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Asteroid / Asteroid


#1 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

#2 2098 Zyskin

2098 Zyskin , provisional designation 1972 QE , is a vestoid asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Russian–Ukrainian astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravleva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj on 18 August 1972. [

#3 1858 Lobachevskij

1858 Lobachevskij ( prov. designation : 1972 QL ) is a rare-type background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt , approximately 13 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 18 August 1972, by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravleva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauch

#4 11948 Justinehénin

11948 Justinehénin , provisional designation 1993 QQ 4 , is a Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. 11948 Justinehénin Discovery [1] Discovered   by E. W. Elst Discovery   site CERGA ( Caussols Obs. ) Discovery   date 18 August 1993

#5 1848 Delvaux

1848 Delvaux ( prov. designation : 1933 QD ) is a stony Koronis asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 17 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 18 August 1933, by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle, Belgium. [12] It was

#6 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

#7 7655 Adamries

7655 Adamries , provisional designation 1991 YM 1 , is a Nysa asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 4 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 28 December 1991, by German astronomer Freimut Börngen at Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in Tautenburg, eastern Germany. [

#8 2015 ME131

2015 ME 131 (also written 2015 ME131 ) was a lost asteroid [5] and a Near-Earth object (NEO). It is an Atira asteroid , which is by far the smallest group of near-Earth objects. This makes it an interior-Earth object (IEO), [2] meaning that it has an orbit entirely confined within Earth's orbit. It

#9 982 Franklina

982 Franklina ( prov. designation : A922 KF or 1922 MD ) is a background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 32 kilometers (20 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 21 May 1922, by South African astronomer Harry Edwin Wood at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg.

#10 1280 Baillauda

1280 Baillauda , provisional designation 1933 QB , is a dark background asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt , approximately 52 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Eugène Delporte at Uccle Observatory in 1933, the asteroid was named after French astronomer Jules Baillaud . [9] 1

#11 882 Swetlana

882 Swetlana ( prov. designation : A917 PB or 1917 CM ) is a dark background asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 15 August 1917, by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula. [1] The X-type asteroid has a longer-than

#12 239 Adrastea

Adrastea ( minor planet designation : 239 Adrastea ) is a main belt asteroid . It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 18 August 1884 in Vienna , and was named after the Greek nymph Adrasteia . This asteroid is orbiting the Sun at a distance of 2.97   AU with a period of 5.11 years and an eccentricity

#13 2014 OO6

2014 OO 6 (also written 2014 OO6 ) is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid discovered in 2014 and was the most dangerous one discovered in 2014 that remained on the Sentry Risk Table as of early December 2014. [3] The asteroid is estimated to be roughly 75 meters (246   ft) in diameter and had a 1 in 83,00

#14 (523676) 2013 UL10

(523676) 2013 UL 10 ( prov. designation : 2013 UL 10 ) is a reddish centaur with cometary activity orbiting the Sun between Jupiter and Uranus . It was discovered on 18 August 2010, by a team of astronomers with the Pan-STARRS survey at the Haleakalā Observatory , Hawaii. [1] It is the first centaur

#15 2006 RH120

2006 RH 120 is a tiny near-Earth asteroid [9] and fast rotator with a diameter of approximately 2–3 meters [7] that ordinarily orbits the Sun but makes close approaches to the Earth–Moon system around every twenty years, [10] when it can temporarily enter Earth orbit through temporary satellite capt

#16 7152 Euneus

7152 Euneus / j uː ˈ n iː ə s / is a Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp , approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) in diameter. It was discovered during the second Palomar–Leiden Trojan survey in 1973, and later named after Euneus from Greek mythology. [1] The dark Jovian asteroid has a rotation perio

#17 2002 NY40

2002 NY 40 is a sub-kilometer near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group , approximately 800 meters (2,600 feet) in diameter. [1] The contact binary with a bilobated, peanut-like shape was first observed on 14 July 2002 by the LINEAR automated system in New Mexico. On 1

#18 (33342) 1998 WT24

(33342) 1998 WT 24 is a bright, sub-kilometer asteroid , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) of the Aten group , located in Venus 's zone of influence that has frequent close encounters with Mercury , Venus, and Earth . [1] It made a close approach to Earth on 11

#19 (472271) 2014 UM33

(472271) 2014 UM 33 , provisionally designated 2010 TQ 182 , is a trans-Neptunian object residing in the outer Kuiper belt . It was discovered on October 22, 2014, by the Mount Lemmon Survey . (472271) 2014 UM 33 Discovery [1] Discovered   by Mount Lemmon Survey ( Pan-STARRS ) Discovery   site Mount

#20 7543 Prylis

7543 Prylis / ˈ p r aɪ l ɪ s / is a Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp , approximately 43 kilometers (27 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 19 September 1973, by Dutch astronomer couple Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden , on photographic plates taken by Dutch–American astronomer Tom Geh


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Book / Book


#1 NASA Exoplanet Science Institute

The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI) is part of the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) and is on the campus of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, CA . NExScI was formerly known as the Michelson Science Center and before that as the Interferometry Scien


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Comet / Comet


#1 25D/Neujmin

25D/Neujmin , otherwise known as Comet Neujmin 2 , is a periodic comet in the Solar System discovered by Grigory N. Neujmin ( Simeis ) on February 24, 1916. [2] It was last observed on February 10, 1927. [3] Lost comet 25D/Neujmin Discovery Discovered by Grigory Neujmin Discovery date 24 February 19

#2 C/2009 R1 (McNaught)

C/2009 R1 (McNaught) , one of more than fifty comets known as Comet McNaught , [4] is a non-periodic comet discovered by British-Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught on September 9, 2009, using the Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales , Australia . [


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Galaxy / Galaxy


#1 IC 4710

IC 4710 is a galaxy in southern constellation of Pavo , roughly 34 million light-years away. Irregular galaxy in the constellation Pavo IC 4710 Hubble Space Telescope image of IC 4710 Observation data ( J2000 epoch ) Constellation Pavo Right ascension 18 h 28.3 m [1] Declination −66 °   58 ′ [1] Dis

#2 NGC 7043

NGC 7043 Is a barred spiral galaxy located about 200 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus . [2] [3] NGC 7043 is part of a pair of galaxies that contains the galaxy NGC 7042 . [4] It has an estimated diameter of 73,100 light-years. [3] NGC 7043 was discovered by astronomer Albert

#3 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

#4 NGC 7040

NGC 7040 Is a spiral galaxy located about 260 million light-years away in the constellation of Equuleus . [2] [3] It has an estimated diameter of 42,600 light-years . [3] NGC 7040 was discovered by astronomer Mark Harrington on August 18, 1882. [4] Spiral galaxy in the constellation Equuleus NGC 704

#5 NGC 457

NGC 457 (also designated Caldwell 13 , and known as the Dragonfly Cluster , E.T. Cluster , Owl Cluster , Kachina Doll Cluster or Phi Cassiopeiae Cluster ) [2] is an open star cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia . Open star cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia NGC 457 Open cluster NGC 457 in C


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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 Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy ( SOFIA ) was an 80/20 joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) [1] to construct and maintain an airborne observatory . NASA awarded the contract for the development of the aircraft, operation of the observatory and management o

#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 Chabot Space and Science Center

Chabot Space and Science Center , located in Oakland, California , is a center for science learning featuring interactive exhibits, planetariums, a large screen theater, hands-on activities and three powerful telescopes . Chabot Space and Science Center View of the entrance of the Chabot Space and S

#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 CESRA

The Community of European Solar Radio Astronomers ( CESRA ) is a non-profit informal organization of European scientists whose aims are to promote studies of solar radio physics and related topics. Nonprofit organization This article relies too much on references to primary sources . ( February 2018

#7 International Astronomical Youth Camp

The International Astronomical Youth Camp (IAYC) is an annual summer camp for young people aged 16–24 with an interest in astronomy . Established in 1969, [1] the IAYC has taken place in over 30 different places in Europe , North Africa and the Near East . The main goals of the camp are for particip

#8 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

#9 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) .

#10 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

#11 Stardome Observatory

Stardome Observatory ( IAU observatory code 467, previously known as Auckland Observatory ) is a public astronomical observatory situated in Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill Domain in Auckland, New Zealand . Astronomical observatory in New Zealand This article needs additional citations for verification .

#12 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

#13 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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Researcher / Researcher


#1 Edwin Dunkin

Edwin Dunkin FRS , FRAS [1] (19 August 1821 – 26 November 1898) was a Cornish astronomer and the president of the Royal Astronomical Society and the Royal Institution of Cornwall . [1] [2] [3] Edwin Dunkin Born ( 1821-08-19 ) 19 August 1821 Truro , Cornwall Died 26 November 1898 (1898-11-26) (aged  

#2 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

#3 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

#4 Kin Endate

Kin Endate ( 円館 金 , Endate Kin , born December 15, 1960) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who has discovered hundreds of asteroids, most of them in collaboration with Kazuro Watanabe , placing him among the most prolific discoverers of minor planets . [1] Minor planets discovered: 624   [1] see §  

#5 Eugène Joseph Delporte

Eugène Joseph Delporte (10 January 1882   – 19 October 1955) was a Belgian astronomer born in Genappe . [2] [3] Belgian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 66   [1] see §   List of discovered minor planets He discovered a total of sixty-six asteroids . Notable discoveries include 1221 Amor (which l

#6 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

#7 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

#8 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

#9 Ulisse Munari

Ulisse Munari (born 1960) is an Italian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets . He is Professor of Astronomy at the University of Padua , and works at the Asiago Observatory . He is a member of the Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE) team, an all-sky survey using the UK's 1.2m Schmidt telescope i

#10 Marian Wolfgang Koller

Marian Wolfgang Koller (31 October 1792 in Feistritz in Carniola , Austria – 19 September 1866 in Vienna ) was a scientist and educator. This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( January 2013

#11 Ruby Payne-Scott

Ruby Violet Payne-Scott , BSc (Phys) MSc DipEd (Syd) (28 May 1912 – 25 May 1981) was an Australian pioneer in radiophysics and radio astronomy , and was one of two Antipodean women pioneers in radio astronomy and radio physics at the end of the second world war, Ruby Payne-Scott the Australian and E

#12 Robert Linderholm

Robert Glen Linderholm (October 19, 1933 – July 6, 2013) was an American amateur astronomer who discovered several asteroids . [2] He lived in Cambridge , Nebraska where he had a private observatory, Lime Creek . [3] [4] American astronomer Minor planets discovered: 26   [1] see §   List of discover

#13 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

#14 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

#15 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 §  

#16 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

#17 Chinthamani Ragoonatha Chary

Chinthamani Ragoonatha Chary (1822 or "17 March" 1828 – 5 February 1880) was an Indian astronomer who worked at the Madras Observatory along with N.R. Pogson . He was the first Indian Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and is known for his studies of variable stars and the discovery of R Retic

#18 George Gamow

George Gamow (March 4, 1904 – August 19, 1968), born Georgiy Antonovich Gamov ( Ukrainian : Георгій Антонович Гамов , Russian : Георгий Антонович Гамов ), was a Russian -born Soviet and American polymath , theoretical physicist and cosmologist . He was an early advocate and developer of Lemaître 's

#19 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

#20 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


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Star / Star


#1 P Cygni

P Cygni ( 34 Cygni ) is a variable star in the constellation Cygnus . The designation "P" was originally assigned by Johann Bayer in Uranometria as a nova . Located about 5,300 light-years (1,560 parsecs ) from Earth, it is a hypergiant luminous blue variable (LBV) star of spectral type B1-2 Ia-0ep

#2 SN 2005df

SN 2005df was a Type Ia supernova in the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1559 , which is located in the southern constellation of Reticulum . The event was discovered in Australia by Robert Evans on the early morning of August 5, 2005 [3] with a 13.8 magnitude, [2] and was confirmed by A. Gilmore on August


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