langs: 25 февраля [ru] / february 25 [en] / 25. februar [de] / 25 février [fr] / 25 febbraio [it] / 25 de febrero [es]
days: february 22 / february 23 / february 24 / february 25 / february 26 / february 27 / february 28
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 2021 RR205
2021 RR 205 is an extreme trans-Neptunian object and sednoid discovered by astronomers Scott Sheppard , David Tholen , and Chad Trujillo with the Subaru Telescope at Mauna Kea Observatory on 5 September 2021. It resides beyond the outer extent of the Kuiper belt on a distant and highly eccentric orb
- ... gory TNO [2] · sednoid [3] · detached · distant [4] Orbital characteristics (barycentric) [5] Epoch 25 february 2023 ( JD 2460000.5) Uncertainty parameter 3 [2] Observation arc 5.11 yr (1,867 days) Earliest prec ...
#2 2016 WF9
2016 WF 9 is a dark, sub-kilometer asteroid and suspected extinct comet , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group . [3] 2016 WF 9 Artist's rendition of 2016 WF 9 Discovery [1] Discovered by NEOWISE Discovery site Earth orbit Discovery date 27 Nove
- ... id near-Earth object (also see list of largest PHAs ) . [4] 2017 APPROACH 2016 WF 9 passed Earth on 25 february 2017 at a distance of 0.3407 AU (50,970,000 km ; 31,670,000 mi ) and is not considered a threat for ...
- ... chance of originating from the outer Solar System as a long-period comet. [8] Orbit of 2016 WF 9 on 25 february 2017, closest approach to Earth. [2]
#3 265 Anna
Anna ( minor planet designation : 265 Anna ) is a typical Main belt asteroid . 265 Anna A three-dimensional model of 265 Anna based on its light curve Discovery Discovered by Johann Palisa Discovery date 25 February 1887 Designations MPC designation (265) Anna Pronunciation / ˈ æ n ə / [1] Nam
- ... nal model of 265 Anna based on its light curve Discovery Discovered by Johann Palisa Discovery date 25 february 1887 Designations MPC designation (265) Anna Pronunciation / ˈ æ n ə / [1] Named after Anny Weiss A ...
- ... ) Geometric albedo 0.1045 ± 0.033 Absolute magnitude (H) 11.9 It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 25 february 1887 in Vienna and was probably named after Anny Weiss (née Kretschmar), the daughter-in-law of ast ...
#4 (523692) 2014 EZ51
(523692) 2014 EZ 51 , prov. designation : 2014 EZ 51 , is a large trans-Neptunian object in the scattered disc , approximately 700 kilometres (430 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 18 April 2010, by the Pan-STARRS 1 survey at Haleakala Observatory , Hawaii, United States. [1] (523692) 2014 EZ
- ... nd 0.09, respectively. [6] [3] The MPC/JPL databases give an absolute magnitude of 3.92. [1] [2] On 25 february 2019, a stellar occultation by 2014 EZ 51 was observed in New Zealand. From these observations, a l ...
#5 2017 DB120
2017 DB 120 (also written 2017 DB120 ) is a near-Earth object , meaning that it has an orbit which brings it into proximity with Earth . It is an Amor asteroid , meaning that its orbit does not cross Earth's orbit, but its perihelion is close to, but greater than, the aphelion of Earth. It was first
- ... , but its perihelion is close to, but greater than, the aphelion of Earth. It was first observed on february 25, 2017, when the asteroid was less than 1 AU from Earth [1] and had a solar elongation of 169 ° . [5] ...
- ... 2017 DB 120 Discovery [1] [2] Discovered by Pan-STARRS Discovery site Haleakala Obs. Discovery date 25 february 2017 (first observation only) Designations MPC designation 2017 DB 120 Minor planet category NEO – ...
#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
- ... urvey or Catalina Sky Survey . The asteroid's discovery was announced by the Minor Planet Center on 25 february 2020, after subsequent observations have confirmed that it was orbiting Earth. Temporary satellite ...
- ... ormally announced in a Minor Planet Electronic Circular notice issued by the Minor Planet Center on 25 february 2020. No indication of perturbations by solar radiation pressure was observed, and 2020 CD 3 could ...
- ... g the object, it was then given the provisional designation 2020 CD 3 by the Minor Planet Center on 25 february 2020. [1] The provisional designation signifies the object's discovery date and year. The object ha ...
#7 324 Bamberga
Bamberga ( minor planet designation : 324 Bamberga ) is one of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt . It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 25 February 1892 in Vienna . It is one of the top-20 largest asteroids in the asteroid belt. Apart from the near-Earth asteroid Eros , it was the last ast
- ... erga ) is one of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt . It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 25 february 1892 in Vienna . It is one of the top-20 largest asteroids in the asteroid belt. Apart from the nea ...
- ... lt asteroid 324 Bamberga VLT image of Bamberga Discovery Discovered by Johann Palisa Discovery date 25 february 1892 Designations MPC designation (324) Bamberga Pronunciation / b æ m ˈ b ɜːr ɡ ə / Named after Ba ...
#8 (307261) 2002 MS4
(307261) 2002 MS 4 is a large classical Kuiper belt object and a possible dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt , a region of icy planetesimals beyond Neptune . [13] It was discovered in 2002 by Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown , and has precovery images back to 8 April 1954. [2] Classical Kuiper belt obje
- ... o (hot) [3] : 56 distant [1] · Scat-Ext [4] Orbital characteristics (barycentric) [5] [2] Epoch 25 february 2023 ( JD 2460000.5) Uncertainty parameter 3 Observation arc 66.22 yr (24,188 days) Earliest precov ...
#9 2012 BX34
2012 BX 34 is a small Aten asteroid that made one of the closest recorded asteroid close approaches of Earth on 27 January 2012. It passed within 0.0004371 AU (65,390 km ; 40,630 mi ) of Earth during its closest approach at 15:25 GMT. [6] 2012 BX 34 measures around 8 meters (26 ft) across; i
- ... test apparent magnitude of about 13.9, [5] making it about as bright as the dwarf planet Pluto . By 25 february 2012, it had dimmed to magnitude 30. [1] During its close approach of 0.0246 AU (3,680,000 km; 2,29 ...
#10 Ceres (dwarf planet)
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
- ... itional imaging sessions, at increasingly better resolution took place on 25 January; 4, 12, 19 and 25 february ; 1 March, and 10 and 15 April. [133] Dawn's mission profile called for it to study Ceres from a ser ...
#11 743 Eugenisis
743 Eugenisis is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Franz Kaiser in 1913. 743 Eugenisis Discovery Discovered by Franz Kaiser Discovery site Heidelberg Discovery date 25 February 1913 Designations MPC designation (743) Eugenisis Pronunciation / juː ˈ dʒ ɛ
- ... n 1913. 743 Eugenisis Discovery Discovered by Franz Kaiser Discovery site Heidelberg Discovery date 25 february 1913 Designations MPC designation (743) Eugenisis Pronunciation / juː ˈ dʒ ɛ n ɪ s ɪ s / [1] Altern ...
#12 2000 DG8
2000 DG 8 is a dark centaur and damocloid on a retrograde and highly eccentric orbit from the outer region of the Solar System . [5] It was first observed on 25 February 2000, by astronomers with the LINEAR program at the Lincoln Lab's ETS near Socorro, New Mexico, United States. It has not been obs
- ... and highly eccentric orbit from the outer region of the Solar System . [5] It was first observed on 25 february 2000, by astronomers with the LINEAR program at the Lincoln Lab's ETS near Socorro, New Mexico, Uni ...
- ... [2] [3] 2000 DG 8 Discovery [1] Discovered by LINEAR Discovery site Lincoln Lab ETS Discovery date 25 february 2000 (first observed only) Designations MPC designation 2000 DG 8 Minor planet category centaur [2] ...
- ... 0.053 ± 0.017 [2] [3] Absolute magnitude (H) 13.1 [1] [2] DISCOVERY 2000 DG 8 was first observed on 25 february 2000, by astronomers of the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) at the Lincoln Laboratory ...
#13 2010 FX86
2010 FX 86 , also written 2010 FX86 , is a relatively bright trans-Neptunian object [2] with an absolute magnitude of about 4.65. [2] [3] [6] 2010 FX 86 Discovery [1] Discovered by Observers S. S. Sheppard, A. Udalski, I. Soszynski Discovery site Las Campanas Observatory , Chile Discovery date
- ... 0° 0 m 10.965 s /day Inclination 25.1697° Longitude of ascending node 311.074° Time of perihelion ≈ 25 february 2084 [4] ±44 days Argument of perihelion 347.887° Earth MOID 43.0966 AU (6.44716 Tm) Jupiter MOID 3 ...
#14 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
- ... 938) 2010 DX 16 16 February 2010 list (296939) 2010 DH 26 20 February 2010 list (296944) 2010 DX 62 25 february 2010 list (296949) 2010 EH 14 5 March 2010 list 296950 Robertbauer 4 March 2010 list (297018) 2010 ...
- ... (331109) 2010 NR 69 14 July 2010 list (331294) 2011 EH 7 11 February 2010 list (332840) 2010 DZ 59 25 february 2010 list (332841) 2010 EA 6 2 March 2010 list (332884) 2011 AG 53 12 February 2010 list (333031) 2 ...
- ... (412570) 2014 NQ 60 20 January 2010 list (412608) 2014 OS 94 24 July 2010 list (412616) 2014 OG 101 25 february 2010 list (412623) 2014 OT 109 27 June 2010 list (412634) 2014 OU 171 29 July 2010 list (412668) 20 ...
- ... 291) 2010 DL 31 20 February 2010 list (436297) 2010 DX 52 22 February 2010 list (436298) 2010 DG 61 25 february 2010 list (436299) 2010 EF 5 2 March 2010 list (436300) 2010 EA 11 2 March 2010 list (436301) 2010 ...
- ... st (454858) 2015 SS 12 6 August 2010 list (454866) 2015 TF 13 23 July 2010 list (454890) 2015 TL 80 25 february 2010 list (454931) 2015 TC 159 19 February 2010 list (455037) 2015 UP 17 May 2010 list (455105) 201 ...
- ... (458592) 2011 FL 28 19 March 2010 list (458600) 2011 FJ 43 27 January 2010 list (458613) 2011 FZ 62 25 february 2010 list (458616) 2011 FH 69 6 March 2010 list (458622) 2011 FG 88 17 February 2010 list (458650) ...
- ... (485800) 2012 DL 33 14 January 2010 list (485817) 2012 DR 52 21 July 2010 list (485978) 2012 JV 23 25 february 2010 list (485984) 2012 JT 66 8 January 2010 list (486039) 2012 TQ 124 7 May 2010 list (486175) 201 ...
- ... t (490948) 2011 CO 98 2 March 2010 list (490970) 2011 EA 9 26 January 2010 list (490984) 2011 FE 22 25 february 2010 list (490986) 2011 FN 27 9 April 2010 list (490990) 2011 FU 103 27 February 2010 list (491157) ...
- ... 3961) 2016 AJ 53 7 February 2010 list (493969) 2016 AT 66 12 February 2010 list (493971) 2016 AM 68 25 february 2010 list (493980) 2016 AM 81 19 February 2010 list (494009) 2016 AU 115 27 February 2010 list (494 ...
- ... 3) 2014 OO 131 28 February 2010 list (517488) 2014 QE 225 7 February 2010 list (517515) 2014 QN 451 25 february 2010 list (517544) 2014 SG 285 5 March 2010 list (517672) 2015 CE 17 23 January 2010 list (517751) ...
- ... 851) 2010 DX 29 19 February 2010 list (518852) 2010 DG 30 19 February 2010 list (518857) 2010 DM 60 25 february 2010 list (518858) 2010 DK 61 25 February 2010 list (518861) 2010 DW 65 27 February 2010 list (5188 ...
- ... 852) 2010 DG 30 19 February 2010 list (518857) 2010 DM 60 25 February 2010 list (518858) 2010 DK 61 25 february 2010 list (518861) 2010 DW 65 27 February 2010 list (518863) 2010 DM 73 28 February 2010 list (5188 ...
#15 866 Fatme
866 Fatme ( prov. designation : A917 DG or 1917 BQ ) is a large background asteroid , approximately 86 kilometers (53 miles) in diameter, located in the outer region of the asteroid belt . It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on 25 February 1
- ... . It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on 25 february 1917. [1] The X-type asteroid has a short rotation period of 5.8 hours. It was named after "Fatme", ...
- ... 2] 866 Fatme Discovery [1] Discovered by M. F. Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 25 february 1917 Designations MPC designation (866) Fatme Named after Fatme, a character in the opera Abu Hassa ...
#16 877 Walküre
877 Walküre ( prov. designation : A915 RV or 1915 Σ7 ) is a dark background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 38 kilometers (24 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 13 September 1915, by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Simeiz Observatory on the Crimea
- ... C ( 1909 GC ) at Heidelberg Observatory on 9 April 1909, where the body's observation arc begins on 25 february 1921, more than 5 years after its official discovery observation at Simeiz on 13 September 1915. [1 ...
#17 867 Kovacia
867 Kovacia ( prov. designation : A917 DH or 1917 BS ) is an elongated, dark asteroid and member of the Hygiea family from the outer regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 25 February 1917, by astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory in Austria. [1] The carbonaceous C / B-type
- ... and member of the Hygiea family from the outer regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 25 february 1917, by astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory in Austria. [1] The carbonaceous C / B- ...
- ... om its lightcurve Discovery [1] Discovered by J. Palisa Discovery site Vienna Obs. Discovery date 25 february 1917 Designations MPC designation (867) Kovacia Named after Friedrich Kovacs (Austrian physician) [ ...
Comet / Comet
#1 114P/Wiseman–Skiff
114P/Wiseman–Skiff is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 6 year orbit 114P/Wiseman-Skiff Discovery Discovered by Jennifer Wiseman Brian A. Skiff Discovery date December 28, 1986 Alternative designations 1986 Y1; 1987b; 1993 IX; 1993u; 1993 X2 Orbital characteristics A Epoch M
- ... teor photographed from Mars on March 7, 2004. [4] Aphelion is located near the orbit of Jupiter. On february 25, 2043, the comet will pass 0.179 AU (26.8 million km) from Jupiter. [5]
#2 C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto)
C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) is a near-parabolic comet with a retrograde orbit discovered on December 18, 2018, by Japanese amateur astronomer Masayuki Iwamoto . [1] It passed closest to Earth on February 13, 2019. [2] It is expected to reach a magnitude of between 6.5 and 7.5, visible in binoculars or a sma
- ... magnitude of between 6.5 and 7.5, visible in binoculars or a small telescope. [2] Comet C/2018 Y1 ( february 25, 2019) Animation of C/2018 Y1 orbit Mercury · Venus · Earth · Mars · C/2018 Y1 Animation of C/2018 Y ...
#3 Halley's Comet
Halley's Comet or Comet Halley , officially designated 1P/Halley , is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–79 years. [1] Halley is the only known short-period comet that is regularly visible to the naked eye from Earth, and thus the only naked-eye comet that can appear twice in a human l
- ... 20 May 20 May – 10 June Seen in China, at the same time as another comet. 1P/837 F1, 837 837 77 28 february 25 28 February 0.033 au [73] Closest-ever approach to the Earth (5 million km). Tail stretched halfway ...
#4 5D/Brorsen
5D/Brorsen (also known as Brorsen's Comet or Comet Brorsen ) was a periodic Jupiter-family comet discovered on February 26, 1846, by Danish astronomer Theodor Brorsen . The perihelion of 5D/Brorsen was February 25, just a day before its discovery, and it passed closest to Earth on March 27, at a dis
- ... vered on February 26, 1846, by Danish astronomer Theodor Brorsen . The perihelion of 5D/Brorsen was february 25, just a day before its discovery, and it passed closest to Earth on March 27, at a distance of 0.52 ...
#5 Comet West
Comet West , formally designated C/1975 V1 , 1976 VI , and 1975n , was a comet described as one of the brightest objects to pass through the inner Solar System in 1976. It is often described as a " great comet ." [3] Icy small Solar System body; passed closest to Earth in 1976 C/1975 V1 (West) Comet
- ... c ) Orbital period chaotic (estimates up to 558,000 years) Inclination 43.0664° [1] Last perihelion february 25, 1976 [1] [2] Next perihelion unknown Animation of C/1975 V1 orbit around Sun C/1975 V1 · Sun · Merc ...
- ... ern Observatory , on August 10, 1975. The comet came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) on february 25, 1976. [1] During perihelion the comet had a minimum solar elongation of 6.4° and as a result of for ...
- ... ion of 6.4° and as a result of forward scattering reached a peak apparent magnitude of −3. [2] From february 25 – 27, observers reported that the comet was bright enough to study during full daylight. [2] Despite ...
Institution / Institution
#1 Wise Observatory
The Florence and George Wise Observatory (IAU code 097) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Tel Aviv University . It is located 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) west of the town of Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev desert near the edge of the Ramon Crater , and it is the only professional astronomi
- ... [2] 161315 de Shalit August 19, 2003 [2] (163762) 2003 OH 20 July 25, 2003 [2] (170813) 2004 DW 71 february 25, 2004 [2] 172425 Taliajacobi July 25, 2003 [2] (159871) 2004 QF 17 August 23, 2004 [3] (191671) 2004 ...
#2 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
- ... 9, 1948 ( Kuril Islands ) Solar eclipse of September 12, 1950 ( Russian Far East ) Solar eclipse of february 25, 1952 (western Siberia ) Solar eclipse of June 30, 1954 (south of European Russia) Solar eclipse of ...
- ... , 1941 Total February 4, 1943 Total July 9, 1945 Total May 9, 1948 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 M ...
- ... lipse of November 23, 1965 Solar eclipse of May 9, 1967 (north of European Russia) Solar eclipse of february 25, 1971 (European Russia, the Urals) Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971 (Russian Far East) Solar eclipse o ...
#3 Thirty Meter Telescope
The Thirty Meter Telescope ( TMT ) is a planned extremely large telescope (ELT) [5] [6] that has become controversial due to its location on Mauna Kea , [7] [8] [9] [10] on the island of Hawaiʻi . The TMT would become the largest visible-light telescope on Mauna Kea. [11] [12] Future observatory in
- ... The BLNR held hearings on December 2 and December 3, 2010, on the application for a permit. [81] On february 25, 2011, the board granted the permits after multiple public hearings. [72] [81] This approval had con ...
#4 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
- ... rray", or ALMA, as the name of the new array in March 1999 and the signing of the ALMA Agreement on 25 february 2003, between the North American and European parties. ("Alma" means "soul" in Spanish and "learned ...
#5 Ole Rømer Observatory
Ole Rømer Observatory ( Danish : Ole Rømer Observatoriet ) is an astronomical observatory and museum, built in 1911 and located in Aarhus , Denmark. It is operated by Aarhus University and functions both as a research and training laboratory for the university Institute for Physics and Astronomy and
- ... city The observatory should be in the service of education The city council discussed the matter on 25 february 1909 with a positive outcome and on 3 June it was decided to build the observatory and accept the 3 ...
#6 KAGRA
The Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector ( KAGRA ), is a large interferometer designed to detect gravitational waves predicted by the general theory of relativity . KAGRA is a Michelson interferometer that is isolated from external disturbances: its mirrors and instrumentation are suspended and its l
- ... Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR) of the University of Tokyo . [1] It became operational on 25 february 2020, when it began data collection. [2] [3] It is Asia's first gravitational wave observatory, the ...
- ... ] OPERATIONAL HISTORY After the initial adjustment operations, the first observation run started on 25 february 2020. [2] [3] Because of COVID-19, the observation run was ended 21 April 2020. [4] The sensitivity ...
#7 Mills Observatory
The Mills Observatory in Dundee , Scotland, is the first purpose-built public astronomical observatory in the UK. [1] Built in 1935, the observatory is classically styled in sandstone and has a distinctive 7 m dome, which houses a Victorian refracting telescope , a small planetarium , and display
- ... y in Britain , and inspire some to take up astronomy as a career. 1986–2007 The Red Oak, planted on 25 february 2004 by HRH The Princess Royal to commemorate her visit to view the improvements to the Mills Obser ...
#8 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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#9 Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey
The CINEOS program ( Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey ), started in 2001, is dedicated to the discovery and follow-up of near-Earth objects (NEOs), namely asteroids and comets which periodically approach or intersect the Earth's orbit . In particular CINEOS is addressed to the discovery of
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#10 Hyper-Kamiokande
Hyper-Kamiokande is a neutrino observatory being constructed on the site of the Kamioka Observatory , near Kamioka , Japan . The project started in 2010 as a successor to Super-Kamiokande . It was ranked as among the 28 top priority projects of the Japanese government. Thirteen countries from three
- ... hotomultiplier tube detectors began in 2021. [3] Construction of the access tunnel was completed on february 25, 2022. [4] The beginning of data-taking is planned for 2027. [5] Hyper-Kamiokande will have a tank w ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Pietro Baracchi
Pietro Paolo Giovanni Ernesto Baracchi (25 February 1851 – 23 July 1926) was an Italian -born astronomer, active in Australia and Government Astronomer of Victoria (Australia) 1900-15. [1] Baracchi was born in Florence and took a degree in civil engineering. In 1876 he sailed for New Zealand , but s
- Pietro Paolo Giovanni Ernesto Baracchi ( 25 february 1851 – 23 July 1926) was an Italian -born astronomer, active in Australia and Government Astronomer ...
#2 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
- ... HIEVEMENTS Discovered minor planets : 25 [4] 10924 Mariagriffin 29 January 1998 MPC 11678 Brevard 25 february 1998 MPC 13376 Dunphy 15 November 1998 MPC 14179 Skinner 15 November 1998 MPC 17020 Hopemeraengus 2 ...
#3 Margaretha Kirch
Margaretha Kirch (b. ca. 1703, d. after 1744) was a German astronomer. German astronomer
- ... -foot and a 6-foot telescope, led daily observations and measurements of it in her watch book until 25 february 1744. [ citation needed ] After the comet had passed the sun, Margaretha observed and drew a streak ...
#4 Thierry Pauwels
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:
- ... 8, 1999 (41976) 2000 YA 15 December 21, 2000 (42932) 1999 TF 19 October 12, 1999 (49592) 1999 DD 7 february 25, 1999 (53628) 2000 CW 101 February 3, 2000 (57828) 2001 XZ 4 December 9, 2001 (57880) 2002 AN 3 Janu ...
- ... 1999 (92155) 1999 XU 137 December 11, 1999 (94044) 2000 XW 53 December 15, 2000 (97576) 2000 DK 110 february 25, 2000 100604 Lundy September 11, 1997 104020 Heilbronn February 26, 2000 (106825) 2000 XY 53 Decembe ...
- ... 16, 2003 (187158) 2005 RE 10 September 8, 2005 189188 Floraliën March 27, 2003 (192998) 2000 DJ 110 february 25, 2000 (195206) 2002 DF 1 February 25, 2000 (196858) 2003 SB 269 September 25, 2003 (197891) 2004 RR ...
- ... r 8, 2005 189188 Floraliën March 27, 2003 (192998) 2000 DJ 110 February 25, 2000 (195206) 2002 DF 1 february 25, 2000 (196858) 2003 SB 269 September 25, 2003 (197891) 2004 RR 23 September 8, 2004 (198614) 2005 AO ...
- ... (206394) 2003 SV 32 September 17, 2003 (206428) 2003 SV 170 September 21, 2003 (208132) 2000 DO 110 february 25, 2000 (210768) 2000 XR 53 December 4, 2000 (211569) 2003 SF 139 September 20, 2003 (215805) 2004 RT ...
- ... 0, 2001 (219719) 2001 XR 105 December 11, 2001 (221072) 2005 SN September 22, 2005 (227051) 2005 CY 25 february 5, 2005 (227219) 2005 RZ 4 September 7, 2005 (229376) 2005 SP September 7, 2005 (234292) 2000 YL 8 ...
- ... , 2005 (298162) 2002 TO 67 October 6, 2002 (298404) 2003 SD 269 September 25, 2003 (303464) 2005 CZ 25 february 5, 2005 310273 Paulsmeyers [4] September 8, 2004 (313655) 2003 SZ 170 September 23, 2003 (317821) 2 ...
#5 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
- ... 28 January 1917 list 863 Benkoela 9 February 1917 list 865 Zubaida 15 February 1917 list 866 Fatme 25 february 1917 list 868 Lova 26 April 1917 list 870 Manto 12 May 1917 list 871 Amneris 14 May 1917 list 872 H ...
#6 Maria Margaretha Kirch
Maria Margaretha Kirch ( née Winckelmann , in historic sources named Maria Margaretha Kirchin ; 25 February 1670 – 29 December 1720) was a German astronomer . She was one of the first famous astronomers of her period due to her writing on the conjunction of the sun with Saturn , Venus , and Jupiter
- Maria Margaretha Kirch ( née Winckelmann , in historic sources named Maria Margaretha Kirchin ; 25 february 1670 – 29 December 1720) was a German astronomer . She was one of the first famous astronomers of h ...
- ... ively. [1] German astronomer Maria Margaretha Kirch Born Maria Margaretha Winkelmann ( 1670-02-25 ) 25 february 1670 Panitzsch near Leipzig , Electorate of Saxony Died 29 December 1720 (1720-12-29) (aged 50) Ber ...
#7 Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Giovanni [lower-alpha 1] Domenico Cassini , also known as Jean-Dominique Cassini (8 June 1625 – 14 September 1712) was an Italian (naturalised French) [1] mathematician, astronomer and engineer . Cassini was born in Perinaldo , [2] [3] near Imperia , at that time in the County of Nice , part of the
- ... ruited him to come to Paris to help set up the Paris Observatory . Cassini departed from Bologna on 25 february 1669. [6] MOVING TO FRANCE An engraving of the Paris Observatory during Cassini's time. The tower o ...
#8 Zita Martins
Zita Carla Torrão Pinto Martins (born 1979), [1] [4] OSE , is a Portuguese astrobiologist , and an associate professor at Instituto Superior Técnico. [5] She was a Royal Society University Research Fellow (URF) [2] at Imperial College London . [6] Her research explores how life may have begun on Ear
- ... ientist. [14] AWARDS AND HONOURS HONOURS Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword ( 25 february 2019) - For exceptional and outstanding merits in science. [15] [4] ACADEMIC AWARDS Royal Society U ...
#9 Attilio Colacevich
Attilio Colacevich (25 July 1906 – 24 August 1953) was an Italian astronomer . Italian astronomer Attilio Colacevich Attilio Colacevich Born ( 1906-07-25 ) 25 July 1906 Fiume , Austria-Hungary Died 24 August 1953 (1953-08-24) (aged 47) Naples , Italy Nationality Italian Alma mater University of
- ... ctrograms of the eclipse system with extended atmosphere 32 Cygni . [4] During the solar eclipse of 25 february 1952, observed in Sudan , he obtained the daytime spectrum of the sky for the first time. [5] He wa ...
#10 Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS ( / r ɛ n / ; [2] 30 October 1632 [ O.S. 20 October ] – 8 March 1723 [ O.S. 25 February ]) [3] [4] was one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, as well as an anatomist , astronomer , geometer , and mathematician- physicist . [4] He was accorded res
- ... hristopher Wren PRS FRS ( / r ɛ n / ; [2] 30 October 1632 [ O.S. 20 October ] – 8 March 1723 [ O.S. 25 february ]) [3] [4] was one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, as well as an anatom ...
- ... Born 30 October 1632 [ O.S. 20 October] East Knoyle , Wiltshire , England Died 8 March 1723 [ O.S. 25 february ] (aged 90) [1] St James's , London , England Nationality English (later British ) Alma mater Wadham ...
- ... trips to London, at the age of ninety, he caught a chill which worsened over the next few days. On 25 february 1723 a servant who tried to awaken Wren from his nap found that he had died. [33] Wren was laid to ...
#11 Claudio Casacci
Claudio Casacci (born 1958) is an Italian space scientist and amateur astronomer , [2] who is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of several main-belt asteroids between 1995 and 1998. [1] He works at Thales Alenia Space in Turin , Italy. [3] Minor planets discovered: 8 [1] see §
- ... 856 Messidoro 15 January 1996 list [A] 24890 Amaliafinzi 4 December 1996 list [A] 43881 Cerreto 25 february 1995 list [A] SEE ALSO List of minor planet discoverers § C. Casacci
#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
- ... [D] 4376 Shigemori 20 March 1987 list [D] 4377 Koremori 4 April 1987 list [D] 4402 Tsunemori 25 february 1987 list [D] 4445 Jimstratton 15 October 1985 list [A] 4488 Tokitada 21 October 1987 list [A ...
- ... ninushi 19 January 1998 list [K] 10725 Sukunabikona 22 November 1986 list [A] 10727 Akitsushima 25 february 1987 list [D] 10768 Sarutahiko 21 October 1990 list 10804 Amenouzume 23 November 1992 list 10831 ...
- ... 1998 BD 4 20 January 1998 list [K] (16885) 1998 BX 25 25 January 1998 list [K] (17406) 1987 DO 25 february 1987 list [D] 17472 Dinah 17 March 1991 list [D] 17518 Redqueen 18 December 1992 list [G] 176 ...
#13 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
- ... 003 FQ 22 March 2003 list [A] (215606) 2003 SF 36 17 September 2003 list [A] (223225) 2003 DW 7 25 february 2003 list [A] (230667) 2003 SZ 200 25 September 2003 list [A] (259308) 2003 FY 1 23 March 2003 ...
#14 Robert H. McNaught
Robert H. McNaught (born in Scotland in 1956) is a Scottish-Australian astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University (ANU). He has collaborated with David J. Asher of the Armagh Observatory . Scottish-Australian astronomer (born 1956) Minor pla
- ... 6 list 9984 Gregbryant 18 April 1996 list [D] 9985 Akiko 12 May 1996 list [A] (10058) 1988 DD 5 25 february 1988 list (10098) 1991 SC 1 30 September 1991 list 10188 Yasuoyoneda 14 May 1996 list [B] (10342) ...
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#15 Johann Palisa
Johann Palisa (6 December 1848 – 2 May 1925) was an Austrian astronomer , born in Troppau , Austrian Silesia , now Czech Republic . [1] He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids , discovering 122 in all, from 136 Austria in 1874 to 1073 Gellivara in 1923. [2] Some of his notable discoveries include
- ... Huberta 3 October 1886 list 262 Valda 3 November 1886 list 263 Dresda 3 November 1886 list 265 Anna 25 february 1887 list 266 Aline 17 May 1887 list 269 Justitia 21 September 1887 list 273 Atropos 8 March 1888 l ...
- ... ember 1891 list 320 Katharina 11 October 1891 list 321 Florentina 15 October 1891 list 324 Bamberga 25 february 1892 list 326 Tamara 19 March 1892 list 569 Misa 27 July 1905 list 583 Klotilde 31 December 1905 li ...
- ... 21 March 1915 list 827 Wolfiana 29 August 1916 list 828 Lindemannia 29 August 1916 list 867 Kovacia 25 february 1917 list 876 Scott 20 June 1917 list 902 Probitas 3 September 1918 list 903 Nealley 13 September 1 ...
#16 Thomas Wright (astronomer)
Thomas Wright (22 September 1711 – 25 February 1786) was an English astronomer , mathematician , instrument maker, architect and garden designer. He was the first to describe the shape of the Milky Way and to speculate that faint nebulæ were distant galaxies . English polymath For other uses, see
- Thomas Wright (22 September 1711 – 25 february 1786) was an English astronomer , mathematician , instrument maker, architect and garden designer. ...
#17 Tsuneo Niijima
Tsuneo Niijima ( 新島 恒男 , Niijima Tsuneo , born 1955) is a Japanese farmer and amateur astronomer . [2] Minor planets discovered: 32 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets He is a prolific discoverer of minor planets , credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of
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- ... 1995 WB 6 24 November 1995 list [A] 10162 Issunboushi 2 January 1995 list [A] 10727 Akitsushima 25 february 1987 list [A] (13148) 1995 EF 1 March 1995 list [A] (17406) 1987 DO 25 February 1987 list [A] ...
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#18 William Kwong Yu Yeung
William Kwong Yu Yeung (born 1960; also known simply as Bill Yeung ; Chinese : 楊光宇 ) is a Hong Kong -born, Canadian amateur astronomer with telescopes based in the United States . [2] [3] Astronomer noted for the discovery of over 2,000 minor planets Minor planets discovered: 2031 [1] see § List
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#19 Felix Hormuth
Felix Hormuth (born 1975) is a German astronomer , working at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) until 2016, and a prolific discoverer of minor planets . [2] [3] During his stay at the Calar Alto Observatory in Spain, he has discovered many asteroids, including a Jupiter trojan and two ne
- ... 393) 2009 DB 29 23 February 2009 list (301405) 2009 DE 37 23 February 2009 list (301435) 2009 DE 73 25 february 2009 list 305660 Romyhaag 29 January 2009 list 305661 Joejackson 29 January 2009 list (305749) 2009 ...
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#20 Marco Cavagna
Marco Cavagna (1958 – August 9, 2005) was an Italian amateur astronomer . [2] Italian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 19 [1] 7199 Brianza 28 March 1994 list [A] 7848 Bernasconi 22 February 1996 list [B] 8106 Carpino 23 December 1994 list [C] 8935 Beccaria 11 January 1997 list [C] 1377
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Science / Science
#1 High-Z Supernova Search Team
The High-Z Supernova Search Team was an international cosmology collaboration which used Type Ia supernovae to chart the expansion of the universe . The team was formed in 1994 by Brian P. Schmidt , then a post-doctoral research associate at Harvard University, and Nicholas B. Suntzeff , a staff ast
- ... t was awarded four nights of telescope time on the CTIO Victor M. Blanco Telescope on the nights of february 25, 1995, and March 6, 24, and 29, 1995. The pilot project led to the discovery of supernova SN1995Y. I ...
#2 Geologic Calendar
The Geologic Calendar is a scale in which the geological lifetime of the Earth is mapped onto a calendrical year; that is to say, the day one of the Earth took place on a geologic January 1 at precisely midnight, and today's date and time is December 31 at midnight. [1] On this calendar, the inferre
- ... ferred appearance of the first living single-celled organisms, prokaryotes , occurred on a geologic february 25 around 12:30 pm to 1:07 pm, [2] dinosaurs first appeared on December 13, the first flower plants on ...
#3 Steady-state model
In cosmology , the steady-state model is an alternative to the Big Bang theory of evolution of the universe. In the steady-state model, the density of matter in the expanding universe remains unchanged due to a continuous creation of matter, thus adhering to the perfect cosmological principle , a pr
- ... an J. Secrest; Sebastian von Hausegger; Mohamed Rameez; Roya Mohayaee; Subir Sarkar; Jacques Colin ( february 25, 2021). "A Test of the Cosmological Principle with Quasars" . The Astrophysical Journal Letters . 90 ...
- ... , Nathan; von Hausegger, Sebastian; Rameez, Mohamed; Mohayaee, Roya; Sarkar, Subir; Colin, Jacques ( 25 february 2021). "A Test of the Cosmological Principle with Quasars". The Astrophysical Journal . 908 (2): L5 ...
Star / Star
#1 V1369 Centauri
V1369 Centauri also known as Nova Centauri 2013 was a bright nova in the constellation Centaurus that occurred in 2013. It was discovered on December 2, 2013 by amateur astronomer John Seach in Australia with a magnitude of 5.5. [5] [6] On December 14, 2013 it peaked at about magnitude 3.3, making i
- ... 13. [9] The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission detected X-ray emission from Nova Centauri 2013 on 18 and 25 february 2014 and 8 March 2014. [10] The location of V1369 Centauri (circled in red) In July 2015 it was ann ...
#2 Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse is a red supergiant of spectral type M1-2 and one of the largest stars visible to the naked eye . It is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky and, after Rigel , the second-brightest in the constellation of Orion . It is a distinctly reddish, semiregular variable star whose app
- ... By 22 February 2020, Betelgeuse stopped dimming and started to brighten again; and, as reported on 25 february 2022, has remained in a more normal brightness range. Infrared observations found no significant ch ...