langs: 24 января [ru] / january 24 [en] / 24. januar [de] / 24 janvier [fr] / 24 gennaio [it] / 24 de enero [es]
days: january 21 / january 22 / january 23 / january 24 / january 25 / january 26 / january 27
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 777 Gutemberga
777 Gutemberga ( prov. designation : A914 BF or 1914 TZ ) is a dark and large background asteroid , approximately 66 kilometers (41 miles) in diameter, from the outer regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered by German astronomer Franz Kaiser at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on
- ... was discovered by German astronomer Franz Kaiser at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on 24 january 1914. [1] The carbonaceous C-type asteroid (Cb) has a rotation period of 12.8 hours. It was named a ...
- ... 77 Gutemberga Discovery [1] Discovered by F. Kaiser Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 24 january 1914 Designations MPC designation (777) Gutemberga Named after Johannes Gutenberg (German inventor) ...
#2 2443 Tomeileen
2443 Tomeileen , provisional designation A906 BJ , is a stony Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 32 kilometers (20 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 January 1906, by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in Heidelbe
- ... ons of the asteroid belt , approximately 32 kilometers (20 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 january 1906, by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in Heidelberg, G ...
- ... 43 Tomeileen Discovery [1] Discovered by M. F. Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 24 january 1906 Designations MPC designation (2443) Tomeileen Named after parents of British astronomer Brian ...
#3 1889 Pakhmutova
1889 Pakhmutova , provisional designation 1968 BE , is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 35 kilometers in diameter. 1889 Pakhmutova Lightcurve -based 3D-model of Pakhmutova Discovery [1] Discovered by L. Chernykh Discovery site Crimean Astrophysic
- ... va Discovery [1] Discovered by L. Chernykh Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Obs. Discovery date 24 january 1968 Designations MPC designation (1889) Pakhmutova Named after Aleksandra Pakhmutova (Russian comp ...
- ... red by Russian astronomer Lyudmila Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj on 24 january 1968. [13] The asteroid was named after Russian composer Aleksandra Pakhmutova . [2] ORBIT AND CLAS ...
#4 (13366) 1998 US24
(13366) 1998 US 24 , provisional designation 1998 US 24 , is a Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp , approximately 33 kilometers (21 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 18 October 1998, by astronomers with the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search at the Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaf
- ... observation at Anderson Mesa. [1] NUMBERING AND NAMING This minor planet was numbered by the MPC on 24 january 2000 ( M.P.C. 37586 ). [8] As of 2018, it has not been named . [1] PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 1998 US ...
#5 11252 Laërtes
11252 Laërtes ( / l eɪ ˈ ɜːr t iː z / lay- UR -teez ), provisional designation 1973 SA 2 , is a mid-sized Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp , approximately 41 kilometers (25 miles) in diameter. It was discovered during a follow-up campaign of the Palomar–Leiden survey in 1973, and named after the A
- ... from Greek mythology . [2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 24 january 2000 ( M.P.C. 38200 ). [9]
#6 2007 BP102
2007 BP 102 is a high inclination centaur and damocloid from the outer regions of the Solar System , approximately 34 kilometers in diameter. It was first observed by astronomers at the Mauna Kea Observatories on 24 January 2007. [1] [2] [4] 2007 BP 102 Discovery [1] [2] Discovery site Mauna Kea O
- ... y 34 kilometers in diameter. It was first observed by astronomers at the Mauna Kea Observatories on 24 january 2007. [1] [2] [4] 2007 BP 102 Discovery [1] [2] Discovery site Mauna Kea Obs. Discovery date 24 Jan ...
- ... anuary 2007. [1] [2] [4] 2007 BP 102 Discovery [1] [2] Discovery site Mauna Kea Obs. Discovery date 24 january 2007 Designations MPC designation 2007 BP 102 Minor planet category centaur [3] [4] · distant [1] d ...
#7 47171 Lempo
47171 Lempo , or as a binary (47171) Lempo–Hiisi (also known as 1999 TC 36 ), is a trans-Neptunian object and trinary system from the Kuiper belt , located in the outermost regions of the Solar System . It was discovered on 1 October 1999, by American astronomers Eric Rubenstein and Louis-Gregory St
- ... ory 's Shane telescope adaptive optics system was reported in a follow-up IAU Circular published on 24 january 2002. [26] [27] Paha previously had the temporary provisional designation S/2001 (1999 TC 36 ) 1 be ...
#8 1142 Aetolia
1142 Aetolia , provisional designation 1930 BC , is a stony background asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 24 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 January 1930, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory and named for
- ... e outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 24 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 january 1930, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory and named f ...
- ... 1142 Aetolia Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 24 january 1930 Designations MPC designation (1142) Aetolia Pronunciation / iː ˈ t oʊ l i ə / [2] Named after ...
#9 3749 Balam
3749 Balam / ˈ b eɪ l ə m / is a stony Flora asteroid and rare trinary system orbiting in the inner regions of asteroid belt . It also forms a secured asteroid pair with sub-kilometer sized asteroid (312497) 2009 BR 60 . [5] Balam was discovered on 24 January 1982, by American astronomer Edward Bowe
- ... d asteroid pair with sub-kilometer sized asteroid (312497) 2009 BR 60 . [5] Balam was discovered on 24 january 1982, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizon ...
- ... lightcurve Discovery [1] Discovered by E. Bowell Discovery site Anderson Mesa Stn. Discovery date 24 january 1982 Designations MPC designation (3749) Balam Pronunciation / ˈ b eɪ l ə m / Named after David Bal ...
#10 5385 Kamenka
5385 Kamenka , provisional designation 1975 TS 3 , is a background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 16 kilometers (10 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 3 October 1975, by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchn
- ... on of central Ukraine. [1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 24 january 2000 ( M.P.C. 38194 ). [12]
#11 776 Berbericia
776 Berbericia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . A main-belt C-type asteroid , [4] it was discovered on 24 January 1914 by astronomer Adam Massinger at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. It was named by Max Wolf in honor of Adolf Berberich (1861–1920), a German astronomer. [5] [6] The s
- ... bericia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . A main-belt C-type asteroid , [4] it was discovered on 24 january 1914 by astronomer Adam Massinger at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. It was named by M ...
- ... its light curve. Discovery Discovered by A. Massinger Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 24 january 1914 Designations MPC designation (776) Berbericia Pronunciation / b ɜːr b ə ˈ r ɪ ʃ i ə / Alternat ...
#12 (85770) 1998 UP1
(85770) 1998 UP 1 is a near Earth , Aten asteroid orbiting at nearly a 1:1 resonance with Earth . (85770) 1998 UP 1 Discovery [1] [2] Discovered by LINEAR Discovery site Lincoln Lab's ETS Discovery date 18 October 1998 Designations Alternative designations 1998 UP 1 Minor planet category NEO
- ... makes close approaches to Venus and will pass 0.0255 AU (3,810,000 km; 2,370,000 mi) from Venus on 24 january 2115. [5] Animation of (85770) 1998 UP1 orbit from 1600 to 2500 Relative to Sun and Earth Around Ea ...
#13 (16882) 1998 BO13
(16882) 1998 BO 13 , provisional designation 1998 BO 13 , is a dark Zhongguo asteroid from the background population in the outermost region of the asteroid belt , approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 January 1998, by astronomers with the Lincoln Near-Earth Aste
- ... gion of the asteroid belt , approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 january 1998, by astronomers with the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at the Lincoln Laboratory's Expe ...
- ... 6882) 1998 BO 13 Discovery [1] Discovered by LINEAR Discovery site Lincoln Lab's ETS Discovery date 24 january 1998 Designations MPC designation (16882) 1998 BO 13 Alternative designations 1998 BO 13 · 1999 JC ...
#14 7385 Aktsynovia
7385 Aktsynovia , provisional designation 1981 UQ 11 , is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately between 4 and 9 kilometers in diameter, depending on its assumed spectral type. It was discovered on 22 October 1981, by Soviet–Russian astronomer Nikolai Chern
- ... yany, Altaj and Volga. [2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 24 january 2000 ( M.P.C. 38196 ). [10] PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS DIAMETER AND ALBEDO According to the survey ca ...
#15 9223 Leifandersson
9223 Leifandersson , provisional designation 1995 YY 7 , is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 4.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 18 December 1995, by astronomers of the Spacewatch program at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, Unit
- ... talogue of lunar craters . The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 24 january 2000 ( M.P.C. 38198 ). [2] [10] The lunar crater Andersson was also named in his memory. [3] [11]
#16 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
- ... he final time on 11 February 1801, when illness interrupted his work. He announced his discovery on 24 january 1801 in letters to two fellow astronomers, his compatriot Barnaba Oriani of Milan and Bode in Berli ...
#17 3131 Mason-Dixon
3131 Mason–Dixon ( prov. designation : 1982 BM 1 ) is a Koronian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 24 January 1982, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Arizona, United States. [1] The likely S-type asteroid has a rotatio
- ... 82 BM 1 ) is a Koronian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 24 january 1982, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Arizona, United Sta ...
- ... lightcurve Discovery [1] Discovered by E. Bowell Discovery site Anderson Mesa Stn. Discovery date 24 january 1982 Designations MPC designation (3131) Mason-Dixon Named after Charles Mason [1] Jeremiah Dixon ...
#18 2020 BE102
2020 BE 102 is a trans-Neptunian object in the scattered disc , around 350 kilometres (220 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 January 2020, by American astronomers Scott Sheppard , David Tholen , and Chad Trujillo using the 8.2-meter Subaru Telescope of the Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii
- ... object in the scattered disc , around 350 kilometres (220 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 january 2020, by American astronomers Scott Sheppard , David Tholen , and Chad Trujillo using the 8.2-meter ...
- ... BE 102 Discovery [1] Discovered by S. S. Sheppard C. Trujillo Discovery site Subaru Discovery date 24 january 2020 Designations MPC designation 2020 BE 102 Minor planet category TNO [2] · SDO [3] · distant [4] ...
#19 11429 Demodokus
11429 Demodokus / d ɪ ˈ m ɒ d ə k ə s / is a mid-sized Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp , approximately 38 kilometers (24 miles) in diameter. It was discovered during the Palomar–Leiden survey at the Palomar Observatory in 1960 and later named after the blind singer Demodocus from Greek mythology.
- ... in Homer 's Odyssey . [1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 24 january 2000 ( M.P.C. 38201 ). [9] ORBIT AND CLASSIFICATION Demodokus is a dark Jupiter trojan in a 1:1 orb ...
#20 1771 Makover
1771 Makover , provisional designation 1968 BD , is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 50 kilometers in diameter. 1771 Makover Discovery [1] Discovered by L. Chernykh Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Obs. Discovery date 24 January 1968 Design
- ... er Discovery [1] Discovered by L. Chernykh Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Obs. Discovery date 24 january 1968 Designations MPC designation (1771) Makover Named after Samuel Makover (astronomer) [2] Altern ...
- ... Absolute magnitude (H) 10.1 [5] · 10.4 [1] [3] · 10.59 [6] · 10.60 ± 0.27 [8] It was discovered on 24 january 1968, by Russian astronomer Lyudmila Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj ...
Comet / Comet
#1 Comet Machholz
Comet Machholz , formally designated C/2004 Q2 , is a long-period comet discovered by Donald Machholz on August 27, 2004. It reached naked eye brightness in January 2005. Unusual for such a relatively bright comet, its perihelion was farther from the Sun than the Earth 's orbit. Not to be confused w
- ... 95 Orbital period ~130,000 yr (inbound) [1] ~12,400 yr (outbound) Inclination 38.6° Last perihelion january 24, 2005 PERIOD C/2004 Q2 appears to pass near the Pleiades cluster in 2005. Given the orbital eccentri ...
#2 C/1865 B1
C/1865 B1 (Great Southern Comet of 1865) was a non-periodic comet , which in 1865 was so bright that it was visible to unaided-eye observations in the Southern Hemisphere . The comet could not be seen from the Northern Hemisphere . C/1865 B1 (Great Southern Comet of 1865) Discovery Discovered by Fra
- ... Mann at the Cape of Good Hope successfully observed the comet through April and until May 2. [5] On 24 january , the comet reached its maximum brightness of magnitude 1. [6] ORBIT Using observations of the comet ...
#3 12P/Pons–Brooks
12P/Pons–Brooks is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 71 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with (20 years < period < 200 years). [1] The next perihelion passage is 21 April 2024, [7] [lower-alpha 1] with closest approach to Earth being 1.54 AU (230 million
- ... southward (through Pisces) to reach perihelion below Iota and Beta Ceti (~RA 0h, Dec. -10°) around 24 january . [13] ORBIT Earth close approach Date Distance ( AU ) Solar elongation 1884-Jan-09 [14] 0.63 AU (94 ...
#4 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
- ... observance of the comet on its 1986 return was by an amateur astronomer, Stephen James O'Meara, on 24 january 1985. O'Meara used a home-built 610-millimetre (24 in) telescope on top of Mauna Kea to detect the ...
#5 47P/Ashbrook–Jackson
47P/Ashbrook–Jackson is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 8 year orbit 47P/Ashbrook–Jackson Discovery Discovered by Joseph Ashbrook United States Cyril V. Jackson South Africa Discovery date August 26, 1948 Alternative designations 1948 IX; 1956 II; 1963 VI; 1971 III; 1978 X
- ... coverers. APPARITIONS October 28, 2025 June 10, 2017 January 31, 2009 January 6, 2001 July 14, 1993 january 24, 1986 August 19, 1978 March 13, 1971 October 2, 1963 April 6, 1956 October 4, 1948
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 NGC 634
NGC 634 is a spiral galaxy , lying at a distance of 217.1 megalight-years [3] away from the Milky Way in the northern constellation of Triangulum . This object was discovered back in the nineteenth century by French astronomer Édouard Stephan . [7] It is inclined by an angle of 82.4° to the line of
- ... PGC 6059 Supernova SN 2006Q was reported 2.5 ″ east and 1.0″ north of the galactic core in NGC 634, january 24, 2006. This was most likely a type II supernova [5] and reached magnitude 18.74. [8] Another superno ...
Institution / Institution
#1 Sormano Astronomical Observatory
The Sormano Astronomical Observatory ( Italian : Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano , obs. code : 587 ) is an astronomical observatory north of Milan , Italy. Located near the Swiss border at 1000 meters altitude at the mountain village of Sormano in the pre-Alps, the observatory was privately funded
- ... after Italian Walter Albisetti (1957–2013). [4] Minor planets discovered: 1 [5] 344581 Albisetti 24 january 2003 list [A] Discovery credited to "Sormano" by the MPC SEE ALSO List of asteroid-discovering ob ...
#2 La Cañada Observatory
La Cañada Observatory ( Spanish : Observatorio La Cañada ), is an astronomical observatory in Ávila , Spain privately owned by Juan Lacruz, the main activity is to monitor near-Earth objects other asteroids and comets . Observatory Observatorio J87 La Cañada Alternative names La Cañada Observatory
- ... joy and the Perseus double cluster imaged at La Cañada on 27 February 2015 Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, 24 january 2015, La Cañada C2014 Q2 Lovejoy 9 January 2015, La Cañada Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, a CCD mosaic co ...
#3 Biały Słoń
Biały Słoń (English: White Elephant ; Ukrainian: Білий слон, Bily slon) is a Polish name for an abandoned campus of the former Polish Astronomical and Meteorological Observatory of Warsaw University , located at remote area on the peak of Pip Ivan in the Chornohora range of the Carpathian Mountains
- ... in Lviv and Yaremche , but according to atomnet.pl from May 1997 no works had been started. [7] On january 24, 2002 another scientific council took place in Yaremche to revive the rebuilding project for the obs ...
#4 Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory ( CSO ) was a 10.4-meter (34 ft) diameter submillimeter wavelength telescope situated alongside the 15-meter (49 ft) James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) at Mauna Kea Observatories . It was engaged in submillimeter astronomy , of the terahertz radiation band
- ... ronmental assessment and permitting processes have led to postponement of the telescope removal. On 24 january 2019, Robert McLaren, the interim Director of the University of Hawaii Institute of Astronomy, gave ...
#5 Purple Mountain Observatory
The Purple Mountain Observatory ( Chinese : 紫金山天文台 ; pinyin : Zǐjīnshān Tiānwéntái ), also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the Purple Mountain in the east of Nanjing . [lower-alpha 1] Observatory Purple Mountain Observatory Purple Mountain Observ
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#6 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) .
- ... rni Vrh). [1] LIST OF DISCOVERED MINOR PLANETS 9674 Slovenija 23 August 1998 list 15071 Hallerstein 24 january 1999 list (16084) 1999 TY 18 12 October 1999 list (16141) 1999 XT 127 7 December 1999 list (18154) ...
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#7 Piszkéstető Station
The Piszkéstető Station or Piszkéstető Mountain Station is an astronomical observatory in Mátraszentimre in Mátra Mountains , about 80 kilometers (50 mi) northeast of Hungary's capital Budapest . It is a station of Konkoly Observatory , first built in 1958. It has the observatory code 461 and 561
- ... (345648) 2006 TZ 6 1 October 2006 list (378920) 2008 UP 95 24 October 2008 list (384459) 2010 BM 4 24 january 2010 list (390743) 2003 SD 129 20 September 2003 list (399565) 2003 SZ 128 20 September 2003 list ( ...
Meteorite / Meteorite
#1 Kepler-432b
Kepler-432b (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-1299.01 ) is a hot super-Jupiter (or "warm" super-Jupiter ) [2] exoplanet orbiting the giant star Kepler-432 A , the innermost of two such planets discovered by NASA 's Kepler spacecraft . It is located about 2,830 light-years
- ... in the constellation of Cygnus Kepler-432b Discovery Discovered by Kepler spacecraft Discovery date 24 january 2015 [1] Detection method Transit method [1] Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 0.301 (± 0.014 ...
- ... responsible for the periodic 50-day transits. The discovery of the oddball planet was announced on 24 january 2015. [1] SEE ALSO Kepler-1520 b – similar planet about to be engulfed by its host star.
#2 HIP 78530 b
HIP 78530 b is an object that is either a planet or a brown dwarf in the orbit of the star HIP 78530 . It was observed as early as 2000, but the object was not confirmed as one in orbit of the star HIP 78530 until a direct imaging project photographed the star in 2008. The image caught the attention
- ... id Lafrenière et al. [1] Discovery site Gemini Observatory North , USA [1] Discovery date Published january 24, 2011 [2] Detection method Direct imaging [1] Orbital characteristics Epoch J2000 Semi-major axis 71 ...
- ... the confirmation of the companion HIP 78530 b. [1] The confirmation of HIP 78530 b was reported on january 24, 2011. [2] In imaging the ninety-one stars, HIP 78530 b and 1RXSJ1609-2105b were discovered. [1] The ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Kin Endate
Kin Endate ( 円館 金 , Endate Kin , born December 15, 1960) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who has discovered hundreds of asteroids, most of them in collaboration with Kazuro Watanabe , placing him among the most prolific discoverers of minor planets . [1] Minor planets discovered: 624 [1] see §
- ... 8 Miyamotoatsushi 19 September 1993 list [A] 8156 Tsukada 13 October 1988 list [A] 8159 Fukuoka 24 january 1990 list [A] 8167 Ishii 14 February 1991 list [A] 8194 Satake 16 September 1993 list [A] 820 ...
#2 Eugène Joseph Delporte
Eugène Joseph Delporte (10 January 1882 – 19 October 1955) was a Belgian astronomer born in Genappe . [2] [3] Belgian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 66 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets He discovered a total of sixty-six asteroids . Notable discoveries include 1221 Amor (which l
- ... 1239 Queteleta 4 February 1932 1261 Legia 23 March 1933 1274 Delportia 28 November 1932 1276 Ucclia 24 january 1933 1280 Baillauda 18 August 1933 1285 Julietta 21 August 1933 1288 Santa 26 August 1933 1290 Albe ...
#3 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
- ... ugust 1930 list [E] 2298 Cindijon 2 October 1915 list 2373 Immo 4 August 1929 list 2443 Tomeileen 24 january 1906 list 2483 Guinevere 17 August 1928 list 2533 Fechtig 3 November 1905 list 2650 Elinor 14 March ...
#4 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
- ... 8 Miyamotoatsushi 19 September 1993 list [B] 8156 Tsukada 13 October 1988 list [B] 8159 Fukuoka 24 january 1990 list [B] 8167 Ishii 14 February 1991 list [B] 8182 Akita 1 October 1992 list [A] 8194 Sa ...
#5 Helen Sawyer Hogg
Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg (August 1, 1905 – January 28, 1993) [1] was an American-Canadian astronomer who pioneered research into globular clusters and variable stars . She was the first female president of several astronomical organizations and a notable woman of science in a time when many univers
- ... e Sewell Young in her junior year (1925). [3] Dr. Sewell took her class to see the solar eclipse of january 24, 1925 and a year later Annie Jump Cannon , an astronomer working at Harvard University , came to vis ...
#6 Eugene Merle Shoemaker
Eugene Merle Shoemaker (April 28, 1928 – July 18, 1997) was an American geologist . He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy . This comet hit Jupiter in July 1994: the impact was televised around the world. Shoemaker also studied terrestrial crat
- ... B] 4946 Askalaphus 21 January 1988 list [B] 5023 Agapenor 11 October 1985 list [B] 5029 Ireland 24 january 1988 list [B] 5052 Nancyruth 23 October 1984 list [B] 5167 Joeharms 11 April 1985 list [B] 51 ...
- ... [B] 5436 Eumelos 20 February 1990 list [B] 5511 Cloanthus 8 October 1988 list [B] 5551 Glikson 24 january 1982 list [B] 5579 Uhlherr 11 May 1988 list [B] 5632 Ingelehmann 15 April 1993 list [B] 5637 ...
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#7 Stefano Sposetti
Stefano Sposetti (born 22 December 1958) is a Swiss amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets . [2] [3] He lives in Gnosca , in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland in the Ticino Alps , where the Gnosca Observatory is located. Swiss astronomer Flyby of Asteroid 2004 FH in Mar
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#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
- ... 3) 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, 1997 MPC [A] (257513) 1997 AJ 24 January 15, 1 ...
- ... 97 AK 22 January 14, 1997 MPC [A] (100514) 1997 AB 24 January 15, 1997 MPC [A] (100515) 1997 AM 24 january 15, 1997 MPC [A] (257513) 1997 AJ 24 January 15, 1997 MPC [A] A with A. Boattini He works at th ...
- ... 97 AB 24 January 15, 1997 MPC [A] (100515) 1997 AM 24 January 15, 1997 MPC [A] (257513) 1997 AJ 24 january 15, 1997 MPC [A] A with A. Boattini He works at the Rome Observatory and has been significantly i ...
#9 Jack Meadows (astronomer)
Arthur Jack Meadows (24 January 1934 – 18 July 2016) was a British astronomer and information scientist. Known for founding the astronomy department of University of Leicester . [1] He had a wide-ranging career, including working at the British Museum and as a professor of library and information st
- Arthur Jack Meadows ( 24 january 1934 – 18 July 2016) was a British astronomer and information scientist. Known for founding the ast ...
#10 Harold D. Babcock
Harold Delos Babcock (January 24, 1882 – April 8, 1968) was an American astronomer and the father of Horace W. Babcock . He was of English and German ancestry. [1] He was born in Edgerton, Wisconsin , before completing high school in Los Angeles and was accepted to the University of California, Berk
- Harold Delos Babcock ( january 24, 1882 – April 8, 1968) was an American astronomer and the father of Horace W. Babcock . He was of En ...
- ... rence International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research at Mount Wilson Observatory , 1910 Born 24 january 1882 Edgerton, Wisconsin Died 8 April 1968 Pasadena, California Nationality American Alma mater Uni ...
#11 Bevan Sharpless
Bevan Percival Sharpless (August 2, 1904 – October 28, 1950) [1] was an American astronomer, best known for his 1944 discovery that the orbit of Phobos was decaying . American astronomer Sharpless at the United States Naval Observatory in a 1930 press photo
- ... eclipse of September 10, 1923, and again to New Haven, Connecticut to observe the solar eclipse of january 24, 1925 . [4] He married Ethel May Gamble (1904-2002) on September 10, 1927 in Glenolden, Pennsylvania ...
#12 Kaj Aage Gunnar Strand
Kaj Aage Gunnar Strand (27 February 1907 – 31 October 2000) was a Danish astronomer who worked in Denmark and the United States . He was Scientific Director of the U.S. Naval Observatory from 1963 to 1977. He specialized in astrometry , especially work on double stars and stellar distances. [1] Dani
- ... n 1946. [8] The main-belt asteroid , 3236 Strand (1982 BH1), is named for him. It was discovered on january 24, 1982 by E. Bowell at Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Arizona . LATER LIFE A ...
#13 Christoph Scheiner
Christoph Scheiner SJ (25 July 1573 (or 1575) – 18 June 1650) was a Jesuit priest, physicist and astronomer in Ingolstadt . Jesuit priest, physicist and astronomer (1573–1650) Oil on canvas portrait of Christoph Scheiner.
- ... 630, Scheiner observed a series of mock suns (parhelia) and haloes , including a complex display on 24 january 1630. [2] These were described in his book Parhelia , which had a profound influence on the work of ...
#14 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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#15 Krisztián Sárneczky
Krisztián Sárneczky (born 6 November 1974 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian teacher of geography [1] and prolific discoverer of minor planets and supernovae , researching at Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary. He is a board member of the Hungarian Astronomical Association (HAA) [2] and member of th
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#16 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
- ... anuary 22, 2006 (440670) 2005 YL 4 December 22, 2005 475080 Jarry October 26, 2005 490628 Chassigny january 24, 2010 547666 Morgon March 03, 2005 548032 Ensisheim January 17, 2010 552385 Rochechouart December 25 ...
#17 Jacob Milich
Jacob (or Jakob ) Milich (also Mühlich ; January 24, 1501 – November 10, 1559) was a German mathematician , physician and astronomer . German astronomer and mathematician This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2007 ) Portrait engraving. Credit: Wellcome Library He was
- Jacob (or Jakob ) Milich (also Mühlich ; january 24, 1501 – November 10, 1559) was a German mathematician , physician and astronomer . German astronomer ...
#18 Leif Erland Andersson
Leif Erland Andersson (4 November 1943 – 4 May 1979) was a Swedish astronomer . [1] [2] Swedish astronomer Leif Erland Andersson Born 4 November 1943 Falkenberg , Halland County , Sweden Died 4 May 1979 (1979-05-04) (aged 35) Falkenberg, Halland County, Sweden Nationality Swedish Education Ph.D. A
- ... the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory named the asteroid 9223 Leifandersson on 24 january 2000 ( M.P.C. 38198 ). [1] [16]
#19 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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#20 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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Science / Science
#1 Hubble Ultra-Deep Field
The Hubble Ultra-Deep Field ( HUDF ) is a deep-field image of a small region of space in the constellation Fornax , containing an estimated 10,000 galaxies . The original data for the image was collected by the Hubble Space Telescope from September 2003 to January 2004. It includes light from galaxi
- ... gacy Survey; 15k galaxies, released August 16, 2018 ABYSS WFC3/IR Hubble Ultra Deep Field; released january 24, 2019 The HUDF image was taken in a section of the sky with a low density of bright stars in the nea ...
Star / Star
#1 Rigel
Rigel is a blue supergiant star in the constellation of Orion . It has the Bayer designation β Orionis , which is Latinized to Beta Orionis and abbreviated Beta Ori or β Ori . Rigel is the brightest and most massive component – and the eponym – of a star system of at least four stars that appear
- ... with reddish Betelgeuse. [35] Culminating every year at midnight on 12 December, and at 9:00 pm on 24 january , Rigel is visible on winter evenings in the Northern Hemisphere and on summer evenings in the South ...
#2 T Aurigae
T Aurigae (or Nova Aurigae 1891 ) was a nova , which lit up in the constellation Auriga in 1891. Thomas David Anderson , an amateur astronomer in Edinburgh , reported that he was "almost certain" he saw the nova at 02:00 UT on 24 January 1892, when it was slightly brighter than χ Aurigae ( apparent
- ... teur astronomer in Edinburgh , reported that he was "almost certain" he saw the nova at 02:00 UT on 24 january 1892, when it was slightly brighter than χ Aurigae ( apparent magnitude 4.74). He mistook the star ...