langs: 11 февраля [ru] / february 11 [en] / 11. februar [de] / 11 février [fr] / 11 febbraio [it] / 11 de febrero [es]
days: february 8 / february 9 / february 10 / february 11 / february 12 / february 13 / february 14
#1 625 Xenia
625 Xenia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . [2] It was discovered in 1907 by August Kopff . The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1907 XN . 625 Xenia Discovery Discovered by August Kopff Discovery site Heidelberg Discovery date 11 February 1907 Designatio
#2 1181 Lilith
1181 Lilith ( prov. designation : 1927 CQ ) is a metallic asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt , approximately 23 kilometers (14 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 11 February 1927, by Russian–French astronomer Benjamin Jekhowsky at Algiers Observatory in Algeria, Northern Afri
#3 3844 Lujiaxi
3844 Lujiaxi , provisional designation 1966 BZ , is a Henan asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 15 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 30 January 1966, by astronomers at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanking, China. [10] The asteroid was named after C
#4 58534 Logos
58534 Logos , or as a binary system (58534) Logos-Zoe , [7] is a trans-Neptunian object and binary system from the classical Kuiper belt , approximately 77 kilometers (48 miles) in diameter. The bright cubewano belonged to the cold population and has a 66-kilometer sized companion named Zoe. [6] The
#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
3578 Carestia , provisional designation 1977 CC , is an extremely dark asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 58 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 11 February 1977, by the staff of the Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito Complex in San Juan, Argentina. [1
(505657) 2014 SR 339 , provisional designation 2014 SR 339 , is a dark and elongated asteroid , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group , approximately 970 meters (3,200 feet) in diameter. It was discovered on 30 September 2014, by NASA's Wide-field Inf
Burdigala ( minor planet designation : 384 Burdigala ) is a typical Main belt asteroid . [3] It was discovered by F. Courty on 11 February 1894 in Bordeaux . It was the first of his two asteroid discoveries. The other was 387 Aquitania . Burdigala is the Latin name of the city of Bordeaux . 384 Burd
#9 4008 Corbin
4008 Corbin , provisional designation 1977 BY , is a stony Phocaea asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 January 1977, by staff members of the Felix Aguilar Observatory 's (formerly known as both, Yale-Columbia Southern
#10 9 Metis
Metis ( minor planet designation : 9 Metis ) is one of the larger main-belt asteroids . It is composed of silicates and metallic nickel - iron , and may be the core remnant of a large asteroid that was destroyed by an ancient collision. [9] Metis is estimated to contain just under half a percent of
#11 626 Notburga
626 Notburga is a large, dark asteroid orbiting the Sun in the asteroid belt . [1] 626 Notburga Modelled shape of Notburga from its lightcurve Discovery Discovered by August Kopff Discovery site Heidelberg Discovery date 11 February 1907 Designations MPC designation (626) Notburga Pronunciat
#12 1191 Alfaterna
1191 Alfaterna , provisional designation 1931 CA , is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 43 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 11 February 1931, by Italian astronomer Luigi Volta at the Observatory of Turin in northwestern Italy. [13] The ast
#13 8116 Jeanperrin
8116 Jeanperrin , provisional designation 1996 HA 15 , is a Florian asteroid and synchronous binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 4.8 kilometers (3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 17 April 1996, by Belgian astronomer Eric Elst at the La Silla Observatory
#14 7846 Setvák
7846 Setvák , provisional designation 1996 BJ , is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 16 January 1996, by Czech astronomer Miloš Tichý at Kleť Observatory in South Bohemia. [9] The asteroid was named for C
#15 2542 Calpurnia
2542 Calpurnia , provisionally designated 1980 CF , is a carbonaceous high-albedo asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 11 February 1980, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Anderson Mesa Station , Flagstaff, United S
#16 357 Ninina
Ninina ( minor planet designation : 357 Ninina ) is a large main-belt asteroid . [1] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on February 11, 1893, in Nice . The reference of its name is not known, though Ninine is a French personal name. 357 Ninina Discovery Discovered by Auguste Charlois Discovery
Ceres ( / ˈ s ɪər iː z / ; [17] minor-planet designation : 1 Ceres ) is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter . It was the first asteroid discovered, on 1 January 1801, by Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo Astronomical Observatory in Sicily, and announced as a new plane
#18 1220 Crocus
1220 Crocus , provisionally designated 1932 CU , is a stony Eoan asteroid and slow rotator from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 17 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 11 February 1932, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany.
#19 727 Nipponia
727 Nipponia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . It is a member of the Maria family of asteroids. [3] 727 Nipponia Discovery Discovered by A. Massinger Discovery site Heidelberg Discovery date 11 February 1912 Designations MPC designation (727) Nipponia Pronunciation / n ɪ ˈ p oʊ n i ə / [1
#20 6229 Tursachan
6229 Tursachan , provisional designation 1983 VN 7 , is a Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 4 November 1983, by American astronomer Brian Skiff at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Ar
129P/Shoemaker–Levy , also known as Shoemaker–Levy 3 , is a periodic comet in the Solar System . It fits the definition of an Encke-type comet with ( T Jupiter > 3; a < a Jupiter ), [3] and is a quasi-Hilda comet . [4] Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 129P/Shoemaker-Levy Discovery Discovered by Caro
#2 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková
45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková is a short-period comet discovered by Minoru Honda December 3, 1948. [8] It is named after Minoru Honda , Antonín Mrkos , and Ľudmila Pajdušáková . The object revolves around the Sun on an elliptical orbit with a period of 5.25 years. [1] The nucleus is 1.3 kilometers in
#3 157P/Tritton
157P/Tritton is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 6 year orbit 157P/Tritton Discovery Discovered by Keith Tritton Discovery date February 11, 1978 Alternative designations 1977 XIII Orbital characteristics A Epoch March 6, 2006 Aphelion 5.503 AU Perihelion 1.415 AU Semi-majo
#4 44P/Reinmuth
44P/Reinmuth or Reinmuth 2 is a Jupiter-family comet that is greatly perturbed by the gas giant Jupiter . [2] The diameter of this comet is estimated at 3.22 km and its absolute magnitude at 11. [1] Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 44P/Reinmuth Discovery Discovered by Karl Reinmuth [1] Discovery d
311P/PanSTARRS also known as P/2013 P5 (PanSTARRS) is an active asteroid (object with properties of both asteroids and comets ) discovered by Bryce T. Bolin using the Pan-STARRS telescope on 27 August 2013. [1] [5] Observations made by the Hubble Space Telescope revealed that it had six comet-like t
Comet Giacobini–Zinner (officially designated 21P/Giacobini–Zinner ) is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It was discovered by Michel Giacobini , who observed it in the constellation of Aquarius on December 20, 1900. It was recovered two orbits later by Ernst Zinner , while he was observing vari
C/1980 E1 is a non-periodic comet discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell on 11 February 1980 and which came closest to the Sun ( perihelion ) in March 1982. It is leaving the Solar System on a hyperbolic trajectory due to a close approach to Jupiter. In the 42 years since its discovery only two objects w
#1 NGC 2194
NGC 2194 is an open cluster in the constellation Orion . The cluster is located about 10,000 light years away from Earth. It is rich and moderately concentrated. The cluster lies 33 arcminutes west-northwest of 73 Orionis . [3] Open cluster in the constellation Orion NGC 2194 Amateur astrophotograph
Brorfelde Observatory ( Danish : Brorfelde Observatoriet ; obs. code : 054 ) is an astronomical observatory located in Brorfelde near Holbæk , Denmark . It is home to the Brorfelde Schmidt Telescope and was run as a branch of the Copenhagen University Observatory until 1996. It still has telescope
#2 Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca
The Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca ( Spanish : Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca , OAM ) is an observatory just south of Costitx , Mallorca , Spain . [3] Observatory Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca Alternative names ca Observatory code 620 Location Costitx , Mallorca , Spain Coor
#3 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory
Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory ( Ukrainian : Андрушівська астрономічна обсерваторія ) is a private astronomical observatory in the town suburbs of Andrushivka , Zhytomyr Oblast , Ukraine . It was established in 2001. [2] The founder and director of the observatory is Yuri Ivashchenko . The obs
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
#5 MeerKAT
MeerKAT , originally the Karoo Array Telescope , is a radio telescope consisting of 64 antennas in the Meerkat National Park , in the Northern Cape of South Africa. In 2003, South Africa submitted an expression of interest to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Radio Telescope in Africa, and the l
#6 GEO600
GEO600 is a gravitational wave detector located near Sarstedt , a town 20 km to the south of Hanover , Germany. It is designed and operated by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics , Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and the Leibniz Universität Hannover , along with
Dudley Observatory is an astronomical observatory originally located in Albany, New York , and now in Loudonville, New York . It is no longer operating as a scientific observatory, but remains the oldest non-academic institution of astronomical research in America. [ citation needed ] The Observator
Troll Satellite Station ( Norwegian : Troll satellittstasjon ), commonly abbreviated TrollSat , is a satellite ground station located at Troll in Queen Maud Land , Antarctica . The earth station is owned by Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), a joint venture between the Kongsberg Group and the Norw
#9 LIGO
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ( LIGO ) is a large-scale physics experiment and observatory designed to detect cosmic gravitational waves and to develop gravitational-wave observations as an astronomical tool. [1] Two large observatories were built in the United States with
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) .
#1 WASP-13b
WASP-13b , also known as Cruinlagh , [5] is an extrasolar planet that was discovered in 2008 in the orbit of the sunlike star WASP-13 . [1] The planet has a mass of nearly half that of Jupiter, but a radius five-quarters of the size of Jupiter. This low relative mass might be caused by a core that i
#1 Liisi Oterma
Liisi Oterma ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈliːsi ˈʔotermɑ] ; 6 January 1915 – 4 April 2001) was a Finnish astronomer , the first woman to get a Ph.D. degree in astronomy in Finland. [1] Finnish astronomer Liisi Oterma Born January 6, 1915 Turku Died April 4, 2001 Turku Scientific career Fields Astron
Giovanni de Sanctis (born 1949) is an Italian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino (Astronomical Observatory of Turin) in Turin, Italy . His name is sometimes spelt DeSanctis , particularly in the Minor Planet Circulars . [2] The Minor Planet Center cr
Louis Boyer (1901–1999) was a French astronomer who worked at the Algiers Observatory , North Africa, where he discovered 40 asteroids between 1930 and 1952. [1] [2] French astronomer This article is about the astronomer. For other people of the same name, see Louis Boyer (disambiguation) . In the 1
#4 Kip Thorne
Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics . A longtime friend and colleague of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan , he was the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California I
#5 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 §
#6 David Sobral
David Ricardo Serrano Gonçalves Sobral (born 11 February 1986) [1] is a Portuguese Astrophysicist, best known for the discovery of galaxy CR-7 . He is an Astrophysics lecturer at Lancaster University since January 2016. [2] [3] [4] Portuguese Astrophysicist David Sobral Born David Ricardo Serrano Go
Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist (born 1944) is a Swedish astronomer at the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory . He is known for his work on the shapes and spin properties of minor planets. [2] Swedish astronomer Minor planets discovered: 145 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets He has discovered thr
#8 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
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
#10 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
#11 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
#12 Pierre Rousseau
Pierre Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (11 February 1905 – 1983) was a French essayist , epistemologist , astronomer and journalist who authored numerous popular science essays and articles. He helped promote hard science to the general public and advocated the development of fundamental scientific research
#13 Mary Rosse
The Rt Hon. Mary Parsons, Countess of Rosse ( née Mary Field) (14 April 1813 – 1885), was a British Irish amateur astronomer , architect, furniture designer, and pioneering photographer. Often known simply as Mary Rosse , she was one of the early practitioners of making photographs from waxed-paper
#14 Karan Jani
Karan Jani (born May 18, 1988) is an Indian astrophysicist working on black holes , gravitational waves , and testing Albert Einstein 's General Theory of Relativity . [1] [2] [3] He is part of the LIGO team which led to the first observation of gravitational waves from binary black hole merger. He
Giovanni Antonio Magini (in Latin , Maginus ) (13 June 1555 – 11 February 1617) was an Italian astronomer , astrologer , cartographer , and mathematician . Italian mathematician and astronomer For the crater, see Maginus (crater) . For the saint, see Saint Maginus . Giovanni Antonio Magini, Italian
#16 William Dawes (British Marines officer)
William Nicolas Dawes (1762–1836) was an officer of the British Marines , an astronomer, engineer, botanist, surveyor, explorer, abolitionist , and colonial administrator. He traveled to New South Wales with the First Fleet on board HMS Sirius . British marine and colonial administrator For other
#17 Fernand Courty
Fernand Courty (11 June 1862 – 12 October 1921) was a French astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets . French astronomer Minor planets discovered: 2 [1] 384 Burdigala 11 February 1894 MPC 387 Aquitania 5 March 1894 MPC He joined Bordeaux Observatory when it was founded in 1880 by Georges Raye
#18 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
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
Benjamin Jekhowsky ( Russian : Вениамин Павлович Жеховский , born 1881 in Saint-Petersburg (Russia), died in 1975, Encausse-les-Thermes (France)) was a Russian–French astronomer , born in Saint-Petersburg in a noble family of a Russian railroad official. Russian–French astronomer Benjamin Jekhowsky
#1 Canopus
Canopus is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina and the second-brightest star in the night sky . It is also designated α Carinae , which is Latinised to Alpha Carinae . With a visual apparent magnitude of −0.74, it is outshone only by Sirius . Located around 310 light-yea
#2 First observation of gravitational waves
The first direct observation of gravitational waves was made on 14 September 2015 and was announced by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations on 11 February 2016. [3] [4] [5] Previously, gravitational waves had been inferred only indirectly, via their effect on the timing of pulsars in binary star system
Gravitational waves are 'ripples' of the intensity of gravity generated by the accelerated masses of an orbital binary system that propagate as waves outward from their source at the speed of light . They were first proposed by Oliver Heaviside in 1893 and then later by Henri Poincaré in 1905 [1] an
WISE J064723.23−623235.5 (abbreviated WISE 0647−6232 ) is a nearby brown dwarf of spectral type Y1 ± 0.5, located in constellation Pictor at approximately 28 light-years from Earth. It is one of the two or three reddest and one of the four latest-type brown dwarfs known. [1] Star in the constellatio