langs: 5 декабря [ru] / december 5 [en] / 5. dezember [de] / 5 décembre [fr] / 5 dicembre [it] / 5 de diciembre [es]
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#1 2010 XC15
2010 XC 15 (also written 2010 XC15 ) is an Aten near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous object that spends most of its time inside of the orbit of Earth. [2] It has an observation arc of 10 years and an Uncertainty Parameter of 1. [2] It was discovered on 5 December 2010 by the Catalina Sky Su
(136617) 1994 CC is a sub-kilometer trinary [3] asteroid , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group . (136617) 1994 CC Goldstone animation of 1994 CC orbited by two minor-planet moons in 2009 Discovery [1] Discovered by Spacewatch Discovery site Kitt
#3 2010 XG11
2010 XG 11 is an Amor near-Earth asteroid . [2] It was discovered on 5 December 2010 by the Catalina Sky Survey at an apparent magnitude of 19.7 using a 0.68-meter (27 in) Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope . [1] Three precovery images are known from 1 July 1995. [4] With an observation arc of 16 years,
#4 2012 HE85
2012 HE 85 is a small, resonant trans-Neptunian object from the Kuiper belt , located in the outermost region of the Solar System , approximately 74 kilometers (46 miles) in diameter. It was first observed by a team of astronomers using one of the Magellan Telescopes in Chile during the New Horizons
#5 162173 Ryugu
162173 Ryugu , provisional designation 1999 JU 3 , is a near-Earth object and a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group . It measures approximately 900 metres (3,000 ft) in diameter and is a dark object of the rare spectral type Cb, [11] with qualities of both a C-type asteroid and a B-
#6 3996 Fugaku
3996 Fugaku , provisional designation 1988 XG 1 , is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 5.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 5 December 1988, by Japanese amateur astronomers Masaru Arai and Hiroshi Mori at Yorii Observatory in central Jap
#7 6255 Kuma
6255 Kuma , provisional designation 1994 XT , is a carbonaceous asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt , approximately 22 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 5 December 1994, by Japanese astronomer Akimasa Nakamura at Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory on the Island of Shiko
#8 2010 TK7
2010 TK 7 is a sub-kilometer Near-Earth asteroid and the first Earth trojan discovered; it precedes Earth in its orbit around the Sun . [4] [5] Trojan objects are most easily conceived as orbiting at a Lagrangian point , a dynamically stable location (where the combined gravitational force acts thro
(516977) 2012 HZ 84 , provisional designation 2012 HZ 84 , is a small trans-Neptunian object from the Kuiper belt located in the outermost region of the Solar System , approximately 74 kilometers (46 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 17 April 2012, by a team of astronomers using one of the Ma
#10 349 Dembowska
Dembowska ( minor planet designation : 349 Dembowska ) is a large asteroid of the main belt, discovered on 9 December 1892, by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois while working at the observatory in Nice , France. [5] It is named in honor of the Baron Hercules Dembowski , an Italian astronomer wh
#11 1213 Algeria
1213 Algeria , provisional designation 1931 XD , is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 32 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Guy Reiss at Algiers Observatory in 1931, it was named after the North African country of Algeria . This article is about Al
#12 1866 Sisyphus
1866 Sisyphus / ˈ s ɪ s ɪ f ə s / is a binary [8] stony asteroid , near-Earth object and the largest member of the Apollo group , approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. 1866 Sisyphus Discovery [1] Discovered by P. Wild Discovery site Zimmerwald Obs. Discovery date 5 December 1972 Designations
#13 1991 VG
1991 VG is a very small near-Earth object of the Apollo group , approximately 5–12 meters (16–39 feet) in diameter. It was first observed by American astronomer James Scotti on 6 November 1991, using the Spacewatch telescope on Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona, in the United State
(308193) 2005 CB 79 is a trans-Neptunian object that is a member of the Haumea family . [9] (308193) 2005 CB 79 (308193) 2005 CB79 among other Haumea family objects Discovery [1] Discovered by M. E. Brown , C. A. Trujillo , D. L. Rabinowitz Discovery date 6 February 2005 Designations MPC desig
#15 Pluto
Pluto ( minor-planet designation : 134340 Pluto ) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt , a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune . It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most- massive known object to directly orbit the Sun . It is the largest known trans-Neptunian object by volume, by a small margin
(143651) 2003 QO 104 , provisional designation 2003 QO 104 , is a stony asteroid , slow rotator and suspected tumbler on a highly eccentric orbit, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Amor and Apollo group , respectively. It was discovered on 31 August 2003, by a
#1 144P/Kushida
144P/Kushida is a periodic comet discovered in January, 1994, by Yoshio Kushida at the Yatsugatake South Base Observatory in Japan . This was the first comet discovery of 1994 and his second discovery within a month. Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 144P/Kushida Comet 144P/Kushida 2008/2009 Appearan
289P/Blanpain , formerly D/1819 W1 (Blanpain) is a short-period comet that was discovered by Jean-Jacques Blanpain on November 28, 1819. Blanpain described the comet as having a "very small and confused nucleus". Another independent discovery was made on December 5 of that year by J. L. Pons . Follo
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
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
#5 93P/Lovas
93P/Lovas , also called Comet Lovas or Lovas's Comet , is a Jupiter-family comet discovered in 1980. [2] Periodic comet with 9 year orbit 93P/Lovas Discovery Discovered by Miklós Lovas Discovery date December 5, 1980 Alternative designations Lovas's Comet, Comet Lovas, Lovas 1, 1980 V, 1989 XIII, 19
38P/Stephan–Oterma (also known as Comet Stephan–Oterma ) is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 38 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with (20 years < period < 200 years). [1] It was discovered in January 1867, by Jérôme Eugène Coggia at Marseilles Observatory, Fra
#1 NGC 160
NGC 160 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered on December 5, 1785, by William Herschel . Lenticular galaxy in Andromeda NGC 160 SDSS image of NGC 160 Observation data ( J2000 epoch ) Constellation Andromeda Right ascension 00 h 36 m 04.048 s [1] Declination +23 °
#2 NGC 280
NGC 280 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda . It was discovered on December 5, 1785 by William Herschel . [2] Spiral galaxy in constellation Andromeda NGC 280 SDSS image of NGC 280 Observation data ( J2000 epoch ) Constellation Andromeda Right ascension 00 h 52 m 30.2 s [1] Declination
#3 NGC 1222
NGC 1222 is an early-type lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Eridanus . The galaxy was discovered on 5 December 1883 by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan . [6] John Louis Emil Dreyer , the compiler of the New General Catalogue , described it as a "pretty faint, small, round nebula
#4 NGC 1553
NGC 1553 is a prototypical [3] lenticular galaxy in the constellation Dorado . It is the second brightest member of the Dorado Group of galaxies. [4] [5] [6] [ dubious – discuss ] British astronomer John Herschel discovered NGC 1553 on December 5, 1834 using an 18.7 inch reflector . [7] Lenticular g
#5 NGC 1249
NGC 1249 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Horologium . It was discovered by John Herschel on December 5, 1834. [3] Barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Horologium NGC 1249 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1249 Observation data ( J2000 epoch ) Constellation Horologium Right asce
The Large Magellanic Cloud ( LMC ), or Nubecula Major is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way . [6] At a distance of around 50 kiloparsecs (≈160,000 light-years ), [2] [7] [8] [9] the LMC is the second- or third-closest galaxy to the Milky Way, after the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal ( ~ 16 kpc)
#7 NGC 3532
NGC 3532 ( Caldwell 91), [8] also commonly known as the Pincushion Cluster , [9] [10] [11] [8] Football Cluster , [12] [13] the Black Arrow Cluster [14] and the Wishing Well Cluster , [4] [5] [6] [7] is an open cluster some 405 parsecs from Earth [2] in the constellation Carina . Its population of a
#8 NGC 732
NGC 732 is a lenticular galaxy located 250 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Andromeda . It was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on December 5, 1883 [3] and is a member of Abell 262 . [4] [5] [6] Lenticular galaxy in constellation Andromeda NGC 732 Pan-STARRS image of NGC 732
#9 NGC 4889
NGC 4889 (also known as Caldwell 35 ) is an E4 supergiant elliptical galaxy . [4] It was discovered in 1785 by the British astronomer Frederick William Herschel I , who catalogued it as a bright, nebulous patch. The brightest galaxy within the northern Coma Cluster , it is located at a median distan
#10 NGC 7080
NGC 7080 is a barred spiral galaxy [2] located about 204.5 million light-years away [3] in the constellation of Vulpecula . [4] It has an estimated diameter of about 100,000 light-years which would make it similar in size to the Milky Way . [3] NGC 7080 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on S
#11 NGC 1533
NGC 1533 is a barred lenticular galaxy with faint spiral structure in the constellation Dorado . The seventh-brightest member of the Dorado Group and 1° [3] off the group's center, [2] it is surrounded by a vast arc or ring of H I which is connected to IC 2038 and IC 2039 . [2] The ring orbits aro
#1 Campbelltown Rotary Observatory
Campbelltown Rotary Observatory in Campbelltown , NSW , Australia was opened in 2000 and is owned by the University of Western Sydney . It consists of twin domes of 4.5m and 2.9m diameter. The patron of the Observatory was the late Sir Arthur C Clarke CBE. The Observatory Director is Dr. Ragbir Bhat
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
#3 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
The Allen Telescope Array ( ATA ), formerly known as the One Hectare Telescope ( 1hT ), is a radio telescope array dedicated to astronomical observations and a simultaneous search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). [1] [2] The array is situated at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory in Shasta Cou
#5 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
The Zagreb Astronomical Observatory ( Croatian : Zvjezdarnica Zagreb ) is the astronomical observatory located in Zagreb , the Croatian capital, and founded in 1903. It is managed by the Zagreb Astronomical Society ; its main purpose is educational. This article relies largely or entirely on a singl
The Mirasteilas Observatory ( German : Sternwarte Mirasteilas ; Romansh for "stargazer") is an astronomical observatory in Falera in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland . With its 90-centimeter telescope it is the largest publicly accessible observatory in Switzerland. [1] Observatory Sternwarte Mi
#1 Kepler-22b
Kepler-22b (also known by its Kepler object of interest designation KOI-087.01 ) is an exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the Sunlike star Kepler-22 . It is located about 600 light-years (180 parsecs) from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus . It was discovered by NASA 's Kepler Space
#2 HAT-P-8b
HAT-P-8b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 720 light years away in the constellation of Pegasus , orbiting the 10th magnitude star GSC 02757-01152 . This planet was discovered by transit on December 5, 2008. Despite the designation as HAT-P-8b, it is the 11th planet discovered by the HAT
Adelie Land [1] is a meteorite discovered on December 5, 1912, in Antarctica by Francis Howard Bickerton (1889-1954), a member of Sir Douglas Mawson 's Australasian Antarctic Expedition . It was named after Adélie Land and it was the first meteorite found in Antarctica. [2] Adelie Land Type Chondrit
#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 )
Elia Filippo Francesco Giuseppe Maria Millosevich (5 September 1848 in Venice – 5 December 1919 in Rome ) was an Italian astronomer . [2] He specialized in calculating the orbits of comets and asteroids , in particular 433 Eros . Italian astronomer Elia Millosevich (1908) Asteroids discovered: 2 [
William Wales (1734? – 29 December 1798) was a British mathematician and astronomer who sailed on Captain Cook 's second voyage of discovery, then became Master of the Royal Mathematical School at Christ's Hospital and a Fellow of the Royal Society . English mathematician and astronomer known for se
#3 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 §
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:
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
#6 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
Agnes Giberne (19 November 1845 in Belgaum , India – 20 August 1939 in Eastbourne , England ) was a prolific British novelist and scientific writer. [1] Her fiction was typical of Victorian evangelical fiction with moral or religious themes for children. She also wrote books on science for young peo
#8 Jaume Nomen
Jaume Nomen Torres (also: Jaime Nomen ; born June 23, 1960 in Tortosa , Catalonia) is a Spanish oral and maxillofacial surgeon , amateur astronomer and discoverer of numerous minor planets . He is of Catalan origin and became publicly known for the discovery of the near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA 14 (la
Kamil Hornoch ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈkamɪl ˈɦornox] ; born 5 December 1972) is a Czech astronomer who discovered dozens of novae in nearby galaxies . The main belt asteroid 14124 Kamil is named in his honour. Czech amateur astronomer Kamil Hornoch at the Ondřejov Observatory
#10 Antonín Mrkos
Antonín Mrkos ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈantoɲiːn ˈmr̩kos] ) (27 January 1918, Střemchoví – 29 May 1996, Prague ) was a Czech astronomer . Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos Minor planets discovered: 274 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets
Mark Robert Showalter (born December 5, 1957) is a Senior Research Scientist at the SETI Institute . [1] He is the discoverer of six moons and three planetary rings. He is the Principal Investigator of NASA's Planetary Data System Rings Node, a co-investigator on the Cassini–Huygens mission to Satur
#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
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 §
#14 Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer)
Paul Wild ( German: [ˈvɪlt] ; 5 October 1925 – 2 July 2014) was a Swiss astronomer and director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern , who discovered numerous comets , asteroids and supernovae . [1] [2] Swiss astronomer Paul Wild Paul Wild at University of Bern in 2006 Born ( 1925
#15 Harry McSween
Harry " Hap " Y. McSween is Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of Planetary Geoscience at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville . He has published papers and popular books about meteorites and planetary exploration, and textbooks on geochemistry and cosmochemistry . This biography of a living person
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
#17 Cyril Jackson (astronomer)
Cyril V. Jackson (5 December 1903 – February 1988) was a South African astronomer , known for discovering 72 asteroids and a number of comets. South African astronomer Asteroids discovered: 72 1116 Catriona 5 April 1929 1186 Turnera 1 August 1929 1193 Africa 24 April 1931 1194 Aletta 13 May 1931 119
#18 Guy Reiss
Guy Reiss (1904–1964) was a French astronomer and discoverer of five asteroids , who worked at the Algiers Observatory in Algiers, North Africa, during the 1930s and later at the Nice Observatory in southeastern France. [1] [2] French astronomer Minor planets discovered: 5 [1] 1213 Algeria 5 Decem
#19 Kaare Aksnes
Kaare Aksnes (born 25 March 1938 in Kvam in Hardanger ) is a professor at the Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Oslo . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( August 2018 )
#20 Atsushi Sugie
Atsushi Sugie ( 杉江 淳 , Sugie Atsushi ) is a Japanese astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets . He works at the Dynic Astronomical Observatory and has discovered many planets while working there. [2] The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 122 numbered minor planets during 1988
OS Andromedae , known also as Nova Andromedae 1986 , is a classical nova that appeared in the constellation Andromeda during 1986. It was discovered at 10:34 UT on 5 December 1986 by Mitsuri Suzuki, a 28-year-old school teacher living in Ena , Japan. He photographed the portion of the Milky Way that
#2 SN 1054
SN 1054 is a supernova that was first observed on c. 4 July 1054, and remained visible until c. 6 April 1056. [2] α Supernova in the constellation Taurus; visible from 1054 to 1056 SN 1054 Giant picture mosaic of the Crab Nebula , the remnants of SN 1054, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in v
#3 Kepler-22
Kepler-22 is a sun-like star in the northern constellation of Cygnus , the swan, that is orbited by a planet found to be unequivocally within the star's habitable zone . It is located at the celestial coordinates : Right Ascension 19 h 16 m 52.2 s , Declination +47 ° 53 ′ 4.2 ″ . [6] With an app
Lambda Sagittarii ( Latinized from λ Sagittarii ), formally named Kaus Borealis / ˈ k ɔː s b ɒ r i ˈ æ l ɪ s / , [8] [9] is a star in the southern constellation of Sagittarius . The star marks the top of the Archer's bow. K-type subgiant star in the constellation Sagittarius λ Sagittarii Location