langs: 7 января [ru] / january 7 [en] / 7. januar [de] / 7 janvier [fr] / 7 gennaio [it] / 7 de enero [es]
days: january 4 / january 5 / january 6 / january 7 / january 8 / january 9 / january 10
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 2017 AG13
2017 AG 13 is a small Aten asteroid that made a close approach of 0.54 lunar distances from Earth on January 9, 2017. [4] It was the largest asteroid to pass less than 1 lunar distance from Earth since 2016 QA 2 on August 28, 2016. The Catalina Sky Survey observed it first on January 7, 2017, only t
- ... istance from Earth since 2016 QA 2 on August 28, 2016. The Catalina Sky Survey observed it first on january 7, 2017, only two days before its closest approach. At its brightest, 2017 AG 13 reached apparent magn ...
- ... telescopes. 2017 AG 13 Discovery [1] Discovered by CSS Discovery site Catalina Stn. Discovery date january 7, 2017 (first observed only) Designations MPC designation 2017 AG 13 Minor planet category NEO · Aten ...
#2 1298 Nocturna
1298 Nocturna , provisional designation 1934 AE , is a dark asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 40 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 January 1934, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. [12] The asteroid's
- ... outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 40 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 january 1934, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. [12] T ...
- ... 1298 Nocturna Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 7 january 1934 Designations MPC designation (1298) Nocturna Pronunciation / n ɒ k ˈ t ɜːr n ə / [2] Named aft ...
#3 2019 BO
2019 BO is a tiny near-Earth asteroid of the Apollo group . It was first observed by the Catalina Sky Survey at the Mount Lemmon Observatory on 7 January 2019. It passed within 0.18 lunar distances , or 69,192 kilometres (42,994 mi) from Earth . 2019 BO Discovery [1] Discovered by CSS Discovery
- ... Apollo group . It was first observed by the Catalina Sky Survey at the Mount Lemmon Observatory on 7 january 2019. It passed within 0.18 lunar distances , or 69,192 kilometres (42,994 mi) from Earth . 2019 BO ...
- ... from Earth . 2019 BO Discovery [1] Discovered by CSS Discovery site Mt. Lemmon Obs. Discovery date 7 january 2019 Designations MPC designation 2019 BO Minor planet category NEO · Apollo [2] [1] Orbital char ...
#4 2010 AA15
2010 AA 15 is a sub-kilometer asteroid from the inner asteroid belt , that has a similar but different orbit than main-belt comet P/2010 A2 . [4] During January 2010, it had been observed for two weeks by the Mount Lemmon Survey , but has since become a lost asteroid . As of 2020 [update] the object
- ... elt comet P/2010 A2 Discovery [1] Discovered by MLS Discovery site Mount Lemmon Obs. Discovery date 7 january 2010 (first observation only) Designations MPC designation 2010 AA 15 Minor planet category main-be ...
- ... ( 2,300,000 kilometres (1,430,000 miles) ) on 22 November 2009. [4] This asteroid was discovered on 7 january 2010. [2] Since it has only been observed over a fifteen-day arc of its 3.5 year orbit, details of ...
#5 413 Edburga
Edburga ( minor planet designation : 413 Edburga ) is a typical Main belt asteroid . It was discovered by Max Wolf on 7 January 1896 at Heidelberg Observatory . [1] The origin of the name is unknown. [3] This asteroid is orbiting the Sun at a distance of 2.58 AU with a period of 4.15 yr and an e
- ... anet designation : 413 Edburga ) is a typical Main belt asteroid . It was discovered by Max Wolf on 7 january 1896 at Heidelberg Observatory . [1] The origin of the name is unknown. [3] This asteroid is orbiti ...
- ... l model of 413 Edburga based on its light curve Discovery [1] Discovered by Max Wolf Discovery date 7 january 1896 Designations MPC designation (413) Edburga Alternative designations 1896 CL Minor planet categ ...
#6 1297 Quadea
1297 Quadea , provisional designation 1934 AD , is an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 23 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 January 1934, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in Germany . [14] The asteroid wa
- ... outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 23 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 january 1934, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in Germany . [14] ...
- ... ] 1297 Quadea Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 7 january 1934 Designations MPC designation (1297) Quadea Named after Quadea (parents-in-law of the discovere ...
#7 51983 Hönig
51983 Hönig , provisional designation 2001 SZ 8 , is a Hildian asteroid from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 13 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 19 September 2001, by astronomers Charles Juels and Paulo Holvorcem at the Fountain Hills Observatory ( 678 ) in Ari
- ... its discovery in 2002. [9] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 7 january 2004 ( M.P.C. 50465 ). [10]
#8 1083 Salvia
1083 Salvia ( prov. designation : 1928 BC ) is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 26 January 1928, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. [1] The assumed S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 4.2
- ... spect to the ecliptic . [4] The asteroid was first observed as A910 AA at Heidelberg Observatory on 7 january 1910, where the body's observation arc begins 18 years later, with its official discovery observati ...
#9 2062 Aten
2062 Aten / ˈ ɑː t ən / , [lower-alpha 1] provisional designation 1976 AA , is a stony sub-kilometer asteroid and namesake of the Aten asteroids , a subgroup of near-Earth objects . The asteroid was named after Aten from Egyptian mythology . 2062 Aten Orbit of Aten at epoch September 2013 Discovery
- ... ember 2013 Discovery [1] [2] Discovered by E. F. Helin Discovery site Palomar Obs. Discovery date 7 january 1976 Designations MPC designation (2062) Aten Pronunciation / ˈ ɑː t ən / Named after Aten ( Egypti ...
- ... (H) 16.80 [1] [5] · 17.01 ± 1.40 [11] · 17.12 [9] · 17.20 [12] [6] · 17.30 [4] It was discovered on 7 january 1976, at the Palomar Observatory by American astronomer Eleanor Helin , [2] who was the principal s ...
#10 11132 Horne
11132 Horne , provisional designation 1996 WU , is a Hygiean asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 13 kilometers (8 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 17 November 1996, by American amateur astronomer Dennis di Cicco at his Sudbury Observatory ( 817 ) in Massachus
- ... iverse , for The Observer. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 7 january 2004 ( M.P.C. 50462 ). [2] [6] Horne is also a contributing editor for Sky & Telescope magazine and ...
#11 2020 AP1
2020 AP 1 is an Apollo near-Earth object roughly 5 meters (20 feet) in diameter. On 2 January 2020 it passed 0.00218 AU (326 thousand km ; 0.85 LD ) from Earth. With a short 1-day observation arc it was roughly expected to pass about 0.01 AU (1.5 million km ; 3.9 LD ) from Earth on 7
- ... ervation arc it was roughly expected to pass about 0.01 AU (1.5 million km ; 3.9 LD ) from Earth on 7 january 2022, but with an uncertainty of ±8 days for the close approach date it could have passed significa ...
- ... poorly constrained orbit has the asteroid passing 0.01 AU (1.5 million km ; 3.9 LD ) from Earth on 7 january 2022 with an uncertainty region of about ±2.5 million km extending over ±8 days. [2] The JPL Small- ...
#12 411 Xanthe
Xanthe , minor planet designation 411 Xanthe , is an asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 77 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at Nice Observatory on 7 January 1896. [1] The asteroid was named after Xanthe , an Oceanid or
- ... ometers in diameter. It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at Nice Observatory on 7 january 1896. [1] The asteroid was named after Xanthe , an Oceanid or sea nymph, and one of the many Titan ...
- ... anthe Discovery [1] Discovered by Auguste Charlois Discovery site Nice Observatory Discovery date 7 january 1896 Designations MPC designation (411) Xanthe Pronunciation / ˈ z æ n θ iː / Named after Xanthe ...
#13 738 Alagasta
738 Alagasta ( / æ l ə ˈ ɡ æ s t ə / ) is a main belt asteroid [2] orbiting the Sun . It was discovered from Heidelberg on 7 January 1913 by German astronomer Franz Kaiser . The asteroid was named in honor of Gau-Algesheim , previously Alaghastesheim, which is the home city of the discoverer's famil
- ... ˈ ɡ æ s t ə / ) is a main belt asteroid [2] orbiting the Sun . It was discovered from Heidelberg on 7 january 1913 by German astronomer Franz Kaiser . The asteroid was named in honor of Gau-Algesheim , previou ...
- ... ic . [1] 738 Alagasta Discovery Discovered by Franz Kaiser Discovery site Heidelberg Discovery date 7 january 1913 Designations MPC designation (738) Alagasta Pronunciation / æ l ə ˈ ɡ æ s t ə / Named after Ga ...
#14 29292 Conniewalker
29292 Conniewalker , provisional designation 1993 KZ 1 , is a bright, stony Phocaea asteroid and slow tumbler from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 4.6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 May 1993, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker and Canadian astronomer Dav
- ... ung adults in Arizona. [2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 7 january 2004 ( M.P.C. 50464 ). [12]
#15 412 Elisabetha
Elisabetha ( minor planet designation : 412 Elisabetha ) is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 7 January 1896 in Heidelberg . It may have been named after his mother, Elise Wolf (née Helwerth). [3] 412 Elisabetha Discovery Discovered by Max Wolf Discove
- ... 412 Elisabetha ) is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 7 january 1896 in Heidelberg . It may have been named after his mother, Elise Wolf (née Helwerth). [3] 412 El ...
- ... ther, Elise Wolf (née Helwerth). [3] 412 Elisabetha Discovery Discovered by Max Wolf Discovery date 7 january 1896 Designations MPC designation (412) Elisabetha Alternative designations 1896 CK Minor planet ca ...
#16 2001 YB5
2001 YB 5 is a sub-kilometer asteroid , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group that passed at a nominal distance of 0.0043767 AU (654,750 km; 406,840 mi) from the Moon and 0.0055633 AU (832,260 km; 517,140 mi) from Earth on 7 January 2002.
- ... 7 AU (654,750 km; 406,840 mi) from the Moon and 0.0055633 AU (832,260 km; 517,140 mi) from Earth on 7 january 2002. [1] 2001 YB 5 Designations Minor planet category Apollo NEO PHA Orbital characteristics [1] E ...
#17 225088 Gonggong
Gonggong (formally 225088 Gonggong ; provisional designation 2007 OR 10 ) is a dwarf planet , a member of the scattered disc beyond Neptune . It has a highly eccentric and inclined orbit during which it ranges from 34–101 astronomical units (5.1–15.1 billion kilometers; 3.2–9.4 billion miles) fr
- ... of Technology . [19] [16] Gonggong was formally announced in a Minor Planet Electronic Circular on 7 january 2009. [2] It was then given the provisional designation 2007 OR 10 because it was discovered during ...
#18 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
- ... 624) 2010 SO 16 17 September 2010 list (419858) 2011 AC 13 1 February 2010 list (419880) 2011 AH 37 7 january 2011 list (419916) 2011 BC 13 26 January 2010 list (419957) 2011 BW 99 16 February 2010 list (41996 ...
- ... 0300) 2013 WL 97 15 January 2010 list (430318) 2013 YT 11 13 February 2010 list (432424) 2010 AS 82 7 january 2010 list (432425) 2010 AP 93 8 January 2010 list (432426) 2010 AR 97 9 January 2010 list (432428) ...
- ... list (483340) 2016 QK 75 31 March 2010 list (483378) 2016 TJ 9 2 July 2010 list (485046) 2010 AZ 83 7 january 2010 list (485048) 2010 BQ 5 12 January 2010 list (485063) 2010 DB 52 21 February 2010 list (485098 ...
- ... ist (512913) 2016 XT 4 8 August 2010 list (512921) 2016 XJ 10 28 July 2010 list (512925) 2016 XW 19 7 january 2010 list (512933) 2017 AD 13 24 March 2010 list (512945) 2017 BF 93 27 April 2010 list (512953) 20 ...
#19 23135 Pheidas
23135 Pheidas , provisional designation : 2000 AN 146 , is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp , approximately 66 kilometers (41 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 7 January 2000, by astronomers with the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test
- ... ojan from the Greek camp , approximately 66 kilometers (41 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 7 january 2000, by astronomers with the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at the Lincoln Laboratory's Expe ...
- ... 23135 Pheidas Discovery [1] Discovered by LINEAR Discovery site Lincoln Lab's ETS Discovery date 7 january 2000 Designations MPC designation (23135) Pheidas Named after Pheidas (Greek mythology) [2] Alterna ...
#20 410 Chloris
Chloris ( minor planet designation : 410 Chloris ) is a very large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Auguste Charlois on January 7, 1896, in Nice . It is classified as a C-type asteroid [4] and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. The spectrum of the asteroid displays evi
- ... ation : 410 Chloris ) is a very large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Auguste Charlois on january 7, 1896, in Nice . It is classified as a C-type asteroid [4] and is probably composed of primitive car ...
- ... he Chloris family of asteroids. 410 Chloris Discovery Discovered by Auguste Charlois Discovery date 7 january 1896 Designations MPC designation (410) Chloris Pronunciation / ˈ k l ɔːr ɪ s / [1] Named after Chl ...
Book / Book
#1 Abell catalogue
The Abell catalog of rich clusters of galaxies is an all-sky catalog of 4,073 rich galaxy clusters of nominal redshift z ≤ 0.2. This catalog supplements a revision of George O. Abell 's original "Northern Survey" of 1958, which had only 2,712 clusters, with a further 1,361 clusters – the "So
- ... ated media on Commons [ edit on Wikidata ] Abell 2744 galaxy cluster – Hubble Frontier Fields view ( 7 january 2014). [1] The Abell catalog, and especially its clusters, are of interest to amateur astronomers a ...
#2 Sidereus Nuncius
Sidereus Nuncius (usually Sidereal Messenger , also Starry Messenger or Sidereal Message ) is a short astronomical treatise (or pamphlet ) published in New Latin by Galileo Galilei on March 13, 1610. [1] It was the first published scientific work based on observations made through a telescope , and
- ... s still using the Julian calendar . Therefore, the night Galileo first observed Jupiter's moons was january 7, 1610 on the Gregorian calendar—December 28, 1609 on the Julian calendar (Marius claimed to have fir ...
Comet / Comet
#1 C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) is a long-period comet discovered on 17 August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy using a 0.2-meter (8 in) Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope . [2] It was discovered at apparent magnitude 15 in the southern constellation of Puppis . [2] It is the fifth comet discovered by Terry Lovejoy. Its blue-
- ... of the brightest comets located high in a dark sky since comet C/1995 O1 ( Hale-Bopp ) in 1997. On 7 january 2015, the comet passed 0.469 AU (70,200,000 km ; 43,600,000 mi ) from Earth. [11] It crossed the ce ...
#2 144P/Kushida
144P/Kushida is a periodic comet discovered in January, 1994, by Yoshio Kushida at the Yatsugatake South Base Observatory in Japan . This was the first comet discovery of 1994 and his second discovery within a month. Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 144P/Kushida Comet 144P/Kushida 2008/2009 Appearan
- ... distance of 1.37 AU, and an orbital period of 7.20 years. Using over 300 positions obtained between january 7 and July 9, 1994 Patrick Rocher refined the calculations and determined the perihelion distance as 1 ...
#3 238P/Read
238P/Read (P/2005 U1) is a main-belt comet [1] [2] discovered on 24 October 2005 by astronomer Michael T. Read using the Spacewatch 36-inch telescope on Kitt Peak National Observatory . It has an orbit within the asteroid belt and has displayed the coma of a traditional comet . It fits the definitio
- ... planet category Main-belt comet [1] [2] Encke-type comet [3] Orbital characteristics [3] Epoch 7 january 2006 Uncertainty parameter 1 Aphelion 3.9645 AU (Q) Perihelion 2.3647 AU (q) Semi-major axis 3.1646 ...
#4 C/1760 A1
The Great Comet of 1760 (C/1760 A1) was first seen on 7 January 1760 by Abbe Chevalier at Lisbon . [1] Charles Messier also spotted the comet on 8 January 1760 in Paris , by the sword of Orion . The comet was his third discovery and the comet was the 51st to have a calculated orbit. Messier observed
- ... ication . ( August 2010 ) Great Comet of 1760 Discovery Discovered by Abbe Chevalier Discovery date january 7t h, 1760 Orbital characteristics A Epoch 08:11:02 AM, Dec 17, 1759 TDB ( JD 2363871.841) Observation ...
- The Great Comet of 1760 (C/1760 A1) was first seen on 7 january 1760 by Abbe Chevalier at Lisbon . [1] Charles Messier also spotted the comet on 8 January 1760 in ...
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 Messier 85
Messier 85 (also known as M85 or NGC 4382 or PGC 40515 or ISD 0135852 ) is a lenticular galaxy , or elliptical galaxy for other authors, [4] in the Coma Berenices constellation . It is 60 million light-years away, and it is estimated to be 125,000 light-years across. Elliptical galaxy in the constel
- ... been the host of the first luminous red nova identified as such, M85 OT2006-1. It was discovered on january 7 of 2006 and took place on the outskirts of this galaxy. [10] On 25th June 2020, the ATLAS telescope ...
#2 Messier 100
Messier 100 (also known as NGC 4321 ) is a grand design intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern part of the mildly northern Coma Berenices . [5] It is one of the brightest and largest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster and is approximately 55 million light-years [3] from our galaxy , its diameter bein
- ... eached a peak magnitude of approximately 15.8. The seventh supernova, SN 2020oi , was discovered on january 7, 2020. It was type Ic supernova, which reached a peak magnitude of 17.7. [5] [20] GALLERY Image of M ...
#3 NGC 2527
NGC 2527 (also catalogued as NGC 2520 ) is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis . It was discovered by William Herschel on December 9, 1784. The cluster was also observed by John Herschel on January 7, 1831. He also observed it on February 5, 1837, identifying it as a different object, which
- ... scovered by William Herschel on December 9, 1784. The cluster was also observed by John Herschel on january 7, 1831. He also observed it on February 5, 1837, identifying it as a different object, which was cata ...
#4 Abell 2744
Abell 2744 , nicknamed Pandora's Cluster , is a giant galaxy cluster resulting from the simultaneous pile-up of at least four separate, smaller galaxy clusters that took place over a span of 350 million years, and is located approximately 4 billion light years from Earth. [1] The galaxies in the clu
- ... round and are not part of the cluster. [7] Abell 2744 galaxy cluster - Hubble Frontier Fields view ( 7 january 2014). [8] Abell 2744 galaxy cluster - extremely distant galaxies revealed by gravitational lensing ...
Institution / Institution
#1 Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory
The Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory is an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) operating location at Haleakala Observatory on Maui , Hawaii , with a twofold mission ( 608 ). First, it conducts the research and development mission on the Maui Space Surveillance System (MSSS) at
- ... INOR PLANETS See also: Category:Discoveries by AMOS 8721 AMOS 14 January 1996 list 9651 Arii-SooHoo 7 january 1996 list 10193 Nishimoto 8 August 1996 list 10863 Oye 31 August 1995 list 11104 Airion 6 October 1 ...
- ... list (19279) 1995 YC 4 28 December 1995 list (19281) 1996 AP 3 14 January 1996 list (20128) 1996 AK 7 january 1996 list (21244) 1995 XU 1 14 December 1995 list (26176) 1996 GD 2 15 April 1996 list 27870 Jillwa ...
- ... 6 list 37692 Loribragg 12 November 1995 list (37700) 1996 AL 3 10 January 1996 list (39671) 1996 AG 7 january 1996 list (42544) 1996 EL 2 11 March 1996 list (43995) 1997 PY 5 14 August 1997 list 48628 Janetfen ...
#2 American Astronomical Society 215th meeting
The 215th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) took place in Washington, D.C. , Jan. 3 to Jan. 7, 2010. It is one of the largest astronomy meetings ever to take place as 3,500 astronomers and researchers were expected to attend and give more than 2,200 scientific presentations. The mee
- ... SUPER-EARTH HD156668B The discovery of HD156668b , a super-Earth class exoplanet , was announced on january 7, 2010, at the 215th meeting American Astronomical Society (AAS), in Washington DC . [6] Illustration ...
#3 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
- ... 185498) 2007 SN 17 September 2007 list (185528) 2007 VR 243 11 November 2007 list 185560 Harrykroto 7 january 2008 list (185561) 2008 AV 31 12 January 2008 list (185562) 2008 AU 32 13 January 2008 list (185578 ...
- ... 2006 SG 218 27 September 2006 list (216799) 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) 2 ...
- ... t (315187) 2007 OS 1 19 July 2007 list (315455) 2007 XY 20 12 December 2007 list (315494) 2008 AQ 2 7 january 2008 list (315496) 2008 AW 3 6 January 2008 list (315552) 2008 CM 5 5 February 2008 list (315557) 2 ...
- ... 4895) 2007 VW 95 7 November 2007 list (324934) 2007 XZ 20 12 December 2007 list (324972) 2008 AJ 32 7 january 2008 list (325032) 2008 CJ 72 8 February 2008 list (325411) 2009 KQ 1 17 May 2009 list (325422) 200 ...
#4 University of North Alabama Planetarium and Observatory
UNA Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of North Alabama . It is located in Florence , Alabama (USA). It has 2 telescopes, a Celestron 0.35 m Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope . The UNA Planetarium is a 65-seat planetarium with a Spitz A3P projector and East Co
- ... original Zeiss controls. Dr. Blose served as planetarium-observatory director from 1999 to 2007. On january 7, 2008 Dr. Mel Blake was named Planetarium-Observatory director with a mandate to modernize and devel ...
#5 Farpoint Observatory
Farpoint Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League , or NEKAAL . It is located on the grounds of Mission Valley High School at Eskridge , near Auburn, Kansas , approximately 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Topeka , Kansas , Unit
- ... ) 2000 FE 1 31 March 2000 list [A] (27429) 2000 FL 8 28 March 2000 list [A] (28463) 2000 AG 168 7 january 2000 list [A] (28491) 2000 CC 59 5 February 2000 list [A] (32304) 2000 QC 25 25 August 2000 lis ...
- ... ) 2007 VN 300 14 November 2007 list [B] (213530) 2002 JE 1 4 May 2002 list [B] (216287) 2007 AE 7 january 2007 list [B] (219479) 2001 DB 7 17 February 2001 list [B] (222710) 2002 AN 91 15 January 2002 ...
- ... 19 September 2006 list [B] (292286) 2006 SG 131 25 September 2006 list [B] (297354) 2000 AB 147 7 january 2000 list [B] (299948) 2006 TT 56 14 October 2006 list [B] (309145) 2006 YR 6 19 December 2006 ...
#6 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
- ... (46924) 1998 SP 26 24 September 1998 list (47163) 1999 TP 11 8 October 1999 list (47500) 2000 AX 50 7 january 2000 list (48727) 1997 AL 18 15 January 1997 list (48732) 1997 CM 4 3 February 1997 list (50184) 20 ...
#7 Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey
The CINEOS program ( Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey ), started in 2001, is dedicated to the discovery and follow-up of near-Earth objects (NEOs), namely asteroids and comets which periodically approach or intersect the Earth's orbit . In particular CINEOS is addressed to the discovery of
- ... ) 2011 SO 112 17 November 2004 list (395588) 2011 UR 292 20 September 2003 list (395759) 2012 VL 35 7 january 2005 list (395974) 2013 BT 20 17 November 2004 list (396144) 2013 DJ 9 16 March 2004 list (396262) ...
- ... 63) 2010 UC 62 26 February 2003 list (407757) 2011 WW 54 15 December 2004 list (407773) 2011 WV 114 7 january 2005 list (408072) 2012 GY 30 20 September 2003 list (408648) 2014 MA 15 21 August 2003 list (40911 ...
- ... st (467863) 2011 AK 28 30 August 2005 list (468449) 2003 MF 1 24 June 2003 list (468489) 2005 AC 25 7 january 2005 list (468510) 2005 QM 51 26 August 2005 list (468511) 2005 QO 142 30 August 2005 list (468908) ...
Meteorite / Meteorite
#1 Kepler-443b
Kepler-443b is an exoplanet about 2,540 light-years from Earth. [2] It has an 89.9 percent chance of being in the star's habitable zone , yet only a 4.9 percent chance of being rocky . [1] Extrasolar planet Kepler-443b Discovery Discovered by Guillermo Torres et al. [1] Discovery site Kepler Dis
- ... epler-443b Discovery Discovered by Guillermo Torres et al. [1] Discovery site Kepler Discovery date january 7, 2015 Detection method Transit method Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 0.495 AU (74,100,000 k ...
#2 Gliese 674 b
Gliese 674 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 15 light years away in the constellation of Ara . This planet orbits tightly around Gliese 674 . It is a sub- Neptune -or- Uranus -mass planet either gaseous or rocky . It orbits as close as 0.039 AU from the star and takes only 4.6938 days to orbit
- ... planet has a similar eccentricity to Mercury (e=0.2). The discovery of the planet was announced on january 7, 2007 by using the HARPS spectrograph mounted on the ESO 's 3.6 meter telescope at La Silla , Chile ...
- ... ng Gliese 674 Gliese 674 b Discovery Discovered by Bonfils et al. Discovery site ESO Discovery date january 7, 2007 Detection method HARPS Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 0.039 AU (5,800,000 km) Eccentr ...
#3 K2-288Bb
K2-288Bb (previously designated EPIC 210693462 b ) is a super-Earth or mini-Neptune exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of K2-288B, a low-mass M-dwarf star in a binary star system in the constellation of Taurus about 226 light-years from Earth. [1] [2] [3] It was discovered by citizen scientist
- ... , and they announced their results at the 233rd American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle on january 7, 2019. [4] CHARACTERISTICS MASS, RADIUS, AND TEMPERATURE K2-288Bb is unusual for having a radius not ...
- ... tizen scientists while analysing data from the Kepler spacecraft's K2 mission, and was announced on 7 january 2019. [1] [2] K2-288 is the third transiting planet system identified by the Exoplanet Explorers pr ...
- ... ts host star K2-288B, with the primary star K2-288A in the top left corner Discovery Discovery date 7 january 2019 [1] Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 0.164 (±0.03) [2] AU Orbital period (sidereal) 31. ...
#4 HIP 79431 b
HIP 79431 b is an extrasolar planet discovered by the W. M. Keck Observatory in 2010. The planet is found in an M type dwarf star catalogued as HIP 79431 and is located within the Scorpius constellation approximately 47 light years away from the Earth. Its orbital period lasts about 111.7 days and h
- ... [4] HIP 79431 b Discovery Discovered by Apps et al. Discovery site Keck Observatory Discovery date january 7, 2010 Detection method Doppler spectroscopy Orbital characteristics Apastron 0.46 AU (69,000,000 km) ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Sebastian von Hoerner
Sebastian Rudolf Karl von Hoerner (15 April 1919 – 7 January 2003) was a German astrophysicist and radio astronomer . German astrophysicist and radio astronomer He was born in Görlitz , Lower Silesia . After the end of World War II he studied physics at University of Göttingen . He obtained his doct
- Sebastian Rudolf Karl von Hoerner (15 April 1919 – 7 january 2003) was a German astrophysicist and radio astronomer . German astrophysicist and radio astronomer ...
#2 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
- ... ia 16 March 1895 list 407 Arachne 13 October 1895 list 408 Fama 13 October 1895 list 412 Elisabetha 7 january 1896 list 413 Edburga 7 January 1896 list 415 Palatia 7 February 1896 list 417 Suevia 6 May 1896 li ...
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#3 Galileo Galilei
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian astronomer , physicist and engineer , sometimes described as a polymath . Commonly referred to as Galileo , his name was pronounced / ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l eɪ . oʊ ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l eɪ . i ˌ / ( GAL -ih- LAY -oh GAL -i
- ... paintings, though probably used his own telescope to make the observation. [38] JUPITER'S MOONS On 7 january 1610, Galileo observed with his telescope what he described at the time as "three fixed stars, tota ...
#4 Thomas Bugge
Thomas Bugge (12 October 1740 – 15 January 1815) was a Danish astronomer, mathematician and surveyor. He succeeded Christian Horrebow as professor of astronomy at the University of Copenhagen in 1777. His triangulation surveys of Denmark carried out under the auspices of the Royal Danish Academy of
- ... as also a member of the Scandinavian Literary Society in Copenhagen. [1] PERSONAL LIFE Bugge was on 7 january 1771 in Svallerup married to Ambrosia (Amborg) Wedseltoft (1742-1795=, daughter of pastor Simonsen ...
#5 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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#6 Marc Buie
Marc William Buie ( / ˈ b uː i / ; born 1958) is an American astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets who works at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado in the Space Science Department. [1] Formerly he worked at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and was the Sen
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#7 John Herapath
John Herapath (30 May 1790 – 24 February 1868) was an English physicist who gave a partial account of the kinetic theory of gases in 1820 though it was neglected by the scientific community at the time. He was the cousin of William Herapath , the chemist and William Bird Herapath , the physician who
- ... vy and the Royal Society in the correspondence pages of The Times newspaper. GREAT COMET OF 1831 On 7 january 1831 Herapath was on Hounslow Heath when he sighted a comet . [1] Due to its brilliance, it is one ...
#8 Michel Ory
Michel Ory (born 18 April 1966) is a Swiss amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets and comets , [1] who was one of five winners of the 2009 Edgar Wilson Award for his discovery of 304P/Ory (P/2008 Q2 Ory), a periodic comet of the Jupiter family on 27 August 2008, [2] using a 24
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#9 Juan G. Sanguin
Juan G. Sanguin (1933 – 7 January 2006 [1] ) was an Argentine astronomer . Argentine astronomer Juan G. Sanguin Born 1933 Died January 7, 2006 (2006-01-07) (aged 72–73) Nationality Argentinian Scientific career Fields Astronomy Institutions "El Leoncito" Astronomical Complex Sanguin guided the stu
- ... anuary 2006 [1] ) was an Argentine astronomer . Argentine astronomer Juan G. Sanguin Born 1933 Died january 7, 2006 (2006-01-07) (aged 72–73) Nationality Argentinian Scientific career Fields Astronomy Instituti ...
- Juan G. Sanguin (1933 – 7 january 2006 [1] ) was an Argentine astronomer . Argentine astronomer Juan G. Sanguin Born 1933 Died Januar ...
#10 Paul Wiegert
Paul Arnold Wiegert (born 1967) is a Canadian astronomer , discoverer of minor planets and professor at the University of Western Ontario . [2] Canadian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 85 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets Wiegert studies unusual orbits of both observed objects and
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#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
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#12 Yoshisada Shimizu
Yoshisada Shimizu ( 清水 義定 , Shimizu Yoshisada , born 1943) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of hundreds of asteroids since 1993. An orthopaedist by profession, he is also known as an astrophotographer . [1] [2] Japanese astronomer Minor planets discovered: 311 [1] see §
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#13 Sidney Dean Townley
Sidney Dean Townley (April 10, 1867 – March 18, 1946) was an American astronomer and geodeticist . He was a professor at Stanford University from 1911 until 1932. Among many other posts, Townley served as an instructor of astronomy at the University of Michigan and the University of California, Berk
- ... he crater Townley on the Moon is named after Townley. PRIVATE LIFE He married Frances May Wright on january 7, 1895 in Oregon. [5] Together they had three daughters and at the time of retirement lived in Palo A ...
#14 Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer)
Paul Wild ( German: [ˈvɪlt] ; 5 October 1925 – 2 July 2014) was a Swiss astronomer and director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern , who discovered numerous comets , asteroids and supernovae . [1] [2] Swiss astronomer Paul Wild Paul Wild at University of Bern in 2006 Born ( 1925
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#15 William George Morris
Colonel Sir William George Morris KCMG , CB (12 February 1847 – 26 February 1935) [1] was a British Army officer who served with the Royal Engineers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, observing the 1882 transit of Venus and developing an expertise in geodesic surveying. He also played football as
- ... otball for the Royal Engineers in the 1872 and 1874 FA Cup Finals . [31] Following Edith's death on 7 january 1917, William Morris married Ethel Joan Warren (1866–1956), daughter of the late Mr. Robert Warren ...
#16 Robert H. McNaught
Robert H. McNaught (born in Scotland in 1956) is a Scottish-Australian astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University (ANU). He has collaborated with David J. Asher of the Armagh Observatory . Scottish-Australian astronomer (born 1956) Minor pla
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#17 George Clyde Fisher
George Clyde Fisher (May 22, 1878 – January 7, 1949), known as Clyde Fisher, was a curator at the American Museum of Natural History and later the head of the Hayden Planetarium . [1] Clyde Fisher Major Albert W. Stevens, Mr. F. Trubee Davison and Dr. Clyde Fisher (c. 1937) Born George Clyde Fisher
- George Clyde Fisher (May 22, 1878 – january 7, 1949), known as Clyde Fisher, was a curator at the American Museum of Natural History and later the ...
- ... lyde Fisher (c. 1937) Born George Clyde Fisher ( 1878-05-22 ) May 22, 1878 Sidney, Ohio , U.S. Died january 7, 1949 (1949-01-07) (aged 70) Alma mater Miami University , Johns Hopkins University Occupation Acade ...
- ... ember 28 1933 he married Te Ata , a Chickasaw storyteller. They remained married until his death on january 7, 1949.
#18 Thomas A. Mutch
Thomas A. (Tim) Mutch (August 26, 1931 – October 6, 1980) [1] was an American geologist and planetary scientist . He was a professor at Brown University from 1960 until his death. He disappeared during descent from Mount Nun in the Kashmir Himalayas . [2] American geologist and planetary scientist T
- ... ed in his honor, and the Viking 1 lander was formally renamed "Thomas A. Mutch Memorial Station" on january 7, 1981 by then NASA Administrator, Robert A. Frosch; the engineering model currently displayed in the ...
#19 Howard J. Brewington
Howard J. Brewington (born December 3, 1952 in South Carolina ) is an American comet discoverer and former professional telescope operator of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey . [1] [2] American astronomer This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( September 2022
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#20 James Edward Keeler
James Edward Keeler (September 10, 1857 – August 12, 1900) was an American astronomer . He was an early observer of galaxies using photography, as well as the first to show observationally that the rings of Saturn do not rotate as a solid body. American astronomer James Edward Keeler James Edward Ke
- ... p in Saturn's rings now known as the Encke Gap , using the 36-inch refractor at Lick Observatory on 7 january 1888. After this feature had been named for Johann Encke , who had observed a much broader variatio ...
Science / Science
#1 History of the center of the Universe
The center of the Universe is a concept that lacks a coherent definition in modern astronomy ; according to standard cosmological theories on the shape of the universe , it has no center. Historical concept in cosmology Figure of the heavenly bodies — an illustration of the Ptolemaic geocentric syst
- ... he first law was "The orbit of every planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci ." On 7 january 1610 Galileo used his telescope, with optics superior to what had been available [ citation needed ...
#2 History of the Big Bang theory
The history of the Big Bang theory began with the Big Bang 's development from observations and theoretical considerations. Much of the theoretical work in cosmology now involves extensions and refinements to the basic Big Bang model. The theory itself was originally formalised by Belgian Catholic p
- ... a world with constant negative curvature ) which was published by the Berlin Academy of Sciences on 7 january 1924. [6] Friedmann's equations describe the Friedmann–Lemaitre–Robertson–Walker universe. In 1927, ...
#3 Adrian Melott
Adrian Lewis Melott (born January 7, 1947) is an American physicist. He is one of the pioneers of using large-scale computing to investigate the formation of large-scale structure in a Universe dominated by dark matter. He later turned his attention to an area he calls “astrobiophysics”, examining a
- Adrian Lewis Melott (born january 7, 1947) is an American physicist. He is one of the pioneers of using large-scale computing to investi ...
- ... sis of gamma-ray burst events. [1] American physicist (born 1947) Adrian Melott Born ( 1947-01-07 ) january 7, 1947 (age 75) Moundsville, West Virginia , U.S. Alma mater University of Texas at Austin Known for ...
Star / Star
#1 HD 21749
HD 21749 ( HIP 16069 , 2MASS J03265922-6329569 ) is an orange main-sequence star [4] about 0.68 the mass of the Sun in the constellation Reticulum , located about 53 ly (16 pc) from Earth . [2] On 7 January 2019, it was announced that the star has two exoplanets : a possibly rocky, hot sub-Neptu
- ... he mass of the Sun in the constellation Reticulum , located about 53 ly (16 pc) from Earth . [2] On 7 january 2019, it was announced that the star has two exoplanets : a possibly rocky, hot sub-Neptune-sized e ...
#2 Gliese 674
Gliese 674 (GJ 674) is a small red dwarf star with an exoplanetary companion in the southern constellation of Ara . It is too faint to be visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 9.38 [2] and an absolute magnitude of 11.09. [2] The system is located at a distance of 14.8 li
- ... n's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,404 K. [7] PLANETARY SYSTEM On january 7, 2007, Bonfils used the HARPS spectrograph in ESO and found an intermediate mass planet orbiting clo ...
#3 SN 2020oi
SN 2020oi was a supernova event in the grand design spiral galaxy known as Messier 100 , or NGC 4321. It was discovered January 7, 2020 at an apparent magnitude of 17.28 by F. Forster and associates using the Zwicky Transient Facility . The position places it ~4.67 ″ north of the galactic nucleus .
- ... rnova event in the grand design spiral galaxy known as Messier 100 , or NGC 4321. It was discovered january 7, 2020 at an apparent magnitude of 17.28 by F. Forster and associates using the Zwicky Transient Faci ...
- ... n four photometric bands , adapted from Rho et al. (2021) [1] Event type Supernova Type Ic [2] Date january 7, 2020 [2] Instrument ZTF [3] Constellation Coma Berenices Right ascension 12 h 22 m 54.925 s [3] Dec ...