langs: 24 августа [ru] / august 24 [en] / 24. august [de] / 24 août [fr] / 24 agosto [it] / 24 de agosto [es]
days: august 21 / august 22 / august 23 / august 24 / august 25 / august 26 / august 27
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 1113 Katja
1113 Katja , provisional designation 1928 QC , is a background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 39 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Pelageya Shajn at the Simeiz Observatory in 1928, and named after Ekaterina Iosko, a staff member at the discovering obs
- ... e nights later, it was independently discovered by Max Wolf at the German Heidelberg Observatory on 24 august 1928. The Minor Planet Center only recognizes the first discoverer. [2] The asteroid was first obse ...
#2 513 Centesima
Centesima ( minor planet designation : 513 Centesima ) is a 50 km Main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun . [1] It is one of the core members of the Eos family of asteroids . Relatively little is known about this tiny asteroid. It is not known to possess any natural satellites , so its mass is unknown
- ... e exceptionally dense, for its gravity is able counteract the centrifugal force . It was discovered 24 august 1903 by late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century astronomer Max Wolf . [1] It was his 100th ast ...
- ... Centesima Discovery [1] Discovered by Max Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Observatory Discovery date 24 august 1903 Designations MPC designation (513) Centesima Pronunciation / s ɛ n ˈ t ɛ z ɪ m ə / Alternative ...
#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
- ... JD 2459396.5) Uncertainty parameter 1 Observation arc 3.94 yr (1,438 days) Earliest precovery date 24 august 2017 Aphelion 1.075 AU Perihelion 0.9278 AU Semi-major axis 1.001 AU Eccentricity 0.07356 Orbital p ...
#4 836 Jole
836 Jole ( prov. designation : A916 SJ or 1916 AF ) is a bright background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 23 September 1916, by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. [1] The stony S-type asteroid has a rotation per
- ... spect to the ecliptic . [3] The asteroid was first observed as A903 QA at Heidelberg Observatory on 24 august 1903, where the body's observation arc begins on the following night. [1] NAMING Based on Lutz Schm ...
#5 1313 Berna
1313 Berna , provisional designation 1933 QG , is a background asteroid and synchronous binary system from the Eunomian region in the central asteroid belt , approximately 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 August 1933, by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Uccle Obs
- ... e central asteroid belt , approximately 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 august 1933, by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Uccle Observatory in Belgium. [1] The assumed S-ty ...
- ... ] Asteroid 1313 Berna Discovery [1] Discovered by S. Arend Discovery site Uccle Obs. Discovery date 24 august 1933 Designations MPC designation (1313) Berna Named after Bern [2] (capital of Switzerland) Altern ...
#6 514 Armida
514 Armida is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . According to the Catalogue of Minor Planet Names and Discovery Circumstances , it is "named for the beautiful legendary sorceress in Torquato Tasso ’s (1544–1595) Jerusalem Delivered . She is the leading character in the opera Armida (composed 1777) by
- ... see Armida .) 514 Armida Discovery Discovered by Max Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Discovery date 24 august 1903 Designations MPC designation (514) Armida Alternative designations 1903 MB Adjectives Armidian ...
#7 (15700) 1987 QD
(15700) 1987 QD , provisional designation 1987 QD , is a Mars-crossing asteroid and a binary candidate from inside the innermost region of the asteroid belt , approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 August 1987, by American astronomer Stephen Singer-Brewster at th
- ... ion of the asteroid belt , approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 august 1987, by American astronomer Stephen Singer-Brewster at the Palomar Observatory in California. [1] ...
- ... ) 1987 QD Discovery [1] Discovered by S. Singer-Brewster Discovery site Palomar Obs. Discovery date 24 august 1987 Designations MPC designation (15700) 1987 QD Alternative designations 1987 QD · 2000 JD 1 Mino ...
#8 Makemake
Makemake [lower-alpha 6] ( minor-planet designation 136472 Makemake ) is a dwarf planet and – depending on how they are defined – the second-largest Kuiper belt object in the classical population , [lower-alpha 2] with a diameter approximately 60% that of Pluto . [24] [25] It has one known satellite
- ... ake just over 16 years using a Jupiter gravity assist , based on a launch date of 21 August 2024 or 24 august 2036. Makemake would be approximately 52 AU from the Sun when the spacecraft arrives. [61] SEE ALSO ...
#9 (52760) 1998 ML14
(52760) 1998 ML 14 , provisional designation 1998 ML 14 , is a stony asteroid , classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group and potentially hazardous asteroid , approximately 1 kilometer in diameter. It was discovered on 24 June 1998, by the LINEAR survey at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experime
- ... nd a shape that is roughly spherical, with some steep protrusions and large craters. [6] [7] [8] On 24 august 2013 it passed at a distance of 21.9 Lunar distances . [1] It was hoped to be observed by Goldstone ...
#10 65 Cybele
Cybele , minor planet designation 65 Cybele , is one of the largest asteroids in the Solar System and is located in the outer asteroid belt . It gives its name to the Cybele group of asteroids [5] that orbit outward from the Sun from the 2:1 orbital resonance with Jupiter . The X-type asteroid has a
- ... silicate dust mixed with small amounts of water-ice and organic solids. [28] RECENT OCCULTATIONS On august 24, 2008, Cybele occulted 2UCAC 24389317, a 12.7- magnitude star in the constellation Ophiuchus which s ...
#11 Eris (dwarf planet)
Eris ( minor-planet designation 136199 Eris ) is the most massive and second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System . It is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) in the scattered disk and has a high- eccentricity orbit. Eris was discovered in January 2005 by a Palomar Observatory –based team led by
- ... ical Union (IAU) to define the term planet for the first time. Under the IAU definition approved on august 24, 2006, Eris, Pluto and Ceres are "dwarf planets", [25] reducing the number of known planets in the S ...
- ... these classes of objects, [38] the decision on what to name the object had to wait until after the august 24, 2006, IAU ruling. [39] For a time the object became known to the wider public as Xena . "Xena" was ...
- ... the issue. This was announced as the IAU's Definition of a Planet in the Solar System , adopted on august 24, 2006. At this time, both Eris and Pluto were classified as dwarf planets , a category distinct from ...
#12 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
- ... ark surface and possibly a primitive carbonaceous composition. It was discovered by J. C. Watson on 24 august 1867, and named after Minerva , the Roman equivalent of Athena , goddess of wisdom. An occultation ...
- ... curve. Discovery Discovered by James Craig Watson Discovery site Ann Arbor, Michigan Discovery date 24 august 1867 Designations MPC designation (93) Minerva Pronunciation / m ɪ ˈ n ɜːr v ə / [1] Named after Mi ...
#13 Ceres (dwarf planet)
Ceres ( / ˈ s ɪər iː z / ; [17] minor-planet designation : 1 Ceres ) is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter . It was the first asteroid discovered, on 1 January 1801, by Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo Astronomical Observatory in Sicily, and announced as a new plane
- ... solution been adopted, it would have made Ceres the fifth planet in order from the Sun; [40] but on 24 august 2006 the assembly adopted the additional requirement that a planet must have " cleared the neighbou ...
#14 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
- ... 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 ...
- ... 68. [5] Near-Earth asteroid 2022 2022 QX 4 Discovery [1] Discovered by ATLAS ( W68 ) Discovery date 24 august 2022 Designations MPC designation 2022 QX 4 Minor planet category Aten NEO risk listed [2] Orbital ...
#15 90377 Sedna
Sedna ( minor-planet designation 90377 Sedna ) is a dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the Solar System that is in the innermost part of its orbit; as of 2022 [update] it is 84 astronomical units (1.26 × 10 10 km ; 0.00041 pc ) from the Sun , almost three times farther than Neptune . Spectrosc
- ... uestion was answered under the International Astronomical Union definition of a planet , adopted on 24 august 2006, which mandated that a planet must have cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. Sedna is no ...
#16 4001 Ptolemaeus
4001 Ptolemaeus , provisional designation 1949 PV , is a Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 2 August 1949, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in Heidelb
- ... . [2] The body's observation arc begins with its observations as 1949 QD 1 at Lowell Observatory on 24 august 1949, or three weeks after its official discovery observation at Heidelberg. [1] On 24 April 1989, ...
#17 (143649) 2003 QQ47
(143649) 2003 QQ 47 , provisionally designated : 2003 QQ 47 , is a kilometer-sized asteroid and synchronous binary system , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group . It became briefly notable upon its discovery in late August 2003, when media outlets pl
- ... 3649) 2003 QQ 47 Discovery [1] Discovered by LINEAR Discovery site Lincoln Lab's ETS Discovery date 24 august 2003 Designations Minor planet category NEO PHA APO Orbital characteristics [2] Epoch 13 January 20 ...
- ... riod 2.6446 ± 0.0007 h [3] Absolute magnitude (H) 17.4 [2] DESCRIPTION 2003 QQ 47 was discovered on 24 august 2003. [1] It was added to the Sentry Risk Table on 30 August 2003. [4] By 31 August 2003 (with an o ...
#18 21558 Alisonliu
21558 Alisonliu , provisional designation 1998 QW 77 , is a stony Eunomia asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt , approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 August 1998, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site
- ... e middle region of the asteroid belt , approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 august 1998, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Sit ...
- ... Alisonliu Discovery [1] Discovered by LINEAR Discovery site Lincoln Laboratory ETS Discovery date 24 august 1998 Designations MPC designation (21558) Alisonliu Named after Alison W. Lui (2006 ISEF awardee) [ ...
Comet / Comet
#1 C/2014 E2 (Jacques)
C/2014 E2 (Jacques) , provisionally designated as S002692, [2] is a long-period comet discovered by the Brazilian astronomers Cristóvão Jacques Lage de Faria, Eduardo Pimentel and João Ribeiro de Barros on the night of 13 March 2014. [3] It was the second comet discovered by the SONEAR Observatory t
- ... he SONEAR Observatory team after comet C/2014 A4. C/2014 E2 (Jacques) Image of 2014 E2 (Jacques) in 24 august 2014 Discovery Discovered by Cristóvão Jacques Eduardo Pimentel João Ribeiro de Barros Discovery da ...
#2 Comet Swift–Tuttle
Comet Swift–Tuttle (formally designated 109P/Swift–Tuttle ) is a large periodic comet with a 1995 ( osculating ) orbital period of 133 years that is in a 1:11 orbital resonance with Jupiter . It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet , which have an orbital period between 20 and 200 ye
- ... t 5, 2126. [1] [lower-alpha 2] and within 0.147 AU (22.0 million km; 13.7 million mi) from Earth on august 24, 2261. [6] A close encounter with Earth is predicted for the comet's return to the inner Solar Syste ...
#3 C/1769 P1
C/1769 P1 (Messier) is a long-period comet that was visible to the naked eye at its last apparition in 1769. Because of its outstanding brightness it is called a great comet . C/1769 P1 (Messier) The Great Comet of the morning of 9 September 1769 over Nuremberg Discovery Discovered by Charles Messie
- ... 22 by telescope and later by unassisted eye. Chinese observers reported a “broom star” appearing on august 24 in the southeastern sky. Jean François Marie de Surville observed the comet in the pre-dawn of Augus ...
#4 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann
73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann , also known as Schwassmann–Wachmann 3 , is a periodic comet that has a 5.4 year orbital period and that has been actively disintegrating since 1995. It last came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) in March 2017 when fragment 73P-BT was separating from the main frag
- ... 73P-C) Last perihelion March 16, 2017 [1] [3] October 16, 2011 [4] June 6, 2006 [4] Next perihelion 24 august 2022 (BU+BV) [5] 25 August 2022 (main) [6] 26 August 2022 (73P-BT) [7] Comet Schwassmann–Wachmann 3 ...
- ... On 23 July 2022 fragments JD001 (73P-BU) and JD002 (73P-BV) were detected and came to perihelion on 24 august 2022. [23] [5] Three additional fragments "BW, BX, and BY" that were discovered in mid-August were ...
#5 C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) is a comet with an unusual, almost perpendicular retrograde orbit which brings it into the inner Solar System by a deeply southward path. [3] It initially emerged from its remote home spending most of its time near the south celestial pole. This comet was discovered on August 24, 20
- ... s remote home spending most of its time near the south celestial pole. This comet was discovered on august 24, 2001 by the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program (NEAT). C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) Discovery Discovered by N ...
- ... rogram (NEAT). C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) Discovery Discovered by Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking Discovery date august 24, 2001 Orbital characteristics A Epoch May 18, 2004 ( JD 2453143.5) Aphelion N/A Perihelion 0.96195 A ...
#6 48P/Johnson
48P/Johnson is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 48P/Johnson Discovery Discovered by Ernest Leonard Johnson Discovery date August 25, 1949 Alternative designations 1949 II; 1956 V; 1963 IV; 1970 IV; 1977 I; 1983 XVIII; 1990 XXIII Orbital characteristics A Epoch
- ... Johannesburg, South Africa) discovered this comet with the 25-cm Franklin-Adams Star Camera on 1949 august 24 while making follow-up observations of the new minor planet 1949 OG. He determined the magnitude as ...
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 Pinwheel Galaxy
The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101 , M101 or NGC 5457 ) is a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs ) [5] away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major . It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 [lower-alpha 1] and was communicated that year to Charles Messi
- ... me. [10] The image was composed of 51 individual exposures, plus some extra ground-based photos. On august 24, 2011, a Type Ia supernova , SN 2011fe , was discovered in M101. [11] DISCOVERY Pierre Méchain, the ...
- ... reached magnitude 17.5 in September 1951. SN 1970G reached magnitude 11.5 in January 1970. [29] On august 24, 2011, a Type Ia supernova , SN 2011fe , initially designated PTF 11kly, was discovered in M101. It ...
#2 NGC 6535
NGC 6535 is a globular cluster of stars located at a distance of 22,200 light years from Earth in the equatorial constellation of Serpens , and is listed in the New General Catalogue . Its discovery is usually attributed to astronomer John Russell Hind in 1852, [4] [5] however Wolfgang Steinicke h
- ... vered evidence that William Herschel 's first discovery was actually NGC 6535, which he observed on 24th august 1780. [6] Globular cluster in the constellation Serpens NGC 6535 Observation data ( J2000 epoch ) C ...
#3 NGC 326
NGC 326 is a dumbbell galaxy in the constellation Pisces . It was discovered on August 24, 1865 by Heinrich d'Arrest . It was described by Dreyer as "faint, a little extended, 9th or 10th magnitude star to southeast." [2] Radio galaxy in the constellation Pisces NGC 326 Hubble Space Telescope image
- NGC 326 is a dumbbell galaxy in the constellation Pisces . It was discovered on august 24, 1865 by Heinrich d'Arrest . It was described by Dreyer as "faint, a little extended, 9th or 10th ma ...
#4 NGC 1365
NGC 1365 , also known as the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy , [3] is a double-barred spiral galaxy about 56 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax . Double barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Fornax Great Barred Spiral Galaxy Observation data ( J2000 epoch ) Constellation Fornax Righ
- ... omers understand our own galactic home. [6] SUPERNOVAE 2012fr on October 27 2012, [7] [8] 2001du on august 24 2001, [9] SN 1983V on November 25 1983, [10] and 1957C [11] were all supernovae observed in NGC 1365 ...
#5 NGC 819
NGC 819 is a spiral galaxy approximately 302 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Triangulum . [1] [3] It forms a visual pair with the galaxy NGC 816 5.7' WNW. [4] Spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum NGC 819 NGC 819 ( SDSS ) Observation data ( J2000.0 epoch ) Constel
- ... eflector at Marseille Observatory . [4] SUPERNOVAE Supernova SN 2007hb was discovered in NGC 819 on august 24, 2007 by Nearby Supernova Factory . [5] SN 2007hb had a magnitude of about 19.5 and was located at R ...
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
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#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
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#3 Pic du Midi de Bigorre
The Pic du Midi de Bigorre or simply the Pic du Midi (elevation 2,877 m (9,439 ft) ) is a mountain in the French Pyrenees . It is the site of the Pic du Midi Observatory. Not to be confused with Pic du Midi d'Ossau . Pic du Midi de Bigorre Highest point Elevation 2,877 m (9,439 ft) Promine
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#4 Starkenburg Observatory
The Starkenburg Observatory ( German : Starkenburg-Sternwarte ) is an astronomical observatory in Heppenheim , Germany. It was founded in 1970, and currently has about 150 members. [2] [3] Observatory Starkenburg Observatory Named after Starkenburg Observatory code 611 Location Starkenburg , G
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#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
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#6 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
- ... (south of Dagestan ) Solar eclipse of April 20, 2061 (European Russia and Urals ) Solar eclipse of august 24, 2063 (south of Primorsky Krai ) Solar eclipse of June 22, 2066 (Kamchatka Peninsula, Chukchi Penins ...
- ... 9, 2043 Total June 11, 2048 Annular July 1, 2057 Annular April 30, 2060 Total April 20, 2061 Total august 24, 2063 Total June 22, 2066 Annular September 12, 2072 Total July 13, 2075 Annular July 3, 2084 Annula ...
#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
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#8 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
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#9 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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#10 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
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#11 European Southern Observatory
The European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere , [2] commonly referred to as the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ), is an intergovernmental research organisation made up of 16 member states for ground-based astronomy . Created in 1962, ESO has provided astronomers
- ... am led by Guillem Anglada-Escudé found Proxima Centauri b . The discovery was reported in Nature on 24 august 2016. Stars orbiting Milky Way black hole Several of ESO telescopes were used in a 16-year study to ...
#12 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) .
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#13 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 CoRoT-7c
CoRoT-7c is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type main sequence star CoRoT-7 , located approximately 489 light years away in the constellation Monoceros . It's either a super-Earth or a Neptune -like planet, orbiting at 0.046 AU from the star, taking 3.7 days or 89 hours to make one round tri
- ... 7c Discovery Discovered by Queloz et al. Discovery site La Silla Observatory , Chile Discovery date august 24, 2009 Detection method Radial Velocity ( HARPS ) Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 0.046 AU (6 ...
#2 TrES-1b
TrES-1b is an extrasolar planet approximately 523 light-years away in the constellation of Lyra (the Lyre ). The planet's mass and radius indicate that it is a Jovian planet with a similar bulk composition to Jupiter . Unlike Jupiter, but similar to many other planets detected around other stars, Tr
- ... by TrES Discovery site Teide Observatory , Lowell Observatory , Palomar Observatory Discovery date 24 august 2004 Detection method Transit Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 0.039 26 +0.000 58 −0.000 60 ...
#3 Proxima Centauri b
Proxima Centauri b (or Proxima b [5] ), sometimes referred to as Alpha Centauri Cb , is an exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri , which is the closest star to the Sun and part of the triple star system Alpha Centauri . It is approximately 4.2 ly (1.3 pc
- ... ery Discovered by Anglada-Escudé et al. Discovery site European Southern Observatory Discovery date 24 august 2016 Detection method Doppler spectroscopy Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 0.048 56 ± 0.000 ...
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- ... f astronomers launched the Pale Red Dot project to confirm this hypothetical planet's existence. On 24 august 2016, the team led by Anglada-Escudé proposed that a terrestrial exoplanet in the habitable zone of ...
#4 Kepler-20g
Kepler-20g is a non-transiting exoplanet orbiting Kepler-20 . Its radius is about twice that of Earth , with a minimum mass 19.96 +3.08 −3.61 [1] Earth masses . Kepler-20g was announced on 24 August 2016. Existence of the planet was questioned in 2019. [2] Super-Earth orbiting Kepler-20 Kepler-20g D
- ... hat of Earth , with a minimum mass 19.96 +3.08 −3.61 [1] Earth masses . Kepler-20g was announced on 24 august 2016. Existence of the planet was questioned in 2019. [2] Super-Earth orbiting Kepler-20 Kepler-20g ...
- ... anet was questioned in 2019. [2] Super-Earth orbiting Kepler-20 Kepler-20g Discovery Discovery date 24 august 2016 Detection method Radial velocity Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 0.2055 AU Eccentricit ...
#5 HD 10180 c
HD 10180 c is an exoplanet approximately 130 light-years away in the constellation Hydrus . [2] It was discovered in 2010 using the radial velocity method. [2] With a minimum mass comparable to that of Neptune , [3] it is of the class of planets known as Hot Neptunes . [ citation needed ] Dynamical
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Planet / Planet
#1 List of nearest terrestrial exoplanet candidates
This list of nearest terrestrial exoplanet candidates contains possible terrestrial ("rocky") exoplanets spaced at a distance of up to 50 light-years from the Solar System , ordered by increasing distance. [1] [2] [3] They may be composed primarily of silicate rocks and/or metals . Within the Solar
- ... light-years away [7] [8] but (see below) is now estimated slightly above four light-years away. On august 24, 2016, astronomers announced the discovery of a rocky planet in the habitable zone of Proxima Centau ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Ladislav Brožek
Ladislav Brožek (born 1952) is a Slovak astronomer . [2] At the Bohemian Kleť Observatory , he discovered a total of 23 minor planets between 1979 and 1982, as credited by the Minor Planet Center . [1] Slovak astronomer Minor planets discovered: 23 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets One
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#2 Jan Muscenius
Jan Muscenius, (Jan Muszczeński alias Jan Mucha, 1532 – 21 July 1602) was a Polish astronomer , theologian, and the rector of Kraków Academy (now Jagiellonian University ). [1]
- ... of Warsaw Library has 59 beautifully bounded volumes from the Muscenius collection. [3] RESEARCH On 24 august 1563 and 11 April 1564 together with other astronomers (Piotr Proboszczowic, Mikołaj z Szadka, Stan ...
#3 Sylvain Arend
Sylvain Julien Victor Arend (6 August 1902 – 18 February 1992) was a Belgian astronomer born in Robelmont , Luxembourg province, Belgium . His main interest was astrometry . [2] Belgian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 51 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets Together with Georges Rolan
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#4 William Herschel
Frederick William Herschel [2] [3] KH , FRS ( / ˈ h ɜːr ʃ əl , ˈ h ɛər -/ ; [4] German : Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel ; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British [5] astronomer and composer . He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Hersche
- ... rgan for the official opening of the Octagon Chapel. [18] His sister Caroline arrived in England on 24 august 1772 to live with William in New King Street, Bath. [2] : 1–25 The house they shared is now the ...
#5 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
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#6 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
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#7 Bartholomaeus Pitiscus
Bartholomaeus Pitiscus (also Barthélemy or Bartholomeo ; August 24, 1561 – July 2, 1613) was a 16th-century German trigonometrist , astronomer and theologian who first coined the word trigonometry .
- Bartholomaeus Pitiscus (also Barthélemy or Bartholomeo ; august 24, 1561 – July 2, 1613) was a 16th-century German trigonometrist , astronomer and theologian who first ...
#8 Stefano Sposetti
Stefano Sposetti (born 22 December 1958) is a Swiss amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets . [2] [3] He lives in Gnosca , in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland in the Ticino Alps , where the Gnosca Observatory is located. Swiss astronomer Flyby of Asteroid 2004 FH in Mar
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#9 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
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#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
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#11 Pierre Antonini
Pierre Antonini is a retired French mathematics professor and amateur astronomer who has discovered several minor planets and two supernovae at his private Observatoire de Bédoin (Bedoin Observatory; observatory code: 132 ) located at Bédoin , southeastern France. For many of his discoveries he used
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#12 Ernest Mouchez
Ernest Amédée Barthélemy Mouchez (24 August 1821 – 29 June 1892) was a French naval officer who became director of the Paris Observatory and launched the ill-fated Carte du Ciel project in 1887. French astronomer and admiral Ernest Mouchez Born ( 1821-08-24 ) 24 August 1821 Madrid , Spain Died 29 Ju
- Ernest Amédée Barthélemy Mouchez ( 24 august 1821 – 29 June 1892) was a French naval officer who became director of the Paris Observatory and la ...
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#13 Attilio Colacevich
Attilio Colacevich (25 July 1906 – 24 August 1953) was an Italian astronomer . Italian astronomer Attilio Colacevich Attilio Colacevich Born ( 1906-07-25 ) 25 July 1906 Fiume , Austria-Hungary Died 24 August 1953 (1953-08-24) (aged 47) Naples , Italy Nationality Italian Alma mater University of
- Attilio Colacevich (25 July 1906 – 24 august 1953) was an Italian astronomer . Italian astronomer Attilio Colacevich Attilio Colacevich Born ( 1 ...
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#14 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
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#15 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
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#16 Karel Slavíček
Karel Slavíček , ( simplified Chinese : 严嘉乐 ; traditional Chinese : 嚴嘉樂 ; pinyin : Yán Jiālè ), (12 December 1678 – 24 September 1735) was a Jesuit missionary and scientist, the first Czech sinologist and author of the first precise map of Beijing . Czech scientist and missionary to China (1678–1735
- ... 735) Karel Slavíček 嚴嘉樂 Born ( 1678-12-24 ) 24 December 1678 Jimramov , Margraviate of Moravia Died 24 august 1735 (1735-08-24) (aged 56) Beijing , China Nationality Czech Alma mater University of Olomouc Know ...
#17 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
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#18 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 §
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#19 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
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#20 Carl Wilhelm Wirtz
Carl Wilhelm Wirtz (24 August 1876 in Krefeld – 18 February 1939 in Hamburg ) was an astronomer who spent his time between the Kiel Observatory ( 526 ) in Germany and the Observatory of Strasbourg , France. He is known for statistically showing the existence of a redshift -distance correlation for s
- Carl Wilhelm Wirtz ( 24 august 1876 in Krefeld – 18 February 1939 in Hamburg ) was an astronomer who spent his time between the Ki ...
- ... nce correlation for spiral galaxies . [1] Carl Wilhelm Wirtz Carl Wirtz in 1904 Born ( 1876-08-24 ) 24 august 1876 Krefeld , Germany Died 18 February 1939 (1939-02-18) (aged 62) Hamburg , Germany Nationality G ...
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#1 Type Ia supernova
A Type Ia supernova (read: "type one-A") is a type of supernova that occurs in binary systems (two stars orbiting one another) in which one of the stars is a white dwarf . The other star can be anything from a giant star to an even smaller white dwarf. [1] Type of supernova in binary systems At the
- ... le progenitor path to SN Ia. Direct observations of the progenitor of PTF 11kx were reported in the august 24 edition of Science and support this conclusion, and also show that the progenitor star experienced p ...
#2 HD 10180
HD 10180 , also designated 2MASS J01375356-6030414 , is a Sun-like star in the southern constellation Hydrus that is notable for its large planetary system . Since its discovery, at least six planets , and possibly as many as nine, have been observed orbiting it, making it potentially the largest of
- ... llar companions at projected distances from 13 to 324 astronomical units . [12] PLANETARY SYSTEM On august 24, 2010, a research team led by Christophe Lovis of the University of Geneva announced that the star h ...
#3 SN 2011fe
SN 2011fe , initially designated PTF 11kly , was a Type Ia supernova discovered by the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) survey on 24 August 2011 during an automated review of images of the Messier 101 from the nights of 22 and 23 August 2011. It was located in Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy , 21 mi
- ... ted PTF 11kly , was a Type Ia supernova discovered by the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) survey on 24 august 2011 during an automated review of images of the Messier 101 from the nights of 22 and 23 August 20 ...
- ... ovember 2011. [6] SN 2011fe [1] Supernova event on August 25, 2011 Event type Supernova Ia [1] Date 24 august 2011 [1] Constellation Ursa Major , Big Dipper [1] Right ascension 14 h 03 m 05.8 s [2] Declination ...
- ... Although SN 2011fe was initially very faint, it brightened rapidly. On the day it was first imaged, 24 august 2011, it was 1 million times too dim to be visible to the unaided eye. One day later, it was 10 tho ...
#4 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
- ... discovery, a team of astronomers launched the Pale Red Dot [nb 7] project in January 2016. [74] On august 24, 2016, the team of 31 scientists from all around the world, [75] led by Guillem Anglada-Escudé of Qu ...
#5 History of supernova observation
The known history of supernova observation goes back to 185 AD, when supernova SN 185 appeared; which is the oldest appearance of a supernova recorded by mankind. Several additional supernovae within the Milky Way galaxy have been recorded since that time, with SN 1604 being the most recent supernov
- ... ity this object could be a spinning neutron star producing a wind of high energy particles. [70] On august 24, 2011, the Palomar Transient Factory automated survey discovered a new Type Ia supernova ( SN 2011fe ...