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Asteroid / Asteroid


#1 2483 Guinevere

2483 Guinevere / ˈ ɡ w ɪ n ɪ v ɪər / is a dark and elongated Hilda asteroid from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 43 kilometers (27 miles) in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 17 August 1928, by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest German

#2 3737 Beckman

3737 Beckman , provisional designation 1983 PA , is a stony asteroid and sizable Mars-crosser on an eccentric orbit from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 8 August 1983, by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the Palom

#3 4827 Dares

4827 Dares / ˈ d ɛər iː z / is a larger Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp , approximately 43 kilometers (27 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 17 August 1988 by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California. [1] The dark D-type asteroid has a rotation period

#4 1404 Ajax

1404 Ajax / ˈ eɪ dʒ æ k s / is a carbonaceous Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp , approximately 83 kilometers (52 miles) kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 17 August 1936, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany, and named after the legendary warri

#5 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

#6 99906 Uofalberta

99906 Uofalberta , provisional designation 2002 QV 53 , is a dark background asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt , approximately 6.8 kilometers (4.2 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by Canadian amateur astronomer Andrew Lowe on 17 August 2002, from digitized photographic pla

#7 476 Hedwig

Hedwig ( minor planet designation : 476 Hedwig ) (1901 GQ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 17, 1901, by Luigi Carnera at Heidelberg . Named in honour of the wife of Swedish-Danish astronomer Elis Strömgren . [3] 476 Hedwig Discovery Discovered   by Luigi Carnera Discovery   site Heidelb

#8 130 Elektra

Elektra ( minor planet designation : 130 Elektra ) is a large outer main-belt asteroid and quadruple system with three minor-planet moons . It was discovered on 17 February 1873, by astronomer Christian Peters at Litchfield Observatory , New York, and named after Electra , an avenger in Greek mythol

#9 1282 Utopia

1282 Utopia / j uː ˈ t oʊ p i ə / is a dark asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 55 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 17 August 1933, by South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, and given the provisional designation 1

#10 51 Nemausa

Nemausa ( minor planet designation : 51 Nemausa ) is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered on January 22, 1858, by Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent . Laurent made the discovery from the private observatory of Benjamin Valz in Nîmes , France . The house, at 32 rue Nationale in Nîmes, has a plaque

#11 3317 Paris

3317 Paris , provisional designation 1984 KF , is a large Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp , approximately 119 kilometers (74 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 26 May 1984 by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in California, United States. [1] Th

#12 3953 Perth

3953 Perth , provisional designation 1986 VB 6 , is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 4.5 kilometers (2.8   mi) in diameter. It was discovered on 6 November 1986, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Ariz

#13 295 Theresia

Theresia ( minor planet designation : 295 Theresia ) is a typical Main belt asteroid . [3] It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 17 August 1890 in Vienna . [4] Main-belt asteroid 295 Theresia Discovery Discovered   by Johann Palisa Discovery   date 17 August 1890 Designations MPC   designation (295)


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Comet / Comet


#1 C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)

C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) is a long-period comet discovered on 17 August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy using a 0.2-meter (8   in) Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope . [2] It was discovered at apparent magnitude 15 in the southern constellation of Puppis . [2] It is the fifth comet discovered by Terry Lovejoy. Its blue-

#2 54P/de Vico–Swift–NEAT

54P/de Vico–Swift–NEAT is a periodic comet in the Solar System first discovered by Father Francesco de Vico (Rome, Italy) on August 23, 1844. It has become a lost comet several times after its discovery. The comet makes many close approaches to Jupiter. [4] The comet was last observed on 20 December

#3 59P/Kearns–Kwee

59P/Kearns–Kwee is a periodic comet in the Solar System with a current orbital period of 9.52 years. [2] [3] Periodic comet with 9 year orbit 59P/Kearns–Kwee Discovery Discovered by E. Kearns and Kiem King Kwee at the Palomar Observatory , California, USA Discovery date 17 August 1963 Orbital charac


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Galaxy / Galaxy


#1 NGC 4993

NGC 4993 (also catalogued as NGC 4994 in the New General Catalogue ) is a lenticular galaxy [5] located about 140 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Hydra . [6] It was discovered on 26 March 1789 [7] by William Herschel [6] [7] and is a member of the NGC 4993 Group. [3] Lenticular gal

#2 NGC 5584

NGC 5584 is a barred spiral galaxy [8] in the constellation Virgo . It was discovered July 27, 1881 by American astronomer E. E. Barnard . [10] Distance determination using Cepheid variable measurements gives an estimate of 75   million light years , [6] whereas the tip of the red-giant branch appro


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Institution / Institution


#1 Wise Observatory

The Florence and George Wise Observatory (IAU code 097) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Tel Aviv University . It is located 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) west of the town of Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev desert near the edge of the Ramon Crater , and it is the only professional astronomi

#2 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

#3 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

#4 Višnjan Observatory

Višnjan Observatory ( Croatian : Zvjezdarnica Višnjan ; obs. code: 120 ) is an astronomical observatory located near the village of Višnjan in Croatia . It is headed by Korado Korlević , a prolific astronomer and discoverer of minor planets . In 2009, the Višnjan observatory moved to Tičan (at 45°17

#5 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

#6 Kamenskoe Plateau Observatory

Observatory "Kamenskoe Plateau" ( Russian: Каменское плато) is an astronomical observatory founded in 1947 at the Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute . In 1948, Gavriil Tikhov headed an independent institution - the astrobotany sector of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR - and founded his own o

#7 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

#8 Las Campanas Observatory

Las Campanas Observatory ( LCO ) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Carnegie Institution for Science (CIS). It is in the southern Atacama Desert of Chile in the Atacama Region approximately 100 kilometres (62   mi) northeast of the city of La Serena . The LCO telescopes and oth

#9 Virgo interferometer

The Virgo interferometer is a large interferometer designed to detect gravitational waves predicted by the general theory of relativity . Virgo is a Michelson interferometer that is isolated from external disturbances: its mirrors and instrumentation are suspended and its laser beam operates in a va

#10 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

#11 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

#12 History of the Deep Space Network

  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration . Observatory Deep Space Network Organization Interplanetary Network Directorate Location California Coordinates 34°12′3″N 118°10′18″W Website Deepspace Network website

#13 MASTER

MASTER ( Mobile Astronomical System of Telescope-Robots ) is a Russian network of automated telescopes in five Russian cities, and in South Africa , Argentina and the Canary Islands . [ citation needed ] It is intended to react quickly to reports of transient astronomical events . It started its dev

#14 Union Observatory

Union Observatory also known as Johannesburg Observatory ( 078 ) is a defunct astronomical observatory in Johannesburg , South Africa that was operated between 1903 and 1971. It is located on Observatory Ridge , the city's highest point at 1,808 metres altitude in the suburb Observatory . [1] [2] De

#15 San Vittore Observatory

The San Vittore Observatory ( Italian : Osservatorio San Vittore , obs.   code : 522 ) is an astronomical observatory in Bologna , Italy. It has made numerous asteroid discoveries during 1980–2000. [1] Minor planets discovered: 99   [1] see §   List of discovered minor planets Observatory San Vittor

#16 National Observatory of Athens

The National Observatory of Athens ( NOA ; Greek : Εθνικό Αστεροσκοπείο Αθηνών ) is a research institute in Athens , Greece . Founded in 1842, it is the oldest research foundation in Greece, as it was the first scientific research institute built after Greece became independent in 1829, and one of t

#17 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) .

#18 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 85512 b

HD 85512 b is an exoplanet orbiting HD 85512 , a K-type main-sequence star approximately 37 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Vela . [3] [1] Terrestrial exoplanet orbiting HD 85512 This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( August 2022 ) HD 8551

#2 MOA-2007-BLG-197Lb

MOA-2007-BLG-197Lb is a brown dwarf discovered in August 2015 by the MOA collaboration. [1] It is the first brown dwarf found by the microlensing method to orbit a solar-type star. MOA-2007-BLG-197Lb Discovery Discovered   by Ranc et al. Discovery   date 17 August 2015 Detection method Gravitational

#3 HD 192310 c

HD 192310 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 192310 (HR 7722) which is about 29 light years away in the far south-west of Capricornus . [1] It is a Neptune -sized planet and was discovered on 17 August 2011 by the HARPS program. Extrasolar planet in the constellation Capricornus HD 192310 c Disc


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Planet / Planet


#1 List of extrasolar candidates for liquid water

Extraterrestrial liquid water in the Solar System is likely uncommon, although it has been hypothesized to exist in some of its moons , and to have formerly existed on Mars and Venus. [2] [3] Extrasolar liquid water has not yet been confirmed to exist. The following list contains candidates that mee


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Researcher / Researcher


#1 Lyudmila Karachkina

Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina ( Russian : Людмила Георгиевна Карачкина , born 3 September 1948, Rostov-on-Don ) is an astronomer and discoverer of minor planets . [2] Ukrainian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 130   [1] see §   List of discovered minor planets In 1978 she began as a staff astro

#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

#3 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

#4 Max Wolf

Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf (21 June 1863 – 3 October 1932) was a German astronomer and a pioneer in the field of astrophotography . He was the chairman of astronomy at the University of Heidelberg and director of the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory from 1902 until his death in 19

#5 Satoru Otomo

Satoru Otomo ( 大友 哲 , Ōtomo Satoru, 19 December 1957, Mitaka ) is a Japanese dentist, amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets . [2] Minor planets discovered: 148   [1] see §   List of discovered minor planets According to the Minor Planet Center , he is credited with the discovery of 14

#6 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

#7 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

#8 Katharine Blodgett Gebbie

Katharine Blodgett Gebbie (July 4, 1932 – August 17, 2016) was an American astrophysicist and civil servant . She was the founding Director of the Physical Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and of its two immediate predecessors, the Physics Laborato

#9 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

#10 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

#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 Antonín Mrkos

Antonín Mrkos ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈantoɲiːn ˈmr̩kos] ) (27 January 1918, Střemchoví – 29 May 1996, Prague ) was a Czech astronomer . Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos Minor planets discovered: 274   [1] see §   List of discovered minor planets

#13 Krisztián Sárneczky

Krisztián Sárneczky (born 6 November 1974 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian teacher of geography [1] and prolific discoverer of minor planets and supernovae , researching at Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary. He is a board member of the Hungarian Astronomical Association (HAA) [2] and member of th

#14 Charles Todd (pioneer)

Sir Charles Todd KCMG FRS FRAS FRMS FIEE [1] (7 July 1826 – 29 January 1910) worked at the Royal Greenwich Observatory 1841–1847 and the Cambridge University observatory from 1847 to 1854. He then worked on telegraphy and undersea cables until engaged by the government of South Australia as astronom

#15 Daniel M. Popper

Daniel M. Popper (August 17, 1913 – September 9, 1999) was an American astrophysicist . American astrophysicist Daniel M. Popper Born ( 1913-08-17 ) August 17, 1913 Oakland, California Died September 9, 1999 (1999-09-09) (aged   86) Alma   mater University of California, Berkeley Awards Karl Schwarz

#16 John N. Bahcall

John Norris Bahcall (December 30, 1934 – August 17, 2005) was an American astrophysicist , best known for his contributions to the solar neutrino problem , the development of the Hubble Space Telescope and for his leadership and development of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton . American

#17 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

#18 Johann Palisa

Johann Palisa (6 December 1848 – 2 May 1925) was an Austrian astronomer , born in Troppau , Austrian Silesia , now Czech Republic . [1] He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids , discovering 122 in all, from 136 Austria in 1874 to 1073 Gellivara in 1923. [2] Some of his notable discoveries include

#19 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

#20 Stephen P. Laurie

Stephen P. Laurie is a British amateur astronomer . He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets , [1] although his profession is that of an actuary . [2] He has also worked on searches for dwarf stars [3] and discovered a supernova (SN 1997bq in NGC 3147) in 1997. [2] [4] British astronomer


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Star / Star


#1 82 G. Eridani

82 G. Eridani ( HD 20794 , HR 1008 , e Eridani ) is a star about 20 light years away from Earth in the constellation Eridanus . It is a main-sequence star with a stellar classification of G6   V, and it hosts a system of at least three planets and a dust disk. G-type star in the constellation Eridan

#2 SN 1885A

SN 1885A (also S Andromedae ) was a supernova in the Andromeda Galaxy , the only one seen in that galaxy so far by astronomers. It was the first supernova ever seen outside the Milky Way , [3] though it was not appreciated at the time how far away it was. It is also known as "Supernova 1885". Supern

#3 Gravitational wave

Gravitational waves are 'ripples' of the intensity of gravity generated by the accelerated masses of an orbital binary system that propagate as waves outward from their source at the speed of light . They were first proposed by Oliver Heaviside in 1893 and then later by Henri Poincaré in 1905 [1] an

#4 Tabby's Star

Tabby's Star (also known as Boyajian's Star and WTF Star , and designated KIC 8462852 in the Kepler Input Catalog ) is an F-type main-sequence star in the constellation Cygnus approximately 1,470 light-years (450 parsecs ) from Earth. Unusual light fluctuations of the star, including up to a 22% dim


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