langs: 8 августа [ru] / august 8 [en] / 8. august [de] / 8 août [fr] / 8 agosto [it] / 8 de agosto [es]
days: august 5 / august 6 / august 7 / august 8 / august 9 / august 10 / august 11
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 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
- ... ns 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 Palomar Observatory in California. [1] The S-type ...
- ... ] 3737 Beckman Discovery [1] Discovered by E. F. Helin Discovery site Palomar Obs. Discovery date 8 august 1983 Designations MPC designation (3737) Beckman Named after Arnold Orville Beckman (American chemi ...
#2 2019 PG1
2019 PG 1 is a sub-kilometer near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo class, discovered by Pan-STARRS on 8 August 2019, [1] two weeks after it passed Earth at 62 LD . [2] With an observation arc of 103 days, Earth approach dates become divergent by 2042 as the date of clo
- ... ar-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo class, discovered by Pan-STARRS on 8 august 2019, [1] two weeks after it passed Earth at 62 LD . [2] With an observation arc of 103 days, Earth ...
- ... ys. 2019 PG 1 Discovery [1] Discovered by Pan-STARRS Discovery site Haleakala Obs. Discovery date 8 august 2019 Designations MPC designation 2019 PG 1 Minor planet category NEO – Apollo [1] [2] PHA [1] ...
#3 684 Hildburg
684 Hildburg ( prov. designation : A909 PB or 1909 HD ) is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 8 August 1909, by German astronomer August Kopff at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany. [1] The S-type asteroid has
- ... ) is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 8 august 1909, by German astronomer August Kopff at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest ...
- ... ] 684 Hildburg Discovery [1] Discovered by A. Kopff Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 8 august 1909 Designations MPC designation (684) Hildburg Named after unknown [2] Alternative designations ...
#4 1256 Normannia
1256 Normannia ( prov. designation : 1932 PD ) is a dark Hilda asteroid and slow rotator from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 69 kilometers (40 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 8 August 1932, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observator
- ... ons of the asteroid belt , approximately 69 kilometers (40 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 8 august 1932, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in Germany. [4] Th ...
- ... ts lightcurve Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 8 august 1932 Designations MPC designation (1256) Normannia Pronunciation / n ɔːr ˈ m æ n i ə / [2] Named af ...
#5 (307261) 2002 MS4
(307261) 2002 MS 4 is a large classical Kuiper belt object and a possible dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt , a region of icy planetesimals beyond Neptune . [13] It was discovered in 2002 by Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown , and has precovery images back to 8 April 1954. [2] Classical Kuiper belt obje
- ... rvations were conducted two months later with Palomar Observatory's 1.52-meter (60 in) telescope on 8 august 2002. [16] The discovery was announced by the Minor Planet Center on 21 November 2002 and the objec ...
- ... 22] [23] including one noteworthy event that involved an international campaign of 116 observers on 8 august 2020. [8] ORBIT AND CLASSIFICATION The 18:11- resonant libration of 2002 MS 4 's nominal orbit, in ...
- ... [27] : 173 Seven occultation events were observed from 2019 to 2021. The most successful was on 8 august 2020, involving 116 telescopes. The result was a diameter of 800 ± 24 km ; the ±24-km variation is ...
- ... [10] : 18–19 OCCULTATIONS 2002 MS 4 's projected shape as seen from positive detections of the 8 august 2020 occultation (blue). A topographic peak and depression is visible along 2002 MS 4 's limb in th ...
- ... ggested that 2002 MS 4 may have an oblate shape, with projected dimensions of 842 × 688 km. [30] On 8 august 2020, a campaign organized by Lucky Star project successfully observed the occultation of a magnitu ...
#6 (163249) 2002 GT
(163249) 2002 GT is an Apollo asteroid with an absolute magnitude of 18.26. [1] It is a potentially hazardous asteroid as its orbit crosses that of Earth. [3] (163249) 2002 GT Discovery Discovered by Spacewatch Discovery site Kitt Peak National Obs. Discovery date 3 April 2002 Designations MPC
- ... d. [4] In June 2013 the asteroid was observed in radar by the Arecibo Observatory . [5] However, on 8 august 2013 NASA lost communication with the spacecraft, and on 20 September 2013, NASA abandoned further ...
#7 9936 Al-Biruni
9936 Al-Biruni , provisional designation 1986 PN 4 , is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 24 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 8 August 1986, by Belgian and Bulgarian astronomers Eric Elst and Violeta Ivanova at the Rozhen Observatory , loc
- ... e outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 24 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 8 august 1986, by Belgian and Bulgarian astronomers Eric Elst and Violeta Ivanova at the Rozhen Observatory ...
- ... most) Discovery [1] Discovered by E. W. Elst V. Ivanova Discovery site Rozhen Obs. Discovery date 8 august 1986 Designations MPC designation (9936) Al-Biruni Pronunciation / æ l b ɪ ˈ r uː n i / [2] Named a ...
#8 987 Wallia
987 Wallia ( provisional designation : A922 UB or 1922 MR ) is a large background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 52 kilometers (32 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 23 October 1922, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southern Ger
- ... s orbit has an eccentricity of 0.24 and an inclination of 9 ° with respect to the ecliptic . [4] On 8 august 1899, Wallia was first observed as A899 PJ ( 1899 PJ ) at the Boyden Station of the Harvard Observa ...
#9 1129 Neujmina
1129 Neujmina ( prov. designation : 1929 PH ) is an Eos asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 8 August 1929, by astronomer Praskoviya Parchomenko at the Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula. [14] The stony S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 5.1 hour
- ... n : 1929 PH ) is an Eos asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 8 august 1929, by astronomer Praskoviya Parchomenko at the Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula. [14] ...
- ... its lightcurve Discovery [1] Discovered by P. Parchomenko Discovery site Simeiz Obs. Discovery date 8 august 1929 Designations MPC designation (1129) Neujmina Named after Grigory Neujmin [2] (Soviet astronome ...
#10 1258 Sicilia
1258 Sicilia , provisional designation 1932 PG , is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 44 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 8 August 1932, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany. [
- ... outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 44 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 8 august 1932, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germa ...
- ... 1258 Sicilia Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 8 august 1932 Designations MPC designation (1258) Sicilia Pronunciation / s ɪ ˈ s ɪ l i ə / [2] Named after ...
#11 2014 OS393
2014 OS 393 , unofficially designated e31007AI , e3 and PT2 , is a binary trans-Neptunian object in the classical Kuiper belt , the outermost region of the Solar System . It was first observed by the New Horizons KBO Search using the Hubble Space Telescope on 30 July 2014. [1] Until 2015, when the o
- ... r planet category TNO [4] · cubewano [5] distant [1] · binary [6] Orbital characteristics [4] Epoch 8 august 2014 ( JD 2456877.5) Uncertainty parameter 8 Observation arc 121 days Aphelion 45.350 AU Perihelion ...
#12 7166 Kennedy
7166 Kennedy , provisional designation 1985 TR , is a stony Nysian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 15 October 1985, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, in t
- ... engineer in Scotland. [2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 august 1998 ( M.P.C. 32348 ). [10]
#13 6141 Durda
6141 Durda , provisional designation 1992 YC3 is a stony Hungaria asteroid , classified as slow rotator and Mars-crosser from the innermost region of the asteroid belt , approximately 3.2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 26 December 1992, by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak National Observatory i
- ... ough visual artistry". [7] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 august 1998 ( M.P.C. 32345 ). [8]
#14 881 Athene
881 Athene ( prov. designation : A917 OD or 1917 CL ) is a stony background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 22 July 1917, by astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany. [1] The likely elongated S / L-type aster
- ... f 14 ° with respect to the ecliptic . [4] The body's observation arc begins at Uccle Observatory on 8 august 1934, almost 17 years after its official discovery observation at Heidelberg on 22 July 1917. [1] N ...
#15 956 Elisa
956 Elisa ( prov. designation : A921 PE or 1921 JW ) is a Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 8 August 1921, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory . [1] The V-type asteroid
- ... of the asteroid belt , approximately 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 8 august 1921, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory . [1] The V-type asteroid ha ...
- ... ] 956 Elisa Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 8 august 1921 Designations MPC designation (956) Elisa Pronunciation German: [ɛˈliːzaː] [2] English: / ɪ ˈ l ...
#16 (85640) 1998 OX4
(85640) 1998 OX 4 , also written 1998 OX4 , is a sub-kilometer asteroid , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group . (85640) 1998 OX 4 Discovery Discovered by Spacewatch Discovery site Kitt Peak National Obs. Discovery date 26 July 1998 Designation
- ... king (NEAT) project on 31 August 2002, as 2002 PJ 34 . It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 8 august 2002. [5] It has a well determined orbit with an observation arc of more than 10 years. It is inclu ...
#17 List of minor planets discovered using the WISE spacecraft
The following is a list of numbered minor planets discovered, co-discovered and re-discovered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), a NASA infrared spaceborne observatory. As of July 2018, the list contains 4093 entries, accredited by the Minor Planet Center as discovered by "WISE". Not
- ... st (321782) 2010 OQ 86 27 July 2010 list (321788) 2010 OW 105 29 July 2010 list (321801) 2010 PA 67 8 august 2010 list (322316) 2011 GG 27 January 2010 list (322560) 2011 YK 58 16 January 2010 list (325764) 2 ...
- ... st (362838) 2012 BR 3 15 July 2010 list (362847) 2012 BD 28 6 August 2010 list (362899) 2012 BB 146 8 august 2010 list (362921) 2012 DS 3 6 August 2010 list (362964) 2013 BL 55 1 May 2010 list (362981) 2013 C ...
- ... t (400876) 2010 OA 107 29 July 2010 list (400877) 2010 OT 120 31 July 2010 list (400880) 2010 PW 53 8 august 2010 list (400895) 2010 RN 102 8 July 2010 list (400934) 2010 UP 94 26 June 2010 list (400962) 2010 ...
- ... t (407324) 2010 OB 101 18 July 2010 list (407325) 2010 OS 121 31 July 2010 list (407326) 2010 PQ 54 8 august 2010 list (407327) 2010 PT 55 8 August 2010 list (407375) 2010 RL 149 16 June 2010 list (407586) 20 ...
- ... t (407325) 2010 OS 121 31 July 2010 list (407326) 2010 PQ 54 8 August 2010 list (407327) 2010 PT 55 8 august 2010 list (407375) 2010 RL 149 16 June 2010 list (407586) 2011 AD 48 21 January 2010 list (407616) ...
- ... st (414770) 2010 OZ 30 20 July 2010 list (414772) 2010 OC 103 28 July 2010 list (414775) 2010 PN 56 8 august 2010 list (415009) 2011 GE 67 15 March 2010 list (415031) 2011 WC 13 27 February 2010 list (415181) ...
- ... t (419551) 2010 OM 106 29 July 2010 list (419552) 2010 OF 118 30 July 2010 list (419554) 2010 PA 52 8 august 2010 list (419624) 2010 SO 16 17 September 2010 list (419858) 2011 AC 13 1 February 2010 list (4198 ...
- ... ist (438976) 2010 NY 54 10 July 2010 list (438979) 2010 OM 56 23 July 2010 list (438983) 2010 PT 52 8 august 2010 list (439073) 2011 KR 11 1 April 2010 list (439096) 2011 SH 11 9 April 2010 list (439108) 2011 ...
- ... ist (442589) 2012 CZ 7 6 August 2010 list (442592) 2012 CS 25 6 August 2010 list (442597) 2012 DN 7 8 august 2010 list (442602) 2012 DE 56 26 June 2010 list (442692) 2012 UC 61 8 April 2010 list (442742) 2012 ...
- ... t (445374) 2010 PZ 36 6 August 2010 list (445375) 2010 PG 48 7 August 2010 list (445376) 2010 PC 55 8 august 2010 list (445392) 2010 SU 2 27 July 2010 list (445426) 2010 UJ 10 31 July 2010 list (445439) 2010 ...
- ... list (445439) 2010 UM 65 26 July 2010 list (445453) 2010 VT 5 27 July 2010 list (445456) 2010 VF 15 8 august 2010 list (445779) 2011 YU 32 20 July 2010 list (445790) 2012 AY 4 7 August 2010 list (445793) 2012 ...
- ... t (448529) 2010 OO 111 30 July 2010 list (448535) 2010 PY 36 6 August 2010 list (448536) 2010 PP 51 8 august 2010 list (448538) 2010 PO 68 9 August 2010 list (448539) 2010 PW 70 10 August 2010 list (448583) 2 ...
- ... 0 list (449202) 2013 CR 55 7 May 2010 list (449233) 2013 CJ 136 7 June 2010 list (449337) 2013 GC 1 8 august 2010 list (449341) 2013 GU 6 27 July 2010 list (449397) 2013 GB 124 12 July 2010 list (449401) 2013 ...
- ... st (465845) 2010 OK 80 26 July 2010 list (465847) 2010 PJ 41 6 August 2010 list (465848) 2010 PQ 51 8 august 2010 list (465889) 2010 UT 2 23 July 2010 list (465999) 2011 FY 55 14 April 2010 list (466004) 2011 ...
- ... list (478350) 2011 WZ 140 9 June 2010 list (478384) 2012 BE 2 16 July 2010 list (478391) 2012 BN 32 8 august 2010 list (478393) 2012 BK 65 6 August 2010 list (478395) 2012 BW 67 6 July 2010 list (478396) 2012 ...
- ... (482314) 2011 UF 207 23 February 2010 list (482345) 2011 WH 17 12 May 2010 list (482371) 2011 YH 35 8 august 2010 list (482375) 2011 YJ 60 18 July 2010 list (482377) 2011 YF 69 11 July 2010 list (482387) 2012 ...
- ... 0 list (485209) 2010 UR 77 6 August 2010 list (485220) 2010 VS 12 May 2010 list (485225) 2010 VQ 19 8 august 2010 list (485240) 2010 VO 74 27 July 2010 list (485306) 2011 AF 62 25 January 2010 list (485331) 2 ...
- ... st (492562) 2014 OM 146 8 June 2010 list (492646) 2014 OH 358 5 March 2010 list (492692) 2014 PN 54 8 august 2010 list (492694) 2014 PN 57 13 February 2010 list (492710) 2014 QX 25 17 January 2010 list (49274 ...
- ... ist (507181) 2010 JK 86 11 May 2010 list (507185) 2010 PT 43 6 August 2010 list (507186) 2010 PC 53 8 august 2010 list (507310) 2011 QF 9 21 July 2010 list (507312) 2011 QS 22 12 July 2010 list (507359) 2011 ...
- ... ist (512886) 2016 WR 23 28 April 2010 list (512894) 2016 WV 33 29 June 2010 list (512913) 2016 XT 4 8 august 2010 list (512921) 2016 XJ 10 28 July 2010 list (512925) 2016 XW 19 7 January 2010 list (512933) 20 ...
- ... ist (514543) 2017 DL 1 21 April 2010 list (514545) 2017 EO 18 29 January 2010 list (514566) 2017 YK 8 august 2010 list (515041) 2010 CU 19 11 February 2010 list (515051) 2010 GA 1 April 2010 list (515058) 201 ...
- ... list (515911) 2015 PB 290 9 June 2010 list (516020) 2015 SK 6 1 June 2010 list (516070) 2015 TD 234 8 august 2010 list (516272) 2016 WW 5 11 June 2010 list (516300) 2016 XD 4 27 May 2010 list (516302) 2016 XQ ...
- ... (521531) 2015 OX 99 6 August 2010 list (521544) 2015 OK 101 17 July 2010 list (521620) 2015 PG 321 8 august 2010 list (521704) 2015 RZ 263 29 June 2010 list (521799) 2015 TU 71 13 April 2010 list (522001) 20 ...
- ... 3456) 2017 FC 69 7 February 2010 list (523457) 2017 FR 75 30 January 2010 list (523469) 2017 FP 126 8 august 2010 list (523504) 2017 JV 3 3 April 2010 list (523584) 2018 FE 27 19 February 2010 list SEE ALSO L ...
#18 (277475) 2005 WK4
(277475) 2005 WK 4 , provisional designation 2005 WK 4 , is a stony, sub-kilometer asteroid , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group that passed Earth within 8.2 lunar distances on 8 August 2013. [7] It was discovered on 27 November 2005, by astronomer
- ... potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group that passed Earth within 8.2 lunar distances on 8 august 2013. [7] It was discovered on 27 November 2005, by astronomers of the Siding Spring Survey at Sidi ...
- ... Observatory , Australia. [2] (277475) 2005 WK 4 2005 WK 4 imaged 30 times by radar at Goldstone on 8 august 2013 Discovery [1] [2] Discovered by Siding Spring Srvy. Discovery site Siding Spring Obs. Discover ...
#19 7225 Huntress
7225 Huntress , provisional designation 1983 BH , is a binary [lower-alpha 1] Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 January 1983, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Flagsta
- ... ets and planetary atmospheres . [2] Naming citation was proposed by the discoverer and published on 8 august 1998 ( M.P.C. 32348 ). [12]
#20 2012 KP24
2012 KP 24 (also written 2012 KP24 ) is a near-Earth asteroid and fast rotator with an observation arc of only 5 days and has a modestly determined orbit for an object of its size. [2] 2012 KP 24 Discovery [1] Discovered by MLS Discovery site Mount Lemmon Obs. Discovery date 23 May 2012 Design
- ... is estimated to be 17 meters (56 ft) in diameter. [3] It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 8 august 2013 after Sentry updated to planetary ephemeris (DE431). [5] It has an uncertainty parameter of 6. ...
Comet / Comet
#1 103P/Hartley
Comet Hartley 2 , designated as 103P/Hartley by the Minor Planet Center , [5] is a small periodic comet with an orbital period of 6.46 years. [1] It was discovered by Malcolm Hartley in 1986 at the Schmidt Telescope Unit , Siding Spring Observatory , Australia. [1] Its diameter is estimated to be 1.
- ... ] DEEP IMPACT FLYBY (EPOXI MISSION) Animation of Deep Impact ' s trajectory from 12 January 2005 to 8 august 2013 Deep Impact 1 Tempel 1 Earth 103P/Hartley The EPOXI mission flyby showed that the material bei ...
#2 C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli–Bernstein)
C/2014 UN 271 (Bernardinelli–Bernstein) , simply known as C/2014 UN 271 or Comet Bernardinelli–Bernstein (nicknamed BB ), [2] is a large Oort cloud comet discovered by astronomers Pedro Bernardinelli and Gary Bernstein in archival images from the Dark Energy Survey . [11] [1] When first imaged in Oc
- ... a distance of 10.1 AU (1.5 billion km; 0.94 billion mi) . [45] It will cross the ecliptic plane on 8 august 2033 when it is outbound 12.0 AU from the Sun. [46] Its outbound orbital period will be approximate ...
#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
- ... e morning of 9 September 1769 over Nuremberg Discovery Discovered by Charles Messier Discovery date 8 august 1769 Alternative designations Great Comet of 1769 Orbital characteristics A Epoch 2367454.6204 1769 ...
- ... ion 40.73° [1] DISCOVERY AND OBSERVATIONS At the Naval Observatory in Paris, late in the evening of 8 august 1769 Charles Messier in his routine telescope search for comets saw a small nebulosity just above t ...
#4 Tempel 1
Tempel 1 (official designation: 9P/Tempel ) is a periodic Jupiter-family comet discovered by Wilhelm Tempel in 1867. It completes an orbit of the Sun every 5.5 years. Tempel 1 was the target of the Deep Impact space mission, which photographed a deliberate high-speed impact upon the comet in 2005. I
- ... PLORATION DEEP IMPACT SPACE MISSION Animation of Deep Impact ' s trajectory from 12 January 2005 to 8 august 2013 Deep Impact 1 Tempel 1 Earth 103P/Hartley The head-on collision of comet 9P/Tempel and the Dee ...
#5 Comet NEOWISE
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) or Comet NEOWISE is a long period comet with a near-parabolic orbit discovered on March 27, 2020, by astronomers during the NEOWISE mission of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) space telescope . At that time, it was an 18th-magnitude object, located 2 AU (300 mil
- ... c , Canada Joshua Tree National Park , a dark-sky preserve , on July 21, 2020 Hubble image taken on august 8, 2020 SEE ALSO Astronomy portal Lists of comets
#6 138P/Shoemaker–Levy
138P/Shoemaker–Levy , also known as Shoemaker–Levy 7 , is a faint periodic comet in the Solar System . The comet last came to perihelion on 11 June 2012, [2] but only brightened to about apparent magnitude 20.5. [3] Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 138P/Shoemaker–Levy Discovery Discovered by Carolyn
- ... 11, 2012 [2] July 19, 2005 Next perihelion 2026-Mar-24 [1] There were 4 recovery images of 138P on 8 august 2018 by Pan-STARRS when the comet had a magnitude of about 21.5. [1] The comet comes to perihelion ...
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 NGC 7302
NGC 7302 is a lenticular galaxy [2] located around 124 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius . [3] [2] NGC 7302 was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel on October 3, 1785 and was rediscovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on August 8, 1896 and was li
- ... omer William Herschel on October 3, 1785 and was rediscovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on august 8, 1896 and was listed in the IC catalogue as IC 5228 . [4] It is also part of a group of interacting ...
#2 Perseus Cluster
The Perseus cluster (Abell 426) is a cluster of galaxies in the constellation Perseus . It has a recession speed of 5,366 km/ s and a diameter of 863 ′ . [1] It is one of the most massive objects in the known universe , containing thousands of galaxies immersed in a vast cloud of multimillion-degr
- ... ross. RA 03 h 19 m 47.60 s Dec +41° 30' 37.00" in Perseus . Observation dates: 13 pointings between august 8, 2002 and October 20, 2004. Color code: Energy (Red 0.3–1.2 keV, Green 1.2-2 keV, Blue 2–7 keV). Ins ...
Institution / Institution
#1 Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory
The Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory is an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) operating location at Haleakala Observatory on Maui , Hawaii , with a twofold mission ( 608 ). First, it conducts the research and development mission on the Maui Space Surveillance System (MSSS) at
- ... overies by AMOS 8721 AMOS 14 January 1996 list 9651 Arii-SooHoo 7 January 1996 list 10193 Nishimoto 8 august 1996 list 10863 Oye 31 August 1995 list 11104 Airion 6 October 1995 list (11993) 1995 XX 8 December ...
- ... 1996 list (52505) 1996 FD 4 22 March 1996 list (52506) 1996 FK 4 23 March 1996 list (52525) 1996 PJ 8 august 1996 list (52534) 1996 TB 15 7 October 1996 list 58365 Robmedrano 27 July 1995 list (58575) 1997 RK ...
#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
- ... 7 list (200049) 2008 NM 2 8 July 2008 list (200054) 2008 PV 8 6 August 2008 list (200055) 2008 PO 9 8 august 2008 list (200056) 2008 PB 15 10 August 2008 list (200059) 2008 QZ 7 25 August 2008 list (200060) 2 ...
- ... list (346288) 2008 NP 2 9 July 2008 list (346295) 2008 PW 7 5 August 2008 list (346297) 2008 PK 12 8 august 2008 list (346298) 2008 PH 15 10 August 2008 list (346301) 2008 QD 2 24 August 2008 list (346304) 2 ...
- ... (365373) 2009 TE 42 15 October 2009 list (365474) 2010 PX 23 3 August 2010 list (365485) 2010 PA 64 8 august 2010 list (365487) 2010 PG 76 11 August 2010 list (365488) 2010 PM 76 2 August 2010 list (365490) 2 ...
#3 Uraniborg
Uraniborg ( Danish : Uranienborg , Swedish : Uraniborg ) was a Danish astronomical observatory and alchemy laboratory established and operated by Tycho Brahe . It was built c. 1576 – c. 1580 on Hven , an island in the Øresund between Zealand and Scania , Sweden , which was part of Denmark at t
- ... and the last to be built without a telescope as its primary instrument. The cornerstone was laid on august 8, 1576. [1] The sandstone and limestone-framed brick building was constructed from the year 1576 to 1 ...
#4 Siding Spring Observatory
Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, New South Wales , Australia, part of the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics (RSAA) at the Australian National University (ANU), incorporates the Anglo-Australian Telescope along with a collection of other telescopes owned by the Australian Natio
- ... Comet C/2006 P1 , discovered by Robert H. McNaught using the Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope on 8 august 2006, [13] and Comet C/2013 A1 , also discovered by McNaught, which passed extremely close to Mars ...
#5 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
- ... 2006 OH 17 July 2006 list [B] (179219) 2001 TB 238 14 October 2001 list [B] (179621) 2002 PY 36 8 august 2002 list [B] (185434) 2006 XK 31 13 December 2006 list [B] (185533) 2007 WG 53 17 November 200 ...
#6 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
- ... ry 2000 list (50960) 2000 GN 82 9 April 2000 list (51199) 2000 JA 4 4 May 2000 list (52524) 1996 PH 8 august 1996 list (53134) 1999 BG 1 18 January 1999 list (54222) 2000 JF 3 May 2000 list (55904) 1998 DR 1 ...
- ... 09359) 2007 TG 72 14 October 2007 list (310951) 2003 UT 38 26 October 2003 list (311119) 2004 PA 20 8 august 2004 list (318168) 2004 RY 5 September 2004 list (322455) 2011 UG 36 14 February 2001 list (323297) ...
#7 Jura Observatory
The Jura Observatory ( French : Observatoire astronomique jurassien ) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Jura Astronomy Society ( French: Société Jurassienne d'Astronomie ; SJA). Built in 1993/1998, it is located near Vicques in the Canton of Jura , Switzerland . Its IAU observ
- ... 2001 list (289600) 2005 GR 9 1 April 2005 list 360762 FRIPON 4 January 2005 list (450390) 2005 PN 5 8 august 2005 list (469748) 2005 PO 5 9 August 2005 list SEE ALSO List of minor planet discoverers § Vicques ...
#8 Network for Astronomy School Education
Network for Astronomy School Education (NASE) is an International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group that works on Training Teachers for primary and secondary schools. In 2007, professor George K. Miley , IAU vice-president, invited Rosa M. Ros to begin exploring the idea of setting up an astron
- ... a ) 16–18 July 2013 30 Uberlandia ( Brasil ) 29 July – 1 August 2013 31 Foz do Iguaçu ( Brasil ) 5–8 8 august 2013 32 Bauru ( Brasil ) 12–15 August 2013 33 Managua ( Nicaragua ) 5–7 August 2013 34 Beijing ( Chi ...
#9 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
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#10 Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh (ROE) is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh . The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The ROE comprises the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) of STFC, the Institute for Astronomy of the School
- ... and to abolish the post of Astronomer Royal for Scotland. Asteroids discovered: 7 (6222) 1980 PB 3 8 august 1980 (14801) 1980 PE 3 15 August 1980 (22262) 1980 PZ 2 4 August 1980 (24625) 1980 PC 3 8 August 19 ...
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#11 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
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#12 Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey
The CINEOS program ( Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey ), started in 2001, is dedicated to the discovery and follow-up of near-Earth objects (NEOs), namely asteroids and comets which periodically approach or intersect the Earth's orbit . In particular CINEOS is addressed to the discovery of
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Meteorite / Meteorite
#1 HIP 78530 b
HIP 78530 b is an object that is either a planet or a brown dwarf in the orbit of the star HIP 78530 . It was observed as early as 2000, but the object was not confirmed as one in orbit of the star HIP 78530 until a direct imaging project photographed the star in 2008. The image caught the attention
- ... ize. Further study would be needed to prove its true nature. [1] On July 2, 2009, July 3, 2009, and august 8, 2009, use of the NIFS integral field spectrograph with ALTAIR allowed the astronomers to collect da ...
Planet / Planet
#1 List of exoplanet search projects
The following is a list of exoplanet search projects . Parts of this article (those related to the number of exoplanets discovered) need to be updated . ( January 2022 )
- ... 003 March 2019 1+ 0 First spacecraft dedicated to the study of asteroseismology EPOXI July 21, 2005 august 8, 2013 0 0 Characterized planets and fly-by of comet SWEEPS 2006 2006 16 0 Based from the HST , a sho ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Violeta G. Ivanova
Violeta Ivanova (Виолета Иванова) is a Bulgarian astronomer . [2] Bulgarian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 14 [1] 3860 Plovdiv 8 August 1986 [1] MPC 4102 Gergana 15 October 1988 MPC 4893 Seitter 9 August 1986 [1] MPC 5950 Leukippos 9 August 1986 [1] MPC 7079 Baghdad 5 September 1986 [1] MPC
- ... s a Bulgarian astronomer . [2] Bulgarian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 14 [1] 3860 Plovdiv 8 august 1986 [1] MPC 4102 Gergana 15 October 1988 MPC 4893 Seitter 9 August 1986 [1] MPC 5950 Leukippos 9 A ...
- ... MPC 7079 Baghdad 5 September 1986 [1] MPC 9732 Juchnovski 24 September 1984 [2] MPC 9936 Al-Biruni 8 august 1986 [1] MPC 11852 Shoumen 10 September 1988 [2] MPC 11856 Nicolabonev 11 September 1988 [2] MPC 12 ...
#2 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 §
- ... ist [A] 6567 Shigemasa 16 November 1992 list [A] 6570 Tomohiro 6 May 1994 list [A] 6599 Tsuko 8 august 1988 list [A] 6607 Matsushima 29 October 1991 list [A] 6637 Inoue 3 December 1988 list [A] 66 ...
#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
- ... 1, 1995 (353731) 2011 WR 114 August 29, 1995 (365893) 2011 WB 3 August 31, 1995 (368930) 2006 VS 43 august 8, 1995 1 with H. Rickman
#4 Hendrik van Gent
Hendrik van Gent (14 September 1899, Pernis – March 29, 1947, Amsterdam ) [2] was a Dutch astronomer . Dutch astronomer (1899–1947) In this Dutch name , the surname is van Gent , not Gent . Asteroids discovered: 39 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets He moved to South Africa in 1928 in or
- ... September 28, 1930 1925 Franklin-Adams September 9, 1934 1945 Wesselink July 22, 1930 1946 Walraven august 8, 1931 1986 Plaut September 28, 1935 2019 van Albada September 28, 1935 2203 van Rhijn September 28, ...
#5 Bernard Mills
Bernard Yarnton Mills AC , FRS , [1] FAA , DSc (Eng) (8 August 1920 – 25 April 2011) was an Australian engineer and a pioneer of radio astronomy in Australia, responsible for the design and implementation of the Mills Cross Telescope and the Molonglo Cross Telescope . Bernard Mills Mills at the Inte
- Bernard Yarnton Mills AC , FRS , [1] FAA , DSc (Eng) ( 8 august 1920 – 25 April 2011) was an Australian engineer and a pioneer of radio astronomy in Australia, res ...
- ... ernational Union of Radio Science conference, Sydney 1952 Born Bernard Yarnton Mills ( 1920-08-08 ) 8 august 1920 Manly Died 25 April 2011 (2011-04-25) (aged 90) [1] Sydney Awards Fellow of the Royal Society ...
- ... 1-04-25) (aged 90) [1] Sydney Awards Fellow of the Royal Society [1] LIFE Bernard Mills was born on 8 august 1920 in Manly . His father, Ellice Mills, was an architect who had migrated from England before the ...
#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
- ... ist [B] 6567 Shigemasa 16 November 1992 list [B] 6570 Tomohiro 6 May 1994 list [B] 6599 Tsuko 8 august 1988 list [B] 6607 Matsushima 29 October 1991 list [B] 6637 Inoue 3 December 1988 list [B] 66 ...
#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
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#8 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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#9 Samuel Stearns
Samuel Stearns (1741 – 1810) was an American astronomer, doctor, author and publisher. American physician
- ... deen in Scotland , and travelled in Europe. DEATH He returned to America and died at Brattleboro on 8 august 1810. He was buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Brattleboro . The Stearns papers are held at 2013 ...
#10 Lenka Kotková
Lenka Kotková ( née Šarounová ; born 26 July 1973) is a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets . Czech astronomer, asteroid discoverer Lenka Kotková ( née Šarounová) Lenka Kotková at the Ondřejov Observatory Born ( 1973-07-26 ) 26 July 1973 (age 48) Dobřichovice , Czechoslovakia Nation
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#11 James William Grant (astronomer)
James William Grant FRSE FRAS , 3rd Laird of Wester Elchies (1788–1865) was a Scottish astronomer and landowner. On 23 July 1844 he was the first person to observe and record the existence of the star Antares B . [1] Scottish astronomer
- ... sal Green Cemetery . [7] Children: [ citation needed ] William Grant (1 August 1809, Calcutta [8] - 8 august 1877, Strathspey, Scotland ), [9] [10] Maynard Eliza Grant (m. James Thomason) [11] (4 March 1811, ...
#12 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
- ... 435549) 2008 QZ 3 24 August 2008 list (445143) 2008 WX 94 26 November 2008 list 450390 Pitchcomment 8 august 2005 list 469748 Volnay 9 August 2005 list (469758) 2005 QQ 28 28 August 2005 list 470600 Calogero ...
#13 Ferdinand Quénisset
Ferdinand Jules Quénisset (1872–1951) was a French astronomer who specialized in astrophotography . French astronomer "Quenisset" redirects here. For the crater on Mars, see Quenisset (crater) . Ferdinand Jules Quénisset Born ( 1872-08-08 ) August 8, 1872 Paris , France Died April 8, 1951 (1951-04-0
- ... ere. For the crater on Mars, see Quenisset (crater) . Ferdinand Jules Quénisset Born ( 1872-08-08 ) august 8, 1872 Paris , France Died April 8, 1951 (1951-04-08) (aged 78) Juvisy-sur-Orge , France Nationality ...
- ... uaire astronomique et météorologique Camille Flammarion EARLY LIFE AND CAREER Quénisset was born on 8 august 1872 in Paris , the son of Gatien Jules Quénisset, an assistant director of the Administration des ...
#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
- ... 1995 WG 7 24 November 1995 list [K] 16723 Fumiofuke 27 November 1995 list [M] (16746) 1996 PW 6 8 august 1996 list [L] (16751) 1996 QG 1 18 August 1996 list [K] (16752) 1996 QP 1 22 August 1996 list ...
#15 Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory ( SOHO ) is a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft built by a European industrial consortium led by Matra Marconi Space (now Airbus Defence and Space ) that was launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS launch vehicle on 2 December 1995, to study the Sun . It
- ... rging the battery , a successful attempt was made to modulate the carrier and downlink telemetry on 8 august . After instrument temperatures were downlinked on 9 August 1998, data analysis was performed, and p ...
#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
- ... 1408) 2008 GA 1 April 2008 list (447774) 2007 RL 13 5 September 2007 list [A] (450297) 2004 PN 42 8 august 2004 list [B] (456646) 2007 RJ 5 2 September 2007 list [A] (462106) 2007 RF 11 5 September 2007 ...
#17 John Vitéz
John Vitéz de Zredna ( Hungarian : zrednai Vitéz János , Croatian : Ivan Vitez od Sredne , Slovak : Ján Vitéz zo Sredny ; c. 1408 – 8 August 1472) was a Hungarian and Croat humanist , diplomat, Latinist , mathematician , astrologist and astronomer . He served as Archbishop of Esztergom from 1465 unt
- ... : zrednai Vitéz János , Croatian : Ivan Vitez od Sredne , Slovak : Ján Vitéz zo Sredny ; c. 1408 – 8 august 1472) was a Hungarian and Croat humanist , diplomat, Latinist , mathematician , astrologist and ast ...
- ... l Archbishop of Esztergom Primate of Hungary Archdiocese Esztergom Installed 15 May 1465 Term ended 8 august 1472 Predecessor Dénes Szécsi Successor Johann Beckenschlager Orders Created cardinal 1471 Rank Arc ...
- ... nal 1471 Rank Archbishop of Esztergom Personal details Born c. 1408 Zredna, Kingdom of Hungary Died 8 august 1472 Esztergom , Kingdom of Hungary Nationality Hungarian, Croatian Denomination Catholic Previous ...
#18 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
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#19 Nobuhiro Kawasato
Nobuhiro Kawasato ( 川里 信弘 , Kawasato Nobuhiro ) is a Japanese astronomer credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 105 asteroids he made partially in collaboration with astronomer Tsutomu Hioki at Okutama Observatory ( 877 ), Japan, between 1988 and 2000. [1] [2] Japanese astronomer
- ... 146008) 2000 CY 74 2 February 2000 list (168445) 1998 YE 8 21 December 1998 list (168472) 1999 PQ 4 8 august 1999 list (192433) 1997 TL 26 8 October 1997 list (202941) 1999 CD 14 12 February 1999 list (257753 ...
#20 Svetlana Gerasimenko
Svetlana Ivanovna Gerasimenko ( Russian : Светла́на Ива́новна Герасиме́нко ; Ukrainian : Світлана Іванівна Герасименко ) is a Soviet and Tajikistani astronomer of Ukrainian [1] origin and discoverer of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko . Ukrainian soviet and Tajik astronomer Svetlana Gerasimenko Светл
- ... о осознаю себя украинкой. "Klim Ivanovich Churyumov" . International Astronomical Union . Retrieved 8 august 2014 . Kronk, Gary W.; et al. (2010). "67P/1969 R1 (Churyumov-Gerasimenko)" . Cometography: A Catal ...
Star / Star
#1 RS Ophiuchi
RS Ophiuchi ( RS Oph ) is a recurrent nova system approximately 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus . In its quiet phase it has an apparent magnitude of about 12.5. It has been observed to erupt in 1898, 1933, 1958, 1967, 1985, 2006 and 2021 and reached about magnitude 5 on average
- ... gated fireball as early as 5.5 days after the explosion (see the figure below). [6] [7] [8] 2021 On 8 august 2021, the Brazilian amateur astronomer Alexandre Amorim , from Florianópolis , Brazil detected a ne ...