#5 James Craig Watson

James Craig Watson (January 28, 1838 – November 22, 1880) was a Canadian - American astronomer , discoverer of comets and minor planets , director of the University of Michigan's Detroit Observatory in Ann Arbor, and awarded with the Lalande Prize in 1869. [1] [2] Canadian-American astronomer For ot

#6 Kazuro Watanabe

Kazurō Watanabe ( 渡辺 和郎 , Watanabe Kazurō , born May 1, 1955) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets . [2] He was born in Hokkaidō , Japan and is a member of the Astronomical Society of Japan as well as of the Oriental Astronomical Association . Japanese astronomer

#7 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

#8 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

#9 Jonathan Arons

Jonathan Arons (born 16 August 1943) is an American astrophysicist. American astrophysicist Arons is a native of Philadelphia , born on 16 August 1943. [1] [2] He attended Williams College , and graduated in 1965. [1] Arons completed a doctorate in astronomy at Harvard University in 1970 and split h

#10 François Arago

Dominique François Jean Arago ( Catalan : Domènec Francesc Joan Aragó ), known simply as François Arago ( French:   [fʁɑ̃swa aʁaɡo] ; Catalan: Francesc Aragó , IPA:   [fɾənˈsɛsk əɾəˈɣo] ; 26 February 1786   – 2 October 1853), was a French mathematician , physicist , astronomer , freemason , [1] supp

#11 Peter Kolény

Peter Kolény is a Slovak astronomer . He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids . [2] As of January 2010, the IAU Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery or codiscovery of 35 asteroids. [3] Slovak astronomer Minor planets discovered: 35   [1] see §   List of discovered minor planets

#12 Ulrika Babiaková

Ulrika Babiaková (3 April 1976 – 3 November 2002) was a Slovak astronomer and discoverer of minor planets from Banská Štiavnica , Slovakia. She is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 14 asteroids during 1998–2001. [1] [2] [3] Slovak astronomer Aleksandra Born 3

#13 Bevan Sharpless

Bevan Percival Sharpless (August 2, 1904 – October 28, 1950) [1] was an American astronomer, best known for his 1944 discovery that the orbit of Phobos was decaying . American astronomer Sharpless at the United States Naval Observatory in a 1930 press photo

#14 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

#15 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

#16 Takeshi Urata

Takeshi Urata ( 浦田 武 , Urata Takeshi , 1947 – December 15, 2012) [2] was a Japanese astronomer . He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids , observing at Nihondaira Observatory . Japanese astronomer Minor planets discovered: 642   [1] see §   List of discovered minor planets In 1978 he became the fi

#17 Yoshisada Shimizu

Yoshisada Shimizu ( 清水 義定 , Shimizu Yoshisada , born 1943) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of hundreds of asteroids since 1993. An orthopaedist by profession, he is also known as an astrophotographer . [1] [2] Japanese astronomer Minor planets discovered: 311   [1] see §  

#18 Joseph Stillman Hubbard

Joseph Stillman Hubbard (7 September 1823 – 16 August 1863) was an American astronomer from New Haven , Connecticut . He graduated from Yale University in 1843, whither he had been attracted by Ebenezer Porter Mason , then one of Yale’s enthusiastic astronomers. Subsequently he studied mathematics a

#19 Leonard Kornoš

Leonard Kornoš (born 1956) is a Slovak astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids . [2] Slovak astronomer Minor planets discovered: 37   [1] see §   List of discovered minor planets

#20 Oskar Backlund

Johan Oskar Backlund (28 April 1846 – 29 August 1916) was a Swedish - Russian astronomer . His name is sometimes given as Jöns Oskar Backlund , however even contemporary Swedish sources give "Johan". In Russia , where he spent his entire career, he is known as Oskar Andreevich Baklund (Оскар Андреев


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Science / Science


#1 IGR J17329-2731

IGR J17329-2731 [1] as described by European Space Agency astronomers is a single faint transient X-ray source ( ATel #10644) observed with Swift/XRT on 16 August 2017 from 2:26 to 2:45 UTC with an effective exposure of time of 1 ks . It was detected within the positional uncertainty provided by INT

#2 Hubble Ultra-Deep Field

The Hubble Ultra-Deep Field ( HUDF ) is a deep-field image of a small region of space in the constellation Fornax , containing an estimated 10,000 galaxies . The original data for the image was collected by the Hubble Space Telescope from September 2003 to January 2004. It includes light from galaxi


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Star / Star


#1 V339 Delphini

V339 Delphini or Nova Delphini 2013 ( PNV   J20233073+2046041 ) is a bright nova star in the constellation Delphinus . It was discovered on 14 August 2013 by amateur astronomer Koichi Itagaki in Japan and confirmed by the Liverpool Telescope on La Palma . The nova appeared with a magnitude 6.8 when


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