langs: 22 января [ru] / january 22 [en] / 22. januar [de] / 22 janvier [fr] / 22 gennaio [it] / 22 de enero [es]
days: january 19 / january 20 / january 21 / january 22 / january 23 / january 24 / january 25
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 678 Fredegundis
678 Fredegundis is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . It was discovered 22 January 1909 from Heidelberg by German astronomer K. Wilhelm Lorenz , and was named after the French opera Frédégonde . [2] This object is orbiting at a distance of 2.57 AU with a period of 4.13 years and an eccentricity (ov
- 678 Fredegundis is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . It was discovered 22 january 1909 from Heidelberg by German astronomer K. Wilhelm Lorenz , and was named after the French opera ...
- ... ptic [1] 678 Fredegundis Discovery Discovered by W. Lorenz Discovery site Heidelberg Discovery date 22 january 1909 Designations MPC designation (678) Fredegundis Alternative designations 1909 FS Orbital charac ...
#2 13 Egeria
Egeria ( minor planet designation : 13 Egeria ) is a large main-belt G-type asteroid . [9] It was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on November 2, 1850. Egeria was named by Urbain Le Verrier , whose computations led to the discovery of Neptune , after the mythological nymph Egeria of Aricia, Italy
- ... Numa Pompilius , second king of Rome. [10] OCCULT4 visualization of 13 Egeria occultation event of january 22, 2008 Main-belt asteroid For other uses, see Egeria . 13 Egeria Discovery Discovered by Annibale de ...
- ... a occulted a star on January 8, 1992. Its disc was determined to be quite circular (217×196 km). On january 22, 2008, it occulted another star, and this occultation was timed by several observers in New Mexico a ...
#3 862 Franzia
862 Franzia ( prov. designation : A917 BG or 1917 BF ) is a stony background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on 28 January 1917. [1] The common S-type asteroid has a rotation perio
- ... s observation arc begins with one of its first observations as A903 BA at Heidelberg Observatory on 22 january 1903, or 14 years prior to its official discovery observation. [1] NAMING This minor planet was nam ...
#4 50000 Quaoar
Quaoar ( 50000 Quaoar ), provisional designation 2002 LM 60 , is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt , a region of icy planetesimals beyond Neptune . A non-resonant object ( cubewano ), it measures approximately 1,121 km (697 mi) in diameter, about half the diameter of Pluto . The object was disco
- ... iter gravity assist, based on launch dates of 25 December 2016, 22 November 2027, 22 December 2028, 22 january 2030 or 20 December 2040. Quaoar would be 41 to 43 AU from the Sun when the spacecraft arrives. [58 ...
#5 656 Beagle
656 Beagle , provisional designation 1908 BU , is an asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 22 January 1908, by German astronomer August Kopff at the Heidelberg Observatory . [1] It is the principal body and nam
- ... ons of the asteroid belt , approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 22 january 1908, by German astronomer August Kopff at the Heidelberg Observatory . [1] It is the principal bod ...
- ... [3] 656 Beagle Discovery [1] Discovered by A. Kopff Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 22 january 1908 Designations MPC designation (656) Beagle Pronunciation / ˈ b iː ɡ əl / [2] Named after HMS Be ...
#6 (614599) 2010 AB78
(614599) 2010 AB 78 is a dark asteroid on an eccentric orbit, classified as near-Earth object of the Amor group . It was first observed by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) on 12 January 2010. [1] The asteroid measures approximately 1.7 kilometers in diameter and has a low albedo of 0.0
- ... bserved it the days 18 and 19 of January, allowing the Minor Planet Center to publish a circular on january 22 confirming the discovery. [4] ORBIT 2010 AB 78 orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.0–3.5 AU once every ...
#7 19982 Barbaradoore
19982 Barbaradoore , provisional designation 1990 BJ , is an eccentric, stony Phocaea asteroid and a recent Mars-crosser from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 January 1990, by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Obs
- ... e inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 january 1990, by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States. ...
- ... 982 Barbaradoore Discovery [1] Discovered by E. F. Helin Discovery site Palomar Obs. Discovery date 22 january 1990 Designations MPC designation (19982) Barbaradoore Named after Barbara Doore (discoverer's cous ...
#8 4008 Corbin
4008 Corbin , provisional designation 1977 BY , is a stony Phocaea asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 January 1977, by staff members of the Felix Aguilar Observatory 's (formerly known as both, Yale-Columbia Southern
- ... e inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 january 1977, by staff members of the Felix Aguilar Observatory 's (formerly known as both, Yale-Columbia S ...
- ... 4008 Corbin Discovery [1] Discovered by Felix Aguilar Obs. Discovery site Leoncito Discovery date 22 january 1977 Designations MPC designation (4008) Corbin Named after Brenda & Thomas Corbin (American astron ...
#9 (454101) 2013 BP73
(454101) 2013 BP 73 , provisional designation 2013 BP 73 , is a sub-kilometer asteroid , classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group , approximately 310 meters (1,020 ft) in diameter. [3] (454101) 2013 BP 73 Discovery [1] [2] Discovered by Mount Lemmo
- ... Discovery [1] [2] Discovered by Mount Lemmon Srvy. Discovery site Mount Lemmon Obs. Discovery date 22 january 2013 Designations MPC designation (454101) 2013 BP 73 Alternative designations 2013 BP 73 Minor pla ...
- ... e 4th highest impact threat on the Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale . [5] It was discovered on 22 january 2013 by the Mount Lemmon Survey at an apparent magnitude of 21 using a 1.5-meter (59 in) reflecting ...
#10 861 Aïda
861 Aïda / ɑː ˈ iː d ə / is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 65 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 January 1917, by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany, and given the provisional designation 1917 BE
- ... e outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 65 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 january 1917, by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany, and given the p ...
- ... 10] 861 Aïda Discovery [1] Discovered by M. F. Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 22 january 1917 Designations MPC designation (861) Aïda Pronunciation / ɑː ˈ iː d ə / Named after Aida (Italia ...
#11 (5407) 1992 AX
(5407) 1992 AX , provisional designation 1992 AX , is a stony asteroid and a synchronous binary Mars-crosser from the innermost region of the asteroid belt , approximately 3.6 kilometers (2.2 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 4 January 1992, by Japanese astronomers Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kane
- ... ecliptic . [2] The asteroid makes occasional close approaches to Mars . Its next close approach, on 22 january 2027, will bring it 11,260,000 km (0.0753 AU) from Mars. [2] The body's observation arc begins with ...
#12 860 Ursina
860 Ursina is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered in 1917 by German astronomer Max Wolf . The origin of the name is unknown. [3] 860 Ursina Discovery Discovered by Max Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Discovery date 22 January 1917 Designations MPC designation (860) Ursina Pron
- ... s unknown. [3] 860 Ursina Discovery Discovered by Max Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Discovery date 22 january 1917 Designations MPC designation (860) Ursina Pronunciation / ɜːr ˈ s aɪ n ə / [1] Alternative des ...
#13 2058 Róka
2058 Róka , provisional designation 1938 BH , is a Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 22 kilometers in diameter. 2058 Róka Discovery [1] Discovered by G. Kulin Discovery site Konkoly Obs. Discovery date 22 January 1938 Designations MPC designati
- ... ameter. 2058 Róka Discovery [1] Discovered by G. Kulin Discovery site Konkoly Obs. Discovery date 22 january 1938 Designations MPC designation (2058) Róka Named after Gedeon Róka (1906–1974) (Hungarian scienc ...
- ... [3] Absolute magnitude (H) 11.0 [4] [5] [7] · 11.5 [1] [3] · 11.56 ± 0.34 [10] It was discovered on 22 january 1938, by Hungarian György Kulin at Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary. [11] The asteroid was ...
#14 163693 Atira
163693 Atira / ə ˈ t ɪr ə / , provisional designation 2003 CP 20 , is a stony asteroid , dwelling in the interior of Earth's orbit. It is classified as a near-Earth object . Atira is a binary asteroid , a system of two asteroids orbiting their common barycenter . The primary component with a diamete
- ... the evening star. [1] [14] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 22 january 2008 ( M.P.C. 61768 ). [15] SEE ALSO Atira asteroid (434326) 2004 JG 6 Committee on Small Body Nome ...
#15 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
- ... 16550) 2010 XE 81 17 January 2010 list (321654) 2010 BE 60 21 January 2010 list (321655) 2010 BQ 70 22 january 2010 list (321718) 2010 HU 86 28 April 2010 list (321723) 2010 KY 44 20 May 2010 list (321724) 2010 ...
- ... 43314) 2010 BC 57 21 January 2010 list (343315) 2010 BK 61 21 January 2010 list (343316) 2010 BU 68 22 january 2010 list (343317) 2010 BV 71 23 January 2010 list (343318) 2010 BS 73 23 January 2010 list (343319 ...
- ... (350010) 2010 HP 68 27 April 2010 list (350011) 2010 HJ 74 28 April 2010 list (350025) 2010 JX 115 22 january 2010 list (350032) 2010 JH 151 17 February 2010 list (350038) 2010 KW 14 17 May 2010 list (350047) ...
- ... (350869) 2002 OY 36 2 April 2010 list (353229) 2010 AA 122 14 January 2010 list (353231) 2010 BA 68 22 january 2010 list (353235) 2010 CO 47 12 February 2010 list (353246) 2010 DX 33 20 February 2010 list (3532 ...
- ... st (366281) 2013 AA 103 21 April 2010 list (366301) 2013 CM 22 6 June 2010 list (367671) 2010 BX 64 22 january 2010 list (367674) 2010 EJ 15 6 March 2010 list (367676) 2010 JV 81 12 May 2010 list (367677) 2010 ...
- ... 84463) 2010 BM 57 21 January 2010 list (384464) 2010 BO 57 21 January 2010 list (384465) 2010 BQ 65 22 january 2010 list (384466) 2010 BK 71 23 January 2010 list (384518) 2010 CG 218 7 February 2010 list (38452 ...
- ... 9415) 2010 AA 136 15 January 2010 list (389417) 2010 BO 34 18 January 2010 list (389419) 2010 BD 68 22 january 2010 list (389423) 2010 CJ 7 6 February 2010 list (389424) 2010 CZ 8 8 February 2010 list (389426) ...
- ... (407375) 2010 RL 149 16 June 2010 list (407586) 2011 AD 48 21 January 2010 list (407616) 2011 CP 1 22 january 2010 list (407703) 2011 UG 136 5 March 2010 list (407828) 2012 BX 15 21 June 2010 list (407855) 201 ...
- ... (408483) 2013 HF 138 7 August 2010 list (408518) 2013 JZ 37 27 January 2010 list (408574) 2013 LA 7 22 january 2010 list (408642) 2014 MT 9 3 July 2010 list (408676) 2014 MK 38 15 June 2010 list (411155) 2010 A ...
- ... 25351) 2010 BP 43 19 January 2010 list (425354) 2010 BC 53 20 January 2010 list (425357) 2010 BX 65 22 january 2010 list (425359) 2010 BM 75 24 January 2010 list (425369) 2010 CF 6 6 February 2010 list (425370) ...
- ... 429354) 2010 GE 28 31 January 2010 list (429358) 2010 GS 73 14 April 2010 list (429361) 2010 GF 121 22 january 2010 list (429362) 2010 GQ 122 28 January 2010 list (429371) 2010 JH 75 3 February 2010 list (42937 ...
- ... 29711) 2011 HB 101 28 March 2010 list (429724) 2011 KA 14 28 February 2010 list (429744) 2011 QN 53 22 january 2010 list (429745) 2011 QC 66 29 January 2010 list (429747) 2011 SM 61 16 February 2010 list (42984 ...
- ... st (433843) 2015 BA 253 14 May 2010 list (433852) 2015 BO 274 2 June 2010 list (433860) 2015 BP 291 22 january 2010 list (436241) 2010 AM 89 8 January 2010 list (436242) 2010 AH 90 8 January 2010 list (436248) ...
- ... st (446178) 2013 FC 6 3 July 2010 list (446305) 2014 EH 17 31 January 2010 list (446324) 2014 FC 49 22 january 2010 list (446386) 2014 HH 155 10 July 2010 list (446440) 2014 JU 44 28 February 2010 list (446446) ...
- ... (450047) 2015 RR 25 1 August 2010 list (451221) 2010 BT 27 18 January 2010 list (451222) 2010 BE 67 22 january 2010 list (451230) 2010 CT 214 3 February 2010 list (451253) 2010 KD 31 19 May 2010 list (451254) 2 ...
- ... 65791) 2010 BU 34 18 January 2010 list (465792) 2010 BB 37 19 January 2010 list (465793) 2010 BR 66 22 january 2010 list (465827) 2010 GF 134 23 January 2010 list (465831) 2010 JX 10 2 May 2010 list (465832) 20 ...
- ... list (482430) 2012 CV 32 30 June 2010 list (482438) 2012 DK 5 29 July 2010 list (482582) 2012 XA 46 22 january 2010 list (482591) 2012 XL 105 27 April 2010 list (482616) 2013 AM 26 22 March 2010 list (482697) 2 ...
- ... (488134) 2015 VA 124 9 January 2010 list (488156) 2015 WY 13 12 June 2010 list (488194) 2015 XT 198 22 january 2010 list (488223) 2016 AT 5 27 April 2010 list (488244) 2016 BY 15 5 March 2010 list (488315) 2016 ...
- ... 842) 2011 EN 14 20 February 2010 list (499844) 2011 ES 23 16 January 2010 list (499891) 2011 FY 126 22 january 2010 list (499892) 2011 FE 130 21 January 2010 list (499971) 2011 KM 25 31 March 2010 list (499993) ...
- ... 2552) 2015 BD 469 15 February 2010 list (502592) 2015 CS 7 14 January 2010 list (502605) 2015 CC 15 22 january 2010 list (502609) 2015 CF 17 13 January 2010 list (502613) 2015 CE 20 12 June 2010 list (502625) 2 ...
- ... 18789) 2010 BH 53 20 January 2010 list (518790) 2010 BO 53 20 January 2010 list (518792) 2010 BQ 68 22 january 2010 list (518795) 2010 BH 84 25 January 2010 list (518797) 2010 BP 88 26 January 2010 list (518798 ...
#16 (292220) 2006 SU49
(292220) 2006 SU 49 , provisional designation 2006 SU 49 , is a sub-kilometer asteroid , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group that had a small chance of impacting Earth in 2029. [2] [3] (292220) 2006 SU 49 Discovery [1] Discovered by Spacewatch Dis
- ... mass of 7.3 × 10 10 kg . [3] DESCRIPTION 2006 SU 49 had a 1 in 42,000 chance of impacting Earth on 22 january 2029. By 29 October 2006, it was listed with a Torino Scale impact risk value of 0. It was removed ...
#17 51 Nemausa
Nemausa ( minor planet designation : 51 Nemausa ) is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered on January 22, 1858, by Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent . Laurent made the discovery from the private observatory of Benjamin Valz in Nîmes , France . The house, at 32 rue Nationale in Nîmes, has a plaque
- ... ausa ( minor planet designation : 51 Nemausa ) is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered on january 22, 1858, by Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent . Laurent made the discovery from the private observatory of Be ...
- ... ain-belt asteroid 51 Nemausa Discovery Discovered by J. Laurent Discovery site Nîmes Discovery date january 22, 1858 Designations MPC designation (51) Nemausa Pronunciation / n ɛ ˈ m ɔː s ə / [1] Named after Nem ...
- ... A light-curve Inversion model (DAMIT 1065) and a seven-chord occultation of 51 Nemausa Chart dated 22 january 1858 Detail of handwritten legend at top ("J. Laurent") SEE ALSO 162 Laurentia
#18 7225 Huntress
7225 Huntress , provisional designation 1983 BH , is a binary [lower-alpha 1] Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 January 1983, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Flagsta
- ... e inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 january 1983, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Arizona, ...
- ... 5 Huntress Discovery [1] Discovered by E. Bowell Discovery site Anderson Mesa Stn. Discovery date 22 january 1983 Designations MPC designation (7225) Huntress Named after Wesley Huntress (astrochemist) [2] Al ...
#19 12621 Alsufi
12621 Alsufi , provisionally designated 6585 P-L , is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by astronomers during the Palomar–Leiden survey in 1960, and named for medieval Persian astronomer Abd al-Ra
- ... the Andromeda Galaxy . [2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 22 january 2008 ( M.P.C. 61764 ). [8] The lunar crater Azophi is also named in his honour.
#20 623 Chimaera
623 Chimaera is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . 623 Chimaera Discovery Discovered by K. Lohnert Discovery site Heidelberg Discovery date 22 January 1907 Designations MPC designation (623) Chimaera Pronunciation / k aɪ ˈ m ɪər ə / [1] Named after Chimera Alternative designations 1907 XJ Orb
- ... the Sun . 623 Chimaera Discovery Discovered by K. Lohnert Discovery site Heidelberg Discovery date 22 january 1907 Designations MPC designation (623) Chimaera Pronunciation / k aɪ ˈ m ɪər ə / [1] Named after C ...
Comet / Comet
#1 102P/Shoemaker
102P/Shoemaker , also known as Shoemaker 1 , is a periodic comet in the Solar System . It was first seen in 1984 and then again in 1991. Images taken of it in 1999 were not recognized until 2006 when it was once again observed. It was unexpectedly dim in each of these returns. Periodic comet with 7
- ... major axis 3.739 AU Eccentricity 0.4722 Orbital period 7.231 a Inclination 26.2538° Last perihelion january 22, 2021 [1] September 1, 2013 [2] June 6, 2006 Next perihelion 2028-Jul-10 [3]
#2 P/2016 BA14 (PanSTARRS)
P/2016 BA 14 (PanSTARRS) is a near-Earth object and periodic comet of the Jupiter family , that was radar imaged at distance of 2.2 million miles (3.5 million km, or 9 lunar distances ) during a flyby of Earth in 2016. [1] This enabled the size of the nucleus to be calculated at about 1 km (0.62
- ... ges of P/2016 BA 14 from its 2016 Earth flyby [1] Discovery Discovered by Pan-STARRS Discovery date 22 january 2016 Orbital characteristics A Epoch 12 April 2016 ( JD 2457490.5) Observation arc 0.86 yr (313 day ...
#3 P/2010 B2 (WISE)
P/2010 B2 (today 412P/WISE) is a periodic comet in the Solar System . It is the first comet discovered by the space observatory WISE and was first observed on January 22, 2010 [1] and has since been followed by ground observatories, among them the Mauna Kea Observatory . [2] P/2010 B2 (WISE) P/2010
- ... r System . It is the first comet discovered by the space observatory WISE and was first observed on january 22, 2010 [1] and has since been followed by ground observatories, among them the Mauna Kea Observatory ...
- ... Kea Observatory . [2] P/2010 B2 (WISE) P/2010 B2 (WISE) Discovery Discovered by WISE Discovery date january 22, 2010 Alternative designations P/2010 B2 Orbital characteristics A Epoch January 4, 2010 Perihelion ...
#4 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (abbreviated as 67P or 67P/C–G ) is a Jupiter-family comet , [10] originally from the Kuiper belt , [11] with a current orbital period of 6.45 years, [1] a rotation period of approximately 12.4 hours [9] and a maximum velocity of 135,000 km/h (38 km/s; 84,000 mph) . [
- ... thanol (0.4 wt%), these concentrations falling within common range for Solar system comets. [72] On 22 january 2015, NASA reported that, between June and August 2014, the comet released increasing amounts of wa ...
#5 38P/Stephan–Oterma
38P/Stephan–Oterma (also known as Comet Stephan–Oterma ) is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 38 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with (20 years < period < 200 years). [1] It was discovered in January 1867, by Jérôme Eugène Coggia at Marseilles Observatory, Fra
- ... omet with 38 year orbit 38P/Stephan–Oterma Discovery Discovered by Coggia, Jerome E. Discovery date january 22, 1867 Alternative designations P/1980 L2, P/1942 V1, P/1867 B1, 38P Orbital characteristics A Epoch ...
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 Whirlpool Galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy , also known as Messier 51a , M51a , and NGC 5194 , is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus . [5] [6] [7] It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici , and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. [8] Its distance is
- ... nd not a red or blue supergiant , which are thought to be the most common supernova progenitors. On 22 january 2019, a supernova impostor , designated AT2019abn , was discovered in Messier 51. The transient was ...
#2 NGC 2291
NGC 2291 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Gemini . It was discovered by John Herschel on January 22, 1827. [2] The visual magnitude is 13, and the apparent size is 1.0 by 0.8 arc minutes . [2] Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Gemini NGC 2291 DSS image of NGC 2291 Observati
- ... s an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Gemini . It was discovered by John Herschel on january 22, 1827. [2] The visual magnitude is 13, and the apparent size is 1.0 by 0.8 arc minutes . [2] Lenticu ...
Institution / Institution
#1 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
- ... list (79242) 1994 RE 3 September 1994 list (85588) 1998 FA 15 25 March 1998 list (96382) 1998 BW 7 22 january 1998 list (100296) 1995 FB 21 March 1995 list (121334) 1999 TQ 3 3 October 1999 list (129608) 1997 ...
#2 British Astronomical Association
The British Astronomical Association ( BAA ) was formed in 1890 as a national body to support the UK's amateur astronomers . Association of amateur astronomers British Astronomical Association Abbreviation BAA Formation 1890 Legal status Non-profit company Purpose Amateur astronomy Location Tonbridg
- ... include:- 1896 to Vadsø , Norway for the eclipse of 9 August . [9] 1898 to India for the eclipse of 22 january . [10] 1900 to the United States, Portugal, Spain, Algeria and at sea (aboard the R.M.S. Austral) f ...
#3 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
- ... way for precise, high-resolution imaging. With this key step, commissioning of the instrument began 22 january 2010. On 28 July 2011, the first European antenna for ALMA arrived at the Chajnantor plateau, 5,000 ...
#4 Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment ( DUNE ) is a neutrino experiment under construction, with a near detector at Fermilab and a far detector at the Sanford Underground Research Facility that will observe neutrinos produced at Fermilab . An intense beam of trillions of neutrinos from the produc
- ... olved on January 30, 2015, [27] shortly after the new collaboration recommended by P5 was formed on january 22, 2015. [28] The new collaboration selected the name Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). [29 ...
#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
- ... list (91042) 1998 FF 15 26 March 1998 list (91225) 1999 BL 3 20 January 1999 list (91226) 1999 BK 7 22 january 1999 list (91330) 1999 HM 2 20 April 1999 list (94186) 2001 AH 45 15 January 2001 list (95072) 2002 ...
#6 Perth Observatory
The Perth Observatory is the name of two astronomical observatories located in Western Australia (WA). In 1896, the original observatory was founded in West Perth on Mount Eliza overlooking the city of Perth (obs. code 319 ). Due to the city's expansion, the observatory moved to Bickley in 1965. The
- ... MARTIN (ACTING) After Dr J D Biggs resigned, Ralph Martin acted in the Directors position until on 22 january 2013 the WA Government announced that all research programs would be cut and the Observatory would ...
- ... dits 29 minor planet discoveries to Perth Observatory for the period between 1970 and 1999. [16] On 22 january 2013 the Western Australian Government announced that all research programs would be cut and the Ob ...
#7 Confederation of Indian Amateur Astronomers
The Confederation of Indian Amateur Astronomers ( CIAA ) is a national level organisation of amateur astronomers in India that convenes a national meeting of members every year, and coordinates the activities of amateur astronomers throughout the country. It was established in 1993 and registered in
- ... Astronomers (CIAA) was formed at the fourth All India Amateur Astronomers' Meet held at Calcutta on january 22, 1994. AIMS AND PURPOSE The Confederation is a conglomeration of amateur astronomers and amateur ast ...
#8 Manuel Foster Observatory
The Manuel Foster Observatory , originally known as the D. O. Mills Observatory after the philanthropist Darius Ogden Mills , is an astronomical observatory constructed on Cerro San Cristóbal near Santiago, Chile in 1903. It was originally built as an offshoot of the Lick observatory to observe star
- ... atory in 1919. The final head of the observatory was Ferdinand J. Neubauer , who assumed control on january 22, 1924. [23] In 1926, Campbell was able to estimate a velocity and apex of solar motion in equatorial ...
Meteorite / Meteorite
#1 Tonk meteorite
Tonk is a small carbonaceous chondrite meteorite that fell near Tonk, India in 1911. Despite its small size, it is often included in studies due to its compositional similarity to the early solar system. Tonk Type Chondrite Class Carbonaceous chondrite Group CI1 Country India Region Rajasthan Coordi
- ... roup CI1 Country India Region Rajasthan Coordinates 24°39′N 76°52′E [1] Observed fall Yes Fall date 22 january 1911 TKW 7.7 g (0.27 oz) The similar Alais meteorite in 2018 COMPOSITION AND CLASSIFICATION The met ...
- ... ragments that together weigh 7.7 g (0.27 oz) and fell near the city of Tonk in India near midday on 22 january 1911. [2] It is one of five known meteorites belonging to the CI chondrite group. [3] This group is ...
#2 HD 47536 b
HD 47536 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 400 light-years away. Its inclination and thereby true mass is being calculated via astrometry with Hubble . The astrometricians expect publication by mid-2009. [3] Extrasolar planet in the constellation Canis Major HD 47536 b Discovery Discov
- ... is Major HD 47536 b Discovery Discovered by Setiawan et al. [1] Discovery site Chile Discovery date january 22, 2003 [2] Detection method Radial velocity Orbital characteristics Apastron 1.96 AU (293,000,000 km) ...
#3 PSR B1257+12 B
PSR B1257+12 c , alternatively designated PSR B1257+12 B , also named Poltergeist , is an extrasolar planet approximately 2,300 light-years away [3] in the constellation of Virgo . It was one of the first planets ever discovered outside the Solar System , [4] [5] and is one of three pulsar planets k
- ... eled compositions Discovery Discovered by Aleksander Wolszczan Discovery site Poland Discovery date 22 january 1992 Detection method Pulsar Timing Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 0.36 AU (54,000,000 km) ...
#4 PSR B1257+12 C
PSR B1257+12 C , alternatively designated PSR B1257+12 d and also named Phobetor , is a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting the pulsar PSR B1257+12 approximately 2,315 light-years (710 parsecs ; 22 quadrillion kilometres ) away from Earth in the constellation of Virgo . It was one of the first planets
- ... ed compositions ) Discovery Discovered by Aleksander Wolszczan Discovery site Poland Discovery date 22 january 1992 Detection method Pulsar Timing Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 0.46 AU (69 million km) ...
#5 Gliese 581c
Gliese 581c / ˈ ɡ l iː z ə / ( Gl 581c or GJ 581c ) is a planet orbiting within the Gliese 581 system. It is the second planet discovered in the system and the third in order from the star . With a mass at least 5.5 times that of the Earth , it is classified as a super-Earth (a category of planets w
- ... he world's first digital time capsule where the content was selected by the public. [34] [35] As of 22 january 2015, the message has traveled 59.48 trillion km of the total 192 trillion km, which is 31.0% of th ...
Planet / Planet
#1 Anglo-Australian Planet Search
The Anglo Australian Planet Search or ( AAPS ) is a long-term astronomical survey started in 1998 and continuing to the present. It is being carried out on the 3.9-metre Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) of the Anglo-Australian Observatory in Australia . The purpose of this survey is to catalog plane
- ... 2007 HD 159868 b 7 February 2007 GJ 832 b 1 September 2008 HD 16417 b 23 February 2009 HD 114613 b 22 january 2014 SEE ALSO High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher is another planet detector in the south ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 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
- ... er 14, 1982 MPC 5676 Voltaire September 9, 1986 MPC 5717 Damir October 20, 1982 MPC 5759 Zoshchenko january 22, 1980 MPC 5808 Babel' August 27, 1987 MPC 5896 Narrenschiff November 12, 1982 MPC 5902 Talima August ...
#2 Rodolphe Radau
Jean Charles Rodolphe Radau (22 January 1835 – 21 December 1911) was an astronomer and mathematician who worked in Paris at the Revue des deux Mondes for most of his life. He was the co-founder of the Bulletin Astronomique . German astronomer and mathematician Radau was born in Angerburg, Province o
- Jean Charles Rodolphe Radau ( 22 january 1835 – 21 December 1911) was an astronomer and mathematician who worked in Paris at the Revue des d ...
#3 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
- ... atian). Zagreb: Novosti . pp. 16–17. ISSN 1845-8955 . CROSBI 935903 . Archived from the original on 22 january 2017 . Retrieved 9 June 2019 . Derk, Denis (4 April 2017). "Neki Srbi misle da Deklaracija favorizi ...
#4 Rush Holt Jr.
Rush Dew Holt Jr. (born October 15, 1948) is an American scientist and politician who served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district from 1999 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party and son of former West Virginia U.S. Senator Rush D. Holt Sr. He worked as a
- ... roval rating by the National Association for College Admission Counseling in 2006 and 2009–2011. On january 22, 2013, Holt introduced a resolution designating February 12, 2013 ( Charles Darwin 's 204th birthday ...
#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
- ... ella 1 October 1916 list 842 Kerstin 1 October 1916 list 845 Naema 16 November 1916 list 860 Ursina 22 january 1917 list 861 Aida 22 January 1917 list 862 Franzia 28 January 1917 list 863 Benkoela 9 February 19 ...
- ... erstin 1 October 1916 list 845 Naema 16 November 1916 list 860 Ursina 22 January 1917 list 861 Aida 22 january 1917 list 862 Franzia 28 January 1917 list 863 Benkoela 9 February 1917 list 865 Zubaida 15 Februar ...
#6 Paul G. Comba
Paul G. Comba (1926 – April 5, 2017) was an Italian-American computer scientist , an amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets . [2] Paul G. Comba Born 1926 ( 1926 ) Tunisia Died April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04) (aged 90–91) Education Ph.D. Alma mater University of Turin , Blufft
- ... ovember 1996 list 17696 Bombelli 8 March 1997 list 17703 Bombieri 9 September 1997 list 17734 Boole 22 january 1998 list 17891 Buraliforti 6 March 1999 list 17917 Cartan 15 April 1999 list 18059 Cavalieri 15 De ...
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#7 William Wallace Campbell
William Wallace Campbell (April 11, 1862 – June 14, 1938) was an American astronomer , and director of Lick Observatory from 1901 to 1930. He specialized in spectroscopy . [1] [2] [3] He was the tenth president of the University of California from 1923 to 1930. American astronomer William Wallace Ca
- ... Crocker solar eclipse expeditions. Campbell led several of these expeditions. [21] Solar eclipse of january 22, 1898 , Jeur, Maharashtra , India Solar eclipse of May 28, 1900 , Thomaston, Georgia Solar eclipse o ...
#8 Andrea Di Paola
Andrea Di Paola (born 1970) is an Italian astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets . Italian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 11 [1] 7499 L'Aquila July 24, 1996 MPC [A] (10589) 1996 OM 2 July 23, 1996 MPC [A] (10590) 1996 OP 2 July 24, 1996 MPC [A] 11620 Susanagordon July 23, 1996 MP
- ... Tymothycoons November 13, 1996 MPC [A] (46673) 1996 OL 2 July 23, 1996 MPC [A] (65845) 1997 AK 22 january 14, 1997 MPC [A] (100514) 1997 AB 24 January 15, 1997 MPC [A] (100515) 1997 AM 24 January 15, 1 ...
#9 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
- ... 7 list (26961) 1997 OY 1 29 July 1997 list (26979) 1997 UR 9 29 October 1997 list (28021) 1998 BP 6 22 january 1998 list (29677) 1998 XL 17 15 December 1998 list (31223) 1998 BJ 30 28 January 1998 list (31255) ...
#10 John Couch Adams
John Couch Adams FRS FRSE FRAS ( / k uː tʃ / ; 5 June 1819 – 21 January 1892) was a British mathematician and astronomer . He was born in Laneast , near Launceston, Cornwall , and died in Cambridge . British mathematician and astronomer (1819–1892) John Couch Adams FRS FRSE FRAS Adams c. 1870 Born
- ... him. Memorial to John Couch Adams in St Sidwell Church, Laneast , Cornwall. OBITUARIES The Times , 22 january 1892, p. 6 col.d ( link on this page ) [Anon.] (1892). "John Couch Adams" . Astronomical Journal . ...
#11 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
- ... 11932) 1993 EP 13 March 1993 list [L] (11952) 1994 AM 3 8 January 1994 list [L] (11954) 1994 BY 22 january 1994 list [L] (11961) 1994 PO 3 August 1994 list [K] (11982) 1995 UF 6 25 October 1995 list [ ...
- ... 8) 1998 WX 5 20 November 1998 list [K] (53031) 1998 WE 7 23 November 1998 list (53149) 1999 BZ 14 22 january 1999 list (53153) 1999 BZ 25 25 January 1999 list (53289) 1999 GD 5 7 April 1999 list [K] (53447) ...
#12 Georges Lecointe (explorer)
Georges Lecointe (29 April 1869 – 27 May 1929) was a Belgian naval officer and scientist. He was captain of the Belgica and second-in-command of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition , the first to overwinter in Antarctica. After his return to Belgium he was the founder of the International Polar Organiz
- ... il from Antwerp in August 1897 and started observations in the Antarctic region later that year. On 22 january 1898 sailor Carl Wiencke was washed overboard and drowned, despite a heroic rescue effort by Lecoin ...
#13 Jean-Claude Merlin
Jean-Claude Merlin (born 1954) is a French astronomer , founder-president of the Burgundy Astronomical Society ( French : Société Astronomique de Bourgogne ) and a discoverer of minor planets . He was laureate of the Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet Fondation de la Vocation in 1982 and received the Prix Ge
- ... ryka February 2, 2006 158222 Manicolas September 20, 2001 172850 Coppens March 3, 2005 181279 Iapyx january 22, 2006 181627 Philgeluck December 8, 2006 184275 Laffra January 6, 2005 184878 Gotlib October 26, 200 ...
- ... January 21, 2007 362316 Dogora November 15, 2009 369423 Quintegr’al January 28, 2006 371220 Angers january 22, 2006 374354 Pesquet October 30, 2005 375007 Buxy April 14, 2007 375176 Béziau February 28, 2008 381 ...
- ... 20, 2006 419435 Tiramisu February 14, 2010 (423645) 2005 YM 4 December 22, 2005 (434678) 2006 BE 8 january 22, 2006 (440670) 2005 YL 4 December 22, 2005 475080 Jarry October 26, 2005 490628 Chassigny January 24 ...
#14 John Broughton
John Broughton (born 1952) [2] is an Australian amateur astronomer and artist. He is among the most prolific discoverers of minor planets worldwide, credited by the Minor Planet Center with more than a thousand discoveries made between 1997 and 2008. [1] His observations are done at Reedy Creek Obse
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#15 Andrzej Udalski
Andrzej Jarosław Udalski (born 22 January 1957 in Łódź , Poland ) is a Polish astronomer and astrophysicist , and director of the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw . He is also head of the Department of Observational Astrophysics at Astronomical Observatory, the head and project m
- ... journal Acta Astronomica . Polish astronomer and astrophysicist Andrzej Udalski Born ( 1957-01-22 ) january 22, 1957 Łódź , Poland Nationality Polish Alma mater University of Warsaw Known for OGLE project Awards ...
- Andrzej Jarosław Udalski (born 22 january 1957 in Łódź , Poland ) is a Polish astronomer and astrophysicist , and director of the Astronomica ...
#16 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
- ... ha 4 October 1907 list 651 Antikleia 4 October 1907 list 654 Zelinda 4 January 1908 list 656 Beagle 22 january 1908 list 657 Gunlod 23 January 1908 list 658 Asteria 23 January 1908 list 663 Gerlinde 24 June 190 ...
#17 Frank B. Zoltowski
Frank B. Zoltowski (born 1957) is an Australian amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets who lives in Woomera , South Australia. In 1998, he was awarded a " Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant" for improved near-Earth object searches. [2] [3] Australian astronomer Frank B. Zoltowski Born 195
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#18 Carl Sagan
Carl Edward Sagan ( / ˈ s eɪ ɡ ən / ; SAY -gən ; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer , planetary scientist , cosmologist , astrophysicist , astrobiologist , author, and science communicator . His best known scientific contribution is research on extraterrestrial life ,
- ... these claims were also the subject of a televised debate between Sagan and physicist Fred Singer on january 22, aired on the ABC News program Nightline . [74] [75] Sagan admitted that he had overestimated the da ...
#19 Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank
The Hon Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank FRSE FSA (Scot) (1748–1816) was a Scottish advocate , academic jurist, judge and agriculturalist. Lord Meadowbank Allan Maconochie, etching by Robert Dighton . Born ( 1748-01-26 ) 26 January 1748 Died 14 June 1816 (1816-06-14) (aged 68) Edinburgh Nationali
- ... and he took little part in the proceedings of the new court, which was opened for the first time on 22 january 1816. [1] He died at Coates House in Dalry, Edinburgh on 14 June 1816, aged 68, and was buried in t ...
#20 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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Star / Star
#1 SGR J1550−5418
SGR J1550−5418 is a soft gamma repeater (SGR), the sixth [ citation needed ] to be discovered, located in the constellation Norma . Long known as an X-ray source , it was noticed to have become active on 23 October 2008, and then after a relatively quiescent interval, became much more active on 22 J
- ... tive on 23 October 2008, and then after a relatively quiescent interval, became much more active on 22 january 2009. It has been observed by the Swift satellite, and by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope , lau ...
#2 SN 2014J
SN 2014J was a type-Ia supernova in Messier 82 (the 'Cigar Galaxy', M82) discovered in mid-January 2014. [2] It was the closest type-Ia supernova discovered for 42 years, and none have been closer as of 2018 [update] . The supernova was discovered by chance during an undergraduate teaching session a
- ... astronomers . SN 2014J First image: Messier 82 on 10 December 2013. Second image: The same view on 22 january 2014. The position of the supernova is marked. Event type Supernova SN.Ia Right ascension 9 h 55 m ...
#3 History of supernova observation
The known history of supernova observation goes back to 185 AD, when supernova SN 185 appeared; which is the oldest appearance of a supernova recorded by mankind. Several additional supernovae within the Milky Way galaxy have been recorded since that time, with SN 1604 being the most recent supernov
- ... h 16, 2012, a Type II supernova , designated as SN 2012aw, was discovered in M95. [72] [73] [74] On january 22, 2014, students at the University of London Observatory spotted an exploding star SN 2014J in the ne ...