langs: 21 февраля [ru] / february 21 [en] / 21. februar [de] / 21 février [fr] / 21 febbraio [it] / 21 de febrero [es]
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Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 (175706) 1996 FG3
(175706) 1996 FG 3 is a carbonaceous asteroid and binary system , [4] classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 1.7 kilometers (1.1 miles) in diameter. The primary has a spheroidal shape. Its minor-planet moon measures approximately 490 met
- ... ion mission. [18] NUMBERING AND NAMING This minor planet was numbered by the Minor Planet Center on 21 february 2008. [19] As of 2021, it has not been named . [1] ORBIT AND CLASSIFICATION 1996 FG 3 orbits the Su ...
#2 2939 Coconino
2939 Coconino , provisional designation 1982 DP , is a stony Nysian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 21 February 1982, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, United States
- ... e inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 21 february 1982, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, United S ...
- ... 9 Coconino Discovery [1] Discovered by E. Bowell Discovery site Anderson Mesa Stn. Discovery date 21 february 1982 Designations MPC designation (2939) Coconino Named after Coconino County (U.S. county in Arizo ...
#3 3752 Camillo
3752 Camillo is an inclined asteroid , classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group , approximately 2.3 kilometers (1.4 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 15 August 1985, by astronomers Eleanor Helin and Maria Barucci using a 0.9-metre (35 in) telescope at the CERGA Observatory in Cau
- ... period of 38 hours. [1] [4] 3752 Camillo Radar image of Camillo taken by the Arecibo Observatory on 21 february 2018, revealing its angular bilobate shape Discovery [1] Discovered by E. F. Helin M. Barucci Dis ...
#4 3406 Omsk
3406 Omsk , provisional designation 1969 DA , is a background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 21 February 1969, by Soviet astronomer Bella Burnasheva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory on the Cri
- ... ns of the asteroid belt , approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 21 february 1969, by Soviet astronomer Bella Burnasheva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory on the Crimean ...
- ... iscovery [1] Discovered by B. Burnasheva Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Obs. Discovery date 21 february 1969 Designations MPC designation (3406) Omsk Named after Omsk (Russian city) [1] Alternative des ...
#5 1378 Leonce
1378 Leonce , provisional designation 1936 DB , is a dark Nysian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 19 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 21 February 1936, by Belgian astronomer Fernand Rigaux at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle, who named it afte
- ... inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 19 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 21 february 1936, by Belgian astronomer Fernand Rigaux at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle, who named ...
- ... d 3D-model of Leonce Discovery [1] Discovered by F. Rigaux Discovery site Uccle Obs. Discovery date 21 february 1936 Designations MPC designation (1378) Leonce Named after Leonce Rigaux [2] (discoverer's father) ...
#6 1803 Zwicky
1803 Zwicky , prov. designation : 1967 CA , is a stony Phocaea asteroid and binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 6 February 1967, by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory near Bern, Switze
- ... [15] SATELLITE Photometric observations at the Command Module Observatory ( V02 ) by Tom Polakis on 21 february 2021 revealed, that Zwicky has a satellite in its orbit. The moon has a diameter of approximately 2 ...
#7 4318 Baťa
4318 Baťa , provisional designation 1980 DE 1 , is a dark background asteroid from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 27 kilometers (17 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 21 February 1980, by astronomer Zdeňka Vávrová at the Kleť Observatory in the Czech Republic. [1] T
- ... ons of the asteroid belt , approximately 27 kilometers (17 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 21 february 1980, by astronomer Zdeňka Vávrová at the Kleť Observatory in the Czech Republic. [1] The D-type as ...
- ... ťa . [1] 4318 Baťa Discovery [1] Discovered by Z. Vávrová Discovery site Kleť Obs. Discovery date 21 february 1980 Designations MPC designation (4318) Baťa Named after Tomáš Baťa [1] (Czech businessman) Alte ...
#8 818 Kapteynia
818 Kapteynia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . This asteroid is named for the Dutch astronomer Jacobus Kapteyn . 818 Kapteynia Discovery Discovered by Max Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Observatory Discovery date 21 February 1916 Designations MPC designation (818) Kapteynia Pronunciation
- ... 818 Kapteynia Discovery Discovered by Max Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Observatory Discovery date 21 february 1916 Designations MPC designation (818) Kapteynia Pronunciation / k æ p ˈ t eɪ n i ə / Alternative ...
#9 2018 AG37
2018 AG 37 (nicknamed FarFarOut ) is a distant trans-Neptunian object and centaur that was discovered 132.2 ± 1.5 AU (19.78 ± 0.22 billion km) from the Sun, [8] farther than any other currently observable known object in the Solar System. [3] [9] Imaged in January 2018 during a search
- ... vered and announced by his team one month earlier in December 2018. [13] In his rescheduled talk on 21 february 2019, Sheppard remarked on his discovery of 2018 AG 37 , which he jokingly nicknamed "FarFarOut" as ...
#10 596 Scheila
Scheila ( minor planet designation : 596 Scheila ) is a main-belt asteroid [1] and main-belt comet [2] orbiting the Sun . It was discovered on 21 February 1906 by August Kopff from Heidelberg . [1] Kopff named the asteroid after a female English student with whom he was acquainted. [5] Main-belt ast
- ... heila ) is a main-belt asteroid [1] and main-belt comet [2] orbiting the Sun . It was discovered on 21 february 1906 by August Kopff from Heidelberg . [1] Kopff named the asteroid after a female English student ...
- ... scope Discovery [1] Discovered by August Kopff Discovery site Heidelberg Observatory Discovery date 21 february 1906 Designations MPC designation (596) Scheila Pronunciation / ˈ ʃ iː l ə / Named after Sheila Min ...
#11 2010 GZ60
2010 GZ 60 was originally estimated by JPL to be a near-Earth asteroid approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) in diameter. [4] But is now known to be an asteroid from the inner region of the asteroid belt that does not get closer than 1.5 AU (220 million km ) to Earth. [2] Asteroid 2010 GZ 60
- ... ion (closest approach to the Sun) from 1.2 AU [9] to 2.2 AU. [2] Using the still poorly constrained 21 february 2018 orbit solution, [2] JPL Horizons showed that on the discovery date of 5 April 2010 the asteroi ...
#12 586 Thekla
Thekla ( minor planet designation : 586 Thekla ) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . It was named after Saint Thecla of the first century. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1906 TC . 586 Thekla Discovery Discovered by M. F. Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg
- ... on 1906 TC . 586 Thekla Discovery Discovered by M. F. Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Discovery date 21 february 1906 Designations MPC designation (586) Thekla Pronunciation / ˈ θ ɛ k l ə / Alternative designatio ...
#13 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
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- ... 3188) 2010 BV 15 16 January 2010 list (283199) 2010 DP 13 16 February 2010 list (283201) 2010 DG 55 21 february 2010 list (283209) 2010 LE 92 12 June 2010 list (283213) 2010 NY 55 10 July 2010 list (283215) 2010 ...
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- ... 0757) 2010 BK 96 27 January 2010 list (400771) 2010 DC 16 17 February 2010 list (400773) 2010 DH 52 21 february 2010 list (400774) 2010 EG 14 5 March 2010 list 400796 Douglass 31 March 2010 list (400799) 2010 GW ...
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#14 3822 Segovia
3822 Segovia ( prov. designation : 1988 DP 1 ) is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered by Japanese astronomer Tsutomu Seki at Geisei Observatory in Kōchi, Japan, on 21 February 1988. [6] The presumed S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 11.0 hour
- ... t . It was discovered by Japanese astronomer Tsutomu Seki at Geisei Observatory in Kōchi, Japan, on 21 february 1988. [6] The presumed S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 11.0 hours and measures approximate ...
- ... from its lightcurve Discovery [1] Discovered by T. Seki Discovery site Geisei Obs. Discovery date 21 february 1988 Designations MPC designation (3822) Segovia Named after Andrés Segovia (classical guitarist) [ ...
#15 1100 Arnica
1100 Arnica / ˈ ɑːr n ɪ k ə / , provisional designation 1928 SD , is a Koronian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 17 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in 1928 and named after the herbaceous plant Arnica (aster;
- ... to other main-belt asteroids. It will pass close to 88 Thisbe three times before the year 2200. On 21 february 2043, Arnica will be 0.0487 AU (7,290,000 km) from Thisbe. On 31 March 2112, it will be 0.0432 AU ( ...
#16 99942 Apophis
99942 Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous asteroid with a diameter of 370 metres (1,210 feet) that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 when initial observations indicated a probability up to 2.7% that it would hit Earth on April 13, 2029. Additional observation
- ... [54] The 2013 observations basically ruled out any chance of a 2036 impact. A NASA assessment as of february 21, 2013, that did not use the January and February 2013 radar measurements gave an impact probability ...
- ... al risk corridor for an impact on 13 April 2029, based on the 2020–21 planetary defense exercise On february 21, 2021, Apophis was removed from the Sentry Risk Table , as an impact in the next 100 years was final ...
Comet / Comet
#1 C/2017 T1 (Heinze)
C/2017 T1 (Heinze) is a near parabolic comet that passed closest to Earth on January 4, 2018, at a distance of 0.22 AU. It was discovered on 10/2/2017 by Ari Heinze of the University of Hawaiʻi . Perihelion is on February 21, 2018, and it is expected peak magnitude about 8.8. [1] C/2017 T1 (Heinze)
- ... 22 AU. It was discovered on 10/2/2017 by Ari Heinze of the University of Hawaiʻi . Perihelion is on february 21, 2018, and it is expected peak magnitude about 8.8. [1] C/2017 T1 (Heinze) Path of C/2017 T1 (Heinze ...
- ... 2458083.5 Perihelion 0.58063929 AU Eccentricity 1.000290608 Inclination 96.831860° Next perihelion 21 february 2018
#2 39P/Oterma
39P/Oterma is a currently inactive periodic comet in the Solar System with an orbital period of nearly 20 years. The size of its nucleus is not known. Periodic comet with 19 year orbit 39P/Oterma Discovery Discovered by Liisi Oterma Discovery date 8 April 1943 Alternative designations 1942 VII; 1950
- ... June 2011 and 1.93 AU around 1 October 2168) and Jupiter (0.889 AU on 15 January 2025, 0.771 AU on 21 february 2155, and 1.17 ± 0.03 AU in May–July 2214) are going to happen, the orbit of 39P/Oterma keeps its o ...
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 NGC 2397
NGC 2397 is a flocculent spiral galaxy [7] located in the southern Volans constellation , about one degree to the SSE of Delta Volantis . [8] English astronomer John Herschel discovered the galaxy on February 21, 1835. [9] It is located at a distance of approximately 69 million light years from th
- ... degree to the SSE of Delta Volantis . [8] English astronomer John Herschel discovered the galaxy on february 21, 1835. [9] It is located at a distance of approximately 69 million light years from the Sun , [3] an ...
Institution / Institution
#1 Oak Ridge Observatory
The Oak Ridge Observatory ( ORO , code: 801 ), also known as the George R. Agassiz Station , is located at 42 Pinnacle Road, Harvard, Massachusetts . It was operated by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian as a facility of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) from 1933 unti
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#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
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#3 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
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#4 Farpoint Observatory
Farpoint Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League , or NEKAAL . It is located on the grounds of Mission Valley High School at Eskridge , near Auburn, Kansas , approximately 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Topeka , Kansas , Unit
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#5 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
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#6 Macarthur Astronomy Forum
Macarthur Astronomy Forum is a monthly public forum organised by Macarthur Astronomical Society , providing leading national and international professional astronomers with a platform to address the Forum on topics of astronomical interest; also providing members of the Society and the general publi
- ... e uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( September 2022 ) Macarthur Astronomy Forum Formation 21 february 2011 Purpose Promote excellence in astronomy in Macarthur region. Location Western Sydney Universit ...
- ... ia since the second meeting of the Society in 1996. The first Macarthur Astronomy Forum was held on 21 february 2011, with a presentation by Professor Fred Watson A.M., Astronomer-In-Charge of the Australian Ast ...
#7 Badlands Observatory
The Badlands Observatory (IAU code 918 ) is an astronomical observatory named after the Badlands National Park , located in Quinn , South Dakota, near the city of Wall , United States. The observatory was founded in 2000. [2] by American amateur astronomer Ron Dyvig , who was associated with the Opt
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Meteorite / Meteorite
#1 HD 209458 b
HD 209458 b , also nicknamed Osiris [2] after the Egyptian god , is an exoplanet that orbits the solar analog HD 209458 in the constellation Pegasus , some 159 light-years (49 parsecs ) from the Solar System . The radius of the planet's orbit is 0.047 AU (7.0 million km ; 4.4 million mi )
- ... rcular orbit of HD 209458 b was also confirmed. The transit of HD 209458 b. SPECTRAL OBSERVATION On february 21, 2007, NASA and Nature released news that HD 209458 b was one of the first two extrasolar planets to ...
#2 HD 189733 b
HD 189733 b is an exoplanet approximately 64.5 light-years (19.8 pc ) away [3] from the Solar System in the constellation of Vulpecula . Astronomers in France discovered the planet orbiting the star HD 189733 on October 5, 2005, by observing its transit across the star's face. [1] With a mass 16.2
- ... y 2.2 days and an orbital speed of 152.5 kilometres per second (341,000 mph) . INFRARED SPECTRUM On february 21, 2007, NASA released news that the Spitzer Space Telescope had measured detailed spectra from both H ...
#3 MOA-2009-BLG-387Lb
MOA-2009-BLG-387Lb is an exoplanet in the orbit of the red dwarf MOA-2009-BLG-387L . Its discovery was announced on February 21, 2011, making it the eleventh planet discovered using gravitational microlensing . The planet is thought to be over twice the mass of Jupiter and to have an orbit 80 percen
- ... Lb is an exoplanet in the orbit of the red dwarf MOA-2009-BLG-387L . Its discovery was announced on february 21, 2011, making it the eleventh planet discovered using gravitational microlensing . The planet is tho ...
- ... ery site SAAO / Perth / Canopus AO / FCO / Wise / HO / SSO / LSO / ORM [1] Discovery date Published february 21, 2011 [1] Detection method Gravitational microlensing Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 1.8 +0 ...
- ... he mass of all red dwarf stars. [1] The discovery of the planet MOA-2009-BLG-387Lb was published on february 21, 2011 in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics by the European Southern Observatory . [1]
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Alexander A. Gurshtein
Alexander Aronovich Gurshtein ( Russian : Александр Аронович Гурштейн , Aleksandr Aronovich Gurshteyn ; February 21, 1937 – April 3, 2020) was a Soviet / Russian astronomer and historian of science. Alexander Aronovich Gurshtein Born ( 1937-02-21 ) February 21, 1937 Moscow, Russia Died April 3, 2020
- ... ander Aronovich Gurshtein ( Russian : Александр Аронович Гурштейн , Aleksandr Aronovich Gurshteyn ; february 21, 1937 – April 3, 2020) was a Soviet / Russian astronomer and historian of science. Alexander Aronovi ...
- ... et / Russian astronomer and historian of science. Alexander Aronovich Gurshtein Born ( 1937-02-21 ) february 21, 1937 Moscow, Russia Died April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03) (aged 83) Grand Junction, Colorado Nationality ...
- ... Sky Russian astronomer (1937–2020) EARLY LIFE Gurshtein was born Jewish in Moscow (former USSR) on february 21, 1937. His father, Aron Sheftelevich Gurshtein, was a literary critic and writer, while his mother, ...
#2 Lyudmila Karachkina
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
- ... , 1982 MPC 3453 Dostoevsky September 27, 1981 MPC 3469 Bulgakov October 21, 1982 MPC 3508 Pasternak february 21, 1980 MPC 3511 Tsvetaeva October 14, 1982 MPC [1] 3516 Rusheva October 21, 1982 MPC 3620 Platonov ...
- ... 772 Piaf October 21, 1982 MPC 3946 Shor March 5, 1983 MPC 3982 Kastel' May 2, 1984 MPC 4017 Disneya february 21, 1980 MPC 4071 Rostovdon September 7, 1981 MPC 4075 Sviridov October 14, 1982 MPC 4080 Galinskij Aug ...
- ... tober 22, 1982 MPC 10721 Tuterov August 17, 1986 MPC 11269 Knyr August 26, 1987 MPC 11796 Nirenberg february 21, 1980 MPC 12214 Miroshnikov September 7, 1981 MPC 12220 Semenchur October 20, 1982 MPC 12235 Imranak ...
#3 Karlis Kaufmanis
Kārlis Kaufmanis (February 21, 1910, Riga, Latvia – June 21, 2003, Clearwater, Florida ) was a Latvian-American astronomer. [1] He is noted for his theory, on which he delivered a public lecture more than a thousand times, that the Star of Bethlehem was a conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Satur
- Kārlis Kaufmanis ( february 21, 1910, Riga, Latvia – June 21, 2003, Clearwater, Florida ) was a Latvian-American astronomer. [1] He ...
- ... omy , mathematics, and cosmology . Latvian-American astronomer Kārlis Kaufmanis Born ( 1910-02-21 ) february 21, 1910 Rīga , Latvia Died June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) (aged 93) Clearwater, Florida Nationality Latvia ...
#4 Ian P. Griffin
Ian P. Griffin (born 1966) is a New Zealand astronomer , discoverer of minor planets and a public spokesman upon scientific matters. He is currently the Director of Otago Museum , Dunedin , New Zealand. Griffin was the CEO of Science Oxford , in Oxford, United Kingdom, and the former head of public
- ... 25273 Barrycarole 15 November 1998 MPC 27120 Isabelhawkins 28 November 1998 MPC 31239 Michaeljames 21 february 1998 MPC 31268 Welty 16 March 1998 MPC 33179 Arsènewenger 29 March 1998 MPC (44527) 1998 YC 6 22 di ...
#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
- ... I 616772 . Archived from the original on 15 April 2013 . Retrieved 7 April 2013 . Vuković, Uglješa ( 21 february 2013). "Javnosti je prešućen opis naše jezične situacije: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" [The descri ...
#6 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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#7 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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#8 James L. Hilton
James Lindsay Hilton (born February 21, 1957) has been an astronomer at the United States Naval Observatory since 1986. [1] In 1999 he published a new set of ephemerides for 15 of the largest asteroids for use in the Astronomical Almanac . [2] American astronomer
- James Lindsay Hilton (born february 21, 1957) has been an astronomer at the United States Naval Observatory since 1986. [1] In 1999 he publ ...
#9 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
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#10 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
- ... 7 October 1973 list 5177 Hugowolf 10 January 1989 list 5210 Saint-Saëns 7 March 1989 list 5224 Abbe 21 february 1982 list 5312 Schott 3 November 1981 list 5375 Siedentopf 11 January 1989 list 5409 Saale 30 Septe ...
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#11 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
- ... August 1908) Reverend Randal Parsons (26 April 1848 – 15 November 1936) Hon. Richard Clere Parsons ( 21 february 1851 – 26 January 1923), apparently made a name for himself building railways in South America. Sir ...
#12 Fernand Rigaux
Fernand Rigaux (1905 – 21 September 1962) was a Belgian astronomer and observer of variable stars , minor planets and comets at the Royal Observatory at Uccle, Belgium . [2] [3] Belgian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 8 [1] 1292 Luce 17 September 1933 MPC 1378 Leonce 21 February 1936 MPC 1458
- ... 3] Belgian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 8 [1] 1292 Luce 17 September 1933 MPC 1378 Leonce 21 february 1936 MPC 1458 Mineura 1 September 1937 MPC 1555 Dejan 15 September 1941 MPC 3280 Gretry 17 Septembe ...
#13 Gunnar Malmquist
Karl Gunnar Malmquist (21 February 1893 – 27 June 1982) was a Swedish astronomer . Swedish astronomer Not to be confused with the Swedish economist Sten Malmquist . For other uses, see Malmquist (disambiguation) .
- Karl Gunnar Malmquist ( 21 february 1893 – 27 June 1982) was a Swedish astronomer . Swedish astronomer Not to be confused with the Swed ...
#14 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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#15 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
- ... ber 1988 list 6556 Arcimboldo 29 December 1989 list 6581 Sobers 22 September 1981 list 6583 Destinn 21 february 1984 list 6586 Seydler 28 October 1984 list 6594 Tasman 25 June 1987 list 6596 Bittner 15 November ...
#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
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#17 Jana Tichá
Jana Tichá (born 1965 in České Budějovice ) is a Czech astronomer and discoverer of minor planets . She studied at the University of Economics in Prague and graduated in 1987. In 1992 she was selected for the position of a director of the Kleť Observatory . Czech astronomer Jana Tichá with her ex-hu
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#18 Stephen Carkeek
Stephen James Carkeek (12 April 1815 – 27 November 1878) was a New Zealand civil servant, the colony's first Inspector of Customs, and the builder of the oldest-surviving observatory in the country. Stephen Carkeek Carkeek in about 1865 Born Stephen James Carkeek ( 1815-04-12 ) 12 April 1815 Swansea
- ... nted first officer of the revenue cutter Ranger , a coastal patrol vessel that enforced tariffs, on 21 february 1838. [2] He became commander of the Ranger and its crew of 13, based in Port Phillip , on 23 July ...
#19 August Kopff
August Kopff (February 5, 1882 – April 25, 1960) was a German astronomer and discoverer of several comets and asteroids . German astronomer August Kopff Minor planets discovered: 68 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets Kopff studied and worked in Heidelberg, getting his PhD there in 1906 a
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#20 Charles Piazzi Smyth
Charles Piazzi Smyth FRSE FRS FRAS FRSSA (3 January 1819 – 21 February 1900) was an Italian-born British astronomer who was Astronomer Royal for Scotland from 1846 to 1888; he is known for many innovations in astronomy and, along with his wife Jessica Duncan Piazzi Smyth , his pyramidological and me
- Charles Piazzi Smyth FRSE FRS FRAS FRSSA (3 January 1819 – 21 february 1900) was an Italian-born British astronomer who was Astronomer Royal for Scotland from 1846 to 188 ...
- ... er Charles Piazzi Smyth Charles Piazzi Smyth Born ( 1819-01-03 ) 3 January 1819 Naples , Italy Died 21 february 1900 (1900-02-21) (aged 81) Spouse Jessica Duncan Piazzi Smyth Scientific career Fields Astronomy I ...
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#1 SCP 06F6
SCP 06F6 is (or was) an astronomical object of unknown type, discovered on 21 February 2006 in the constellation Boötes [1] during a survey of galaxy cluster CL 1432.5+3332.8 with the Hubble Space Telescope 's Advanced Camera for Surveys Wide Field Channel. [2] Astronomical object discovered in 2006
- SCP 06F6 is (or was) an astronomical object of unknown type, discovered on 21 february 2006 in the constellation Boötes [1] during a survey of galaxy cluster CL 1432.5+3332.8 with the Hu ...
#2 MOA-2009-BLG-387L
MOA-2009-BLG-387L is a red dwarf in the Sagittarius constellation that is host to the planet MOA-2009-BLG-387Lb . The star is estimated to be nearly 20,000 light years away and approximately one fifth the mass of the Sun, although large confidence intervals exist, reflecting the uncertainties in bot
- ... of a similar size, given uncertainties) was discovered. The discovery of the planet was reported on february 21, 2011 in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics . [1] CHARACTERISTICS MOA-2009-BLG-387L is an M-type ...