langs: 22 декабря [ru] / december 22 [en] / 22. dezember [de] / 22 décembre [fr] / 22 dicembre [it] / 22 de diciembre [es]
days: december 19 / december 20 / december 21 / december 22 / december 23 / december 24 / december 25
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 264 Libussa
Libussa ( minor planet designation : 264 Libussa ) is a Main belt asteroid that was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on December 22, 1886, in Clinton, New York and was named after Libussa , the legendary founder of Prague . [3] It is classified as an S-type asteroid . 264 Libussa A three-dimensional mo
- ... lanet designation : 264 Libussa ) is a Main belt asteroid that was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on december 22, 1886, in Clinton, New York and was named after Libussa , the legendary founder of Prague . [3] It i ...
- ... odel of 264 Libussa based on its light curve Discovery Discovered by C. H. F. Peters Discovery date 22 december 1886 Designations MPC designation (264) Libussa Pronunciation German: [ˈliːbʊsaː] Named after Libuš ...
#2 777 Gutemberga
777 Gutemberga ( prov. designation : A914 BF or 1914 TZ ) is a dark and large background asteroid , approximately 66 kilometers (41 miles) in diameter, from the outer regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered by German astronomer Franz Kaiser at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on
- ... ation of 13 ° with respect to the ecliptic . [3] The body's observation arc begins at Heidelberg on 22 december 1924, almost 11 years after its official discovery observation. [1] NAMING This minor planet was na ...
#3 2015 YQ1
2015 YQ 1 (also written 2015 YQ1 ) is an Apollo asteroid that is a temporary horseshoe companion to the Earth , the twelfth known Earth horseshoe librator. [6] It experienced a close encounter with the Earth on 2015 December 22 at 0.0037 AU. 2015 YQ 1 Discovery Discovered by Mount Lemmon Srvy. D
- ... twelfth known Earth horseshoe librator. [6] It experienced a close encounter with the Earth on 2015 december 22 at 0.0037 AU. 2015 YQ 1 Discovery Discovered by Mount Lemmon Srvy. Discovery site Mount Lemmon Obs. ...
#4 12929 Periboea
12929 Periboea , provisional designation : 1999 TZ 1 , is a dark Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp , approximately 54 kilometers (34 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 2 October 1999, by American astronomer Charles W. Juels at the Fountain Hills Observatory in Arizona. [1] Originally conside
- ... r is indeed a Jupiter trojan. [6] NUMBERING AND NAMING This minor planet was numbered by the MPC on 22 december 1999 ( M.P.C. 22480 ). [12] On 14 May 2021, the object was named by the Working Group Small Body No ...
#5 50000 Quaoar
Quaoar ( 50000 Quaoar ), provisional designation 2002 LM 60 , is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt , a region of icy planetesimals beyond Neptune . A non-resonant object ( cubewano ), it measures approximately 1,121 km (697 mi) in diameter, about half the diameter of Pluto . The object was disco
- ... years using a Jupiter gravity assist, based on launch dates of 25 December 2016, 22 November 2027, 22 december 2028, 22 January 2030 or 20 December 2040. Quaoar would be 41 to 43 AU from the Sun when the spacec ...
#6 707 Steina
707 Steina is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . 707 Steina Discovery Discovered by Max Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 22 December 1910 Designations MPC designation (707) Steina Alternative designations 1910 LD Orbital characteristics [1] Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5)
- ... the Sun . 707 Steina Discovery Discovered by Max Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 22 december 1910 Designations MPC designation (707) Steina Alternative designations 1910 LD Orbital characteris ...
#7 (26308) 1998 SM165
(26308) 1998 SM 165 is a resonant trans-Neptunian object and binary system from the Kuiper belt in the outermost regions of the Solar System . It was discovered on 16 September 1998, by American astronomer Nichole Danzl at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona. [1] It is classified as a twot
- ... d by ice. [6] 1998 SM 165 is fairly red, with a color comparable to 79360 Sila–Nunam . SATELLITE On 22 december 2001, a minor-planet moon , provisionally designated S/2001 (26308) 1 , was discovered by American ...
#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
- ... ry has since moved to South Africa). The body's observation arc begins at the Vienna Observatory on 22 december 1922, about two months after to its official discovery observation at Heidelberg. [1] NAMING This m ...
#9 (417634) 2006 XG1
(417634) 2006 XG 1 provisional designation 2006 XG 1 , is a sub-kilometer asteroid , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group , that had a low but non-zero probability of impacting Earth on 31 October 2041. The asteroid was discovered on 20 September 200
- ... PTION Originally listed with a Torino Scale hazard rating of 0, this was raised to a rating of 1 on 22 december 2006 as a result of additional observations and refinement of the orbital calculations. [5] However ...
#10 323 Brucia
Brucia ( minor planet designation : 323 Brucia ) is a stony Phocaea asteroid and former Mars-crosser from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 33 kilometers (21 miles) in diameter. It was the first asteroid to be discovered by the use of astrophotography . [14] Phocaea asteroid 323
- ... s discovered by Max Wolf , a pioneer in that method of finding astronomical objects . Discovered on december 22, 1891, it was named in honour of Catherine Wolfe Bruce , a noted patroness of the science of astrono ...
- ... d 323 Brucia Discovery [1] Discovered by M. F. Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 22 december 1891 Designations MPC designation (323) Brucia Pronunciation / ˈ b r uː s i ə , ˈ b r uː ʃ ə / Name ...
#11 683 Lanzia
683 Lanzia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . It was discovered July 23, 1909, by Max Wolf at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl observatory [2] and was named in honor of Lanz, founder of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences. Photometric observations made in 2003 at the Santana Observatory i
- ... ic albedo 0.1474 ± 0.128 Absolute magnitude (H) 8.7 Observations during two last occultation 18 and 22 december 2010 (P.Baruffetti, G. Tonlorenzi - Massa, G. Bonatti - Carrara, R. Di Luca - Bologna (Italy), C. S ...
#12 (163899) 2003 SD220
(163899) 2003 SD 220 is a sub-kilometer asteroid and tumbling slow rotator , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Aten group , which orbit the Sun between Venus and Earth . Its orbital period of 0.75 years means that it orbits the sun about 4 times for every 3 of
- ... lunar distances (LD) from the Earth on 25 December 2015. It came within about 7 LD (0.0189 AU ) on 22 december 2018. Its peak brightness was about 13.13 magnitude on 16 December 2018. Observations are planned f ...
- ... km wide, described as being shaped like a sweet potato . GDSCC Arecibo Observatory 17 December 2015 22 december 2015 3–16 December 2015 Path of asteroid during December 2015 (3 day motion) CLOSEST FLYBY 2018 200 ...
- ... 3 day motion) CLOSEST FLYBY 2018 2003 SD 220 passed its closest distance of 7.34 LD (0.01899 AU) on 22 december 2018. It was on the list of Goldstone targets for December 2018 [7] to gain more information for th ...
#13 1998 WW31
1998 WW 31 , is a non-resonant trans-Neptunian object and binary system from the Kuiper belt located in the outermost region of the Solar System , approximately 148 kilometers (92 miles) in diameter. It was first observed on 18 November 1998, by American astronomer Marc Buie and Robert Millis at the
- ... 7-day orbit SATELLITE 1998 WW 31 is a binary minor planet with a minor-planet moon in its orbit. On 22 december 2000, French astronomers Christian Veillet and Alain Doressoundiram in collaboration with J. Shapir ...
#14 773 Irmintraud
773 Irmintraud , provisional designation 1913 TV, is a dark and reddish, rare-type asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , about 92 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 December 1913, by German astronomer Franz Kaiser at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany. [11] 773 I
- ... from the outer region of the asteroid belt , about 92 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 december 1913, by German astronomer Franz Kaiser at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany. [11] 773 Irm ...
- ... 773 Irmintraud Discovery [1] Discovered by F. Kaiser Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 22 december 1913 Designations MPC designation (773) Irmintraud Pronunciation German: [ˈɪʁmɪntʁaʊt] Named after ...
#15 2020 SW
2020 SW is a tiny near-Earth asteroid discovered by the Mount Lemmon Survey on 18 September 2020, six days before it made its closest approach to Earth. The asteroid passed within 21,600 kilometres (13,400 mi) from Earth's surface on 24 September 2020 11:13 UT , within the geostationary altitude o
- ... tion 1° 4 m 45.117 s / day Inclination 2.326° Longitude of ascending node 1.808° Time of perihelion 22 december 2020 19:43 UT Argument of perihelion 118.950° Earth MOID 0.00042 AU (63,000 km) Physical characteri ...
Comet / Comet
#1 152P/Helin–Lawrence
152P/Helin–Lawrence is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 9 year orbit 152P/Helin-Lawrence Discovery Discovered by Eleanor F. Helin Kenneth J. Lawrence Discovery date May 17, 1993 Alternative designations 1993 XI; 2001 Y1 Orbital characteristics A Epoch March 6, 2006 Aphelion
- ... AU Eccentricity 0.3087 Orbital period 9.534 a Inclination 9.8707° Last perihelion July 9, 2012 [1] december 22, 2002 Next perihelion January 13, 2022 [1] [2] The comet came to perihelion on 9 July 2012, [1] and ...
#2 43P/Wolf–Harrington
43P/Wolf–Harrington is a periodic comet discovered on December 22, 1924, by Max Wolf in Heidelberg , Germany . [1] In 2019 it passed within 0.065 AU (9,700,000 km; 6,000,000 mi) of Jupiter, [1] which lifted the perihelion point and increased the orbital period to 9 years. [5] Periodic comet wi
- 43P/Wolf–Harrington is a periodic comet discovered on december 22, 1924, by Max Wolf in Heidelberg , Germany . [1] In 2019 it passed within 0.065 AU (9,700,000 km; 6, ...
- ... orbit 43P/Wolf–Harrington Discovery Discovered by Max Wolf @ Heidelberg ( 024 ) [1] Discovery date december 22, 1924 Orbital characteristics A Epoch May 1, 2009 ( JD 2454952.5) Aphelion 5.347 AU (Q) Perihelion 1 ...
#3 Comet Kohoutek
Comet Kohoutek ( formally designated C/1973 E1 and formerly as 1973 XII and 1973f ) [lower-alpha 3] is a comet that passed close to the Sun towards the end of 1973. Early predictions of the comet's peak brightness suggested that it had the potential to become one of the brightest comets of the 20th
- ... ompanying the brighter dust component. [15] The comet brightened to an apparent magnitude of 2.8 by 22 december 1973 before becoming indiscernible to ground-based observers due to Kohoutek's conjunction with the ...
- ... [129] [130] Sun Ra played a concert at The Town Hall in New York dedicated to Kohoutek's arrival on 22 december 1973. [131] Other musical groups with works influenced by the comet included Kraftwerk , Pink Floyd ...
#4 39P/Oterma
39P/Oterma is a currently inactive periodic comet in the Solar System with an orbital period of nearly 20 years. The size of its nucleus is not known. Periodic comet with 19 year orbit 39P/Oterma Discovery Discovered by Liisi Oterma Discovery date 8 April 1943 Alternative designations 1942 VII; 1950
- ... speed 14.2 km/s (2002) Min. orbital speed 8.6 km/s (2013-Feb-15) Inclination 1.943° Last perihelion 22 december 2002 [1] [2] Next perihelion 11 July 2023 [3] [1] [2] DISCOVERY The comet was discovered by Liisi O ...
#5 C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
C/2021 A1 (Leonard) was a long period comet [4] that was discovered by G. J. Leonard at the Mount Lemmon Observatory on 3 January 2021 (a year before perihelion ) when the comet was 5 AU (750 million km ) from the Sun. [1] It had a retrograde orbit. The nucleus was about 1 km (0.6 mi) acro
- ... lower in the sky, atmospheric extinction offset much of the brightening. [ citation needed ] As of 22 december 2021, the comet was around apparent magnitude 4, making it a good binocular comet for the Southern ...
#6 C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)
C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) is a long-period comet discovered on 7 September 2013 by Terry Lovejoy using a 0.2-meter (8 in) Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope . [1] It is the fourth comet discovered by Terry Lovejoy. C/2013 R1 crossed the celestial equator on 14 October 2013, becoming a better Northern Hemisphe
- ... al period ~6,300 yr ( epoch 1950) ~7,600 yr (epoch 2050) [3] Inclination 64.04° [2] Last perihelion 22 december 2013 [2] HISTORY By 1 November 2013, the comet was visible to the naked eye near the Beehive Cluste ...
- ... t passed the star Zeta Herculis . [8] The comet came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) on 22 december 2013 at a distance of 0.81 AU (121,000,000 km; 75,000,000 mi) from the Sun. [2] At perihelion, the ...
#7 C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy)
Comet Lovejoy , formally designated C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) , is a long-period comet and Kreutz sungrazer . It was discovered in November 2011 by Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy . The comet's perihelion took it through the Sun's corona on 16 December 2011, after which it emerged intact, thou
- ... ray." [4] [21] Comet Lovejoy re-emerged as a naked eye object in the Southern Hemisphere around 21–2 22 december [22] when astronaut Dan Burbank photographed it from the International Space Station . [23] [24] Gr ...
- ... y survive the Sun's corona 16 December 2011 Christmas Comet Lovejoy Captured at Paranal Observatory 22 december 2011 Wide field photo at sunrise with Zodiacal light and airglow 25 December 2011
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 Cat's Eye Nebula
The Cat's Eye Nebula (also known as NGC 6543 and Caldwell 6 ) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Draco , discovered by William Herschel on February 15, 1786. It was the first planetary nebula whose spectrum was investigated by the English amateur astronomer William Huggins , demo
- ... : astro-ph/9907313 , Bibcode : 1999AJ....118.2430R , doi : 10.1086/301091 , S2CID 14746840 SIMBAD ( december 22, 2006), Results for Cat's Eye Nebula Wesson, R.; Liu, X.-W. (2004), "Physical conditions in the plan ...
#2 NGC 10
NGC 10 is a spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Sculptor . It was discovered by John Herschel on 25 September 1834. [8] The galaxy is located at a distance of 346 Mly from the Sun . [3] Its morphological classification in the De Vaucouleurs system is SAB(rs)bc, [4] where the 'SA
- ... rent size (V) 1.373′ × 0.879′ [6] Other designations PGC 634, [5] ESO 349-32, MCG -06-01-024 [7] On december 22, 2011, a Type II supernova designated SN 2011jo was discovered in NGC 10 by Stuart Parker of New Zea ...
#3 NGC 489
NGC 489 is probably an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 97 million Light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces . [2] [3] NGC 489's calculated velocity is 2507 km/s. [3] NGC 489 was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on December 22, 1862. [4] Spiral galaxy in the
- ... d velocity is 2507 km/s. [3] NGC 489 was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on december 22, 1862. [4] Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces NGC 489 SDSS image of NGC 489 Observation data ...
Institution / Institution
#1 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
- ... list 3342 Fivesparks 27 January 1982 list 3773 Smithsonian 23 December 1984 list 3797 Ching-Sung Yu 22 december 1987 list 4372 Quincy 3 October 1984 list 4733 ORO 19 April 1982 list 5976 Kalatajean 25 September ...
#2 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
- ... 09 HX 35 19 April 2009 list [A] (322003) 2010 UE 82 3 November 1999 list [A] (337298) 2000 YY 7 22 december 2000 list [A] 342431 Hilo 25 October 2008 list [A] (343080) 2009 DH 1 17 February 2009 list [ ...
#3 Aldershot Observatory
Aldershot observatory is a circular red-brick building with a domed roof standing on Queens Avenue in Aldershot Military Town [1] near Aldershot , England, home to the British Army since circa 1854. Inside is an 8-inch (203 mm) refracting telescope on a German-type equatorial mount with a clockwor
- ... cil and several high-ranking army officers. Local Aldershot News reports of the opening ceremony on 22 december 1906 show that no civic guests were invited. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION The building is of conventiona ...
#4 Island Lagoon Tracking Station
The Island Lagoon Tracking Station (Deep Space Station 41), an Earth station in Australia , was the first deep space station to be established outside of the United States, near Woomera, South Australia in November 1960. [1] [2] Island Lagoon Tracking Station The 26 metre antenna at the tracking sta
- ... operated by the Australian Department of Supply and provided support for deep space missions until 22 december 1972. Subsequent tracking stations built by NASA in Australia were: Carnarvon , Western Australia M ...
#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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- ... 6598) 2008 WZ 21 18 November 2008 list (346619) 2008 WA 93 26 November 2008 list (346659) 2008 YZ 7 22 december 2008 list (346815) 2009 CE 50 14 February 2009 list (346833) 2009 DT 15 16 February 2009 list (3468 ...
#6 Cordell–Lorenz Observatory
Cordell–Lorenz Observatory (850) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Sewanee:The University of the South . It is located in Sewanee, Tennessee , United States. Observatory Cordell–Lorenz Observatory Organization University of the South Observatory code 850 Location Sewanee, Tenn
- ... t (211850) 2004 FQ 133 23 March 2004 list (216048) 2006 OQ 10 26 July 2006 list (233228) 2005 YW 38 22 december 2005 list (255070) 2005 UP 3 26 October 2005 list (256319) 2006 XB 4 14 December 2006 list (256431) ...
#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
- ... 152661) 1998 DS 1 20 February 1998 list (152733) 1998 WL 8 25 November 1998 list (152743) 1998 YK 6 22 december 1998 list (152745) 1998 YN 11 24 December 1998 list (154468) 2003 DG 17 28 February 2003 list (1554 ...
#8 McKim Observatory
McKim Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by DePauw University . Built in 1884, it is located in Greencastle , Indiana (USA). Observatory in Indiana, United States Observatory McKim Observatory Organization DePauw University Location Greencastle, Indiana Coordinates 39°38′4
- ... s than one acre Built 1884 Architect Marshall, Joseph NRHP reference No. 78000051 [1] Added to NRHP december 22, 1978 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1] DONOR The observatory i ...
#9 El Arenosillo
El Arenosillo Test Centre (CEDEA) is the name of a rocket launch site for suborbital rockets managed by INTA , located near Mazagón in Spain. [2] It is located in the province of Huelva , Andalucía , in the southwest coast of Spain (37.1° N, 6.7° W). [3] CEDEA is adjacent to the Center of Excellence
- ... First launch, 81 km apogee 19 July 1969 INTA-255 ? ? Success 20 December 1969 INTA-255 ? ? Success 22 december 1970 INTA-255 ? ? Success 12 January 1974, 19:12 Skylark H-GR-58 ? Success 27 June 1976 Black Brant ...
#10 San Vittore Observatory
The San Vittore Observatory ( Italian : Osservatorio San Vittore , obs. code : 522 ) is an astronomical observatory in Bologna , Italy. It has made numerous asteroid discoveries during 1980–2000. [1] Minor planets discovered: 99 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets Observatory San Vittor
- ... list 48715 Balbinot 13 September 1996 list 49187 Zucchini 18 September 1998 list 49441 Scerbanenco 22 december 1998 list 52480 Enzomora 20 October 1995 list (52570) 1997 JC 1 1 May 1997 list (52670) 1998 DC 3 2 ...
#11 Sydney Observatory
The Sydney Observatory is a heritage-listed meteorological station , astronomical observatory , function venue, science museum , and education facility located on Observatory Hill at Upper Fort Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point in the City of Sydney local government area of Ne
- ... Windmill Hill ; and Flagstaff Hill . It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 22 december 2000. [1] Historic site in New South Wales, Australia Sydney Observatory The observatory photograph ...
- ... atory; Fort Phillip; Windmill Hill; Flagstaff Hill Type State heritage (complex / group) Designated 22 december 2000 Reference no. 1449 Type Observatory Category Scientific Facilities Builders Charles Bingemann ...
- ... l citation needed ] Sydney Observatory was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 22 december 2000 having satisfied the following criteria. [1] The place is important in demonstrating the cours ...
#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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- ... 249616) 1999 TS 13 11 October 1999 list (250300) 2003 QK 29 23 August 2003 list (251311) 2006 YS 14 22 december 2006 list (251312) 2006 YV 14 23 December 2006 list (251341) 2007 OO 9 23 July 2007 list (256515) 2 ...
- ... st (269256) 2008 QK 43 26 August 2008 list (269379) 2009 OW 3 21 July 2009 list (273476) 2006 YT 14 22 december 2006 list (275009) 2009 UC 3 17 October 2009 list (276504) 2003 QW 67 24 August 2003 list (282121) ...
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Meteorite / Meteorite
#1 Kepler-70b
Kepler-70b (formerly known as its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-55.01 ; sometimes listed as KOI-55 b ) is one of two postulated exoplanets orbiting the subdwarf B star (sdB) Kepler-70 . The other planet is Kepler-70c , and both planets (if they exist) orbit very close to their host star.
- ... ression Discovery Discovered by Charpinet et al. [1] Discovery site Kepler telescope Discovery date 22 december 2011 (announced) [1] Detection method Reflection/emission modulations Orbital characteristics Semi- ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Elisabeth Hevelius
Elisabeth Catherina Koopmann-Hevelius (in Polish called Elżbieta Heweliusz ; January 17, 1647–December 22, 1693) is considered one of the first female astronomers . Originally from Danzig , Poland , she contributed to improve the work and observations done together with her husband Johannes Hevelius
- Elisabeth Catherina Koopmann-Hevelius (in Polish called Elżbieta Heweliusz ; January 17, 1647–D december 22, 1693) is considered one of the first female astronomers . Originally from Danzig , Poland , she cont ...
#2 Frank Kameny
Franklin Edward Kameny (May 21, 1925 – October 11, 2011) [1] was an American gay rights activist. He has been referred to as "one of the most significant figures" in the American gay rights movement . [2] American gay rights activist (1925–2011) Frank Kameny Kameny in 2010 Born Franklin Edward Kam
- ... th the 2010 Cornelius R. "Neil" Alexander Humanitarian Award. [43] Kameny was invited to attend the december 22, 2010, ceremony where President Barack Obama signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 . K ...
#3 Thierry Pauwels
Thierry Pauwels (born 22 July 1957, Ghent ) is a Belgian astronomer from the Royal Observatory of Belgium . [2] [3] Between 1996 and 2008 he discovered and co-discovered 146 minor planets . This makes him one of the top 100 minor planet discoverers. [1] Belgian astronomer Minor planetss discovered:
- ... 003 (267346) 2001 WC 16 November 23, 2001 (270994) 2002 XV 39 December 9, 2002 (271152) 2003 SO 170 december 22, 2003 276681 Loremaes [4] December 18, 2003 (281759) 2009 BC 133 September 21, 2005 (284895) 2009 SW ...
#4 Max Wolf
Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf (21 June 1863 – 3 October 1932) was a German astronomer and a pioneer in the field of astrophotography . He was the chairman of astronomy at the University of Heidelberg and director of the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory from 1902 until his death in 19
- ... 000)" . Minor Planet Center . International Astronomical Union . Retrieved 31 May 2019 . 323 Brucia 22 december 1891 list 325 Heidelberga 4 March 1892 list 328 Gudrun 18 March 1892 list 329 Svea 21 March 1892 li ...
- ... 3 March 1908 list 683 Lanzia 23 July 1909 list 692 Hippodamia 5 November 1901 list [D] 707 Steina 22 december 1910 list 712 Boliviana 19 March 1911 list 733 Mocia 16 September 1912 list 798 Ruth 21 November 19 ...
#5 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
- Stefano Sposetti (born 22 december 1958) is a Swiss amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets . [2] [3] He lives i ...
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- ... 541) 1999 UZ 51 31 October 1999 list (123499) 2000 WY 178 30 November 2000 list (123612) 2000 YL 16 22 december 2000 list (123955) 2001 FC 10 17 March 2001 list (134793) 2000 EH 15 5 March 2000 list (137498) 199 ...
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#6 Freimut Börngen
Freimut Börngen ( German: [ˈfʁaɪmuːt ˈbœʁŋən] ; 17 October 1930 – 19 June 2021) was a German astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets . [2] A few sources give his first name wrongly as "Freimuth". The Minor Planet Center credits him as F. Borngen . German astronomer (1930–2021) Minor pl
- ... October 1982 list 4347 Reger 13 August 1988 list 4382 Stravinsky 29 November 1989 list 4406 Mahler 22 december 1987 list 4559 Strauss 11 January 1989 list 4579 Puccini 11 January 1989 list 4727 Ravel 24 October ...
- ... 91 list [B] 9957 Raffaellosanti 6 October 1991 list 9962 Pfau 28 December 1991 list 10055 Silcher 22 december 1987 list 10067 Bertuch 11 January 1989 list 10095 Carlloewe 9 September 1991 list [B] 10100 Bürg ...
#7 Karl Schwarzschild
Karl Schwarzschild ( German: [kaːl ˈʃvaːtsʃɪlt] ( listen ) ; 9 October 1873 – 11 May 1916) was a German physicist and astronomer. German physicist and mathematician Karl Schwarzschild Born ( 1873-10-09 ) 9 October 1873 Frankfurt am Main , German Empire Died 11 May 1916 (1916-05-11) (aged 42) [1] :
- ... system and was able to produce an exact solution which he first set down in a letter to Einstein of 22 december 1915, written while he was serving in the war stationed on the Russian front. He concluded the lett ...
#8 Daria Guidetti
Daria Guidetti (born 1978) [2] is an Italian astrophysicist linked to the INAF . She studied astronomy at the University of Bologna and is a member of the astronomy club at Montelupo ( Italian : Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo ). [3] Italian astrophysicist Daria Guidetti in 2016 Minor planets discovered:
- ... ia Guidetti in 2016 Minor planets discovered: 2 [1] 34004 Gregorini 30 July 2000 49443 Marcobondi 22 december 1998 The Minor Planet Center credits her with the co-discovery of two asteroids , [1] 34004 Gregori ...
#9 Albrecht Unsöld
Albrecht Otto Johannes Unsöld (20 April 1905 – 23 September 1995) was a German astrophysicist known for his contributions to spectroscopic analysis of stellar atmospheres. German astrophysicist (1905-1995) Utrecht Astronomy Symposium 1963. Left to right: Marcel Minnaert , Albrecht Unsöld, Miep Minna
- ... recht Unsöld Beiträge zur Quantenmechanik des Atoms , Ann. d. Phys. (4) 82 355-393 (1927). Received 22 december 1926, published in issue No. 3. of 8 February 1927. As cited in Mehra, Volume 5, Part 2, 2001, p. 9 ...
#10 Michael A. Dopita
Michael Andrew "Mike" Dopita (born 28 October 1946, Kraslice, Czechoslovakia, died 22 December 2018, Canberra, Australia) was an Australian astronomer and Professor Emeritus at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, [1] Australian National University , where he worked since 1975. He was
- Michael Andrew "Mike" Dopita (born 28 October 1946, Kraslice, Czechoslovakia, died 22 december 2018, Canberra, Australia) was an Australian astronomer and Professor Emeritus at the Research Scho ...
#11 Grote Reber
Grote Reber (December 22, 1911 – December 20, 2002) was an American pioneer of radio astronomy , which combined his interests in amateur radio and amateur astronomy . He was instrumental in investigating and extending Karl Jansky 's pioneering work, and conducted the first sky survey in the radio fr
- Grote Reber ( december 22, 1911 – December 20, 2002) was an American pioneer of radio astronomy , which combined his interests ...
- ... first sky survey in the radio frequencies. [1] American astronomer Grote Reber Born ( 1911-12-22 ) december 22, 1911 Wheaton, Illinois , United States Died December 20, 2002 (2002-12-20) (aged 90) Ouse , Tasmani ...
#12 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
- ... [A] 3432 Kobuchizawa 7 March 1986 list [B] [C] 3533 Toyota 30 October 1986 list [A] 3565 Ojima 22 december 1986 list [D] 3585 Goshirakawa 28 January 1987 list [D] 3686 Antoku 3 March 1987 list [D] 373 ...
- ... st [A] 4748 Tokiwagozen 20 November 1989 list [A] 4767 Sutoku 4 April 1987 list [D] 4806 Miho 22 december 1990 list [G] 4896 Tomoegozen 20 December 1986 list [D] 4941 Yahagi 25 October 1986 list [A] ...
- ... r 1992 list 6042 Cheshirecat 23 November 1990 list [G] 6101 Tomoki 1 March 1993 list 6136 Gryphon 22 december 1990 list [G] 6137 Johnfletcher 25 January 1991 list [G] 6158 Shosanbetsu 12 November 1991 list ...
- ... 1) 1998 VH 5 8 November 1998 list [K] (13621) 1995 GC 7 1 April 1995 list [K] (13636) 1995 YS 2 22 december 1995 list (13685) 1997 QG 4 27 August 1997 list [K] (13955) 1990 UA 2 21 October 1990 list (13974 ...
- ... 1896) 1999 VM 6 7 November 1999 list (22018) 1999 XK 105 8 December 1999 list [K] (22357) 1992 YJ 22 december 1992 list [G] (22393) 1994 QV 29 August 1994 list [K] (22407) 1995 SK 2 17 September 1995 list ...
- ... 24185) 1999 XM 14 3 December 1999 list [K] (24793) 1993 UT 22 October 1993 list (24855) 1995 YM 4 22 december 1995 list [K] (24895) 1997 AC 13 9 January 1997 list [K] (24963) 1997 UB 11 26 October 1997 lis ...
- ... 37) 1995 EG 1 March 1995 list [D] (39664) 1995 WW 4 20 November 1995 list [D] (39667) 1995 YU 2 22 december 1995 list (39688) 1996 RG 5 3 September 1996 list [L] (39721) 1996 VU 7 15 November 1996 list [ ...
#13 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 §
- ... 95 VJ 2 13 November 1995 list [A] (24185) 1999 XM 14 3 December 1999 list [A] (24855) 1995 YM 4 22 december 1995 list [A] (24895) 1997 AC 13 9 January 1997 list [A] (25260) 1998 VN 5 8 November 1998 list ...
#14 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
- ... 06 TR 10 15 October 2006 list [K] 187125 Marxgyörgy 31 August 2005 list [K] (189320) 2006 YC 14 22 december 2006 list 190504 Hermanottó 22 April 2000 list [B] 191341 Lánczos 24 August 2003 list [F] (1915 ...
- ... t (257014) 2008 FQ 6 30 March 2008 list (257211) 2008 YY 4 21 December 2008 list (257212) 2008 YB 5 22 december 2008 list 260098 Staargyula 18 June 2004 list 260601 Wesselényi 2 April 2005 list (262388) 2006 UC ...
- ... ricz 26 September 2006 list [L] (304446) 2006 UP 3 16 October 2006 list [K] (304748) 2006 YE 14 22 december 2006 list (305263) 2007 YQ 29 21 December 2007 list (305264) 2007 YR 29 21 December 2007 list (3055 ...
- ... 305264) 2007 YR 29 21 December 2007 list (305530) 2008 FZ 125 29 March 2008 list (305577) 2008 YY 5 22 december 2008 list (306191) 2011 OT 12 28 December 2008 list (307761) 2003 VF 3 November 2003 list [E] (30 ...
- ... 43) 2007 BX 49 26 January 2007 list (375066) 2007 RZ 4 31 August 2007 list [A] (375637) 2008 YC 5 22 december 2008 list 376694 Kassák 30 January 2011 list [P] (385854) 2006 QQ 10 19 August 2006 list [K] (3 ...
#15 Atsuo Asami
Atsuo Asami ( 浅見 敦夫 , Asami Atsuo ) is a Japanese astronomer . He operates a small private observatory, Hadano Astronomical Observatory , located about 60 km southwest of Tokyo . It is mainly used for astrometric observations of comets and minor planets . Asami is also a member of the Japan Spaceg
- ... JSGA). Japanese astronomer Asteroids discovered: 7 [1] 13691 Akie September 30, 1997 13815 Furuya december 22, 1998 17683 Kanagawa January 10, 1997 39799 Hadano October 23, 1997 47086 Shinseiko January 10, 1999 ...
#16 Charles E. Burton
Charles Edward Burton (16 September 1846 - 9 July 1882) was a British-born Irish astronomer. Irish astronomer Ireland portal
- ... nt on the expedition to Augusta (also Austa/Agosta), Sicily , to observe the total solar eclipse of 22 december , and he read his paper about the event on 13 February 1871 to the Royal Irish Academy . Between 187 ...
#17 Jean-Claude Merlin
Jean-Claude Merlin (born 1954) is a French astronomer , founder-president of the Burgundy Astronomical Society ( French : Société Astronomique de Bourgogne ) and a discoverer of minor planets . He was laureate of the Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet Fondation de la Vocation in 1982 and received the Prix Ge
- ... cte April 13, 2001 221230 Sanaloria October 30, 2005 221465 Rapa Nui January 28, 2006 224592 Carnac december 22, 2005 224617 Micromégas December 22, 2005 227641 Nothomb January 28, 2006 227767 Enkibilal October 2 ...
- ... October 30, 2005 221465 Rapa Nui January 28, 2006 224592 Carnac December 22, 2005 224617 Micromégas december 22, 2005 227641 Nothomb January 28, 2006 227767 Enkibilal October 20, 2006 229631 Cluny March 4, 2006 2 ...
- ... bruary 9, 2007 388370 Paulblu October 20, 2006 419435 Tiramisu February 14, 2010 (423645) 2005 YM 4 december 22, 2005 (434678) 2006 BE 8 January 22, 2006 (440670) 2005 YL 4 December 22, 2005 475080 Jarry October ...
- ... 4, 2010 (423645) 2005 YM 4 December 22, 2005 (434678) 2006 BE 8 January 22, 2006 (440670) 2005 YL 4 december 22, 2005 475080 Jarry October 26, 2005 490628 Chassigny January 24, 2010 547666 Morgon March 03, 2005 5 ...
#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
- ... ist (44425) 1998 TY 1 13 October 1998 list (44430) 1998 TZ 6 15 October 1998 list (44529) 1998 YP 7 22 december 1998 list (44592) 1999 OM 17 July 1999 list (44595) 1999 PE 4 August 1999 list (44596) 1999 PF 4 Au ...
#19 Grigory Neujmin
Grigory Nikolayevich Neujmin ( Russian : Григорий Николаевич Неуймин ; 3 January 1886 [ O.S. 22 December 1885 ] – 17 December 1946) was a Georgian– Russian astronomer , native of Tbilisi in Georgia , [2] and a discoverer of numerous minor planets as well as 6 periodic and a hyperbolic comet at the P
- Grigory Nikolayevich Neujmin ( Russian : Григорий Николаевич Неуймин ; 3 January 1886 [ O.S. 22 december 1885 ] – 17 December 1946) was a Georgian– Russian astronomer , native of Tbilisi in Georgia , [2] ...
#20 Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (September 19, 1813 – July 18, 1890) was a German–American university teacher and astronomer at the Litchfield Observatory of Hamilton College , New York, and a pioneer in the study and visual discovery of asteroids . His name is often given as C. H. F. Peters . [
- ... Ilse 16 August 1885 list 259 Aletheia 28 June 1886 list 261 Prymno 31 October 1886 list 264 Libussa 22 december 1886 list 270 Anahita 8 October 1887 list 287 Nephthys 25 August 1889 list
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
- ... 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 first Anatomically modern humans did not ...
Star / Star
#1 LQ Hydrae
LQ Hydrae is a single [13] variable star in the equatorial constellation of Hydra . It is sometimes identified as Gl 355 from the Gliese Catalogue ; LQ Hydrae is the variable star designation , which is abbreviated LQ Hya. [14] The brightness of the star ranges from an apparent visual magnitude of
- ... equence star, or possibly even a pre-main sequence star . [14] A strong flare event was observed on december 22, 1993, with an estimated energy release of ~5.7 × 10 33 erg . [11] Additional flares were detected t ...
#2 QU Vulpeculae
QU Vulpeculae , also known as Nova Vulpeculae 1984 Number 2, was the second nova which occurred in 1984 in the constellation Vulpecula ( PW Vulpeculae was the first). It was discovered by Peter Collins, an amateur astronomer from Cardiff, California at 22:08 UT on 22 December 1984. At the time of it
- ... . It was discovered by Peter Collins, an amateur astronomer from Cardiff, California at 22:08 UT on 22 december 1984. At the time of its discovery, the nova's apparent magnitude was 6.8. By the next night, Colli ...
#3 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
- ... 13 December 1934 by J. P. M. Prentice from Stowmarket, Suffolk . [12] It reached peak brightness on 22 december 1934 with an apparent magnitude of 1.5. [3] The nova remained visible to the naked eye for several ...