langs: 13 декабря [ru] / december 13 [en] / 13. dezember [de] / 13 décembre [fr] / 13 dicembre [it] / 13 de diciembre [es]
days: december 10 / december 11 / december 12 / december 13 / december 14 / december 15 / december 16
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 1862 Apollo
1862 Apollo / ə ˈ p ɒ l oʊ / is a stony asteroid , approximately 1.5 kilometers in diameter, classified as a near-Earth object (NEO). It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 24 April 1932, but lost and not recovered until 1973. 1862 Apollo A three-dimensiona
- ... JD 2455194.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 Observation arc 85.32 yr (31162 days) Earliest precovery date 13 december 1930 Aphelion 2.2935 AU (343.10 Gm ) Perihelion 0.64699 AU (96.788 Gm) Semi-major axis 1.4702 AU (2 ...
#2 24260 Kriváň
24260 Kriváň , provisional designation 1999 XW 127 , is a stony Eunomian asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt , approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Slovak astronomer Peter Kušnirák at the Czech Ondřejov Observatory on 13 December 1999, and named after the Kri
- ... iameter. It was discovered by Slovak astronomer Peter Kušnirák at the Czech Ondřejov Observatory on 13 december 1999, and named after the Kriváň mountain peak in Slovakia. [2] [8] 24260 Kriváň Discovery [1] Di ...
- ... 24260 Kriváň Discovery [1] Discovered by P. Kušnirák Discovery site Ondřejov Obs. Discovery date 13 december 1999 Designations MPC designation (24260) Kriváň Named after Kriváň (Slovak mountain) [2] Alternati ...
#3 774 Armor
774 Armor is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the main belt . It was discovered on December 13, 1913 in Paris by French astronomer Charles le Morvan and was named after the Celtic region of Armorica . [2] The asteroid is orbiting at a distance of 3.05 AU with a period of 5.32 yr and an eccentr
- 774 Armor is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the main belt . It was discovered on december 13, 1913 in Paris by French astronomer Charles le Morvan and was named after the Celtic region of Armor ...
#4 2018 XB4
2018 XB 4 (also written 2018 XB4 ) is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid roughly 53 meters (170 feet) in diameter. It was discovered on 13 December 2018 when the asteroid was about 0.125 AU (18,700,000 km; 11,600,000 mi) from Earth and had a solar elongation of 146 ° . It passed closest approach to
- ... 4 ) is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid roughly 53 meters (170 feet) in diameter. It was discovered on 13 december 2018 when the asteroid was about 0.125 AU (18,700,000 km; 11,600,000 mi) from Earth and had a solar ...
- ... ion shown Discovery [1] [2] Discovered by Pan-STARRS Discovery site Haleakala Obs. Discovery date 13 december 2018 (first observed only) Designations MPC designation 2018 XB 4 Minor planet category Apollo [2 ...
#5 2011 ES4
2011 ES 4 (also written 2011 ES4 ) is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid roughly 22–49 meters (72–160 feet) in diameter. It was first observed on 2 March 2011 when the asteroid was about 0.054 AU (8,100,000 km; 5,000,000 mi) from Earth and had a solar elongation of 159 degrees. It passed closest ap
- ... EODyS and JPL Horizons show the asteroid came to opposition (opposite the Sun in the sky) around 8–1 13 december 2019 at around apparent magnitude 24.8. [8] (Magnitude 24.8 is about 30 times fainter than the more ...
#6 4179 Toutatis
4179 Toutatis , provisional designation 1989 AC , is an elongated, stony asteroid and slow rotator , [11] classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo asteroid and Alinda asteroid groups, [ citation needed ] approximately 2.5 kilometers in diameter. Discovered b
- ... e Chang'e 2 departed from the Sun–Earth L2 point in April 2012 [31] and made a flyby of Toutatis on 13 december 2012, with closest approach being 3.2 kilometers and a relative velocity of 10.73 km/s, when Toutat ...
#7 1115 Sabauda
1115 Sabauda / s ə ˈ b ɔː d ə / is a carbonaceous Meliboean asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 68 kilometers in diameter. Discovered in 1928 by Italian astronomer Luigi Volta , it was assigned the provisional designation 1928 XC . The asteroid was probably named afte
- ... 1115 Sabauda Discovery [1] Discovered by L. Volta Discovery site Pino Torinese Obs. Discovery date 13 december 1928 Designations MPC designation (1115) Sabauda Pronunciation / s ə ˈ b ɔː d ə / Named after House ...
- ... [6] [7] · 9.60 [8] · 9.63 ± 0.62 [12] · 9.69 [5] · 9.7 [1] [3] DISCOVERY Sabauda was discovered on 13 december 1928, by Italian astronomer Luigi Volta at the Observatory of Turin (Pino Torinese Observatory). [1 ...
#8 3200 Phaethon
3200 Phaethon / ˈ f eɪ . ə θ ɒ n / (previously sometimes spelled Phaeton ), provisional designation 1983 TB , is an active [8] Apollo asteroid with an orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than any other named asteroid (though there are numerous unnamed asteroids with smaller perihelia, such as (13
- ... . [11] The asteroid was bright enough to see in small telescopes, peaking at magnitude 10.8 between december 13 15 while dimming slightly to magnitude 11 on December 16 at closest approach. [30] Arecibo made obse ...
#9 (523643) 2010 TY53
(523643) 2010 TY 53 , provisional designation 2010 TY 53 is a trans-Neptunian object and centaur located in the outermost region of the Solar System . With an absolute magnitude of 5.7, it approximately measures 325 kilometers (200 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 4 August 2010 by the Pan-ST
- ... n 0° 0 m 14.76 s / day Inclination 22.461° Longitude of ascending node 111.23° Time of perihelion ≈ 13 december 2042 [5] Argument of perihelion 3.4361° Physical characteristics Mean diameter 321 km [3] 329 km [6 ...
#10 2020 XR
2020 XR is an Apollo near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid roughly 390 meters (1,000 feet) in diameter. With a 5-day observation arc it was briefly listed as having a 1 in 11,000 chance of impacting Earth on 1 December 2028 placing it at the top of the Sentry Risk Table with a Palermo
- ... lion on 8 December 2020. On 2 January 2021, it passed 0.328 AU (49.1 million km) from Earth. [3] On 13 december 2020, precovery observations from 2013, 2016, and mid-2020 extended the observation arc from 8 days ...
Comet / Comet
#1 Great Comet of 1744
The Great Comet of 1744 , whose official designation is C/1743 X1 , and which is also known as Comet de Chéseaux or Comet Klinkenberg-Chéseaux , was a spectacular comet that was observed during 1743 and 1744. It was discovered independently in late November 1743 by Jan de Munck , in the second week
- ... on December 9, 1743 by Klinkenberg at Haarlem , and by Chéseaux from the observatory at Lausanne on december 13. Chéseaux said it lacked a tail and resembled a nebulous star of the third magnitude; he measured th ...
#2 2I/Borisov
2I/Borisov , originally designated C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) , [8] is the first observed rogue comet and the second observed interstellar interloper after ʻOumuamua . [9] [10] It was discovered by the Crimean amateur astronomer and telescope maker Gennadiy Borisov on 29 August 2019 UTC (30 August loca
- ... lpha 1] Discovery Discovered by Gennadiy Borisov Discovery date 30 August 2019 Earliest precovery : 13 december 2018 Orbital characteristics A Epoch 5 January 2020 [3] Observation arc 389 days Number of observat ...
- ... from the Sun. [5] A search of image archives found precovery observations of 2I/Borisov as early as 13 december 2018, but not on 21 November 2018, indicating it became active between these dates. [33] 2I/Borisov ...
- ... l coordinates, with 30 August 2019 discovery position along with precovery positions marked back to 13 december 2018 which help narrow down the incoming trajectory Interstellar velocity inbound ( v ∞ {\displayst ...
#3 46P/Wirtanen
46P/Wirtanen is a small short-period comet with a current orbital period of 5.4 years. [5] [6] It was the original target for close investigation by the Rosetta spacecraft , planned by the European Space Agency , but an inability to meet the launch window caused Rosetta to be sent to 67P/Churyumov–G
- ... Amateur astronomical image of Comet 46P on 12 December 2018 View from the Hubble Space Telescope on december 13, 2018 File:Animation of 46P/Wirtanen orbit Sun · Mercury · Venus · Earth · Mars · Jupiter · 46P/Wirt ...
#4 C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)
C/2016 U 1 (NEOWISE) is a hyperbolic comet discovered 21 October 2016 by NEOWISE , the asteroid-and-comet-hunting portion of the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer ( WISE ) mission. [1] [2] [3] The comet may be visible to skywatchers on Earth , at an estimated +6th magnitude (naked eye brightne
- ... k of 2017 and will be closest to the Sun on 14 January 2017. [2] [5] It was closest to the Earth on 13 december 2016 at 106,000,000 km (66,000,000 mi) [4] away; it is not considered a threat to Earth. [2] Orbit ...
#5 69P/Taylor
Comet Taylor , is a periodic comet in the Solar System , first discovered by Clement J. Taylor ( Cape Town , South Africa ) on November 24, 1915. Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 69P/Taylor Discovery Discovered by Clement J. Taylor Discovery date November 24, 1915 Alternative designations 1915 W1, 1
- ... s Kowal ( Palomar Observatory , California , United States) found images on photographic plates for december 13, 1976. The comet was recovered for the returns in 1984 and 1990, and in January 1998 was observed as ...
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 NGC 1985
NGC 1985 (also known as 2MASS J05374779+3159200 ) is a small, bright reflection nebula located in the constellation Auriga . It was discovered by William Herschel on December 13, 1790. [5] It has an apparent magnitude of 12.8 and its size is 0.68. [2] Reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga NG
- ... ht reflection nebula located in the constellation Auriga . It was discovered by William Herschel on december 13, 1790. [5] It has an apparent magnitude of 12.8 and its size is 0.68. [2] Reflection nebula in the c ...
#2 NGC 903
NGC 903 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aries . It is estimated to be about 230 million light-years from the Milky Way [3] and has a diameter of approximately 35,000 ly. NGC 903 was discovered on 13 December 1884 by the astronomer Edouard Stephan . [5] [6] Lenticular galaxy in the conste
- ... ars from the Milky Way [3] and has a diameter of approximately 35,000 ly. NGC 903 was discovered on 13 december 1884 by the astronomer Edouard Stephan . [5] [6] Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aries NGC 9 ...
#3 NGC 157
NGC 157 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus . The compiler of the New General Catalogue , John Louis Emil Dreyer noted that NGC 157 was "pretty bright, large, extended, between 2 considerably bright stars". It was discovered on December 13, 1783 by William Herschel . [3] N
- ... 157 was "pretty bright, large, extended, between 2 considerably bright stars". It was discovered on december 13, 1783 by William Herschel . [3] NGC 157 from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter using the 0.8m Schulman Tele ...
#4 NGC 520
NGC 520 is a pair of colliding spiral galaxies about 105 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces . [6] They were discovered by astronomer William Herschel on 13 December 1784. [7] Pair of colliding galaxies in the constellation Pisces NGC 520 NGC 520 by HST Observation data ( J2000 epoc
- ... years away in the constellation Pisces . [6] They were discovered by astronomer William Herschel on 13 december 1784. [7] Pair of colliding galaxies in the constellation Pisces NGC 520 NGC 520 by HST Observation ...
#5 NGC 904
NGC 904 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aries . It is estimated to be 244 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 85,000 ly. NGC 904 was discovered on 13 December 1884 by the astronomer Edouard Stephan . [5] [6] [7] Elliptical galaxy in the constellati
- ... t years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 85,000 ly. NGC 904 was discovered on 13 december 1884 by the astronomer Edouard Stephan . [5] [6] [7] Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aries N ...
#6 NGC 488
NGC 488 is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces . It is at a distance of about 90 million light-years away from Earth. [3] Its diameter is estimated to be 52,6 Kpc (171.000 ly). [1] The galaxy has a large central bulge, and is considered a prototype galaxy with multiple spiral arms. I
- ... arms [2] Other designations UGC 907, PGC 4946 [1] The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel on 13 december 1784. Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 488, SN 2010eb, possibly Ia with peak magnitude 14.7 ...
Institution / Institution
#1 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
- ... 51646) 2010 OZ 126 20 July 2010 list (255814) 2006 SD 50 19 September 2006 list (256657) 2007 XO 20 13 december 2007 list (256658) 2007 XG 21 14 December 2007 list (256762) 2008 BY 42 28 January 2008 list (25692 ...
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#2 CERGA Observatory
The CERGA Observatory ( French : Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie ; obs. code : 010 ) was a scientific department and astronomical station of the Côte d'Azur Observatory in southern France, where several asteroids were discovered during 1984–1993. [1] [2] Observatory Centre de rec
- ... mber 1986 list 4892 Chrispollas 11 October 1985 list 5576 Albanese 26 October 1986 list 5671 Chanal 13 december 1985 list 5769 Michard 6 August 1987 list 6375 Fredharris 1 October 1986 list 6587 Brassens 27 Nove ...
- ... August 1987 list 6375 Fredharris 1 October 1986 list 6587 Brassens 27 November 1984 list 6820 Buil 13 december 1985 list 7928 Bijaoui 27 November 1986 list 8080 Intel 17 November 1987 list 8636 Malvina 17 Octob ...
#3 Junk Bond Observatory
The Junk Bond Observatory ( JBO ; code: 701 ) is located in the Sonoran Desert at Sierra Vista , Arizona, United States. Astronomical observatory in Cochise County, Arizona This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2013 ) Observatory Junk Bond Observatory Alternative nam
- ... t (235910) 2005 EO 25 3 March 2005 list (236032) 2005 GY 166 11 April 2005 list (240615) 2004 XU 49 13 december 2004 list (242515) 2004 YS 32 31 December 2004 list (245312) 2005 EQ 37 7 March 2005 list (245358) ...
#4 Farpoint Observatory
Farpoint Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League , or NEKAAL . It is located on the grounds of Mission Valley High School at Eskridge , near Auburn, Kansas , approximately 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Topeka , Kansas , Unit
- ... 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 2007 list [B] (185977) 2001 MU 7 23 June 2001 lis ...
#5 Observatory of Turin
The Observatory of Turin ( Italian: Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino , also known as Pino Torinese ; obs. code : 022 ) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Italy's National Institute for Astrophysics ( Italian : Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica , INAF). It is located on the top of
- ... it on Wikidata ] ASTEROIDS DISCOVERED AT PINO TORINESE 1107 Lictoria 30 March 1929 [A] 1115 Sabauda 13 december 1928 [A] 1191 Alfaterna 11 February 1931 [A] 1238 Predappia 4 February 1932 [A] 1332 Marconia 9 Jan ...
#6 Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory
The Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory ( Italian : Osservatorio Astronomico della Montagna Pistoiese ; obs. code : 104 ), also known as the San Marcello Observatory and the Pian dei Termini Observatory ( Italian : Osservatorio di Pian dei Termini ), is an astronomical observatory in San Marc
- ... 5) 2006 SP 64 21 September 2006 list (292248) 2006 SF 78 22 September 2006 list (300226) 2006 XK 51 13 december 2006 list (306309) 2011 SH 71 23 September 2006 list (314720) 2006 SQ 64 22 September 2006 list (31 ...
#7 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
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#8 Institute of Applied Astronomy
The Institute of Applied Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences ( name in Russian : Институт прикладной астрономии — official name in Russian : Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт прикладной астрономии Российской академии наук (Federal State Budgetary Institution of
- ... nstitute of Applied Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences ), by resolution number 262, dated december 13, 2011, of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences. [2] The abbreviated name remained the sa ...
#9 United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
The United Kingdom Infra-Red Telescope ( UKIRT ) is a 3.8 metre (150 inch) infrared reflecting telescope , the second largest dedicated infrared (1 to 30 micrometres) telescope in the world. It is located on Mauna Kea , Hawai'i as part of Mauna Kea Observatory . Until 2014 it was operated by the J
- ... ember 2008 it was announced that the telescope would be moving to wide-field mode full-time . Since december 13, 2010 UKIRT has been operated remotely from Hilo in a minimalist operation mode with no observers pr ...
#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
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#11 Hyper-Kamiokande
Hyper-Kamiokande is a neutrino observatory being constructed on the site of the Kamioka Observatory , near Kamioka , Japan . The project started in 2010 as a successor to Super-Kamiokande . It was ranked as among the 28 top priority projects of the Japanese government. Thirteen countries from three
- ... es from three continents are involved in this program. [1] Construction was given final approval on 13 december 2019. [2] Mass production of the photomultiplier tube detectors began in 2021. [3] Construction of ...
Meteorite / Meteorite
#1 HD 1461 b
HD 1461 b is an extrasolar planet , orbiting the 6th magnitude G-type star HD 1461 , 76.5 light years away in the constellation Cetus . This planet has a minimum mass 6.4 times that of Earth and orbits at a distance of 0.0634 AU with an eccentricity of less than 0.131. It is currently unknown whethe
- ... ke Uranus or Neptune , or has terrestrial composition like CoRoT-7 b . This planet was announced on 13 december 2009 after it was discovered using radial velocity measurements taken at the Keck and Anglo-Austral ...
#2 Wold Cottage meteorite
The Wold Cottage meteorite (also called the Wold Newton meteorite ) fell near Wold Cottage farm in 1795, a few miles away from the village of Wold Newton in Yorkshire , England. Meteorite that fell in Wold Newton in 1795 Wold Cottage On display in the Natural History Museum, London Type Chondrite Cl
- ... gdom Region Yorkshire , England Coordinates 54°8′02.4″N 0°24′45.3″W [1] Observed fall Yes Fall date 13 december 1795, 3 p.m. TKW 56 lb (25 kg) Related media on Wikimedia Commons THE METEORITE The stone fell at a ...
- ... lb (25 kg) Related media on Wikimedia Commons THE METEORITE The stone fell at around 3 o'clock, on 13 december 1795, landing within a few yards of ploughman John Shipley. [2] It created a crater approximately 1 ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Snježana Kordić
Snježana Kordić ( pronounced [sɲěʒana kôːrditɕ] ( listen ) ; born 29 October 1964) [1] is a Croatian linguist . [3] In addition to her work in syntax , she has written on sociolinguistics . [2] Kordić is known among non-specialists for numerous articles against the puristic and prescriptive langua
- ... Episode 578 (in Serbo-Croatian). Zagreb. Croatian Radiotelevision 1 . Archived from the original on 13 december 2014 . Retrieved 13 December 2014 . Alt URL CROSBI 705821 . 62 minutes. Gromača Vadanjel, Tatjana ( ...
- ... n). Zagreb. Croatian Radiotelevision 1 . Archived from the original on 13 December 2014 . Retrieved 13 december 2014 . Alt URL CROSBI 705821 . 62 minutes. Gromača Vadanjel, Tatjana (4 July 2015). "Jezikoslovci o ...
#2 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
- ... ist (85482) 1997 PL 2 7 August 1997 list (100459) 1996 TB 5 6 October 1996 list (101506) 1998 XP 17 13 december 1998 list (120714) 1997 SQ 3 25 September 1997 list (160529) 1996 TN 1 6 October 1996 list (192416) ...
#3 Spiru Haret
Spiru C. Haret ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈspiru haˈret] ; 15 February 1851 – 17 December 1912) was a Romanian mathematician , astronomer , and politician . He made a fundamental contribution to the n -body problem in celestial mechanics by proving that using a third degree approximation for the d
- ... rătianu Preceded by Constantin Istrati Succeeded by Constantin C. Arion Interior Minister In office 13 december 1904 – 20 December 1904 Prime Minister Dimitrie Sturdza Preceded by Vasile Lascăr Succeeded by Gheo ...
#4 Satoru Otomo
Satoru Otomo ( 大友 哲 , Ōtomo Satoru, 19 December 1957, Mitaka ) is a Japanese dentist, amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets . [2] Minor planets discovered: 148 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets According to the Minor Planet Center , he is credited with the discovery of 14
- ... ura November 17, 1995 7201 Kuritariku October 25, 1994 7203 Sigeki February 27, 1995 7291 Hyakutake december 13, 1991 7592 Takinemachi November 23, 1992 7597 Shigemi April 14, 1993 7769 Okuni November 4, 1991 795 ...
- ... ne [1] February 9, 1991 9044 Kaoru [1] May 18, 1991 9060 Toyokawa September 4, 1992 9191 Hokuto december 13, 1991 9216 Masuzawa November 1, 1995 9407 Kimuranaoto November 28, 1994 9673 Kunishimakoto October 2 ...
- ... mber 15, 1993 (32910) 1994 TE 15 October 13, 1994 (39562) 1992 QK August 25, 1992 (42496) 1991 XB 1 december 13, 1991 (43875) 1994 WT 3 November 24, 1994 (48525) 1993 GB April 14, 1993 (65764) 1994 TH 15 October ...
#5 Charles-Louis Largeteau
Charles-Louis Largeteau (1791–1857) was a French physicist and astronomer . He was born in Mouilleron-en-Pareds in the Vendée into a poor family. His father, a gunner, died in the 1793 Battle of Le Mans . [1] He was taken in by an uncle in Fontenay-le-Comte , and excelled at school there, moving to
- ... turies). Presented at the French Academy of Sciences , it earned admission as a Free Academician on december 13, 1847. [1] This work, in concert with a Xia dynasty document preserved in a Chinese classic , the Bo ...
#6 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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#7 Axel Nielsen
Axel Vilfred Nielsen (13 December 1902 – 24 February 1970) was a Danish astronomer at the Ole Rømer Observatory in Aarhus from 1927 until his death in 1970. Danish astronomer For the Danish chess player, see Axel Nielsen (chess player) . In 1921, while still a student, Nielsen established his privat
- Axel Vilfred Nielsen ( 13 december 1902 – 24 February 1970) was a Danish astronomer at the Ole Rømer Observatory in Aarhus from 1927 u ...
#8 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
- ... st 248183 Peisandros 13 January 2005 list (248748) 2006 RN 1 September 2006 list (248951) 2006 XA 4 13 december 2006 list 249302 Ajoie 26 October 2008 list (255592) 2006 OG 10 24 July 2006 list (257156) 2008 HO ...
#9 Avi Loeb
Abraham " Avi " Loeb ( Hebrew : אברהם (אבי) לייב ; born February 26, 1962) is an Israeli -American theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology . Loeb is the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University . He had been the longest serving chair of Harvard's Department
- ... elescopes such as the SETI Institute 's Allen Telescope Array had produced no such results. [41] On december 13, 2017, the Green Bank Telescope observed the asteroid for six hours. No radio signals from ʻOumuamua ...
#10 Hipparchus
Hipparchus ( / h ɪ ˈ p ɑːr k ə s / ; Greek : Ἵππαρχος , Hipparkhos ; c. 190 – c. 120 BC) was a Greek astronomer , geographer , and mathematician . He is considered the founder of trigonometry , [1] but is most famous for his incidental discovery of precession of the equinoxes . [2] Hipparchu
- ... to these eclipses from his Babylonian eclipse list: 22/23 December 383 BC, 18/19 June 382 BC, and 12 13 december r 382 BC. The epicycle model he fitted to lunar eclipse observations made in Alexandria at 22 Septem ...
#11 Jana Tichá
Jana Tichá (born 1965 in České Budějovice ) is a Czech astronomer and discoverer of minor planets . She studied at the University of Economics in Prague and graduated in 1987. In 1992 she was selected for the position of a director of the Kleť Observatory . Czech astronomer Jana Tichá with her ex-hu
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#12 Leonard Kornoš
Leonard Kornoš (born 1956) is a Slovak astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids . [2] Slovak astronomer Minor planets discovered: 37 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets
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#13 Henri M.J. Boffin
Henri M. J. Boffin is a Belgian astronomer from the European Southern Observatory , [3] credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 11 numbered minor planets between 1999 and 2001, some in collaboration with Thierry Pauwels . [1] Belgian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 11 [1] 37
- ... ober 14, 1999 94884 Takuya December 14, 2001 (125547) 2001 XJ 3 8 December 2001 (125688) 2001 XT 88 13 december 2001 (125719) 2001 XQ 105 14 December 2001 (200766) 2001 XY 4 8 December 2001 (213424) 2001 XS 88 1 ...
- ... r 2001 (125719) 2001 XQ 105 14 December 2001 (200766) 2001 XY 4 8 December 2001 (213424) 2001 XS 88 13 december 2001 (258372) 2001 XH 3 8 December 2001 (413126) 2001 XU 88 14 December 2001 Henri Boffin received ...
#14 Dennis di Cicco
Dennis di Cicco (born 1950) is an American amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets , who lives in New England . American astronomer Minor planets discovered: 60 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets He has discovered 60 numbered asteroids from his backyard observatory in Sudbur
- ... ber 30, 1996 (17610) 1995 UJ 1 October 23, 1995 (19311) 1996 VF 3 November 12, 1996 (19323) 1996 XM 13 december 9, 1996 (20153) 1996 TC 8 October 12, 1996 (20165) 1996 VT 2 November 10, 1996 (23565) 1994 WB Nove ...
- ... October 24, 1995 (31006) 1995 XC December 3, 1995 (31058) 1996 TA 5 October 8, 1996 (31081) 1996 XO 13 december 9, 1996 (31184) 1997 YZ 4 December 26, 1997 (32947) 1995 YH 2 December 23, 1995 (39718) 1996 VG 3 N ...
#15 William McCrea (astronomer)
Sir William Hunter McCrea FRS FRSE FRAS (13 December 1904 – 25 April 1999) [1] [2] was an English astronomer and mathematician . English astronomer and mathematician
- Sir William Hunter McCrea FRS FRSE FRAS ( 13 december 1904 – 25 April 1999) [1] [2] was an English astronomer and mathematician . English astronomer and ...
- ... mathematician . English astronomer and mathematician BIOGRAPHY He was born in Dublin in Ireland on 13 december 1904. His family moved to Kent in 1906 and then to Derbyshire where he attended Chesterfield Gramma ...
#16 Martin Hoek
Martin Hoek (also Martinus ) (13 December 1834 in The Hague – 3 September 1873 in Utrecht [1] ) was a Dutch astronomer and experimental physicist . Dutch astronomer and experimental physicist (1834–1873) Martin Hoek He started studying medicine in 1852, but spent his last two years at the University
- Martin Hoek (also Martinus ) ( 13 december 1834 in The Hague – 3 September 1873 in Utrecht [1] ) was a Dutch astronomer and experimental physi ...
#17 Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin
Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin ( Sunne parish, Jämtlands län 11 September 1717 ( OS ) – Stockholm 13 December 1783), Swedish astronomer and demographer . Swedish astronomer and demographer Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin Wargentin was the son of the vicar of Sunne Wilhelm Wargentin (1670–1735) and his spouse Christi
- Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin ( Sunne parish, Jämtlands län 11 September 1717 ( OS ) – Stockholm 13 december 1783), Swedish astronomer and demographer . Swedish astronomer and demographer Pehr Wilhelm Wargent ...
#18 Einhard
Einhard (also Eginhard or Einhart ; Latin : E(g)inhardus ; c. 775 – March 14, 840) was a Frankish scholar and courtier. Einhard was a dedicated servant of Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious ; his main work is a biography of Charlemagne, the Vita Karoli Magni , "one of the most precious literary
- ... hough he was undoubtedly devoted to her, Einhard wrote nothing of his wife until after her death on 13 december 835, when he wrote to a friend that he was reminded of her loss in ‘every day, in every action, in ...
#19 William Kwong Yu Yeung
William Kwong Yu Yeung (born 1960; also known simply as Bill Yeung ; Chinese : 楊光宇 ) is a Hong Kong -born, Canadian amateur astronomer with telescopes based in the United States . [2] [3] Astronomer noted for the discovery of over 2,000 minor planets Minor planets discovered: 2031 [1] see § List
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#20 Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein ( / ˈ aɪ n s t aɪ n / EYEN -styne ; [6] German: [ˈalbɛʁt ˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn] ( listen ) ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist , [7] widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for devel
- ... d his ashes were scattered at an undisclosed location. [201] [202] In a memorial lecture delivered o 13 december er 1965 at UNESCO headquarters, nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer summarized his impression of ...
- ... er information: List of scientific publications by Albert Einstein Einstein, Albert (1901) [Complete 13 december er 1900 and manuscript received 16 December 1900]. Written at Zurich, Switzerland. Paul Karl Ludwig ...
Science / Science
#1 Geologic Calendar
The Geologic Calendar is a scale in which the geological lifetime of the Earth is mapped onto a calendrical year; that is to say, the day one of the Earth took place on a geologic January 1 at precisely midnight, and today's date and time is December 31 at midnight. [1] On this calendar, the inferre
- ... es , occurred on a geologic February 25 around 12:30 pm to 1:07 pm, [2] dinosaurs first appeared on december 13, the first flower plants on December 22 and the first primates on December 28 at about 9:43 pm. The ...
Star / Star
#1 U Orionis
U Orionis (abbreviated U Ori ) is a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Orion . It is a classical long period variable star that has been well observed for over 120 years. Variable star in the constellation Orion U Orionis Location of U Orionis (circled) Observation data Epoch J2000.0
- ... in the center of the image at approx visual mag. 12 on February 5th 2017 It was discovered on 1885 december 13 by J.E. Gore and initially it was thought to be a nova in the early stages of decline ( Gore's Nova ...
#2 Altair
Altair is the brightest star in the constellation of Aquila and the twelfth-brightest star in the night sky . It has the Bayer designation Alpha Aquilae, which is Latinised from α Aquilae and abbreviated Alpha Aql or α Aql . Altair is an A-type main-sequence star with an apparent visual magn
- ... "eastern star". [37] NASA announced Altair as the name of the Lunar Surface Access Module (LSAM) on december 13, 2007. [38] The Russian-made Beriev Be-200 Altair seaplane is also named after the star. [39] VISUAL ...
#3 Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse is a red supergiant of spectral type M1-2 and one of the largest stars visible to the naked eye . It is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky and, after Rigel , the second-brightest in the constellation of Orion . It is a distinctly reddish, semiregular variable star whose app
- ... fect on the sun but on a much larger scale. [111] DIAMETER See also: List of largest known stars On 13 december 1920, Betelgeuse became the first star outside the Solar System to have the angular size of its pho ...
#4 HR Delphini
HR Delphini , also known as Nova Delphini 1967, was a nova which appeared in the constellation Delphinus in 1967. It was discovered by George Alcock at 22:35 UT on 8 July 1967, after searching the sky for over 800 hours with binoculars. At the time of discovery it had an apparent magnitude of 5.0. I
- ... of discovery it had an apparent magnitude of 5.0. It reached a peak brightness of magnitude 3.5 on 13 december 1967, making it easily visible to the naked eye around that time. [6] [7] Pre-outburst photographs ...
#5 DQ Herculis
DQ Herculis , or Nova Herculis 1934 , was a slow, bright nova occurring in the northern constellation of Hercules in December 1934. This cataclysmic variable star was discovered on 13 December 1934 by J. P. M. Prentice from Stowmarket, Suffolk . [12] It reached peak brightness on 22 December 1934 wi
- ... rthern constellation of Hercules in December 1934. This cataclysmic variable star was discovered on 13 december 1934 by J. P. M. Prentice from Stowmarket, Suffolk . [12] It reached peak brightness on 22 December ...