langs: 17 июля [ru] / july 17 [en] / 17. juli [de] / 17 juillet [fr] / 17 luglio [it] / 17 de julio [es]
days: july 14 / july 15 / july 16 / july 17 / july 18 / july 19 / july 20
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 20488 Pic-du-Midi
20488 Pic-du-Midi , provisional designation 1999 OL , is a background asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt , approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 17 July 1999, by astronomers at Pises Observatory in southern France. [7] The asteroid was named for the Pic du Mi
- ... e middle region of the asteroid belt , approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 17 july 1999, by astronomers at Pises Observatory in southern France. [7] The asteroid was named for the Pi ...
- ... 20488 Pic-du-Midi Discovery [1] Discovered by Pises Obs. Discovery site Pises Obs. Discovery date 17 july 1999 Designations MPC designation (20488) Pic-du-Midi Named after Pic du Midi Observatory (in the F ...
#2 113 Amalthea
113 Amalthea ( / æ m əl ˈ θ iː ə / ) is a stony Florian asteroid and binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 12 March 1871, by German astronomer Robert Luther at the Bilk Observatory in Düsseldorf, Germany.
- ... S/2017 (113) 1 . However, the satellite was later retracted as a software-reduction coding error on 17 july 2021. [3] The occultation also indicated that Amalthea has a distinctly elongated shape. [2] One of ...
#3 4 Vesta
Vesta ( minor-planet designation : 4 Vesta ) is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt , with a mean diameter of 525 kilometres (326 mi) . [10] It was discovered by the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers on 29 March 1807 [6] and is named after Vesta , the virgin goddess of
- ... rbit: Vesta from 100,000 km (1 July 2011) Vesta from 41,000 km (9 July 2011) In orbit at 16,000 km ( 17 july 2011) In orbit from 10,500 km (18 July 2011) The northern hemisphere from 5,200 km (23 July 2011) I ...
#4 2554 Skiff
2554 Skiff , provisional designation 1980 OB , is a Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 17 July 1980, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona. [1
- ... ons of the asteroid belt , approximately 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 17 july 1980, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizon ...
- ... 2554 Skiff Discovery [1] Discovered by E. Bowell Discovery site Anderson Mesa Stn. Discovery date 17 july 1980 Designations MPC designation (2554) Skiff Named after Brian Skiff [1] (American astronomer) ...
#5 1685 Toro
1685 Toro ( prov. designation : 1948 OA ) is an asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group on an eccentric orbit. It was discovered on 17 July 1948, by American astronomer Carl Wirtanen at Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, California. [3] [20] The stony S-type asteroid has a rotation perio
- ... s an asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group on an eccentric orbit. It was discovered on 17 july 1948, by American astronomer Carl Wirtanen at Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, California. [3] [ ...
- ... m its lightcurve Discovery [1] Discovered by C. A. Wirtanen Discovery site Lick Obs. Discovery date 17 july 1948 Designations MPC designation (1685) Toro Named after Betulia Toro Herrick (wife Samuel Herrick ...
#6 (556416) 2014 OE394
(556416) 2014 OE 394 is a large cubewano in the Kuiper belt that was discovered in July 2014 by the Pan-STARRS -1 telescope, and announced on 17 July 2016. [5] It is one of the brighter trans-Neptunian objects, being the 34th brightest cubewano as of 23 July 2016. Its exact size is unknown, but is m
- ... n the Kuiper belt that was discovered in July 2014 by the Pan-STARRS -1 telescope, and announced on 17 july 2016. [5] It is one of the brighter trans-Neptunian objects, being the 34th brightest cubewano as o ...
#7 486958 Arrokoth
486958 Arrokoth [lower-alpha 2] ( provisional designation 2014 MU 69 ) is a trans-Neptunian object located in the Kuiper belt . Arrokoth became the farthest and most primitive object in the Solar System visited by a spacecraft when the NASA space probe New Horizons conducted a flyby on 1 January
- ... ould cast a shadow. [96] [97] They determined that occultations would occur on 3 June, 10 July, and 17 july in 2017, and set off for places around the world where they could see Arrokoth cover up a different ...
- ... ign Arrokoth briefly blocked the light from an unnamed star in Sagittarius during an occultation on 17 july 2017. Data from 24 telescopes that captured this event revealed Arrokoth's possible bilobate or bin ...
- ... ented on the 49th Meeting of the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences , on 20 October 2017. [107] On 17 july 2017, the Hubble Space Telescope was used to check for debris around Arrokoth, setting constraints ...
- ... tions, this put constraints on possible debris near Arrokoth. [106] Results from the occultation on 17 july showed that Arrokoth could have had a very oblong, irregular shape or be a close or contact binary. ...
- ... rokoth. This is much closer than the 20,000 km (12,000 mi) region that could be observed during the 17 july 2017 occultation. No brightness changes of the target star have been seen by Hubble, ruling out any ...
#8 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
- ... ed by Megan Schwamb Michael E. Brown David L. Rabinowitz Discovery site Palomar Obs. Discovery date 17 july 2007 [lower-alpha 1] Designations MPC designation (225088) Gonggong Pronunciation / ˈ ɡ ɒ ŋ ɡ ɒ ŋ / ...
- ... nggong was discovered by American astronomers Megan Schwamb , Michael Brown and David Rabinowitz on 17 july 2007. [1] The discovery was part of the Palomar Distant Solar System Survey , a survey conducted to ...
#9 624 Hektor
624 Hektor / ˈ h ɛ k t ər / is the largest Jupiter trojan and the namesake of the Hektor family , with a highly elongated shape equivalent in volume to a sphere of approximately 225 to 250 kilometers diameter. It was discovered on 10 February 1907, by astronomer August Kopff at Heidelberg Observator
- ... Hektor in 1993 did not show an obvious bilobate shape because of a limited angular resolution . On 17 july 2006, the Keck 10-meter-II-telescope and its laser guide star adaptive optics (AO) system indicated ...
#10 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
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#11 28978 Ixion
28978 Ixion / ɪ k ˈ s aɪ . ə n / , provisional designation 2001 KX 76 , is a large trans-Neptunian object and a possible dwarf planet . It is located in the Kuiper belt , a region of icy objects orbiting beyond Neptune in the outer Solar System . Ixion is classified as a plutino , a dynamical class
- ... D 2459200.5) Uncertainty parameter 3 Observation arc 35.93 yr (13,122 days) Earliest precovery date 17 july 1982 Aphelion 49.584 AU Perihelion 30.019 AU Semi-major axis 39.802 AU Eccentricity 0.24579 Orbital ...
- ... btained nine precovery images of Ixion, with the earliest taken by the Siding Spring Observatory on 17 july 1982. [30] [31] These precovery images along with subsequent follow-up observations with the La Sil ...
#12 854 Frostia
854 Frostia is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the sun . It was discovered in 1916 by Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky from Simeiz Observatory in Crimea and is named after Edwin Brant Frost , an American astronomer. This asteroid measures approximately 8.4 km (5.2 mi) in diameter . [2] 854 Frostia Disco
- ... 0 S/2004 (854) 1 Discovery Discovered by R. Behrend L. Bernasconi A. Klotz R. Durkee Discovery date 17 july 2004 Detection method lightcurve Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 17 km Orbital period (side ...
#13 (523764) 2014 WC510
(523764) 2014 WC 510 , is a binary trans-Neptunian object discovered on 8 September 2011 by the Pan-STARRS survey at the Haleakalā Observatory in Hawaii . It was found by Pan-STARRS on 20 November 2014 and was announced later in July 2016 after additional observations and precovery identifications.
- ... 20 November 2014, though it was announced later in a Minor Planet Electronic Circular published on 17 july 2016, after additional observations by Pan-STARRS had been found, preceding the team's original obs ...
Comet / Comet
#1 C/2014 E2 (Jacques)
C/2014 E2 (Jacques) , provisionally designated as S002692, [2] is a long-period comet discovered by the Brazilian astronomers Cristóvão Jacques Lage de Faria, Eduardo Pimentel and João Ribeiro de Barros on the night of 13 March 2014. [3] It was the second comet discovered by the SONEAR Observatory t
- ... e celestial equator on 8 May 2014 becoming a northern hemisphere object. [5] From 3 June 2014 until 17 july 2014 it had an elongation less than 30 degrees from the Sun. [5] The comet was visible in LASCO C3 ...
#2 Comet NEOWISE
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) or Comet NEOWISE is a long period comet with a near-parabolic orbit discovered on March 27, 2020, by astronomers during the NEOWISE mission of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) space telescope . At that time, it was an 18th-magnitude object, located 2 AU (300 mil
- ... aphed on July 9, 2020 July 14, 2020 near the San Francisco Peaks in the Flagstaff dark sky preserve july 17, 2020, 18:59 UTC over Asterousia , Crete, as it entered into Ursa Major Midnight, July 18, 2020 - in ...
#3 42P/Neujmin
42P/Neujmin , also known as Neujmin 3 , is a periodic comet 2 km in diameter. Periodic comet with 10 year orbit 42P/Neujmin Discovery Discovered by Grigory Neujmin Discovery date August 2, 1929 Alternative designations 1929 III; 1; 1993 XVI Orbital characteristics A Epoch March 6, 2006 Aphelion 7.
- ... ot come within 1 AU of a planet in the 20th century, but will pass 0.04 AU from asteroid 4 Vesta on july 17, 2036. [6] The comet nucleus is estimated to be 2.2 kilometers in diameter. [7]
#4 69P/Taylor
Comet Taylor , is a periodic comet in the Solar System , first discovered by Clement J. Taylor ( Cape Town , South Africa ) on November 24, 1915. Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 69P/Taylor Discovery Discovered by Clement J. Taylor Discovery date November 24, 1915 Alternative designations 1915 W1, 1
- ... 3 a Inclination 20.56° Jupiter MOID 0.121 AU (18,100,000 km) Last perihelion March 18, 2019 [1] [2] july 17, 2011 November 30, 2004 Next perihelion 2026-11-12 [1] George van Biesbroeck and E. E. Barnard ( Yer ...
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 NGC 7083
NGC 7083 is an unbarred spiral galaxy [2] located about 134 million light-years away [3] in the constellation of Indus . [4] It is also classified as a flocculent spiral galaxy . [5] NGC 7083 was discovered by astronomer James Dunlop on August 28, 1826. [6] Spiral galaxy in the constellation Indus N
- ... size (V) 3.9' x 2.3' [1] Other designations ESO 107-36, IRAS 21318-6407, PGC 67023 [1] SN2009HM On july 17, 2009 a supernova of type Ib was discovered in NGC 7083. [7] SEE ALSO List of NGC objects (7001–7840 ...
#2 NGC 6834
NGC 6834 is a young [6] open cluster of stars located about 10,850 [2] light years from the Sun in the constellation Cygnus . It was discovered on July 17, 1784 by Anglo-German astronomer William Herschel . [7] The cluster has a visual magnitude of 7.8, which is dimmed by 2.1 magnitudes due to int
- ... ocated about 10,850 [2] light years from the Sun in the constellation Cygnus . It was discovered on july 17, 1784 by Anglo-German astronomer William Herschel . [7] The cluster has a visual magnitude of 7.8, w ...
#3 NGC 7013
NGC 7013 is a relatively nearby spiral or lenticular galaxy [2] [3] estimated to be around 37 to 41.4 million light-years away from Earth [4] [5] in the constellation of Cygnus . [6] NGC 7013 was discovered by English astronomer William Herschel on July 17, 1784 and was also observed by his son, ast
- ... the constellation of Cygnus . [6] NGC 7013 was discovered by English astronomer William Herschel on july 17, 1784 and was also observed by his son, astronomer John Herschel on September 15, 1828. [7] Spiral o ...
#4 NGC 1288
NGC 1288 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy located about 196 [3] million light years away in the constellation Fornax . [5] In the nineteenth century, English astronomer John Herschel described it as "very faint, large, round, very gradually little brighter middle." The morphological classific
- ... 3] M ☉ / L ☉ Apparent size (V) 2′.2 × 1′.8 [5] Other designations MCG -05-08-025 , PGC 12204 [6] On july 17, 2006, a supernova with a magnitude of 16.1 was imaged in this galaxy from Pretoria, South Africa , ...
Institution / Institution
#1 Remote Astronomical Society Observatory of New Mexico
The Remote Astronomical Society ( RAS ) Observatory, Mayhill , also known as the New Mexico Skies Observatory ( obs. code H06 [2] ) is a remotely controlled observatory hosted by the New Mexico Skies astronomy hosting company. [3] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2009
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#2 Château de Meudon
Meudon Castle , also known as the Royal Castle of Meudon or Imperial Palace of Meudon, is a French castle located in Meudon in the Hauts-de-Seine department . At the edge of a wooded plateau, the castle offers views of Paris and the Seine , as well as of the Chalais valley. Located between Paris and
- ... r King Philip the Fair . His title was mentioned in a deed in 1305. AUGUSTIN ISBARRE (1413–1425) On 17 july 1413, Jean de Montrevel, known as the Hermit, lord of La Faye , chamberlain of the king and husband ...
#3 Thirty Meter Telescope protests
The Thirty Meter Telescope protests are a series of protests and demonstrations that began on the Island of Hawaii over the choosing of Mauna Kea for the site location of the Thirty Meter Telescope . Mauna Kea is the most sacred dormant volcano of Native Hawaiian religion and culture, and was known
- ... n astronomical facilities on the mountain stopped activities and evacuated their personnel. [61] On july 17, 33 protestors were arrested, all of whom were kūpuna, or elders, as the blockage of the access road ...
#4 Vassar College Observatory
The Vassar College Observatory is an astronomical observatory of the private Vassar College , located near the eastern edge of the Poughkeepsie , New York college's campus. Finished in 1865, it was the first building on the college's campus, older even than the Main Building , with which it shares t
- ... °W / 41.688285; -73.893310 Built 1865 NRHP reference No. 91002051 Significant dates Added to NRHP july 17, 1991 [1] Designated NHL July 17, 1991 [2] As the college has built a new observatory on a hill near ...
- ... t 1865 NRHP reference No. 91002051 Significant dates Added to NRHP July 17, 1991 [1] Designated NHL july 17, 1991 [2] As the college has built a new observatory on a hill near the edge of campus, the building ...
#5 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
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#6 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
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#7 Thirty Meter Telescope
The Thirty Meter Telescope ( TMT ) is a planned extremely large telescope (ELT) [5] [6] that has become controversial due to its location on Mauna Kea , [7] [8] [9] [10] on the island of Hawaiʻi . The TMT would become the largest visible-light telescope on Mauna Kea. [11] [12] Future observatory in
- ... , 2019, renewed protests blocked the access road, again preventing construction from commencing. On july 17, 38 protestors were arrested, all of whom were kupuna (elders) as the blockage of the access road co ...
#8 Society for the History of Astronomy
The Society for the History of Astronomy is an organisation based in the United Kingdom that promotes research into the history of astronomy. It publishes a research journal called The Antiquarian Astronomer and a regular Bulletin . [1] Organisation based in the United Kingdom Society for the Histor
- ... affordshire 2 August 2008 Marlborough College , Wiltshire 4 July 2009 Hanwell Community Observatory 17 july 2010 Stonyhurst College 16 July 2011 Orwell Park, Suffolk 9 June 2012 Carr House , Much Hoole 29 Ju ...
#9 Warkworth Radio Astronomical Observatory
The Warkworth Radio Astronomical Observatory is a radio telescope observatory , located just south of Warkworth, New Zealand , about 50 km north of the Auckland CBD . It is operated by the Institute for Radio Astronomy and Space Research, Auckland University of Technology . The WARK12M 12m Radio T
- ... developed for long-range telecommunications, operated by the New Zealand Post Office and opening on 17 july 1971. [2] The station, primarily connecting to fourth generation Intelsat satellites, was used for ...
#10 International Astronomical Youth Camp
The International Astronomical Youth Camp (IAYC) is an annual summer camp for young people aged 16–24 with an interest in astronomy . Established in 1969, [1] the IAYC has taken place in over 30 different places in Europe , North Africa and the Near East . The main goals of the camp are for particip
- ... around 65. The 42nd (July 16 – August 5, 2006), the 43rd (July 29 – August 18, 2007) and the 47th ( july 17 – August 6, 2011) IAYC took place in Třemešek , Czech Republic . The 44th camp took place in Sayda , ...
#11 MASCARA
MASCARA ( Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA ) is an exoplanet experiment by Leiden University . It has two stations, one in each hemisphere , each of which use cameras to make short exposure photographs of most of the visible sky [1] to observe stars to a magnitude of 8.4. [2] The Northern Hemisphere statio
- ... n Commons [ edit on Wikidata ] The compact housing of MASCARA at La Silla Observatory MASCARA-1B On 17 july 2017, the discovery of MASCARA-1b , a confirmed superjovian exoplanet with a mass 3.7 M J , was rep ...
#12 Črni Vrh Observatory
The Črni Vrh Observatory ( Slovene : Observatorij Črni Vrh , IAU code : 106 ) is an astronomical observatory located in western Slovenia , close to the settlement of Črni Vrh , near the town of Idrija . The current observatory was built in 1985 and stands at an elevation of 730 metres (2,400 ft) .
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#13 Badlands Observatory
The Badlands Observatory (IAU code 918 ) is an astronomical observatory named after the Badlands National Park , located in Quinn , South Dakota, near the city of Wall , United States. The observatory was founded in 2000. [2] by American amateur astronomer Ron Dyvig , who was associated with the Opt
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#14 Killarney Provincial Park Observatory
The Killarney Provincial Park Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at the George Lake Campground of Killarney Provincial Park (a 420 km drive north of Toronto or a 100 km drive southwest of Sudbury ). The Observatory is operated by Ontario Parks and houses two observatory buildings
- ... selves A 10" Meade 2120 LX3 on a fork mount within a SkyShed POD system was opened to the public on july 17, 2010. [1] [2] At the time, the observatory was the first public use observatory in any provincial p ...
#15 Pises Observatory
Pises Observatory is an astronomical observatory at the Parc National des Cévennes in France . It is situated at 1300 m altitude and houses an optical telescope with a charge-coupled device used for asteroid surveys. Minor planets discovered: 41 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets Observa
- ... Observatory 16900 Lozère 27 February 1998 list 18623 Pises 27 February 1998 list 20488 Pic-du-Midi 17 july 1999 list 24948 Babote 9 July 1997 list 26210 Lingas 6 September 1997 list 31110 Clapas 13 August 1 ...
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Meteorite / Meteorite
#1 Block Island meteorite
Block Island meteorite , officially [7] named Meridiani Planum 006 shortened as MP 006 , was found on Mars by the Opportunity rover on July 17, 2009. It is about 67 centimetres (26 in) across. [1] Iron meteorite on Mars Block Island meteorite Type Iron Parent body Unknown Composition Nickel , iron
- ... [7] named Meridiani Planum 006 shortened as MP 006 , was found on Mars by the Opportunity rover on july 17, 2009. It is about 67 centimetres (26 in) across. [1] Iron meteorite on Mars Block Island meteorite ...
- ... inates 02°07′00.85″S 05°31′02.85″W [3] Observed fall No Fall date Possibly late Noachian Found date july 17, 2009 [4] TKW >0.5 short tons (0.45 t) [5] Strewn field Possibly [6] Alternative names Meridiani Pla ...
#2 WASP-15b
WASP-15b , formally named Asye , [3] is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2008 by the SuperWASP collaboration, which seeks to discover exoplanets that transit their host stars. The planet orbits its host star at a distance of 0.05 AU every four days. The mass of this planet is about one half that o
- ... project, which operates from the South African Astronomical Observatory , between May 4, 2006, and july 17, 2006. It was later observed by WASP-South from January 31, 2007, to July 17, 2007, and from January ...
- ... tween May 4, 2006, and July 17, 2006. It was later observed by WASP-South from January 31, 2007, to july 17, 2007, and from January 31, 2008, to May 29, 2008. [1] Further analysis taken from 24,943 collected ...
- ... WASP-15's orbit; use of the CORALIE spectrograph on the Euler Telescope between March 6, 2008, and july 17, 2008, revealed that the variations in radial velocity measurements were not because of an eclipsing ...
Nebula / Nebula
#1 Soap Bubble Nebula
The Soap Bubble Nebula , or PN G75.5+1.7 , is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus , [4] near the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888). It was discovered by amateur astronomer Dave Jurasevich using an Astro-Physics 160 mm refractor telescope with which he imaged the nebula on June 19, 2007 and on
- ... he International Astronomical Union by Keith B. Quattrocchi and Mel Helm who imaged PN G75.5+1.7 on july 17, 2008. [6] The nebula measures 260 ″ in angular diameter with a central star that has a J band magni ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Vasily Engelhardt
Vasily Pavlovich von Engelhardt ( Russian : Василий Павлович Энгельгардт ) (July 17, 1828, Kustovichi , Grodno Region , Russian Empire (now Belarus)) - May 6, 1915, Dresden ) was a Russian astronomer, landowner and public figure. Baltic-German aristocrat and astronomer (1828-1915) Vasily von Engelha
- Vasily Pavlovich von Engelhardt ( Russian : Василий Павлович Энгельгардт ) ( july 17, 1828, Kustovichi , Grodno Region , Russian Empire (now Belarus)) - May 6, 1915, Dresden ) was a Rus ...
- ... erman aristocrat and astronomer (1828-1915) Vasily von Engelhardt Василий Павлович Энгельгардт Born july 17 1828 Kustovichi , Russian Empire Died May 6, 1915 Dresden , German Empire Nationality Russian, Germa ...
#2 Arthur Hoag
Arthur Allen Hoag (January 28, 1921 - July 17, 1999) was an American astronomer most famous for his discovery of Hoag's Object , a type of ring galaxy , in 1950. American astronomer Arthur Hoag Born ( 1921-01-28 ) 28 January 1921 Ann Arbor , Michigan , United States Died 17 July 1999 (1999-07-17) (a
- Arthur Allen Hoag (January 28, 1921 - july 17, 1999) was an American astronomer most famous for his discovery of Hoag's Object , a type of ring ga ...
- ... ed quasi-stellar objects . [4] He retired as director of the Lowell Observatory in 1986. He died on july 17, 1999, in Tucson, Arizona . [1] AWARDS AND HONORS Asteroid 3225 Hoag , discovered by Carolyn and Eug ...
- ... stronomer Arthur Hoag Born ( 1921-01-28 ) 28 January 1921 Ann Arbor , Michigan , United States Died 17 july 1999 (1999-07-17) (aged 78) Tucson , Arizona , United States Education Brown University (B.A., 1942 ...
#3 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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#4 Jyeṣṭhadeva
Jyeṣṭhadeva ( Malayalam : ജ്യേഷ്ഠദേവൻ) ( c. 1500 – c. 1575 ) [1] [2] was an astronomer -mathematician of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics founded by Madhava of Sangamagrama ( c. 1350 – c. 1425 ). He is best known as the author of Yuktibhāṣā , a commentary in Malayalam of Ta
- ... Srinivas and M.S. Sriram.) For a review of the English translation of Yuktibhāṣā : Homer S. White ( 17 july 2009). "Ganita-Yukti-Bhāsā (Rationales in Mathematical Astronomy) of Jyesthadeva" . MAA Reviews . T ...
#5 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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#6 Megan Schwamb
Megan E. Schwamb (born 1984) is an American astronomer and planetary scientist , and lecturer at Queen's University, Belfast . Schwamb has discovered and co-discovered several trans-Neptunian objects , and is involved with Citizen science projects such as Planet Four and Planet Hunters . American pl
- ... , 2012 HG 84 and 2012 KU 50 . (187661) 2007 JG 43 10 May 2007 list [A] [B] 229762 Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà 17 july 2007 list [A] [B] 225088 Gonggong 17 July 2007 list [A] [B] (305543) 2008 QY 40 25 August 2008 ...
- ... JG 43 10 May 2007 list [A] [B] 229762 Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà 17 July 2007 list [A] [B] 225088 Gonggong 17 july 2007 list [A] [B] (305543) 2008 QY 40 25 August 2008 list [A] [B] (315530) 2008 AP 129 11 Janua ...
#7 Arthur Geoffrey Walker
Prof Arthur Geoffrey Walker FRS FRSE (17 July 1909 in Watford , Hertfordshire , England – 31 March 2001) [1] [2] was a British mathematician who made important contributions to physics and physical cosmology . Although he was an accomplished geometer , he is best remembered today for two important c
- Prof Arthur Geoffrey Walker FRS FRSE ( 17 july 1909 in Watford , Hertfordshire , England – 31 March 2001) [1] [2] was a British mathematician who ...
- ... tributions to general relativity . British mathematician Arthur Geoffrey Walker Born ( 1909-07-17 ) 17 july 1909 Watford , Hertfordshire , England Died 31 March 2001 (2001-03-31) (aged 91) Alma mater Balliol ...
- ... i , he introduced the notion of Fermi–Walker differentiation . EARLY LIFE He was born in Watford on 17 july 1909 the son of Arthur John Walker (b.1879), a coach builder, and his wife, Eleanor Joanna Gosling. ...
#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 Jakob Karl Ernst Halm
Jakob Karl Ernst Halm (born Bingen am Rhein; 30 November 1866 – 17 July 1944, in South Africa) [1] [2] was a pioneer of stellar dynamics and the first person to suggest the existence of a mass–luminosity relation for stars.
- Jakob Karl Ernst Halm (born Bingen am Rhein; 30 November 1866 – 17 july 1944, in South Africa) [1] [2] was a pioneer of stellar dynamics and the first person to suggest th ...
#10 Lisa Pratt
Lisa Pratt is a biogeochemist and astrobiologist who previously served as the 7th Planetary Protection Officer for NASA from 2018 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. Her academic work as a student, professor, and researcher on organisms and their respective environments prepared her for the positi
- ... lan, Mat (October 7, 2020). Protectors of Earth! (and Other Worlds) . Planetary Radio . Green, Jim ( july 17, 2020). "She Protects Other Planets from Our Germs" (Podcast). Gravity Assist. No. Season 4, Episode ...
#11 Carl A. Wirtanen
Carl Alvar Wirtanen (November 11, 1910, Kenosha, Wisconsin – March 7, 1990 Santa Cruz, California ) was an American astronomer and discoverer of comets and minor planets who worked at Lick Observatory . [2] [3] He was of Finnish ancestry. American astronomer Minor planets discovered: 8 [1] 1600 Vy
- ... ry. American astronomer Minor planets discovered: 8 [1] 1600 Vyssotsky October 22, 1947 1685 Toro july 17, 1948 1747 Wright July 14, 1947 1863 Antinous March 7, 1948 1951 Lick July 26, 1949 2044 Wirt Novemb ...
#12 Isaac Roberts
Isaac Roberts FRS (27 January 1829 – 17 July 1904 [1] ) was a Welsh engineer and businessman best known for his work as an amateur astronomer , pioneering the field of astrophotography of nebulae . He was a member of the Liverpool Astronomical Society in England and was a fellow of the Royal Geologi
- Isaac Roberts FRS (27 January 1829 – 17 july 1904 [1] ) was a Welsh engineer and businessman best known for his work as an amateur astronomer , ...
- ... Photography. Born at Groes, near Denbigh, 27 January 1829, died at Starfield, Crowborough, Sussex, 17 july 1904, who spent his whole life in the search after Truth, and the endeavour to add to the happiness ...
#13 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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#14 John Broughton
John Broughton (born 1952) [2] is an Australian amateur astronomer and artist. He is among the most prolific discoverers of minor planets worldwide, credited by the Minor Planet Center with more than a thousand discoveries made between 1997 and 2008. [1] His observations are done at Reedy Creek Obse
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#15 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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#16 Georges Lemaître
Georges Henri Joseph Édouard Lemaître ( / l ə ˈ m ɛ t r ə / lə- MET -rə ; French: [ʒɔʁʒ ləmɛːtʁ] ( listen ) ; 17 July 1894 – 20 June 1966) was a Belgian Catholic priest , theoretical physicist , mathematician , astronomer , and professor of physics at the Catholic University of Louvain . [1] He wa
- ... nri Joseph Édouard Lemaître ( / l ə ˈ m ɛ t r ə / lə- MET -rə ; French: [ʒɔʁʒ ləmɛːtʁ] ( listen ) ; 17 july 1894 – 20 June 1966) was a Belgian Catholic priest , theoretical physicist , mathematician , astron ...
- ... s Lemaître RAS Associate Lemaître in 1933 Born Georges Henri Joseph Édouard Lemaître ( 1894-07-17 ) 17 july 1894 Charleroi , Belgium Died 20 June 1966 (1966-06-20) (aged 71) Leuven , Belgium Nationality Belg ...
- ... udience of the Les plus grands Belges ("The Greatest Belgians"), a television show of the RTBF . On 17 july 2018, Google Doodle celebrated Georges Lemaître's 124th birthday. [53] On 26 October 2018, an elect ...
#17 William Kwong Yu Yeung
William Kwong Yu Yeung (born 1960; also known simply as Bill Yeung ; Chinese : 楊光宇 ) is a Hong Kong -born, Canadian amateur astronomer with telescopes based in the United States . [2] [3] Astronomer noted for the discovery of over 2,000 minor planets Minor planets discovered: 2031 [1] see § List
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#18 Edward L. G. Bowell
Edward L. G. "Ted" Bowell (born 1943 in London ), is an American astronomer . Bowell was educated at Emanuel School London, University College, London , and the University of Paris . American astronomer He was principal investigator of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS). He has
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#19 Wolf Bickel
Wolf Bickel (born 6 July 1942, Bensberg ) is a German amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids , observing at his private Bergisch Gladbach Observatory , Germany. He is the most successful German discoverer of minor planets . [2] [3] German astronomer Minor planets discovered: 687
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#20 Jacob Heinrich Wilhelm Lehmann
Jacob Heinrich Wilhelm Lehmann (3 January 1800 – 17 July 1863) was a German astronomer . His specialty was computational astronomy, and at the time he was widely known and recognized within his field. [1] He is most noted today as the namesake for the crater Lehmann on the Moon. German astronomer
- Jacob Heinrich Wilhelm Lehmann (3 January 1800 – 17 july 1863) was a German astronomer . His specialty was computational astronomy, and at the time he was w ...
Star / Star
#1 Barnard's Star
Barnard's Star / ˈ b ɑːr n ər d z / is a red dwarf about six light-years from Earth in the constellation of Ophiuchus . It is the fourth-nearest-known individual star to the Sun after the three components of the Alpha Centauri system, and the closest star in the northern celestial hemisphere . [16]
- ... n 1998 a stellar flare on Barnard's Star was detected based on changes in the spectral emissions on 17 july during an unrelated search for variations in the proper motion. Four years passed before the flare ...
#2 Vega
Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra . It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae , which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr . This star is relatively close at only 25 light-years (7.7 parsecs ) from the Sun , [17] and one of the most luminous stars
- ... egan in 1840 when John William Draper took an image of the Moon using the daguerreotype process. On 17 july 1850, Vega became the first star (other than the Sun) to be photographed, when it was imaged by Wil ...
#3 SN 1939C
SN 1939C was a supernova in the Fireworks Galaxy first discovered by Fritz Zwicky on 17 July 1939. [1] With a right ascension of 20:34:23.0 and a declination of +60:09:37.3, it lies 215"W and 24"N away from the center of the Fireworks Galaxy. [1] It peaked at a magnitude of 13.0. [2] SN 1939C Event
- SN 1939C was a supernova in the Fireworks Galaxy first discovered by Fritz Zwicky on 17 july 1939. [1] With a right ascension of 20:34:23.0 and a declination of +60:09:37.3, it lies 215"W and ...
- ... ireworks Galaxy. [1] It peaked at a magnitude of 13.0. [2] SN 1939C Event type Supernova SN.I: Date 17 july 1939 [1] Constellation Cepheus [1] Right ascension 20:34:23.0 [2] Declination +60:09:37.3 [2] Host ...
#4 WASP-15
WASP-15 is a magnitude 11 star located about 1000 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus . [2] The star, which is more massive, larger, hotter, and more luminous than the Sun , is also less metal-rich than the Sun. WASP-15 has one known planet in its orbit, WASP-15b ; the planet is a Hot Ju
- ... nates in the sky. This information was captured first with one camera field between May 4, 2006 and july 17, 2006, and later again using two overlapping camera fields between January 31, 2007 to July 7, 2007 ...
- ... it's curve. Later, the CORALIE spectrograph (also on the Euler telescope) between March 6, 2008 and july 17, 2008 used Doppler spectroscopy to collect 21 radial velocity measurements. Analysis confirmed the p ...
#5 WHL0137-LS
WHL0137-LS , also known as Earendel , is a star in the constellation of Cetus . Discovered in 2022 by the Hubble Space Telescope , it is the earliest and most distant known star, at a comoving distance of 28 billion light-years (8.6 billion parsecs) . [2] [3] The previous farthest known star, MA
- ... and forty thousand times. [6] The dates of Hubble's exposure to the star's light were 7 June 2016, 17 july 2016, 4 November 2019, and 27 November 2019. [7] Earendel imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope The ...