langs: 29 января [ru] / january 29 [en] / 29. januar [de] / 29 janvier [fr] / 29 gennaio [it] / 29 de enero [es]
days: january 26 / january 27 / january 28 / january 29 / january 30 / january 31 / february 1
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 (585310) 2017 YZ1
(585310) 2017 YZ 1 , provisional designation : 2017 YZ 1 , is a sub-kilometer asteroid on an eccentric orbit, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group , approximately 250 meters (800 feet) in diameter. It was first observed on 20 December 2017, by astron
- ... nt Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon Observatory near Tucson, Arizona, in the United States. [1] [3] On 29 january 2018, it passed Earth at 125 lunar distances . [2] (585310) 2017 YZ 1 Discovery [1] Discovered by M ...
#2 19383 Rolling Stones
19383 Rolling Stones , provisional designation 1998 BZ 32 , is a bright Vestian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 2.7 kilometers (1.7 miles) in diameter. The V-type asteroid was discovered on 29 January 1998, by astronomers with the OCA–DLR Asteroid Survey at Causs
- ... belt , approximately 2.7 kilometers (1.7 miles) in diameter. The V-type asteroid was discovered on 29 january 1998, by astronomers with the OCA–DLR Asteroid Survey at Caussols in southern France and named for ...
- ... 19383 Rolling Stones Discovery [1] Discovered by ODAS Discovery site Caussols–CERGAS Discovery date 29 january 1998 Designations MPC designation (19383) Rolling Stones Named after The Rolling Stones [1] (Rock b ...
#3 1672 Gezelle
1672 Gezelle , provisional designation 1935 BD , is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 27 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 January 1935, by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle, Belgium. [11] It was
- ... e outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 27 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 january 1935, by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle, Belgium. [11] ...
- ... rom its lightcurve Discovery [1] Discovered by E. Delporte Discovery site Uccle Obs. Discovery date 29 january 1935 Designations MPC designation (1672) Gezelle Named after Guido Gezelle (poet and priest) [2] Al ...
#4 383 Janina
Janina ( minor planet designation : 383 Janina ) is a Themistian asteroid , approximately 46 kilometers (29 miles) in diameter. [2] It is spectral B-type and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous chondritic material. [3] 383 Janina Discovery Discovered by Auguste Charlois Discovery date
- ... naceous chondritic material. [3] 383 Janina Discovery Discovered by Auguste Charlois Discovery date 29 january 1894 Designations MPC designation (383) Janina Pronunciation French: [ʒanina] German: [jaːˈniːnaː] ...
- ... 08 [2] Spectral type B [2] Absolute magnitude (H) 9.91 [2] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 29 january 1894 in Nice . [2] [4] The reference of the name is unknown, though it is the French name of Ioanni ...
#5 Makemake
Makemake [lower-alpha 6] ( minor-planet designation 136472 Makemake ) is a dwarf planet and – depending on how they are defined – the second-largest Kuiper belt object in the classical population , [lower-alpha 2] with a diameter approximately 60% that of Pluto . [24] [25] It has one known satellite
- ... kean [6] [7] Orbital characteristics [8] Epoch May 31, 2020 ( JD 2458900.5) Earliest precovery date january 29, 1955 Aphelion 52.756 AU (7.8922 Tm ) Perihelion 38.104 AU (5.7003 Tm) Semi-major axis 45.430 AU (6. ...
- ... emake have been found in photographic plates of the Palomar Observatory's Digitized Sky Survey from january 29, 1955 to May 1, 1998. [31] Despite its relative brightness (a fifth as bright as Pluto), [lower-alph ...
#6 1218 Aster
1218 Aster , provisional designation 1932 BJ , is a bright asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 5.5 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Karl Reinmuth in 1932, it was later named after the flowering plant Aster . 1218 Aster Shape model of Aster from its lightcurve Di
- ... ts lightcurve Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 29 january 1932 Designations MPC designation (1218) Aster Pronunciation / ˈ æ s t ər / [2] Named after Aster ( ...
- ... eometric albedo 0.332 ± 0.043 [4] Absolute magnitude (H) 13.2 [1] DISCOVERY Aster was discovered on 29 january 1932, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany. [5] Two nig ...
#7 1014 Semphyra
1014 Semphyra , provisional designation 1924 PW , is a background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 17 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 January 1924, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. [10] The as
- ... entral regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 17 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 january 1924, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. [10] T ...
- ... 1014 Semphyra Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 29 january 1924 Designations MPC designation (1014) Semphyra Named after figure in poem by Aleksandr Pushkin [ ...
#8 1216 Askania
1216 Askania , provisional designation 1932 BL , is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 January 1932, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. [10] It was name
- ... e inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 january 1932, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. [10] It wa ...
- ... 1216 Askania Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 29 january 1932 Designations MPC designation (1216) Askania Named after Askania Werke (German manufacturer) [2 ...
#9 1259 Ógyalla
1259 Ógyalla , provisional designation 1933 BT , is a Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 32 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 January 1933, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. [13] The asteroid w
- ... e outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 32 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 january 1933, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. [13] The a ...
- ... 1259 Ógyalla Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 29 january 1933 Designations MPC designation (1259) Ógyalla Named after Hurbanovo Observatory ( 551 ) (formerl ...
#10 523 Ada
Ada ( minor planet designation : 523 Ada ) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . It was discovered January 29, 1904, by American astronomer Raymond S. Dugan at Heidelberg, Germany and was named after his friend Ada Helme. CCD images collected during the fall of 2004 at Oakley Observatory in Terre Hau
- Ada ( minor planet designation : 523 Ada ) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . It was discovered january 29, 1904, by American astronomer Raymond S. Dugan at Heidelberg, Germany and was named after his friend ...
#11 2022 BX1
2022 BX 1 is a potentially hazardous asteroid around 200 meters in diameter that was discovered on 25 January 2022 when it was 0.36 AU (54 million km ) from Earth. [1] On 29 January 2022 with an observation arc of 22 days it was rated with a Torino scale of 1 for a virtual impactor on 11 July
- ... eter that was discovered on 25 January 2022 when it was 0.36 AU (54 million km ) from Earth. [1] On 29 january 2022 with an observation arc of 22 days it was rated with a Torino scale of 1 for a virtual impacto ...
#12 2942 Cordie
2942 Cordie , provisional designation 1932 BG , is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 January 1932, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. "Cordie" redirects here. For t
- ... e inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 january 1932, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. "Cordie" r ...
- ... 2942 Cordie Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 29 january 1932 Designations MPC designation (2942) Cordie Named after Cordie Robinson [2] Alternative designa ...
#13 2006 RH120
2006 RH 120 is a tiny near-Earth asteroid [9] and fast rotator with a diameter of approximately 2–3 meters [7] that ordinarily orbits the Sun but makes close approaches to the Earth–Moon system around every twenty years, [10] when it can temporarily enter Earth orbit through temporary satellite capt
- ... .) JPL Horizon 's nominal orbit has the asteroid passing 0.0069 AU (1.03 million km ) from Earth on 29 january 2044 (10 days before the virtual impactor). [26] As a result of a 281 day observation arc and radar ...
#14 List of unnumbered minor planets
The following is a list of unnumbered minor planets in chronological order of their principal provisional designation . Contrary to their numbered counterparts , unnumbered minor planets have a poorly determined orbit due to insufficient observational data . This also includes lost minor planets whi
- ... 95 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Unnumbered minor planets (uMPs) by year of principal designation. As of 29 january 2022 [update] the MPC 's orbit database contains 558,491 uMPs. Objects observed on a single opposit ...
#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
- ... (325881) 2010 TZ 175 23 July 2010 list (326055) 2011 AO 11 17 January 2010 list (326153) 2012 BE 67 29 january 2010 list (328872) 2010 AO 92 8 January 2010 list (328880) 2010 CJ 10 8 February 2010 list (328882) ...
- ... 7792) 2011 AB 14 18 January 2010 list (367832) 2011 BR 32 13 February 2010 list (367835) 2011 BQ 80 29 january 2010 list (367848) 2011 CN 4 14 February 2010 list (368092) 2013 AK 4 17 May 2010 list (368099) 201 ...
- ... st (381999) 2010 LO 118 14 June 2010 list (382001) 2010 OM 15 17 July 2010 list (382002) 2010 OK 46 29 january 2010 list (382003) 2010 OZ 60 23 July 2010 list (382147) 2011 LU 22 28 May 2010 list (382151) 2011 ...
- ... (384599) 2010 OA 64 30 January 2010 list (384600) 2010 OV 97 28 July 2010 list (384601) 2010 OW 101 29 january 2010 list (384643) 2011 EU 62 6 March 2010 list (384699) 2011 HQ 11 18 May 2010 list (384730) 2011 ...
- ... st (390255) 2012 XU 114 24 April 2010 list (390321) 2013 AL 170 7 May 2010 list (390340) 2013 CD 77 29 january 2010 list (390359) 2013 CO 209 16 July 2010 list (390439) 2013 YT 65 6 March 2010 list (390444) 201 ...
- ... 93268) 2013 WA 53 20 February 2010 list (393313) 2014 AZ 3 12 January 2010 list (393315) 2014 AB 24 29 january 2010 list (393338) 2014 BN 44 31 January 2010 list (395138) 2010 AQ 107 12 January 2010 list (39514 ...
- ... (429373) 2010 JP 114 9 February 2010 list (429378) 2010 LZ 31 6 June 2010 list (429383) 2010 OV 62 29 january 2010 list (429384) 2010 ON 70 29 January 2010 list (429385) 2010 OM 79 31 January 2010 list (429386 ...
- ... t (429378) 2010 LZ 31 6 June 2010 list (429383) 2010 OV 62 29 January 2010 list (429384) 2010 ON 70 29 january 2010 list (429385) 2010 OM 79 31 January 2010 list (429386) 2010 ON 86 1 February 2010 list (429570 ...
- ... 9724) 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 (429849) 2012 QC 51 10 June 2010 list (429869) ...
- ... (432565) 2010 JK 115 25 January 2010 list (432571) 2010 NY 38 8 July 2010 list (432572) 2010 OR 47 29 january 2010 list (432573) 2010 OJ 48 22 July 2010 list (432575) 2010 OV 57 2 February 2010 list (432576) 2 ...
- ... list (449970) 2015 PV 30 6 August 2010 list (449981) 2015 PQ 75 14 June 2010 list (450019) 2015 QN 29 january 2010 list (450021) 2015 QG 2 13 June 2010 list (450047) 2015 RR 25 1 August 2010 list (451221) 2010 ...
- ... ist (473443) 2015 XR 2 10 May 2010 list (473447) 2015 XK 4 14 January 2010 list (473481) 2015 XF 82 29 january 2010 list (473548) 2015 XP 196 9 July 2010 list (473566) 2015 XA 217 27 January 2010 list (473602) ...
- ... (485240) 2010 VO 74 27 July 2010 list (485306) 2011 AF 62 25 January 2010 list (485331) 2011 BC 95 29 january 2010 list (485338) 2011 BS 134 8 January 2010 list (485349) 2011 CN 39 6 February 2010 list (485353 ...
- ... 7270) 2014 PJ 57 6 February 2010 list (487284) 2014 QV 23 15 January 2010 list (487359) 2014 QT 237 29 january 2010 list (487467) 2014 SR 146 28 February 2010 list (487472) 2014 SE 154 25 July 2010 list (487512 ...
- ... ist (499505) 2010 OW 11 17 July 2010 list (499506) 2010 OU 14 17 July 2010 list (499508) 2010 OC 38 29 january 2010 list (499509) 2010 OX 39 21 July 2010 list (499510) 2010 OR 85 27 July 2010 list (499511) 2010 ...
- ... 02916) 2015 EC 19 23 January 2010 list (502920) 2015 EJ 22 23 January 2010 list (502958) 2015 EL 66 29 january 2010 list (502977) 2015 FP 47 14 January 2010 list (502991) 2015 FH 76 2 May 2010 list (503010) 201 ...
- ... ist (510094) 2010 OS 40 21 July 2010 list (510095) 2010 ON 55 23 July 2010 list (510096) 2010 OD 64 29 january 2010 list (510097) 2010 OF 126 23 July 2010 list (510100) 2010 PY 70 10 August 2010 list (510101) 2 ...
- ... st (514540) 2017 BJ 91 19 April 2010 list (514543) 2017 DL 1 21 April 2010 list (514545) 2017 EO 18 29 january 2010 list (514566) 2017 YK 8 August 2010 list (515041) 2010 CU 19 11 February 2010 list (515051) 20 ...
- ... t (516371) 2017 DG 116 22 April 2010 list (516381) 2018 CY 7 22 June 2010 list (516788) 2010 BW 109 29 january 2010 list (516789) 2010 BH 120 30 January 2010 list (516795) 2010 GZ 62 10 April 2010 list (516805) ...
- ... 8801) 2010 BM 94 27 January 2010 list (518802) 2010 BU 97 27 January 2010 list (518804) 2010 BP 110 29 january 2010 list (518806) 2010 BY 126 31 January 2010 list (518807) 2010 BV 127 31 January 2010 list (5188 ...
- ... 519192) 2010 PB 35 5 August 2010 list (519194) 2010 PE 50 12 February 2010 list (519195) 2010 PF 50 29 january 2010 list (519198) 2010 PZ 77 13 August 2010 list (519213) 2010 TY 61 23 June 2010 list (519729) 20 ...
- ... ist (519213) 2010 TY 61 23 June 2010 list (519729) 2013 CH 207 10 July 2010 list (519836) 2013 LL 1 29 january 2010 list (519838) 2013 LZ 26 5 February 2010 list (520046) 2013 VP 29 2 May 2010 list (520118) 201 ...
#16 1711 Sandrine
1711 Sandrine , provisional designation 1935 BB , is a stony Eoan asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 23 kilometers in diameter. 1711 Sandrine Discovery [1] Discovered by E. Delporte Discovery site Uccle Obs. Discovery date 29 January 1935 Designations MPC des
- ... ter. 1711 Sandrine Discovery [1] Discovered by E. Delporte Discovery site Uccle Obs. Discovery date 29 january 1935 Designations MPC designation (1711) Sandrine Named after (grand-niece of astronomer) Georges R ...
- ... 1] B–V = 0.855 [1] U–B = 0.447 [1] Absolute magnitude (H) 11.01 [1] This asteroid was discovered on 29 january 1935, by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle. [5] It wa ...
#17 893 Leopoldina
893 Leopoldina ( prov. designation : A918 KD or 1918 DS ) is a large and elongated background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory on 31 May 1918. [1] The dark carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation
- ... ) with albedos in the range of 0.049 to 0.06. [5] [12] Three asteroid occultation were obtained on 29 january 1996, 30 August 2010 and 16 May 2015. They gave a best-fit ellipse dimension of 79.0 × 72.0 kil ...
#18 2007 TU24
2007 TU 24 is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid that was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona on 11 October 2007. Imaging radar has estimated that it is 250 meters (820 ft) in diameter. [3] The asteroid passed 554,209 kilometer (344,370 mile or 1.4- lunar distance ) [5] from Earth on 2
- ... [3] The asteroid passed 554,209 kilometer (344,370 mile or 1.4- lunar distance ) [5] from Earth on 29 january 2008 at 08:33 UTC . (At the time of the passage it was believed the closest for any known potential ...
- ... sion that scientists were able to calculate close approaches from the year 67 AD to 2141 AD. [8] On 29 january 2008 at 08:33 UTC , 2007 TU 24 passed by the earth at a nominal distance of 0.0037043 AU (554,160 k ...
#19 2019 BZ3
2019 BZ 3 is a very small near-Earth asteroid of the Apollo group , approximately 6 meters (20 feet) in diameter. It was first observed by the Mount Lemmon Survey on 28 January 2019, just hours after the asteroid's sub-lunar flyby of Earth at less than 0.12 lunar distance . [1] [4] 2019 BZ 3 Orbit o
- ... e approaches will occur on 17 December 2025 at a much greater distance of 56 LD (0.143 AU) , and on 29 january 2085 at 5.5 LD (0.0142 AU) . [5] NUMBERING AND NAMING This minor planet has not yet been numbered b ...
#20 382 Dodona
Dodona ( minor planet designation : 382 Dodona ) is a large Main belt asteroid that was discovered by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois on 29 January 1894 in Nice . It is classified as an M-type asteroid . 382 Dodona A three-dimensional model of 382 Dodona based on its light curve Discovery Dis
- ... na ) is a large Main belt asteroid that was discovered by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois on 29 january 1894 in Nice . It is classified as an M-type asteroid . 382 Dodona A three-dimensional model of 382 ...
- ... odel of 382 Dodona based on its light curve Discovery Discovered by Auguste Charlois Discovery date 29 january 1894 Designations MPC designation (382) Dodona Pronunciation / d ə ˈ d oʊ n ə / [1] Named after Dod ...
Book / Book
#1 Bibliography of encyclopedias: astronomy and astronomers
This is a list of encyclopedias and encyclopedic/biographical dictionaries published on the subject of astronomy and astronomers in any language. Entries are in the English language except where noted. Wikipedia bibliography This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( Septembe
- ... ). The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-051375-2 . Mitton, Jacqueline ( 29 january 2001). Cambridge Dictionary of Astronomy. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-80480-6 . Moor ...
#2 A Universe from Nothing
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing is a non-fiction book by the physicist Lawrence M. Krauss , initially published on January 10, 2012 by Free Press . It discusses modern cosmogony and its implications for the debate about the existence of God . The main theme of the
- ... liance International conference. [4] [5] The book appeared on The New York Times bestseller list on january 29, 2012. [6] RECEPTION In The New York Times , philosopher of science and physicist David Albert said ...
#3 Nearby Stars Database
The Nearby Stars Database (NStars) began as a NASA project in 1998, then was based at Northern Arizona University . It is now defunct. The stated mission of NStars was "to be a complete and accurate source of scientific data about all stellar systems within 25 parsecs ." The website (see below) incl
- ... o Earth STATUS As of 1 January 2002, there were 2,633 stars in 2,029 systems in the database. As of 29 january 2008, the site is closed, displaying the message "This site is currently undergoing a major redesig ...
Comet / Comet
#1 P/2011 NO1 (Elenin)
P/ 2011 NO 1 (Elenin) is a periodic comet with a preliminary orbital period estimated at 13 ± 0.16 years. [4] It came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) around 20 January 2011 at 1.2 AU from the Sun. [4] The orbit is preliminary as it has only been observed over an observation-arc o
- ... 10 X1 . Both comets were discovered with the aid of the automatic detection program CoLiTec. [6] On 29 january 2013 the Minor Planet Center awarded Leonid Elenin a 2012 Edgar Wilson Award for the discovery of c ...
#2 Comet Kohoutek
Comet Kohoutek ( formally designated C/1973 E1 and formerly as 1973 XII and 1973f ) [lower-alpha 3] is a comet that passed close to the Sun towards the end of 1973. Early predictions of the comet's peak brightness suggested that it had the potential to become one of the brightest comets of the 20th
- ... esting that the comet is relatively dust-poor (and consequently gas-rich). [37] [14] Between 16 and 29 january 1974, the nucleus was expelling roughly 1,675 kg of gas and 16,000 kg of dust per second on average ...
#3 153P/Ikeya–Zhang
Comet Ikeya–Zhang (Japanese, Chinese: 池谷-張彗星, officially designated 153P/Ikeya–Zhang ) is a comet discovered independently by two astronomers from Japan and China in 2002. It has by far the longest orbital period of the numbered periodic comets . Periodic comet with 366 year orbit 153P/Ikeya-Zhang I
- ... 0.29 km/s [lower-alpha 1] (2182-Nov-24) Inclination 28.119° Last perihelion March 18, 2002 [1] [2] january 29, 1661 [3] Next perihelion September 1, 2362 [3] 2363-Mar-14 [4] On February 1, 2002, Chinese astrono ...
#4 165P/LINEAR
165P/LINEAR is a periodic comet in the Solar System . 165P/LINEAR has a perihelion distance of 6.8 AU , [5] and is a Chiron -type comet with ( T Jupiter smaller than 3 and a semi-major axis larger than Jupiter's). [5] Periodic comet with 76 year orbit 165P/LINEAR Discovery Discovered by LINEAR Dis
- ... s). [5] Periodic comet with 76 year orbit 165P/LINEAR Discovery Discovered by LINEAR Discovery date january 29, 2000 Alternative designations P/2000 B4 Orbital characteristics A Epoch March 6, 2006 Aphelion 29.1 ...
#5 332P/Ikeya–Murakami
332P/Ikeya–Murakami (P/2010 V1) is a short-period comet with period of approximately 5.4 years [2] first identified independently by the two Japanese amateur astronomers Kaoru Ikeya and Shigeki Murakami on November 3, 2010. [7] [8] Ikeya identified the comet using a 25-centimeter (10-inch) reflector
- ... V1-C and P/2010 V1-D have been located, both likely having been fragmented from P/2010 V1-B. As of january 29, fragments B and D had nearly entirely disintegrated, and fragment C had undergone an outburst, maki ...
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 NGC 1309
NGC 1309 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 120 million light-years away, appearing in the constellation Eridanus . It is about 75,000 light-years across, and is about 3/4s the width of the Milky Way . Its shape is classified as SA(s)bc , meaning that it has moderately wound spiral arms and no
- ... ointly by S. B. Cenko, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko using the Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope on january 29. 15 UT as part of the Lick Observatory Supernova Search . [7] [8] The scientists have hypothesized th ...
Institution / Institution
#1 Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
The Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte ( Italian : Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte ) is the Neapolitan department of Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (National Institute for Astrophysics, INAF), the most important Italian institution promoting, developing and conducting scientific rese
- ... ary. The Astronomical Observatory of Naples was established by Joseph Bonaparte with a decree dated 29 january 1807 in the ancient monastery of San Gaudioso on the Caponapoli hill. The astronomer Giuseppe Casse ...
#2 Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca
The Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca ( Spanish : Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca , OAM ) is an observatory just south of Costitx , Mallorca , Spain . [3] Observatory Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca Alternative names ca Observatory code 620 Location Costitx , Mallorca , Spain Coor
- ... 85562) 2008 AU 32 13 January 2008 list (185578) 2008 BJ 16 28 January 2008 list (185579) 2008 BS 16 29 january 2008 list (185580) 2008 BV 18 29 January 2008 list (185587) 2008 BR 24 30 January 2008 list 185638 ...
- ... 85578) 2008 BJ 16 28 January 2008 list (185579) 2008 BS 16 29 January 2008 list (185580) 2008 BV 18 29 january 2008 list (185587) 2008 BR 24 30 January 2008 list 185638 Erwinschwab 1 March 2008 list 185639 Rain ...
- ... 99) 2006 SM 218 28 September 2006 list (216859) 2008 AP 101 7 January 2008 list (216860) 2008 BX 18 29 january 2008 list (216894) 2009 FK 2 17 March 2009 list (216901) 2009 HO 88 23 April 2009 list (216907) 200 ...
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- ... 234) 2007 XA 20 12 December 2007 list (305236) 2007 XY 24 14 December 2007 list (305355) 2008 BU 18 29 january 2008 list (305602) 2008 YN 135 30 December 2008 list (305757) 2009 DR 15 16 February 2009 list (305 ...
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- ... 2370) 2007 VG 244 15 November 2007 list (352401) 2007 XS 9 5 December 2007 list (352477) 2008 BL 16 29 january 2008 list (352492) 2008 CL 5 5 February 2008 list (352509) 2008 CP 75 10 February 2008 list (352585 ...
- ... 1575) 2007 VV 4 4 November 2007 list (431599) 2007 VV 189 14 November 2007 list (431650) 2008 BY 18 29 january 2008 list (431795) 2008 QW 15 28 August 2008 list (431883) 2008 SE 218 30 September 2008 list (4319 ...
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#3 List of solar eclipses visible from Russia
This list of solar eclipses visible from Russia enumerates the solar eclipses that have been seen and will be seen in Russia . Lists of solar eclipses Geometry of a total solar eclipse (not to scale) Solar eclipses in antiquity Solar eclipses in the Middle Ages Modern history 16th 17th 18th 19th 20t
- ... f August 25, 2166 Solar eclipse of June 25, 2169 Solar eclipse of October 29, 2171 Solar eclipse of january 29, 2177 Solar eclipse of June 16, 2178 Solar eclipse of April 3, 2182 Solar eclipse of September 4, 21 ...
- ... 7 Annular November 7, 2162 Total August 25, 2166 Annular June 25, 2169 Total October 29, 2171 Total january 29, 2177 Annular June 16, 2178 Total April 3, 2182 Hybrid September 4, 2184 Annular July 6, 2187 Total ...
#4 Cordell–Lorenz Observatory
Cordell–Lorenz Observatory (850) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Sewanee:The University of the South . It is located in Sewanee, Tennessee , United States. Observatory Cordell–Lorenz Observatory Organization University of the South Observatory code 850 Location Sewanee, Tenn
- ... 255070) 2005 UP 3 26 October 2005 list (256319) 2006 XB 4 14 December 2006 list (256431) 2007 BG 73 29 january 2007 list (261824) 2006 CC 62 7 February 2006 list (262110) 2006 SG 16 September 2006 list (265746) ...
#5 Super-Kamiokande
Super-Kamiokande (abbreviation of Super-Kamioka Neutrino Detection Experiment , also abbreviated to Super-K or SK ; Japanese : スーパーカミオカンデ ) is a neutrino observatory located under Mount Ikeno near the city of Hida , Gifu Prefecture , Japan . It is located 1,000 m (3,300 ft) underground in the Mo
- ... until June 2018. After that, the detector underwent a full refurbishment during Autumn of 2018. On 29 january 2019 the detector resumed data acquisition. [12] DETECTOR The Super-Kamiokande (SK) is a Cherenkov ...
#6 Union Observatory
Union Observatory also known as Johannesburg Observatory ( 078 ) is a defunct astronomical observatory in Johannesburg , South Africa that was operated between 1903 and 1971. It is located on Observatory Ridge , the city's highest point at 1,808 metres altitude in the suburb Observatory . [1] [2] De
- ... list [C] 1760 Sandra 10 April 1950 list [D] 1784 Benguella 30 June 1935 list [B] 1816 Liberia 29 january 1936 list [B] 1817 Katanga 20 June 1939 list [B] 1819 Laputa 9 August 1948 list [D] 1879 Broe ...
#7 San Vittore Observatory
The San Vittore Observatory ( Italian : Osservatorio San Vittore , obs. code : 522 ) is an astronomical observatory in Bologna , Italy. It has made numerous asteroid discoveries during 1980–2000. [1] Minor planets discovered: 99 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets Observatory San Vittor
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#8 IceCube Neutrino Observatory
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory (or simply IceCube ) is a neutrino observatory constructed at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica . [1] The project is a recognized CERN experiment (RE10). [2] [3] Its thousands of sensors are located under the Antarctic ice, distributed over a cubic
- ... the map for the southern hemisphere. IceCube scientists may have detected their first neutrinos on january 29, 2006. [19] GAMMA-RAY BURSTS COINCIDENT WITH NEUTRINOS When protons collide with one another or with ...
Meteorite / Meteorite
#1 WASP-24b
WASP-24b is a Hot Jupiter detected in the orbit of the F-type star WASP-24 . The planet is approximately the same size and mass of Jupiter, but it orbits at approximately 4% of the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun every two days. WASP-24b was observed by SuperWASP starting in 2008; after
- ... oscopy observations were collected between December 31, 2008 and April 10, 2009. Follow-ups between january 29, 2009 and July 26, 2009 were conducted using the CORALIE spectrograph on the Leonhard Euler Telescop ...
Nebula / Nebula
#1 IC 349
IC 349 , also known as Barnard's Merope Nebula , is a nebula which lies 3500 AUs (0.06 light years ) [2] from the star Merope in the Pleiades cluster . Nebula in the constellation of Taurus Barnard's Merope Nebula Reflection nebula Photo of IC 349, taken by NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/A
- ... announcement, claiming to have discovered it himself on a photographic plate obtained at Oxford on 29 january 1889. Pritchard dismissed IC 349 as an "apparently insignificant fleck," dismissing a distinct iden ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Augusto Testa
Augusto Testa (born 1950) is an Italian amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets , observing at the Sormano Astronomical Observatory in northern Italy. According to the Minor Planet Center , he has discovered numerous asteroids during 1994–2000, all of them in collaboration with other as
- ... ) 1996 DE 1 22 February 1996 list [E] 27855 Giorgilli 4 January 1995 list [F] (29424) 1997 BV 4 29 january 1997 list [G] (31244) 1998 DG 11 19 February 1998 list [C] (32941) 1995 UY 4 24 October 1995 li ...
- ... 0 AY 27 5 January 2000 list [G] (100711) 1998 BD 19 27 January 1998 list [E] (120679) 1997 BW 4 29 january 1997 list [G] (185688) 1997 CC 6 6 February 1997 list [A] 185733 Luigicolzani 28 November 1998 ...
#2 Kin Endate
Kin Endate ( 円館 金 , Endate Kin , born December 15, 1960) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who has discovered hundreds of asteroids, most of them in collaboration with Kazuro Watanabe , placing him among the most prolific discoverers of minor planets . [1] Minor planets discovered: 624 [1] see §
- ... 1995 UV 8 28 October 1995 list [A] (65791) 1995 UE 45 28 October 1995 list [A] (69270) 1989 BB 29 january 1989 list [A] (69371) 1994 TA 1 2 October 1994 list [A] (69453) 1996 TG 11 11 October 1996 list ...
#3 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
- ... onomical phenomena. SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS 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 Nove ...
#4 Walter Lewin
Walter Hendrik Gustav Lewin (born January 29, 1936) is a Dutch astrophysicist and retired professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Lewin earned his doctorate in nuclear physics in 1965 at the Delft University of Technology and was a member of MIT's physics faculty for 43 y
- Walter Hendrik Gustav Lewin (born january 29, 1936) is a Dutch astrophysicist and retired professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of ...
- ... during his farewell lecture, "For the Love of Physics", at MIT on May 16, 2011 Born ( 1936-01-29 ) january 29, 1936 (age 86) The Hague , Netherlands Nationality Dutch Alma mater Delft University of Technology C ...
#5 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
- ... Bourgeois 21 September 1941 1560 Strattonia 3 December 1942 1664 Felix 4 February 1929 1672 Gezelle 29 january 1935 1698 Christophe 10 February 1934 1707 Chantal 8 September 1932 1711 Sandrine 29 January 1935 1 ...
- ... ezelle 29 January 1935 1698 Christophe 10 February 1934 1707 Chantal 8 September 1932 1711 Sandrine 29 january 1935 1722 Goffin 23 February 1938 1724 Vladimir 28 February 1932 1754 Cunningham 29 March 1935 1848 ...
#6 Marco Bersanelli
Marco Rinaldo Fedele Bersanelli (born 29 January 1960) is an Italian astrophysicist and academic, professor of Astronomy at the University of Milan . Italian astrophysicist and academic Marco Bersanelli Marco Bersanelli Born ( 1960-01-29 ) 29 January 1960 (age 62) Milan , Italy Nationality Italian
- Marco Rinaldo Fedele Bersanelli (born 29 january 1960) is an Italian astrophysicist and academic, professor of Astronomy at the University of Milan ...
- ... f Milan . Italian astrophysicist and academic Marco Bersanelli Marco Bersanelli Born ( 1960-01-29 ) 29 january 1960 (age 62) Milan , Italy Nationality Italian Alma mater University of Milan Awards Gruber Prize ...
#7 William Cranch Bond
William Cranch Bond (September 9, 1789 – January 29, 1859) was an American astronomer , and the first director of Harvard College Observatory . American astronomer (1789–1859) This article is about an American astronomer. For the U.S. Representative from Ohio, see William K. Bond . William Cranch Bo
- William Cranch Bond (September 9, 1789 – january 29, 1859) was an American astronomer , and the first director of Harvard College Observatory . American ...
- ... Bond William Cranch Bond Born ( 1789-09-09 ) September 9, 1789 Falmouth, Maine , Maine , U.S. Died january 29, 1859 (1859-01-29) (aged 69) Cambridge, Massachusetts , Massachusetts , U.S. Nationality American Kn ...
#8 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
- ... 1995 UV 8 28 October 1995 list [B] (65791) 1995 UE 45 28 October 1995 list [B] (69270) 1989 BB 29 january 1989 list [B] (69371) 1994 TA 1 2 October 1994 list [B] (73705) 1991 UR 2 31 October 1991 list ...
#9 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
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#10 Philibert Jacques Melotte
Philibert Jacques Melotte (29 January 1880 – 30 March 1961) was a British astronomer whose parents emigrated from Belgium . [2] British astronomer Asteroids discovered: 1 [1] 676 Melitta 16 January 1909 MPC In 1908 he discovered a moon of Jupiter , today known as Pasiphaë . It was simply designate
- Philibert Jacques Melotte ( 29 january 1880 – 30 March 1961) was a British astronomer whose parents emigrated from Belgium . [2] British a ...
#11 Peter Kolény
Peter Kolény is a Slovak astronomer . He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids . [2] As of January 2010, the IAU Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery or codiscovery of 35 asteroids. [3] Slovak astronomer Minor planets discovered: 35 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets
- ... 461) 1996 UA 3 24 October 1996 list [A] 71282 Holuby 6 January 2000 list [B] (73974) 1998 BT 26 29 january 1998 list [A] (74424) 1999 BN 17 January 1999 list [A] (74826) 1999 TN 17 13 October 1999 list ...
#12 Pierre Charles Le Monnier
Pierre Charles Le Monnier (23 November 1715 – 3 April 1799) was a French astronomer . His name is sometimes given as Lemonnier . French astronomer For other people with the surname Le Monnier or Lemonnier, see Le Monnier . Pierre Charles Le Monnier. "L'astronome" (The Astronomer) , circa 1777. Oil o
- ... il 1739 to the Royal Society , [2] and was one of the 144 original members of the Institute. [1] On 29 january 1745 he also became a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences . [3] The crater Le Monnier on the ...
#13 John Herschel
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH FRS ( / ˈ h ɜːr ʃ əl , ˈ h ɛər -/ ; [2] 7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) [1] was an English polymath active as a mathematician , astronomer , chemist , inventor, experimental photographer who invented the blueprint , [3] [4] [5] and did botanical work
- ... urgh, and was father of the following children: [39] Caroline Emilia Mary Herschel (31 March 1830 – 29 january 1909), who married the soldier and politician Alexander Hamilton-Gordon Isabella Herschel (5 June 1 ...
#14 Filippo Salviati
Filippo Vincenzo Romolo Salviati (29 January 1583 ( Florence ) – 22 March 1614 ( Barcelona )) was an Italian nobleman, scientist and friend of Galileo . [1] He is remembered today mainly because he appears as one of the figures in Galileo's controversial work the Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Wo
- Filippo Vincenzo Romolo Salviati ( 29 january 1583 ( Florence ) – 22 March 1614 ( Barcelona )) was an Italian nobleman, scientist and friend of G ...
#15 Tom Stafford (astronomer)
Tom Stafford is an American astronomer who has discovered a number of asteroids since 1997, [1] including 12061 Alena , [2] 12533 Edmond , [3] 13436 Enid , [4] 13688 Oklahoma [5] and 15904 Halstead [6] at Zeno Observatory (observatory code 727) in Edmond, Oklahoma . He is the son of Joseph W. Staffo
- ... uary 24, 1998 (33431) 1999 EK March 9, 1999 (39808) 1997 WQ 25 November 25, 1997 (39842) 1998 BV 25 january 29, 1998 (40171) 1998 RS September 11, 1998 (44474) 1998 WE November 16, 1998 (44478) 1998 WK 6 Novembe ...
#16 Luboš Kohoutek
Luboš Kohoutek ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈkoɦou̯tɛk] , born 29 January 1935) is a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets , including Comet Kohoutek which was visible to the naked eye in 1973. [2] [3] He also discovered a large number of planetary nebulae . [4] Czech astronomer L
- Luboš Kohoutek ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈkoɦou̯tɛk] , born 29 january 1935) is a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets , including Comet Kohoutek ...
- ... sion talking with the astronauts on board about the Comet Kohoutek observations Born ( 1935-01-29 ) 29 january 1935 (age 87) Education Masaryk University Known for Discovery of Comet Kohoutek and other minor pl ...
#17 John Campbell (Royal Navy officer)
Vice-Admiral John Campbell (1720–1790) was born in the parish of Kirkbean in Kirkcudbrightshire , Scotland. Campbell was a British naval officer, navigational expert and colonial governor. 18th-century British naval officer, navigator and colonial governor For other people named John Campbell, see J
- ... to rear-admiral of the blue on 23 January 1778. [1] He was promoted to rear-admiral of the white on 29 january 1778. [1] Then, in March 1778, he was chosen by his old friend Admiral Keppel (now in command of th ...
#18 Yusuke Hagihara
Yusuke Hagihara ( 萩原 雄祐 , Hagihara Yūsuke , 28 March 1897 in Osaka – 29 January 1979 in Tokyo) was a Japanese astronomer noted for his contributions to celestial mechanics . [1] Japanese celestial mechanician Yusuke Hagihara Hagihara in 1954 Born 28 March 1897 Osaka, Japan Died 29 January 1979 Tokyo
- Yusuke Hagihara ( 萩原 雄祐 , Hagihara Yūsuke , 28 March 1897 in Osaka – 29 january 1979 in Tokyo) was a Japanese astronomer noted for his contributions to celestial mechanics . [1] J ...
- ... apanese celestial mechanician Yusuke Hagihara Hagihara in 1954 Born 28 March 1897 Osaka, Japan Died 29 january 1979 Tokyo, Japan Alma mater Tokyo Imperial University (BSc 1921) University of Tokyo (D.Sc. 1930) ...
#19 Antonín Mrkos
Antonín Mrkos ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈantoɲiːn ˈmr̩kos] ) (27 January 1918, Střemchoví – 29 May 1996, Prague ) was a Czech astronomer . Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos Minor planets discovered: 274 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets
- ... ptember 1984 list 5910 Zátopek 29 November 1989 list 5946 Hrozný 28 October 1984 list 5958 Barrande 29 january 1989 list 5997 Dirac 1 October 1983 list 5998 Sitenský 2 September 1986 list 6060 Doudleby 19 Febru ...
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#20 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
- ... umiyoshioka 31 October 1994 list [K] 7032 Hitchcock 3 November 1994 list [K] 7036 Kentarohirata 29 january 1995 list [K] 7037 Davidlean 29 January 1995 list [K] 7038 Tokorozawa 22 February 1995 list [ ...
- ... 2 Hitchcock 3 November 1994 list [K] 7036 Kentarohirata 29 January 1995 list [K] 7037 Davidlean 29 january 1995 list [K] 7038 Tokorozawa 22 February 1995 list [M] 7131 Longtom 23 December 1992 list [G ...
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- ... 997 AP 12 7 January 1997 list [K] (11642) 1997 AN 21 13 January 1997 list [K] (11649) 1997 BR 6 29 january 1997 list [K] (11671) 1998 BG 4 21 January 1998 list [K] (11683) 1998 FO 11 22 March 1998 list ...
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Star / Star
#1 WISE 1217+1626
WISEPC J121756.91+162640.2 (designation abbreviated to WISE 1217+1626 , or WISE J1217+1626 ) is a binary brown dwarf system of spectral classes T9 + Y0, [2] located in constellation Coma Berenices at approximately 33 light-years from Earth . [5] Star in the constellation Coma Berenices WISEPC J12175
- ... 2] cgs Temperature 450 ± 50 [3] K Position (relative to A) Component B Epoch of observation UT 2012 january 29 Angular distance 758.2 ± 1.4 mas [2] Position angle 14.50 ± 0.13 ° [2] Observed separation (projecte ...
- ... I Telescope on Mauna Kea , Hawaii , using infrared camera NIRC2 (the observations were made on 2012 january 29 ( UT )). On 2012 April 1 ( UT ) Liu et al. observed WISE J1217+1626AB using the near-IR camera NIRI ...
#2 Aldebaran
Aldebaran is the brightest star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus . It has the Bayer designation α Tauri , which is Latinized to Alpha Tauri and abbreviated Alpha Tau or α Tau. Aldebaran varies in brightness from an apparent visual magnitude 0.75 down to 0.95, making it (typically) the fourteent
- ... ascending node is near the autumnal equinox . [23] A series of 49 occultations occurred starting on 29 january 2015 and ending at 3 September 2018. [24] Each event was visible from points in the northern hemisp ...
#3 Zombie star
A zombie star is a hypothetical result of a Type Iax supernova which leaves behind a remnant star, rather than completely dispersing the stellar mass. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Type Iax supernovae are similar to Type Ia, but have a lower ejection velocity and lower luminosity. [6] Type Iax supernovae may
- ... n 2012 by S. B. Cenko, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko using the Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope on january 29. 15 UT as part of the Lick Observatory Supernova Search. It is believed that the more massive of the ...