langs: 24 декабря [ru] / december 24 [en] / 24. dezember [de] / 24 décembre [fr] / 24 dicembre [it] / 24 de diciembre [es]
days: december 21 / december 22 / december 23 / december 24 / december 25 / december 26 / december 27
#1 499 Venusia
Venusia ( minor planet designation : 499 Venusia ) is an asteroid in the outer asteroid belt , discovered by Max Wolf in 1902. [3] Its diameter is 81 km (50.6 miles). [4] It is a dark P-type asteroid . It has an average distance from the Sun of 4 AU (600 million km ) . [2] 499 Venusia A thre
#2 1089 Tama
1089 Tama , provisional designation 1927 WB , is an elongated Florian asteroid and synchronous binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. 1089 Tama Lightcurve -based 3D-model of Tama Discovery [1] Discovered by O. Oikawa Discovery site To
#3 4324 Bickel
4324 Bickel , provisional designation 1981 YA 1 , is a stony asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt , approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 December 1981, by American astronomer Laurence Taff at Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site in Socorro, New Mexi
#4 24 Themis
Themis ( minor planet designation : 24 Themis ) is one of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt . It is also the largest member of the Themistian family . It was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on 5 April 1853. It is named after Themis , the personification of natural law and divine order in
2134 Dennispalm , provisional designation 1976 YB is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 24, 1976, by Charles T. Kowal at Palomar Observatory . [6] [7] 2134 Dennispalm Discovery [1] Discovered by C. Kowal Discovery site Palomar Obs. Discovery date 24 December 1976 Designations MPC
118401 LINEAR , provisional designation 1999 RE 70 , is an asteroid and main-belt comet ( 176P/LINEAR ) [2] [3] that was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) 1-metre telescopes in Socorro, New Mexico on September 7, 1999. (118401) LINEAR was discovered to be cometary on No
#7 19521 Chaos
19521 Chaos is a cubewano , a Kuiper-belt object not in resonance with any planet. Chaos was discovered in 1998 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey with Kitt Peak's 4 m telescope. Its albedo is 0.050 +0.030 −0.016 , [8] making it, with its absolute magnitude (H) of 4.8, [4] 600 +140 −130 km in diameter.
#8 2020 AP1
2020 AP 1 is an Apollo near-Earth object roughly 5 meters (20 feet) in diameter. On 2 January 2020 it passed 0.00218 AU (326 thousand km ; 0.85 LD ) from Earth. With a short 1-day observation arc it was roughly expected to pass about 0.01 AU (1.5 million km ; 3.9 LD ) from Earth on 7
7352 Hypsenor , provisional designation : 1994 CO , is a larger Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp , approximately 48 kilometers (30 miles) in diameter. The tumbling Jovian asteroid is a slow rotator with an exceptionally long rotation period of 648 hours. It was discovered on 4 February 1994 by Ja
#10 581 Tauntonia
Tauntonia ( minor planet designation : 581 Tauntonia ) is a dark Alauda asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 61 kilometers in diameter. [2] 581 Tauntonia Discovery Discovered by J. H. Metcalf Discovery site Taunton, Massachusetts Discovery date 24 December 1905 D
(145451) 2005 RM 43 , provisionally known as 2005 RM 43 , is a trans-Neptunian object that resides in the scattered disc region beyond the Kuiper belt . It was discovered on 9 September 2005, by American astronomers Andrew Becker , Andrew Puckett and Jeremy Kubica at Apache Point Observatory in Suns
(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
(172034) 2001 WR 1 , provisional designation : 2001 WR 1 , is a sub-kilometer near-Earth object of the Amor group , approximately 650 meters (2,100 feet) in diameter. The S-type asteroid has been identified as a potential flyby target of the Hayabusa2 mission. [10] It was discovered on 17 November 2
#14 3074 Popov
3074 Popov , provisional designation 1979 YE 9 , is a carbonaceous Nysian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 December 1979, by Soviet–Russian astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravleva at the Crimean Astrophysical Obs
#15 20325 Julianoey
20325 Julianoey , provisional designation 1998 HO 27 , is a Vestian asteroid and a synchronous binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 21 April 1998, by astronomers of the Spacewatch survey at Kitt Peak Nation
#1 30P/Reinmuth
Comet 30P/Reinmuth , also known as Comet Reinmuth 1 , is a periodic comet in the Solar System , first discovered by Karl Reinmuth ( Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl , Germany) on February 22, 1928. Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 30P/Reinmuth Discovery Discovered by Karl Reinmuth Discovery da
60P/Tsuchinshan , also known as Tsuchinshan 2 , is a periodic comet in the Solar System with an orbital period of 6.79 years. [4] Tsuchinshan is the Wade-Giles transliteration corresponding to the pinyin Zĭjīn Shān , which is Mandarin Chinese for "Purple Mountain". Periodic comet with 6 year orbit 6
53P/Van Biesbroeck is a periodic comet 7 km in diameter. [3] Periodic comet with 12 year orbit 53P/Van Biesbroeck Discovery Discovered by George Van Biesbroeck Discovery date September 1, 1954 Alternative designations 1954 IV; 1966 III; 1978 XXIV; 1991 VI Orbital characteristics A Epoch March 6, 2
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
101P/Chernykh [5] is a periodic comet which was first discovered on August 19, 1977, by Nikolaj Stepanovich Chernykh . [6] Periodic comet with 13 year orbit 101P/Chernykh Discovery Discovered by Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh Discovery date August 19, 1977 Alternative designations 1978 IV; 1992 II Orb
#1 NGC 804
NGC 804 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Triangulum constellation about 231 million light-years [3] from the Milky Way . It was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis Swift in 1885. This galaxy was also observed by the French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan the December 24, 1897 and it has
#2 NGC 4151
NGC 4151 is an intermediate spiral Seyfert galaxy with weak inner ring structure located 15.8 megaparsecs (52 million light-years ) from Earth [4] in the constellation Canes Venatici . The galaxy was first mentioned by William Herschel on March 17, 1787; it was one of the six Seyfert galaxies desc
#3 NGC 4076
NGC 4076 is a spiral galaxy located 290 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Coma Berenices . [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785 [4] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group . [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Spiral galaxy in the constellation
#4 3MM-1
3MM-1 (also known as COS-3mm-1) is a star-forming galaxy about 12.5 billion light-years away that is obscured by clouds of dust . [3] It is located in the constellation of Sextans . It was first detected in spectroscopic data on rotational transitions of carbon monoxide obtained using the Atacama La
#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
Palomar Observatory is an astronomical research observatory in San Diego County, California , United States, in the Palomar Mountain Range . It is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Research time at the observatory is granted to Caltech and its research partners,
#3 List of solar eclipses visible from Russia
This list of solar eclipses visible from Russia enumerates the solar eclipses that have been seen and will be seen in Russia . Lists of solar eclipses Geometry of a total solar eclipse (not to scale) Solar eclipses in antiquity Solar eclipses in the Middle Ages Modern history 16th 17th 18th 19th 20t
#4 Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory
The Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory ( Italian : Osservatorio Astrometrico Santa Lucia Stroncone ) is an astronomical observatory located at 350 metres (1,150 ft) altitude in Stroncone , near the city of Terni , in Umbria , north central Italy. Minor planets discovered: 55 [1] see
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
The Perth Observatory is the name of two astronomical observatories located in Western Australia (WA). In 1896, the original observatory was founded in West Perth on Mount Eliza overlooking the city of Perth (obs. code 319 ). Due to the city's expansion, the observatory moved to Bickley in 1965. The
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) .
Xinglong Station ( simplified Chinese : 兴隆观测基地 ; traditional Chinese : 興隆觀測基地 ; pinyin : Xīnglóng guāncè jīdì ) is an observatory (IAU code 327) situated south of the main peak of the Yanshan mountains in Hebei province, China . Installed are seven telescopes : a Mark-III photoelectric astrolabe ; a
Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina ( Russian : Людмила Георгиевна Карачкина , born 3 September 1948, Rostov-on-Don ) is an astronomer and discoverer of minor planets . [2] Ukrainian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 130 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets In 1978 she began as a staff astro
Lyudmila Vasilyevna Zhuravleva ( Russian : Людмила Васильевна Журавлёва , Ukrainian : Людмила Василівна Журавльова , romanized : Ljudmyla Vasylivna Žuravljova ; born 22 May 1946) is a Soviet , Russian and Ukrainian astronomer , who worked at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnij, where
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
#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
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
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
Jean-Louis Pons (24 December 1761 – 14 October 1831) was a French astronomer . [1] Despite humble beginnings and being self-taught, he went on to become the greatest visual comet discoverer of all time: between 1801 and 1827 Pons discovered thirty-seven comets , more than any other person in histo
Thorvald Nicolai Thiele (24 December 1838 – 26 September 1910) was a Danish astronomer and director of the Copenhagen Observatory . [1] He was also an actuary and mathematician , most notable for his work in statistics , interpolation and the three-body problem . Danish astronomer Thorvald N. Thiele
#9 Félix Savary
Félix Savary , who was born on 4 October 1797 in Paris and died on 15 July 1841 in Estagel , was a French astronomer . [1] He studied at the École Polytechnique , where he was later a professor of astronomy . He was a librarian at the Bureau des Longitudes between 1823 and 1829, and was elected to t
#10 André Cailleux
André de Cayeux de Senarpont (known as André Cailleux , 24 December 1907 – 27 December 1986) was a French paleontologist and geologist [1] known for being a pioneer in planetary geology . [2] French scientist André Cailleux Born ( 1907-12-24 ) 24 December 1907 Paris , France Died 27 December 1986 (1
#11 Ulrika Babiaková
Ulrika Babiaková (3 April 1976 – 3 November 2002) was a Slovak astronomer and discoverer of minor planets from Banská Štiavnica , Slovakia. She is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 14 asteroids during 1998–2001. [1] [2] [3] Slovak astronomer Aleksandra Born 3
#12 William Yolland
William Yolland CB , FRS FRSA (17 March 1810 – 4 September 1885) was an English military surveyor, astronomer and engineer, and was Britain's Chief Inspector of Railways from 1877 until his death. He was a redoubtable campaigner for railway safety, often in the face of strong opposition, at a time w
#13 Karl Ramsayer
Karl Ramsayer (29 September 1911, Schwäbisch Gmünd [1] – 24 December 1982, near Stuttgart ) was a German geodesist and is well known as one of the most important scientists in geodetic astronomy and in electronic navigation . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2010 ) I
#14 Karel Slavíček
Karel Slavíček , ( simplified Chinese : 严嘉乐 ; traditional Chinese : 嚴嘉樂 ; pinyin : Yán Jiālè ), (12 December 1678 – 24 September 1735) was a Jesuit missionary and scientist, the first Czech sinologist and author of the first precise map of Beijing . Czech scientist and missionary to China (1678–1735
#15 William Michael Herbert Greaves
William Michael Herbert Greaves FRS [1] FREng [2] FRSE (10 September 1897 – 24 December 1955) was a British astronomer . [3] [4] He is most noted for his work on stellar spectrophotometry . British astronomer For the American documentary film maker, see William Greaves . William Michael Herbert Grea
#16 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
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
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
#19 Michiel Coignet
Michiel Coignet (also Quignet, Cognet or Connette in Italian) (1549 in Antwerp – 24 December 1623 in Antwerp) was a Flemish polymath who made significant contributions to various disciplines including cosmography , mathematics , navigation and cartography . He also built new and improved scientific
Joel Hastings Metcalf (January 4, 1866 – February 23, 1925) was an American astronomer , humanitarian and minister . [2] Asteroids discovered: 41 [1] 525 Adelaide October 21, 1908 581 Tauntonia December 24, 1905 599 Luisa April 25, 1906 600 Musa June 14, 1906 602 Marianna February 16, 1906 603 Tim
ο Sagittarii , Latinized as Omicron Sagittarii , is a single [9] star in the constellation Sagittarius . It is yellow in hue and visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +3.77. [2] The distance to this star is approximately 142 light years based on parallax . [1] It is drift
#2 KT Eridani
KT Eridani ( Nova Eridani 2009 ) was a bright nova in the constellation Eridanus that produced an outburst in 2009. It was the first classical nova ever detected in that constellation. [6] The nova was discovered at 12:52 UT on 25 November 2009 by K. Itagaki at Yamagata , Japan with a 21 cm patrol