langs: 15 февраля [ru] / february 15 [en] / 15. februar [de] / 15 février [fr] / 15 febbraio [it] / 15 de febrero [es]
days: february 12 / february 13 / february 14 / february 15 / february 16 / february 17 / february 18
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 865 Zubaida
865 Zubaida / z uː ˈ b aɪ d ə / is an elongated, stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 15 February 1917, by astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany, and given the provisional designations A917 CH and 1917 BO . [1]
- ... gated, stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 15 february 1917, by astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany, and given the prov ...
- ... 865 Zubaida Discovery [1] Discovered by M. F. Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 15 february 1917 Designations MPC designation (865) Zubaida Pronunciation / z uː ˈ b aɪ d ə / Named after Zobei ...
#2 2015 AZ43
2015 AZ 43 (also written 2015 AZ43 ) is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid roughly 70 meters in diameter. On 10 February 2015 with a 29.5-day observation arc , it showed a 1 in 5,880 chance of impacting Earth on 27 February 2107. [3] However, the NEODyS nominal best-fit orbit shows that 2015 AZ 43 will b
- ... STARRS at an apparent magnitude of 20 using a 1.8-meter (71 in) Ritchey–Chrétien telescope . [1] On 15 february 2015 the asteroid passed 0.0197 AU (2,950,000 km ; 1,830,000 mi ) from Earth. [8] The Goldstone Dee ...
#3 2015 ME131
2015 ME 131 (also written 2015 ME131 ) was a lost asteroid [5] and a Near-Earth object (NEO). It is an Atira asteroid , which is by far the smallest group of near-Earth objects. This makes it an interior-Earth object (IEO), [2] meaning that it has an orbit entirely confined within Earth's orbit. It
- ... nded the observation arc from 1.8 days to 5 years. [3] It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on february 15, 2021 after the two orbits were linked together. It was first observed on June 23, 2015, when the as ...
#4 1449 Virtanen
1449 Virtanen , provisional designation 1938 DO , is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 9.2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 February 1938, by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland, [15] and named fo
- ... inland for many years. [2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 february 1970 ( M.P.C. 3023 ). [16]
#5 3917 Franz Schubert
3917 Franz Schubert , provisional designation 1961 CX , is a bright background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 15 February 1961, by astronomer Freimut Börngen at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in Tautenburg, Germ
- ... e inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 15 february 1961, by astronomer Freimut Börngen at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in Tautenburg, Germany. [ ...
- ... Discovery [1] [2] Discovered by F. Börngen Discovery site Karl Schwarzschild Obs. Discovery date 15 february 1961 Designations MPC designation (3917) Franz Schubert Named after Franz Schubert [3] (Austrian ...
#6 2020 CD3
2020 CD 3 (also 2020CD3 or CD3 for short) [11] [12] is a tiny near-Earth asteroid (or minimoon ) that ordinarily orbits the Sun but makes close approaches to the Earth–Moon system, in which it can temporarily enter Earth orbit through temporary satellite capture (TSC). It was discovered at the Mount
- ... s discovered at the Mount Lemmon Observatory by astronomers Theodore Pruyne and Kacper Wierzchoś on 15 february 2020, as part of the Mount Lemmon Survey or Catalina Sky Survey . The asteroid's discovery was anno ...
- ... Theodore A. Pruyne Kacper W. Wierzchoś [1] Discovery site Mt. Lemmon Obs. ( CSS ) Discovery date 15 february 2020 Designations MPC designation 2020 CD 3 Alternative designations C26FED2 [3] [4] Minor planet ...
- ... f 2020 CD 3 obtained by the Gemini Observatory on 24 February 2020 [18] 2020 CD 3 was discovered on 15 february 2020, by astronomers Theodore Pruyne and Kacper Wierzchoś at the Mount Lemmon Observatory. The disc ...
#7 2014 AA
2014 AA was a small Apollo near-Earth asteroid roughly 2–4 meters in diameter that struck Earth on 2 January 2014. [1] It was discovered on 1 January 2014 by Richard Kowalski at the Mount Lemmon Survey at an apparent magnitude of 19 using a 1.52-meter (60 in) reflecting telescope at Mount Lemmon O
- ... 44 s / day (n) Inclination 1.4156° (i) Longitude of ascending node 101.6086° (Ω) Time of perihelion 15 february 2014 (would have been) Argument of perihelion 52.3393° (ω) Earth MOID 4.54412 × 10 −7 AU (67.9791 k ...
#8 (86039) 1999 NC43
(86039) 1999 NC 43 , is an asteroid on an eccentric orbit, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group , approximately 2 kilometers in diameter. This suspected tumbler and relatively slow rotator was discovered by LINEAR in 1999. [2] Asteroid (86039) 1999 N
- ... be related to the 20-meter Chelyabinsk meteor , which exploded as a bright fireball over Russia on 15 february 2013. Analysis showed similar orbits for both bodies and suggested that they were once part of the ...
#9 1749 Telamon
1749 Telamon / ˈ t ɛ l ə m ɒ n / is a dark Jupiter Trojan from the Greek camp , approximately 70 kilometers (43 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory on 23 September 1949, [1] and named after Telamon from Greek mythology. [3] The D-typ
- ... emains of his brother. [3] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 february 1970 ( M.P.C. 3023 ). [20]
#10 5 Astraea
Astraea / æ ˈ s t r iː ə / ( minor planet designation : 5 Astraea ) is an asteroid in the asteroid belt . Its surface is highly reflective and its composition is probably a mixture of nickel – iron with silicates of magnesium and iron . It is an S-type asteroid in the Tholen classification system. [
- ... s gives an axial tilt of about 33°. With an apparent magnitude of 8.7 (on a favorable opposition on 15 february 2016), it is only the seventeenth-brightest main-belt asteroid, and fainter than, for example, 192 ...
#11 926 Imhilde
926 Imhilde ( prov. designation : A920 CB or 1920 GN ) is a dark asteroid and the principal body and namesake of the Imhilde family , located in the outer regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany on 15 February 19
- ... It was discovered by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany on 15 february 1920. [1] The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 26.8 hours and measures approxi ...
- ... 926 Imhilde Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 15 february 1920 Designations MPC designation (926) Imhilde Named after Name picked from the almanac Lahrer Hin ...
#12 3367 Alex
3367 Alex , provisional designation 1983 CA 3 , is a background asteroid from the intermediate region of the asteroid belt , approximately 17 kilometers (11 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 2 September 1993, by American astronomer Norman Thomas at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station , near Flagst
- ... 67 Alex Discovery [1] Discovered by N. G. Thomas Discovery site Anderson Mesa Stn. Discovery date 15 february 1983 Designations MPC designation (3367) Alex Named after Alex R. Baltutis (discoverer's grandson) ...
#13 10199 Chariklo
10199 Chariklo / ˈ k ær ə k l oʊ / is the largest confirmed centaur (small body of the outer Solar System). It orbits the Sun between Saturn and Uranus , grazing the orbit of Uranus . On 26 March 2014, astronomers announced the discovery of two rings (nicknamed as the rivers Oiapoque and Chuí ) [22]
- ... 0.10 [5] · 7.40 ± 0.25 [9] Chariklo was discovered by James V. Scotti of the Spacewatch program on february 15, 1997. Chariklo is named after the nymph Chariclo ( Χαρικλώ ), the wife of Chiron and the daughter o ...
- ... scovery [1] [2] Discovered by Spacewatch ( J. Scotti ) Discovery site Kitt Peak Obs. Discovery date 15 february 1997 Designations MPC designation (10199) Chariklo Pronunciation / ˈ k ær ə k l oʊ / [3] Named afte ...
#14 1691 Oort
1691 Oort , provisional designation 1956 RB , is a rare-type carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 33 kilometers in diameter. 1691 Oort Lightcurve -based 3D-model of Oort Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth I. Groeneveld Discovery site He
- ... was also named after him. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 february 1970 ( M.P.C. 3023 ). [11]
#15 367943 Duende
367943 Duende ( provisional designation 2012 DA 14 ) is a micro- asteroid and a near-Earth object of the Aten and Atira group , approximately 30 meters (98 ft) in diameter. It was discovered by astronomers of the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca at its robotic La Sagra Observatory in 2012, and
- ... bsolute magnitude (H) 24.0 [3] [9] 24.4 (2012-estimate) [8] 24.78 ± 0.11 (R) [12] 25.0 ± 0.2 [7] On 15 february 2013, Duende passed at a record distance of 27,700 km (17,200 mi) or 4.3 Earth radii from Earth's s ...
- ... arth during one of its 2026 to 2069 approaches. [8] 2013 PASSAGE Diagram of Duende passing Earth on 15 february 2013 Animation of Duende's orbit around Sun Duende · Sun · Earth On 9 January 2013, Duende was obse ...
- ... Campanas Observatory and the observation arc immediately increased from 79 days to 321 days. [1] On 15 february 2013 at 19:25 UT , Duende passed 0.0002276 AU (34,050 km ; 21,160 mi ) from the center of Earth, wi ...
- ... ass to the Aten class of near-Earth asteroids. [4] [24] Its next close approach to Earth will be on 15 february 2046, when it will pass about 0.0148 AU (2,210,000 km ; 1,380,000 mi ) from Earth. Based on 7 radar ...
#16 5677 Aberdonia
5677 Aberdonia , provisional designation 1987 SQ 1 , is a stony Koronis asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 21 September 1987, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Arizona,
- ... the late 16th century. [3] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 february 1995 ( M.P.C. 24765) . [9]
#17 21088 Chelyabinsk
21088 Chelyabinsk , provisional designation 1992 BL 2 , is a stony asteroid and near-Earth object of the Amor group , approximately 4 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 30 January 1992, by Belgian astronomer Eric Elst at ESO 's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile. The asteroid was named
- ... extremely bright fireball that exploded to the south of the city at an altitude of 30 kilometers on 15 february 2013. The indirect effects of the explosion injured more than 1,500 people. [2] The official naming ...
#18 6189 Völk
6189 Völk ( prov. designation : 1989 EY 2 ) is a stony Vesta asteroid , approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) in diameter, located in the inner regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 2 March 1989, by Belgian astronomer Eric Elst at the La Silla Observatory in northern Chile. [1] The S-
- ... Minor Planets , Lutz Schmadel . [2] The naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 february 1995 ( M.P.C. 24766 ). [10] PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS In the SDSS -based taxonomy, Völk is a common, ...
#19 2014 DX110
2014 DX 110 is a sub-kilometer asteroid , classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group , approximately 30 meters in diameter. It passed less than 1 lunar distance from Earth on 5 March 2014. [5] With an absolute magnitude of 25.7, this asteroid is potentially the largest asteroid to come insi
- ... 110 on 5 March 2014 2014 DX 110 came to opposition (furthest elongation in the sky from the Sun) on 15 february 2014, but the asteroid had a very faint apparent magnitude of about 23 and was only 10 degrees from ...
#20 List of minor planets discovered using the WISE spacecraft
The following is a list of numbered minor planets discovered, co-discovered and re-discovered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), a NASA infrared spaceborne observatory. As of July 2018, the list contains 4093 entries, accredited by the Minor Planet Center as discovered by "WISE". Not
- ... ist 249514 Donaldroyer 11 February 2010 list 249515 Heinrichsen 12 February 2010 list 249516 Aretha 15 february 2010 list 249519 Whitneyclavin 11 February 2010 list 249521 Truth 6 February 2010 list 249522 Johnd ...
- ... 96906) 2010 CO 51 13 February 2010 list 296907 Alexander 13 February 2010 list (296923) 2010 CV 133 15 february 2010 list (296924) 2010 CS 134 15 February 2010 list (296938) 2010 DX 16 16 February 2010 list (296 ...
- ... 907 Alexander 13 February 2010 list (296923) 2010 CV 133 15 February 2010 list (296924) 2010 CS 134 15 february 2010 list (296938) 2010 DX 16 16 February 2010 list (296939) 2010 DH 26 20 February 2010 list (2969 ...
- ... 06004) 2010 CZ 9 8 February 2010 list (306005) 2010 CN 10 8 February 2010 list (306010) 2010 CY 136 15 february 2010 list (306015) 2010 DL 18 16 February 2010 list (306016) 2010 DO 23 18 February 2010 list (3060 ...
- ... st (386917) 2011 JX 26 20 March 2010 list (386937) 2011 OM 23 17 May 2010 list (387172) 2012 TE 257 15 february 2010 list (387217) 2012 US 3 26 June 2010 list (389415) 2010 AA 136 15 January 2010 list (389417) 2 ...
- ... 282) 2010 BX 29 18 January 2010 list (392286) 2010 CJ 17 11 February 2010 list (392300) 2010 CJ 132 15 february 2010 list (392312) 2010 DB 55 21 February 2010 list (392313) 2010 DT 64 26 February 2010 list (3923 ...
- ... 49) 2010 CX 44 11 February 2010 list (395150) 2010 CP 47 12 February 2010 list (395158) 2010 CP 136 15 february 2010 list (395171) 2010 DW 55 22 February 2010 list (395172) 2010 EC 11 3 March 2010 list (395197) ...
- ... 124) 2010 BE 72 23 January 2010 list (398126) 2010 CO 52 14 February 2010 list (398135) 2010 CO 134 15 february 2010 list (398167) 2010 GQ 81 12 April 2010 list (398173) 2010 HZ 24 18 April 2010 list (398174) 20 ...
- ... 65) 2010 CW 15 10 February 2010 list (429270) 2010 CZ 50 13 February 2010 list (429281) 2010 CQ 132 15 february 2010 list (429298) 2010 CB 220 8 February 2010 list (429299) 2010 CV 229 9 February 2010 list (4293 ...
- ... 46) 2010 CC 45 11 February 2010 list (432447) 2010 CX 47 12 February 2010 list (432459) 2010 CZ 136 15 february 2010 list (432471) 2010 DX 27 18 February 2010 list (432472) 2010 DP 33 20 February 2010 list (4324 ...
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- ... list (437291) 2013 BP 2 29 July 2010 list (437303) 2013 CJ 15 29 May 2010 list (437344) 2013 TR 23 15 february 2010 list (437356) 2013 TS 130 13 June 2010 list (437372) 2013 VM 15 4 March 2010 list (437415) 201 ...
- ... (460507) 2014 SR 330 12 April 2010 list (460515) 2014 SJ 347 14 March 2010 list (460520) 2014 TJ 9 15 february 2010 list (460529) 2014 TW 26 17 March 2010 list (460538) 2014 TW 40 20 April 2010 list (460555) 20 ...
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- ... 3638) 2015 XR 314 5 August 2010 list (473667) 2015 XE 348 26 January 2010 list (473685) 2015 XZ 379 15 february 2010 list (473701) 2015 YT 6 16 February 2010 list (473704) 2015 YQ 8 26 March 2010 list (473710) 2 ...
- ... list (473771) 2016 EU 68 8 May 2010 list (473791) 2016 EZ 87 22 June 2010 list (473807) 2016 EU 108 15 february 2010 list (473826) 2016 ER 116 22 March 2010 list (473838) 2016 EM 125 17 April 2010 list (473862) ...
- ... 7489) 2010 CU 11 9 February 2010 list (477490) 2010 CG 18 19 January 2010 list (477508) 2010 CK 140 15 february 2010 list (477516) 2010 CX 216 7 February 2010 list (477519) 2010 DJ 56 23 February 2010 list (4775 ...
- ... (480802) 2016 PV 59 19 May 2010 list (482061) 2010 BN 62 21 January 2010 list (482070) 2010 CD 134 15 february 2010 list (482073) 2010 DJ 23 18 February 2010 list (482087) 2010 HP 21 22 April 2010 list (482088) ...
- ... 92777) 2014 QC 214 1 July 2010 list (492830) 2014 QJ 301 17 February 2010 list (492848) 2014 QA 337 15 february 2010 list (492856) 2014 QY 353 1 March 2010 list (492873) 2014 QM 384 1 February 2010 list (492968) ...
- ... t (493223) 2014 UL 62 1 March 2010 list (493239) 2014 UH 90 29 April 2010 list (493263) 2014 UG 125 15 february 2010 list (493300) 2014 UZ 182 12 May 2010 list (493301) 2014 UM 183 1 March 2010 list (493305) 201 ...
- ... 93353) 2014 WH 19 6 March 2010 list (493380) 2014 WX 117 21 February 2010 list (493413) 2014 WA 215 15 february 2010 list (493431) 2014 WF 321 27 January 2010 list (493432) 2014 WA 322 12 March 2010 list (493437 ...
- ... t (499512) 2010 OY 103 29 July 2010 list (499513) 2010 OO 114 30 July 2010 list (499518) 2010 PZ 54 15 february 2010 list (499619) 2010 UC 52 24 July 2010 list (499808) 2011 CD 101 1 February 2010 list (499842) ...
- ... 02484) 2015 BX 354 27 January 2010 list (502518) 2015 BC 432 10 June 2010 list (502552) 2015 BD 469 15 february 2010 list (502592) 2015 CS 7 14 January 2010 list (502605) 2015 CC 15 22 January 2010 list (502609) ...
- ... 3058) 2015 FC 174 13 March 2010 list (503074) 2015 FN 247 1 February 2010 list (503086) 2015 FF 290 15 february 2010 list (503091) 2015 FR 296 14 March 2010 list (503120) 2015 FX 331 16 January 2010 list (503136 ...
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- ... 6) 2010 CZ 53 14 February 2010 list (518822) 2010 CW 134 10 February 2010 list (518823) 2010 CD 140 15 february 2010 list (518829) 2010 CJ 187 11 February 2010 list (518830) 2010 CH 195 13 February 2010 list (51 ...
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Comet / Comet
#1 169P/NEAT
169/NEAT is a periodic comet in the Solar System . It is the parent body of the alpha Capricornids meteor shower in Late July. 169/NEAT may be related to comet P/2003 T12 (SOHO). [3] It comes to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) on 9 July 2022. [1] On 13 July 2022 it will pass 0.1395 AU (20
- ... ricity 0.76833 Orbital period 4.1975 yr Inclination 11.2985° Last perihelion 2018 April 29 [1] 2014 february 15 [2] 2009 November 30 Next perihelion 2022-Jul-09 [1] 169P is a low activity comet roughly a few kilo ...
#2 Tempel 1
Tempel 1 (official designation: 9P/Tempel ) is a periodic Jupiter-family comet discovered by Wilhelm Tempel in 1867. It completes an orbit of the Sun every 5.5 years. Tempel 1 was the target of the Deep Impact space mission, which photographed a deliberate high-speed impact upon the comet in 2005. I
- ... w orbit so that it approached Tempel 1. It passed at a distance of approximately 181 km (112 mi) on february 15, 2011, 04:42 UTC. [12] This was the first time that a comet was visited twice. On February 15, NASA ...
- ... i) on February 15, 2011, 04:42 UTC. [12] This was the first time that a comet was visited twice. On february 15, NASA scientists identified the crater formed by Deep Impact in images from Stardust . The crater is ...
#3 C/1881 K1
C/1881 K1 (also called the Great Comet of 1881 , Comet Tebbutt , 1881 III , 1881b ) is a long-period comet discovered by John Tebbutt on 22 May 1881 [2] at Windsor, New South Wales . It is called a great comet because of its brightness at its last apparition. [3] C/1881 K1 The great comet of 1881, c
- ... until the beginning of September. [8] The last successful telescope observation of the comet was on 15 february 1882. [5] For Tebbutt's Comet of 1881, Henry Draper took the first wide-angle photograph of a comet ...
#4 97P/Metcalf–Brewington
97P/Metcalf–Brewington is a periodic Jupiter-family comet originally discovered by Joel H. Metcalf in 1906 but subsequently lost. A new observation in 1991 by Howard J. Brewington was matched to the 1906 sighting; the orbit was computed and the comet was observed again on its returns to perihelion i
- ... -major axis 4.803 AU Eccentricity 0.4593 Orbital period 10.5 yr Inclination 17.886° Last perihelion 15 february 2022 [1] 20 August 2011 Next perihelion 2032-Jul-19 [2]
#5 Comet Lulin
Comet Lulin (official designation C/2007 N3 (Lulin) , Traditional Chinese :鹿林彗星) is a non-periodic comet . It was discovered by Ye Quanzhi and Lin Chi-Sheng from Lulin Observatory . [1] [2] [7] It peaked in brightness and arrived at perigee for observers on Earth on February 24, 2009, [8] at magnitu
- ... around February 7. [13] It figured near the double star Zubenelgenubi on February 6, near Spica on february 15 and 16, near Gamma Virginis on February 19 and near the star cluster M44 on March 5 and 6. It also f ...
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
- ... ) 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 astr ...
Institution / Institution
#1 Remote Astronomical Society Observatory of New Mexico
The Remote Astronomical Society ( RAS ) Observatory, Mayhill , also known as the New Mexico Skies Observatory ( obs. code H06 [2] ) is a remotely controlled observatory hosted by the New Mexico Skies astronomy hosting company. [3] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2009
- ... s north-east of the Apache Point Observatory . LIST OF DISCOVERED MINOR PLANETS (183876) 2004 CU 50 15 february 2004 list (191904) 2005 CU 37 4 February 2005 list (212427) 2006 OL 17 July 2006 list (229895) 2009 ...
#2 Leviathan of Parsonstown
Leviathan of Parsonstown , or Rosse six-foot telescope , is a historic reflecting telescope of 72 inches (1.83 m) aperture , which was the largest telescope in the world from 1845 until the construction of the 100-inch (2.5 m) Hooker Telescope in California in 1917. The Rosse six-foot telescope
- ... es 53°05′48″N 7°55′03″W Observing time 60 nights per year Built 1842–1846 ( 1842–1846 ) First light 15 february 1845 Telescope style Newtonian telescope reflecting telescope Diameter 72 inches (183 cm) Focal len ...
#3 Allegheny Observatory
The Allegheny Observatory is an American astronomical research institution, a part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh . The facility is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (ref. # 79002157, added June 22, 1979) [3] and is designated as a Pennsyl
- ... Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania Coordinates 40.482525°N 80.020829°W / 40.482525; -80.020829 Established february 15, 1859 Website Allegheny Observatory Telescopes Thaw Memorial Refractor 30-inch refracting telescope ...
- ... cope at the Allegheny Observatory took 10 years to build, circa 1914 The observatory was founded on february 15, 1859, in the city of Allegheny, Pennsylvania (incorporated into the City of Pittsburgh in 1907) by ...
#4 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
- ... f European Russia) Solar eclipse of April 30, 1957 (north-east of European Russia) Solar eclipse of february 15, 1961 Solar eclipse of July 20, 1963 (Kuril Islands) Solar eclipse of May 20, 1966 (south of Europea ...
- ... Annular September 12, 1950 Total February 25, 1952 Total June 30, 1954 Total April 30, 1957 Annular february 15, 1961 Total July 20, 1963 Total May 20, 1966 Annular September 22, 1968 Total July 10, 1972 Total Ju ...
#5 Highland Road Park Observatory
Highland Road Park Observatory or Baton Rouge Observatory is an astronomical observatory jointly operated by Louisiana State University 's astronomy department, Baton Rouge Astronomical Society , and The Recreation & Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge. It is in Baton Rouge , in the U
- ... tronomy and dark sky advocacy. [3] DISCOVERIES Minor planets discovered: 1 [4] (91239) 1999 CA 10 15 february 1999 list [5] More than 40 numbered minor planets have been discovered at the Highland Road Park Ob ...
#6 Atacama Large Millimeter Array
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ( ALMA ) is an astronomical interferometer of 66 radio telescopes in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile , which observe electromagnetic radiation at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths . The array has been constructed on the 5,000 m (16,000
- ... 07. [21] Both transporters were delivered to the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF) in Chile on 15 february 2008. On 7 July 2008, an ALMA transporter moved an antenna for the first time, from inside the ante ...
#7 Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory
The Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory ( Italian : Osservatorio Astronomico della Montagna Pistoiese ; obs. code : 104 ), also known as the San Marcello Observatory and the Pian dei Termini Observatory ( Italian : Osservatorio di Pian dei Termini ), is an astronomical observatory in San Marc
- ... 651) 2006 TO 7 10 October 2006 list (340731) 2006 SQ 155 22 September 2006 list (343057) 2009 CB 20 15 february 2009 list (345720) 2006 XC 44 12 December 2006 list (345763) 2007 EQ 88 13 March 2007 list (356630) ...
- ... (364264) 2006 TP 7 11 October 2006 list (367249) 2007 PC 28 12 August 2007 list (379130) 2009 CA 20 15 february 2009 list (395124) 2009 XX 7 10 December 2009 list (396931) 2005 GX 33 4 April 2005 list (400162) 2 ...
#8 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
- ... y 1998 list (28217) 1998 YO 3 18 December 1998 list 28614 Vejvoda 25 March 2000 list 29760 Milevsko 15 february 1999 list (31049) 1996 QZ 20 August 1996 list (31092) 1997 CW 5 6 February 1997 list (31106) 1997 P ...
- ... ist (74805) 1999 TF 2 October 1999 list (75759) 2000 AH 168 12 January 2000 list (77039) 2001 CK 37 15 february 2001 list (79243) 1994 RA 1 9 September 1994 list (79347) 1996 XJ 2 4 December 1996 list (79478) 19 ...
- ... (101041) 1998 QV 98 31 August 1998 list (101578) 1999 BM 3 20 January 1999 list (101621) 1999 CH 16 15 february 1999 list (101893) 1999 PJ 6 August 1999 list (101963) 1999 RG 40 15 September 1999 list (102622) 1 ...
- ... 3) 2004 RZ 83 9 September 2004 list (231745) 1999 RR 214 15 September 1999 list (231924) 2001 CL 37 15 february 2001 list (232962) 2005 ES 38 4 March 2005 list (239808) 1996 TK 9 12 October 1996 list (239817) 19 ...
#9 Royal Observatory, Greenwich
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich ( ROG ; [1] known as the Old Royal Observatory from 1957 to 1998, when the working Royal Greenwich Observatory , RGO , temporarily moved south from Greenwich to Herstmonceux ) is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking th
- ... ted by the use of iron at the main facility. [39] The Observatory underwent an attempted bombing on 15 february 1894. This was possibly the first "international terrorist" incident in Britain. [40] The bomb was ...
#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
- ... ember 1999 list 42593 Antoniazzi 1 May 1997 list 43890 Katiaottani 31 August 1995 list 44033 Michez 15 february 1998 list 48715 Balbinot 13 September 1996 list 49187 Zucchini 18 September 1998 list 49441 Scerban ...
#11 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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#12 La Sagra Observatory
La Sagra Observatory ( Spanish : Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra ; OLS ; observatory code : L98 ) is an astronomical observatory located in the province of Granada , Spain . It uses four robotic telescopes both designed and built ( hardware and software ) by the scientists of the Observatorio A
- ... s to its four remotely operated telescopes [1] [4] and to the clear skies of Sierra de la Sagra, on 15 february 2012, a team coordinated by Jaume Nomen , astronomer at OAM located the asteroid Duende , [1] and c ...
- ... OAM located the asteroid Duende , [1] and calculated that the following year, more specifically on 15 february 2013, it would pass 27,700 km (17,200 mi) from Earth, the closest known distance an asteroid of tha ...
#13 Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
The Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics is a Max Planck Institute , located in Garching , near Munich , Germany . In 1991 the Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics split up into the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, the Max Planck Institute for Physics and
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#1 Gibeon (meteorite)
Gibeon is a meteorite that fell in prehistoric times in Namibia . It was named after the nearest town: Gibeon . Gibeon Gibeon meteorites in Post Street Mall, Windhoek Type Iron Structural classification Fine octahedrite Group IVA [1] Composition 91,8% Fe ; 7,7% Ni ; 0,5% Co ; 0,04% P ; 2,4 ppm Ir ;
- ... n in Windhoek's Central Business District was proclaimed a National Monument (Category: geology) on 15 february 1950. Additionally, all meteorites found in Namibia are automatically protected as National Monumen ...
#2 Chelyabinsk meteorite
The Chelyabinsk meteorite (Russian: Челябинский метеорит , Chelyabinskii meteorit ) is the fragmented remains of the large Chelyabinsk meteor of 15 February 2013 which reached the ground after the meteor's passage through the atmosphere . The descent of the meteor, visible as a brilliant superbolide
- ... ий метеорит , Chelyabinskii meteorit ) is the fragmented remains of the large Chelyabinsk meteor of 15 february 2013 which reached the ground after the meteor's passage through the atmosphere . The descent of th ...
- ... ntry Russia Region Chelyabinsk Oblast Coordinates 54°57′18″N 60°19′30″E Observed fall Yes Fall date 15 february 2013, 09:20 YEKT ( UTC+06:00 ) Found date 27 February 2013 TKW approximately 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) [3 ...
- ... [update] , some reports surfaced of people trying to sell fake meteorites on the Internet. [21] On 15 february (anniversary of the event), during the 2014 Winter Olympics , winners received medals with embedded ...
#3 Chelyabinsk meteor
The Chelyabinsk meteor was a superbolide that entered Earth's atmosphere over the southern Ural region in Russia on 15 February 2013 at about 09:20 YEKT (03:20 UTC ). It was caused by an approximately 20 m (66 ft) near-Earth asteroid that entered the atmosphere at a shallow 18.3 ± 0.4 degree ang
- ... meteor was a superbolide that entered Earth's atmosphere over the southern Ural region in Russia on 15 february 2013 at about 09:20 YEKT (03:20 UTC ). It was caused by an approximately 20 m (66 ft) near-Earth as ...
- ... ensk-Uralsky where it was still dawn, in an oblast north of Chelyabinsk Location of the meteor Date 15 february 2013 ( 2013-02-15 ) Time 09:20:29 YEKT ( UTC+06:00 ) Location Chebarkul , Chelyabinsk Oblast , Russ ...
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#1 Emmanuel Liais
Emmanuel Liais (15 February 1826 – 5 March 1900) was a French astronomer , botanist and explorer who spent many years in Brazil . "Liais" redirects here. For the crater, see Liais (crater) . Emmanuel Liais A statue of Emmanuel Liais in Cherbourg, France Born 15 February 1826 Cherbourg-Octeville
- Emmanuel Liais ( 15 february 1826 – 5 March 1900) was a French astronomer , botanist and explorer who spent many years in Brazil ...
- ... he crater, see Liais (crater) . Emmanuel Liais A statue of Emmanuel Liais in Cherbourg, France Born 15 february 1826 Cherbourg-Octeville Died 5 March 1900 (aged 74) Cherbourg-Octeville Occupation Astronomer , ex ...
#2 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 §
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#3 Otto Tetens
Otto Tetens (26 September 1865, Rendsburg , Germany – 15 February 1945, Teplitz-Schönau ) was a German natural scientist with an astronomer background. Otto Tetens (right) with Mataafa in Mulinuu, Samoa 1904
- Otto Tetens (26 September 1865, Rendsburg , Germany – 15 february 1945, Teplitz-Schönau ) was a German natural scientist with an astronomer background. Otto Tetens ( ...
#4 Frank Arthur Bellamy
Frank Arthur Bellamy (17 October 1863 – 15 February 1936) was a British astronomer. He worked on Astrographic Catalogue with his niece, Ethel Bellamy . British astronomer Frank Arthur Bellamy Born 17 October 1863 Oxford , England Died 15 February 1936 (1936-02-15) (aged 72) Oxford, England
- Frank Arthur Bellamy (17 October 1863 – 15 february 1936) was a British astronomer. He worked on Astrographic Catalogue with his niece, Ethel Bellamy . ...
- ... Ethel Bellamy . British astronomer Frank Arthur Bellamy Born 17 October 1863 Oxford , England Died 15 february 1936 (1936-02-15) (aged 72) Oxford, England LIFE Frank Bellamy was born at St John Street, Oxford i ...
#5 Snježana Kordić
Snježana Kordić ( pronounced [sɲěʒana kôːrditɕ] ( listen ) ; born 29 October 1964) [1] is a Croatian linguist . [3] In addition to her work in syntax , she has written on sociolinguistics . [2] Kordić is known among non-specialists for numerous articles against the puristic and prescriptive langua
- ... Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2014 . Retrieved 27 September 2014 . Galić, Štefica ( 15 february 2015). "Ovdašnja društva su zaglibljena u besmislenim, apsurdnim temama: razgovor sa Snježanom Kord ...
#6 Vicky Kalogera
Vassiliki Kalogera is a Greek astrophysicist . She is a professor at Northwestern University and the Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA). She is a leading member of the LIGO Collaboration that observed gravitational waves in 2015. Greek astro
- ... t observed gravitational waves in 2015. Greek astrophysicist Vicky Kalogera Vassiliki Kalogera Born 15 february 1971 ( 1971-02-15 ) (age 51) Serres, Greece Alma mater University of Thessaloniki University of Ill ...
#7 George R. Viscome
George R. Viscome (born 1956) is an American astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets . He also worked as a broadcast technician in Albany, New York . [2] American astronomer Minor planets discovered: 33 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets Viscome has discovered 33 asteroids . [1] Ast
- ... as named in his honor. [2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 february 1995 ( M.P.C. 24766 ). [3] LIST OF DISCOVERED MINOR PLANETS See also: Category:Discoveries by Georg ...
#8 Spiru Haret
Spiru C. Haret ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈspiru haˈret] ; 15 February 1851 – 17 December 1912) was a Romanian mathematician , astronomer , and politician . He made a fundamental contribution to the n -body problem in celestial mechanics by proving that using a third degree approximation for the d
- Spiru C. Haret ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈspiru haˈret] ; 15 february 1851 – 17 December 1912) was a Romanian mathematician , astronomer , and politician . He made a fun ...
- ... s . For an institution, see Spiru Haret University . Spiru Haret Born Spiridon Haret ( 1851-02-15 ) 15 february 1851 Iași , Moldavia Died 17 December 1912 (1912-12-17) (aged 61) Bucharest , Kingdom of Romania Re ...
#9 Robert Luther
Karl Theodor Robert Luther (April 16, 1822, Świdnica – February 15, 1900 Düsseldorf ), normally published as Robert Luther , was a German astronomer . While working at the Bilk Observatory in Düsseldorf, Germany, he searched for asteroids and discovered 24 of them between 1852 and 1890. [1] [2] Seve
- Karl Theodor Robert Luther (April 16, 1822, Świdnica – february 15, 1900 Düsseldorf ), normally published as Robert Luther , was a German astronomer . While working at ...
- ... rman astronomer (1822–1900) Robert Luther Born ( 1822-04-16 ) April 16, 1822 Świdnica , Poland Died february 15, 1900 (1900-02-15) (aged 77) Düsseldorf , Germany Known for discovery of 24 asteroids Awards Lalande ...
#10 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
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#11 Galileo Galilei
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian astronomer , physicist and engineer , sometimes described as a polymath . Commonly referred to as Galileo , his name was pronounced / ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l eɪ . oʊ ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l eɪ . i ˌ / ( GAL -ih- LAY -oh GAL -i
- Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei ( 15 february 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian astronomer , physicist and engineer , sometimes described as ...
- ... 1636 portrait by Justus Sustermans Born Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei [1] ( 1564-02-15 ) 15 february 1564 [2] Pisa , Duchy of Florence Died 8 January 1642 (1642-01-08) (aged 77) Arcetri , Grand Duchy ...
- ... 15] EARLY LIFE AND FAMILY Galileo was born in Pisa (then part of the Duchy of Florence ), Italy, on 15 february 1564, [16] the first of six children of Vincenzo Galilei , a lutenist , composer, and music theoris ...
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#12 Kazuro Watanabe
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
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#13 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
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#14 Ulisse Munari
Ulisse Munari (born 1960) is an Italian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets . He is Professor of Astronomy at the University of Padua , and works at the Asiago Observatory . He is a member of the Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE) team, an all-sky survey using the UK's 1.2m Schmidt telescope i
- ... ed several asteroids , all in collaboration with Maura Tombelli and Flavio Castellani . 7679 Asiago 15 february 1996 list [A] 7715 Leonidarosino 14 February 1996 list [A] 7794 Sanvito 15 January 1996 list ...
#15 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
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#16 Vincenzo Miotti
Vincenzo Miotti (25 July 1712, Murano – 15 February 1787, Murano) was an Italian physicist and astronomer. Italian physicist and astronomer This article does not cite any sources . ( February 2017 )
- Vincenzo Miotti (25 July 1712, Murano – 15 february 1787, Murano) was an Italian physicist and astronomer. Italian physicist and astronomer This articl ...
#17 Grigor Gurzadyan
Grigor Gurzadyan ( Armenian : Գրիգոր Գուրզադյան ) (October 15, 1922 – February 22, 2014) was an Armenian astronomer, and pioneer of space astronomy. Armenian astronomer Grigor Gurzadyan Gurzadyan on a 2022 stamp of Armenia Born ( 1922-10-15 ) 15 October 1922 Baghdad , Kingdom of Iraq (modern-day Bag
- ... ysical Observatories K-2, K-3 and K-4 by means of ballistic rockets R-5 ; the first launch being on february 15, 1961 from Kapustin Yar military base in Russia. His paper in Comm. Armenian Acad. Sciences , XLIII, ...
#18 Pierre Antonini
Pierre Antonini is a retired French mathematics professor and amateur astronomer who has discovered several minor planets and two supernovae at his private Observatoire de Bédoin (Bedoin Observatory; observatory code: 132 ) located at Bédoin , southeastern France. For many of his discoveries he used
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#19 Lenka Kotková
Lenka Kotková ( née Šarounová ; born 26 July 1973) is a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets . Czech astronomer, asteroid discoverer Lenka Kotková ( née Šarounová) Lenka Kotková at the Ondřejov Observatory Born ( 1973-07-26 ) 26 July 1973 (age 48) Dobřichovice , Czechoslovakia Nation
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#20 Michel Ory
Michel Ory (born 18 April 1966) is a Swiss amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets and comets , [1] who was one of five winners of the 2009 Edgar Wilson Award for his discovery of 304P/Ory (P/2008 Q2 Ory), a periodic comet of the Jupiter family on 27 August 2008, [2] using a 24
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