langs: 12 июня [ru] / june 12 [en] / 12. juni [de] / 12 juin [fr] / 12 giugno [it] / 12 de junio [es]
days: june 9 / june 10 / june 11 / june 12 / june 13 / june 14 / june 15
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 (612093) 1999 LE31
(612093) 1999 LE 31 , prov. designation : 1999 LE 31 , is a centaur and damocloid on a retrograde and eccentric orbit from the outer region of the Solar System . It was first observed on 12 June 1999, by astronomers with the LINEAR program at the Lincoln Lab's ETS near Socorro, New Mexico, in the Un
- ... retrograde and eccentric orbit from the outer region of the Solar System . It was first observed on 12 june 1999, by astronomers with the LINEAR program at the Lincoln Lab's ETS near Socorro, New Mexico, in ...
- ... rbit of 1999 LE 31 Discovery [1] Discovered by LINEAR Discovery site Lincoln Lab ETS Discovery date 12 june 1999 Designations MPC designation (612093) 1999 LE 31 Alternative designations 1999 LE 31 Minor pla ...
#2 2021 LL37
2021 LL 37 is a large trans-Neptunian object in the scattered disc , around 600 kilometres (370 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 12 June 2021, by American astronomers Scott Sheppard and Chad Trujillo using Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory 's Dark Energy Camera in Chile, and announced
- ... object in the scattered disc , around 600 kilometres (370 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 12 june 2021, by American astronomers Scott Sheppard and Chad Trujillo using Cerro Tololo Inter-American Ob ...
- ... covery [1] Discovered by S. S. Sheppard C. Trujillo Discovery site Cerro Tololo Obs. Discovery date 12 june 2021 Designations MPC designation 2021 LL 37 Minor planet category TNO [2] · SDO [3] · distant [4] ...
#3 List of minor planets and comets visited by spacecraft
The following tables list all minor planets and comets that have been visited by robotic spacecraft . Number of minor planets and comets visited by spacecraft
- ... nu 0.490 1999 OSIRIS-REx 2020 landed [2] landed Arrived on 3 December 2018; entered lowest orbit on 12 june 2019; smallest object to be orbited by spacecraft and closest ever orbit; [3] [4] touchdown on 20 O ...
#4 (136617) 1994 CC
(136617) 1994 CC is a sub-kilometer trinary [3] asteroid , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group . (136617) 1994 CC Goldstone animation of 1994 CC orbited by two minor-planet moons in 2009 Discovery [1] Discovered by Spacewatch Discovery site Kitt
- ... nd Lance Benner , made the discovery using radar imaging at NASA 's Goldstone Solar System Radar on june 12 and June 14, 2009. They showed that the near-Earth asteroid 1994 CC is a triple system, which encoun ...
#5 (307261) 2002 MS4
(307261) 2002 MS 4 is a large classical Kuiper belt object and a possible dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt , a region of icy planetesimals beyond Neptune . [13] It was discovered in 2002 by Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown , and has precovery images back to 8 April 1954. [2] Classical Kuiper belt obje
- ... 0° 0 m 13.167 s / day Inclination 17.693° Longitude of ascending node 216.075° Time of perihelion ≈ 12 june 2123 [6] ±5 days [2] Argument of perihelion 214.575° Physical characteristics Dimensions 808 ± 11 × ...
#6 420356 Praamzius
420356 Praamzius , provisional designation 2012 BX 85 , is a trans-Neptunian object from the classical Kuiper belt , located in the outermost region of the Solar System , approximately 190–320 kilometers (120–200 miles) in diameter. [4] [6] It was discovered on 23 January 2012, by astronomers Kazimi
- ... on 0° 0 m 12.6 s / day Inclination 1.1001° Longitude of ascending node 314.26° Time of perihelion ≈ 12 june 2158 [7] ±3 months Argument of perihelion 358.38° Physical characteristics Mean diameter 191 km (es ...
#7 1394 Algoa
1394 Algoa , provisional designation 1936 LK , is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 14 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 12 June 1936, by English-born South-African astronomer Cyril Jackson at Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa. [7]
- ... inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 14 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 12 june 1936, by English-born South-African astronomer Cyril Jackson at Union Observatory in Johannesburg, ...
- ... ] 1394 Algoa Discovery [1] Discovered by C. Jackson Discovery site Johannesburg Obs. Discovery date 12 june 1936 Designations MPC designation (1394) Algoa Named after Algoa Bay (in South Africa) [2] Alternat ...
#8 2018 XB4
2018 XB 4 (also written 2018 XB4 ) is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid roughly 53 meters (170 feet) in diameter. It was discovered on 13 December 2018 when the asteroid was about 0.125 AU (18,700,000 km; 11,600,000 mi) from Earth and had a solar elongation of 146 ° . It passed closest approach to
- ... overed which extended the observation arc to 177 days and was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 12 june 2019. It is now known that on 22 June 2092 the asteroid will pass about 0.033 ± 0.015 AU from Earth ...
#9 70 Panopaea
Panopaea ( minor planet designation : 70 Panopaea ) is a large main belt asteroid . Its orbit is close to those of the Eunomia asteroid family ; however, Panopaea is a dark, primitive carbonaceous C-type asteroid in contrast to the S-type asteroids of the Eunomian asteroids. The spectra of the aster
- ... ons of the planets. [14] The asteroid frequently makes close approaches with 16 Psyche , such as on 12 june 2040 when it will make a close approach of 0.00602 AU (2.34 Lunar distances , or approx. 770,000 km ...
#10 (467336) 2002 LT38
(467336) 2002 LT 38 , is a sub-kilometer asteroid and suspected tumbler , classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Aten group , approximately 240 meters (790 ft) in diameter. It was discovered on 12 June 2002, by astronomers of the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Res
- ... us asteroid of the Aten group , approximately 240 meters (790 ft) in diameter. It was discovered on 12 june 2002, by astronomers of the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experi ...
- ... ) 2002 LT 38 Discovery [1] [2] Discovered by LINEAR Discovery site Lincoln Lab's ETS Discovery date 12 june 2002 Designations MPC designation (467336) 2002 LT 38 Alternative designations 2002 LT 38 Minor pla ...
#11 (285263) 1998 QE2
(285263) 1998 QE 2 , provisional designation 1998 QE 2 , is a dark asteroid and synchronous binary system , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Amor group , approximately 3 kilometers in diameter. [7] It was discovered on 19 August 1998, by astronomers of the LI
- ... strong radar target for Goldstone from May 30 to June 9 and will be one for Arecibo from June 6 to june 12. [6] At its closest approach the asteroid had an apparent magnitude of 11 and therefore required a s ...
#12 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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- ... (488109) 2015 VQ 78 17 June 2010 list (488134) 2015 VA 124 9 January 2010 list (488156) 2015 WY 13 12 june 2010 list (488194) 2015 XT 198 22 January 2010 list (488223) 2016 AT 5 27 April 2010 list (488244) ...
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- ... 496587) 2015 BH 156 15 January 2010 list (496620) 2015 PN 3 7 August 2010 list (496640) 2015 XJ 128 12 june 2010 list (496803) 2017 JO 1 12 March 2010 list (499387) 2010 AW 85 8 January 2010 list (499388) 20 ...
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- ... list (511903) 2015 HK 42 8 April 2010 list (511965) 2015 KN 17 16 May 2010 list (511973) 2015 KO 47 12 june 2010 list (511975) 2015 KH 58 21 May 2010 list (511984) 2015 KJ 88 9 May 2010 list (512083) 2015 NV ...
- ... list (519085) 2010 LT 54 9 June 2010 list (519092) 2010 LA 87 11 June 2010 list (519095) 2010 LV 89 12 june 2010 list (519099) 2010 LV 100 13 June 2010 list (519100) 2010 LH 101 13 June 2010 list (519101) 20 ...
#13 2013 LX28
2013 LX 28 , is an asteroid , classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group that is a temporary quasi-satellite of the Earth , the third known Earth quasi-satellite. [6] [7] 2013 LX 28 Discovery Discovered by Pan-STARRS Discovery date 12 June 2013 Designations MPC designation 2013 LX 28
- ... d known Earth quasi-satellite. [6] [7] 2013 LX 28 Discovery Discovered by Pan-STARRS Discovery date 12 june 2013 Designations MPC designation 2013 LX 28 Minor planet category Apollo asteroid [1] [2] Venus cr ...
- ... solute magnitude (H) 21.7 [2] DISCOVERY, ORBIT AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 2013 LX 28 was discovered on 12 june 2013. As of September 2014, it has been observed 26 times with a data-arc span of 349 days. It is a ...
#14 Lexell's Comet
D/1770 L1 , popularly known as Lexell's Comet after its orbit computer Anders Johan Lexell , was a comet discovered by astronomer Charles Messier in June 1770. [note 1] It is notable for having passed closer to Earth than any other comet in recorded history , approaching to a distance of only 0.015
- ... O) , which may have passed even closer at about 0.012 AU (1,800,000 km; 1,100,000 mi) from Earth on june 12, 1999, [10] but the uncertainties are around ±1.5 million km [11] as the P/1999 J6 approach was unob ...
Comet / Comet
#1 Comet IRAS–Araki–Alcock
Comet IRAS–Araki–Alcock (formal designation C/1983 H1 , formerly 1983 VII ) is a long-period comet that, in 1983, made the closest known approach to Earth of any comet in 200 years, at a distance of about 0.0312 AU (4,670,000 km ; 2,900,000 mi ) . The comet was named after its discoverers –
- ... in 1770, and 55P/Tempel-Tuttle , in 1366, are thought to have come closer. [7] [8] Subsequently, on 12 june 1999, the small comet P/1999 J6 (SOHO) passed about 0.012 AU (1,800,000 km; 1,100,000 mi) from Eart ...
#2 7P/Pons–Winnecke
7P/Pons–Winnecke (also known as Comet Pons–Winnecke ) is a periodic Jupiter-family comet with a six-year orbit. Early calculations for the 1921 apparition suggested that the orbit of the comet might collide with Earth in June, but observations on 10 April ruled out an impact. [1] It made a very clos
- ... Pons–Winnecke comet [1] Discovery Discovered by Jean Louis Pons & Friedrich Winnecke Discovery date june 12, 1819 & March 9, 1858 Alternative designations 1858 E1, 1858 II, 1819 III, 1927c, 1933b, 1939c, 1945 ...
- ... egrees at approximately apparent magnitude 11. [4] It passed 0.44 AU (66 million km ) from Earth on 12 june 2021. Before that it came to perihelion on 30 January 2015 [4] with a solar elongation of 24 degree ...
- ... olar elongation of 24 degrees. [9] Jean Louis Pons ( Marseille ) originally discovered the comet on 12 june 1819, it was later rediscovered by Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke ( Bonn ) on 9 March 1858. It i ...
#3 C/1999 J6 (SOHO)
C/1999 J6 (SOHO) is a small comet , notable for being among those that made a close approach to the Earth. [2] [3] [4] [5] It was first observed by the space-based Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) on 10 May 1995. [6] [7] It is next expected to come to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun
- ... 9 AU (1,480,000 km; 3.9 LD) Next perihelion 2026-Jun-18? [1] The most notable Earth approach was on june 12, 1999 when it passed between 357,000 km to 3.3 million km from Earth. [3] The uncertainty is a resul ...
#4 C/1861 J1
The Great Comet of 1861 , formally designated C/1861 J1 and 1861 II , is a long-period comet that was visible to the naked eye for approximately 3 months. [3] It was categorized as a great comet —one of the eight greatest comets of the 19th century. [3] Astronomical object C/1861 J1 Discovery Discov
- ... U Semi-major axis 55.1 AU Eccentricity 0.985 Orbital period 409 a Inclination 85.4° Last perihelion june 12, 1861 Next perihelion 2265 [2] It was discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales , Austr ...
- ... h Wales , Australia , on May 13, 1861, with an apparent magnitude of +4, a month before perihelion ( june 12) . It was not visible in the northern hemisphere until June 29, but it arrived before word of the com ...
#5 300P/Catalina
300P/Catalina is a periodic , near-Earth comet in the Solar System with an orbital period of 4.4 years. It is the second comet ever listed on the Sentry Risk Table . [5] At 1.4 kilometers (0.9 miles) in diameter, [4] it is one of the largest objects ever listed on the Sentry Risk Table. 300P/Catalin
- ... It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 7 June 2005. It was observed by Arecibo Observatory on 12 june 2005. 300P/Catalina makes close approaches to Earth and has an Earth- MOID of 0.0245 AU (3,670,000 ...
#6 143P/Kowal–Mrkos
143P/Kowal–Mrkos is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 9 year orbit 143P/Kowal–Mrkos Discovery Discovered by Charles T. Kowal Antonín Mrkos Discovery date April 23, 1984 Alternative designations 1984 JD; 1984 X; 2000 ET90 Orbital characteristics A Epoch March 6, 2006 Aphelion
- ... d 8.935 a Inclination 4.6896° Jupiter MOID 0.0196 AU (2,930,000 km) Last perihelion May 7, 2018 [1] june 12, 2009 Next perihelion 2026-Dec-28 (JPL Horizons last obs 2018-08-08)
#7 C/2015 V2 (Johnson)
C/2015 V2 (Johnson) is a hyperbolic comet discovered on 3 November 2015 by Jess Johnson ( Catalina Sky Survey ) at an apparent magnitude of 17.1 using a 0.68-meter (27 in) Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Its incoming orbit had a Semimajor Axis of 59,200 AU (0.94 light years), bu
- ... centricity 1.00145 [3] Orbital period 14.4 Myr (incoming) Inclination 49.87499° [3] Next perihelion 12 june 2017 [3]
#8 C/2007 W1 (Boattini)
C/2007 W1 (Boattini) is a long-period comet discovered on 20 November 2007, by Andrea Boattini at the Mt. Lemmon Survey . [1] At the peak the comet had an apparent magnitude around 5. [5] C/2007 W1 (Boattini) Discovery Discovered by Andrea Boattini Mt. Lemmon Survey ( G96 ) [1] Discovery date 20 Nov
- ... ted to be as large as 10 arcminutes . [6] This made the coma roughly 290,000 km in diameter. [7] On 12 june 2008, the comet passed within about 0.21005 AU (31,423,000 km ; 19,525,000 mi ) of the Earth. [8] T ...
#9 C/2009 R1 (McNaught)
C/2009 R1 (McNaught) , one of more than fifty comets known as Comet McNaught , [4] is a non-periodic comet discovered by British-Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught on September 9, 2009, using the Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales , Australia . [
- ... t which time it appeared between the constellations Auriga and Gemini . [8] Because the new moon on june 12 provided a particularly dark night sky, the weekend of Friday, June 11 to Sunday, June 13 was expect ...
Institution / Institution
#1 Lovell Telescope
The Lovell Telescope / ˈ l ʌ v əl / is a radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory , near Goostrey , Cheshire in the north-west of England. When construction was finished in 1957, the telescope was the largest steerable dish radio telescope in the world at 76.2 m (250 ft) in diameter; [1] it i
- ... r the first time on 3 February 1957: by an inch. [29] It was first moved azimuthally under power on 12 june 1957; [30] the bowl was tilted under power for the first time on 20 June 1957. [30] By the end of J ...
#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
- ... t (336707) 2010 CR 70 26 August 2008 list (336801) 2011 CL 91 28 July 2008 list (341118) 2007 LZ 14 12 june 2007 list (341135) 2007 OE 16 July 2007 list (341358) 2007 TS 66 11 October 2007 list (341627) 2007 ...
#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
- ... 2025 (?) Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027 (European Russia, except north-east part) Solar eclipse of june 12, 2029 (northern Russia) Solar eclipse of November 3, 2032 (?) Solar eclipse of March 20, 2034 (south ...
#4 Network for Astronomy School Education
Network for Astronomy School Education (NASE) is an International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group that works on Training Teachers for primary and secondary schools. In 2007, professor George K. Miley , IAU vice-president, invited Rosa M. Ros to begin exploring the idea of setting up an astron
- ... endoza ( Argentina ) 24–26 April 2014 47 Cluj ( Romania ) 24–26 April 2014 48 La Habana ( Cuba ) 9–1 12 june 2014 49 Bogotá ( Colombia ) 16–19 June 2014 50 Quito ( Ecuador ) 16–19 June 2014 51 Medellín ( Colom ...
#5 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
- ... 35 list [C] 1389 Onnie 28 September 1935 list [C] 1393 Sofala 25 May 1936 list [B] 1394 Algoa 12 june 1936 list [B] 1396 Outeniqua 9 August 1936 list [B] 1397 Umtata 9 August 1936 list [B] 1427 R ...
#6 Uwingu
Uwingu is a private, for-profit company founded by Alan Stern , a former NASA associate administrator. The company lets the public nominate names for exoplanets and craters of Mars on Uwingu's new Mars map, in return for a fee. [1] [2] Uwingu’s mission is to create new ways for people to personally
- ... s One , which is planning on using Uwingu's map of Mars in its mission. [5] [6] It was announced on 12 june 2014 that a second space mission, Time Capsule to Mars, is carrying Uwingu's Mars Map to Mars as we ...
#7 Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR)
The Low-Frequency Array , or LOFAR , is a large radio telescope , with an antenna network located mainly in the Netherlands, and spreading across 7 other European countries as of 2019. Originally designed and built by ASTRON , the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, it was first opened by que
- ... bolton), in France (Nançay) and in Sweden (Onsala) were operational. LOFAR was officially opened on 12 june 2010 by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. [28] Regular observations started in December 2012. [ cit ...
#8 Jodrell Bank Observatory
Jodrell Bank Observatory ( / ˈ dʒ ɒ d r əl / ) in Cheshire , England, hosts a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester . The observatory was established in 1945 by Bernard Lovell , a radio astronomer at the university, to investig
- ... [22] [23] In the following years, the telescope tracked various space probes. Between 11 March and 12 june 1960, it tracked the United States' NASA -launched Pioneer 5 probe. The telescope sent commands to ...
#9 List of solar eclipses visible from Ukraine
This list of solar eclipses seen from Ukraine enumerates the solar eclipses that were seen and will be seen in Ukraine . 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 20th 21st
- ... of March 29, 2025 Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027 Solar eclipse of june 12, 2029 Solar eclipse of June 1, 2030 ( annular ) Solar eclipse of March 20, 2034 Solar eclipse of Jan ...
- ... 20, 2015 June 21, 2020 June 10, 2021 October 25, 2022 March 29, 2025 August 12, 2026 August 2, 2027 june 12, 2029 June 1, 2030 March 20, 2034 January 16, 2037 January 5, 2038 July 2, 2038 June 21, 2039 June 1 ...
#10 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
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#11 LightBuckets
LightBuckets is a commercial astronomical observatory formerly located in Rodeo, New Mexico and now located in France, which rents time on its telescopes to customers around the world via a website on the Internet , including amateur and professional astronomers . It is an online astronomy platform
- ... ounded in 2007 by Steve Cullen, a former software executive, and the observatories became active on june 12, 2008. [6] In 2011, he returned to the software business, and LightBuckets went through a period of ...
Meteorite / Meteorite
#1 Kepler-419c
Kepler-419c (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-1474.02 ) is a super-Jupiter exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the star Kepler-419 , the outermost of two such planets discovered by NASA 's Kepler spacecraft . It is located about 3,400 light-years (1040 parsecs
- ... ore massive than Jupiter and orbiting at a distance of 1.68 AU. The discovery was then announced on june 12, 2014. [1] SEE ALSO Kepler-47c HD 69830 d Kepler-90h
- ... exoplanet orbiting Kepler-419 Kepler-419c Discovery Discovered by Kepler spacecraft Discovery date 12 june 2014 [1] Detection method Transit timing variations [1] Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 1.6 ...
#2 HATS-36b
HATS-36b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits an F-type star . Its mass is 3.216 Jupiters , it takes 4.2 days to complete one orbit of its star , and is 0.05425 AU from it. It was discovered on June 12, 2017 and was announced in 2018. [3] [4] Its discoverers were 23, namely Daniel Bayliss, Joel Hart
- ... takes 4.2 days to complete one orbit of its star , and is 0.05425 AU from it. It was discovered on june 12, 2017 and was announced in 2018. [3] [4] Its discoverers were 23, namely Daniel Bayliss, Joel Hartma ...
- ... s HATS-36 b An image of HATS-36 taken using the Kepler Space Telescope Discovery [1] Discovery date june 12, 2017 Detection method Transit Designations Alternative names K2-145 b or EPIC 215969174b Orbital ch ...
#3 Kepler-419b
Kepler-419b (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-1474.01 ) is a hot Jupiter exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-419 , the outermost of two such planets discovered by NASA 's Kepler spacecraft . It is located about 3,400 light-years (1040 parsecs from Earth in the constellation
- ... ting Kepler-419 Kepler-419b Discovery Discovered by Kepler spacecraft Discovery date 2012 (dubious) 12 june 2014 (confirmed) [1] Detection method Transit method [1] Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 0. ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Alexander Stewart Herschel
Alexander Stewart Herschel, DCL, FRS (5 February 1836 – 18 June 1907) was a British astronomer . Alexander Stewart Herschel Born ( 1836-02-05 ) 5 February 1836 Feldhausen, near Cape Town , British Cape Colony (today South Africa) Died 18 June 1907 (1907-06-18) (aged 71) Slough , England Citizenshi
- ... Portrait Gallery . [9] Herschel became fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1867, [2] and on 12 june 1884 was elected Fellow of the Royal Society , an honour already conferred on his grandfather, his ...
#2 Zdenek Sekanina
Zdeněk Sekanina (born 12 June 1936) is a Czech-American astronomer and scientist. Zdeněk Sekanina in 1974 In 1959, Sekanina studied astronomy at Charles University in Prague , where he graduated in 1963. [1] After the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, he emigrated to the United States. Sinc
- Zdeněk Sekanina (born 12 june 1936) is a Czech-American astronomer and scientist. Zdeněk Sekanina in 1974 In 1959, Sekanina studi ...
#3 George Comstock (astronomer)
George Cary Comstock (February 12, 1855 – May 11, 1934) was an American astronomer and educator. George Comstock Born George Cary Comstock ( 1855-02-12 ) February 12, 1855 Madison , Wisconsin Died May 11, 1934 (1934-05-11) (aged 79) Madison, Wisconsin Burial place Forest Hill Cemetery Education Un
- ... taught mathematics and astronomy, and he took over directorship of the Washburn Observatory. [2] On june 12, 1894, he was married to Esther Cecile Everett, and the couple had a daughter, Mary Cecelia Comstock ...
#4 Paul Guldin
Paul Guldin (born Habakkuk Guldin ; 12 June 1577 ( Mels ) – 3 November 1643 ( Graz )) was a Swiss Jesuit mathematician and astronomer . He discovered the Guldinus theorem to determine the surface and the volume of a solid of revolution . (This theorem is also known as the Pappus–Guldinus theorem and
- Paul Guldin (born Habakkuk Guldin ; 12 june 1577 ( Mels ) – 3 November 1643 ( Graz )) was a Swiss Jesuit mathematician and astronomer . He disc ...
- ... his article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2014 ) Paul Guldin Paul Guldin Born 12 june 1577 Mels , Switzerland Died 3 November 1643 (1643-11-03) (aged 66) Graz , Austria Nationality Swis ...
#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
- ... st (269943) 2000 SV 10 24 September 2000 list (270036) 2001 KR 41 24 May 2001 list (275514) 1996 LU 12 june 1996 list (275515) 1996 TM 3 October 1996 list (279873) 2001 OR 67 27 July 2001 list (280120) 2002 ...
#6 Marie Henri Andoyer
Marie Henri Andoyer (October 1, 1862 in Paris – June 12, 1929) was a French astronomer and mathematician. French astronomer and mathematician
- Marie Henri Andoyer (October 1, 1862 in Paris – june 12, 1929) was a French astronomer and mathematician. French astronomer and mathematician BIOGRAPHY Ando ...
#7 Harry Clive Minnett
Harry Clive Minnett OBE (12 June 1917 – 20 December 2003) [1] was an Australian physicist and radio engineer who, with Jack Piddington , co-discovered Sagittarius A* , [2] the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, and played a leading role in building the Parkes Radio Telescope . Minnett was ap
- Harry Clive Minnett OBE ( 12 june 1917 – 20 December 2003) [1] was an Australian physicist and radio engineer who, with Jack Piddingt ...
- ... alian Academy of Science in 1976. [3] Australian astronomer Harry Clive Minnett Born ( 1917-06-12 ) 12 june 1917 Hurstville , New South Wales , Australia Died 20 December 2003 (2003-12-20) (aged 86) National ...
- ... nstitutions CSIRO EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Harry Minnett was born in Hurstville, New South Wales on 12 june 1917, to parents Frederick Harry Brook Minnett and Elsie May Garnsey. He attended Hurstville Primar ...
#8 Struve family
The Struve family (pronounced [ˈʃtʁuvə] in German, [ˈstruvɪ] in Russian) were a Baltic German noble family of Eastphalian origin and originated in Magdeburg , the family produced five generations of astronomers from the 18th to 20th centuries. Members of the family were also prominent in chemistry ,
- ... Georg Heinrich Christoph Franz Von Struve (August 29, 1802 – 1886). Married Eugenie von Witte (born june 12, 1809 in Posen, daughter of War and Dominions Councilor Karl Von Witte, who died 6 months after his ...
#9 Anne Barbara Underhill
Anne Barbara Underhill FRSC (June 12, 1920 - July 3, 2003) was a Canadian astrophysicist . She is most widely known for her work on early-type stars and was considered one of the world's leading experts in the field. [1] During her lifetime she received many awards for her contributions to astronomy
- Anne Barbara Underhill FRSC ( june 12, 1920 - July 3, 2003) was a Canadian astrophysicist . She is most widely known for her work on early ...
- ... erhill FRSC Anne Underhill, Utrecht Observatory, the Netherlands, December 1967 Born ( 1920-06-12 ) 12 june 1920 Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada Died 3 July 2003 (2003-07-03) (aged 83) Vancouver, Britis ...
#10 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
- ... list (20015) 1991 SR 30 September 1991 list 20043 Ellenmacarthur 2 March 1993 list (20086) 1994 LW 12 june 1994 list (20111) 1995 SO 5 22 September 1995 list (20494) 1999 PM 1 3 August 1999 list (20691) 199 ...
- ... 1992 list (39563) 1992 RB 2 September 1992 list (39591) 1993 LR 1 15 June 1993 list (39618) 1994 LT 12 june 1994 list (39636) 1995 BQ 2 29 January 1995 list (41504) 2000 QY 148 29 August 2000 list (42490) 19 ...
#11 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
- ... st (268274) 2005 PH 6 7 August 2005 list (268714) 2006 HN 51 24 April 2006 list (269118) 2007 LH 15 12 june 2007 list (270627) 2002 PE 34 7 August 2002 list (271582) 2004 MZ 4 22 June 2004 list (271583) 2004 ...
- ... (497133) 2004 PV 97 14 August 2004 list (524992) 2004 QH 2 19 August 2004 list (526929) 2007 LF 15 12 june 2007 list (526940) 2007 PR 5 August 2007 list (542667) 2013 GC 85 6 July 2005 list SEE ALSO Asteroi ...
#12 Cyril Jackson (astronomer)
Cyril V. Jackson (5 December 1903 – February 1988) was a South African astronomer , known for discovering 72 asteroids and a number of comets. South African astronomer Asteroids discovered: 72 1116 Catriona 5 April 1929 1186 Turnera 1 August 1929 1193 Africa 24 April 1931 1194 Aletta 13 May 1931 119
- ... 31 July 1935 1367 Nongoma 3 July 1934 1368 Numidia 30 April 1935 1393 Sofala 25 May 1936 1394 Algoa 12 june 1936 1396 Outeniqua 9 August 1936 1397 Umtata 9 August 1936 1427 Ruvuma 16 May 1937 1428 Mombasa 5 ...
#13 John Michell
John Michell ( / ˈ m ɪ tʃ əl / ; 25 December 1724 – 21 April 1793) was an English natural philosopher and clergyman who provided pioneering insights into a wide range of scientific fields including astronomy , geology , optics , and gravitation . Considered "one of the greatest unsung scientists of
- ... y Savile and another member that Michell be invited to join the Society. He was elected a member on 12 june 1760. Michell followed his work in seismology with work in astronomy, and after publishing his find ...
#14 Wilhelm Gliese
Wilhelm Gliese ( German pronunciation: [ˈɡliːzə] , English GLEE -zə ; 21 June 1915 – 12 June 1993) was a German astronomer who specialized in the study and cataloging of nearby stars. German astronomer Wilhelm Gliese Born ( 1915-06-21 ) 21 June 1915 Goldberg, Germany , Silesia Died 12 June 1993 (199
- Wilhelm Gliese ( German pronunciation: [ˈɡliːzə] , English GLEE -zə ; 21 June 1915 – 12 june 1993) was a German astronomer who specialized in the study and cataloging of nearby stars. German a ...
- ... German astronomer Wilhelm Gliese Born ( 1915-06-21 ) 21 June 1915 Goldberg, Germany , Silesia Died 12 june 1993 (1993-06-12) (aged 77) Heidelberg , Germany Alma mater University of Berlin Known for Gliese C ...
#15 Christiaan Huygens
Christiaan Huygens, Lord of Zeelhem , FRS ( / ˈ h aɪ ɡ ən z / HY -gənz , [4] US : / ˈ h ɔɪ ɡ ən z / HOY -gənz , [5] [6] Dutch: [ˈkrɪstijaːn ˈɦœyɣə(n)s] ( listen ) , also spelled Huyghens ; Latin : Hugenius ; 14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a Dutch mathematician , physicist , engineer , astronomer
- ... home the following year. [36] On his third visit to England, Huygens met Isaac Newton in person on 12 june 1689. They spoke about Iceland spar , and subsequently corresponded about resisted motion. [69] Huy ...
#16 Tamara Smirnova
Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova ( Russian : Тама́ра Миха́йловна Смирно́ва ; 1935–2001) was a Soviet / Russian astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets . [2] Russian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 135 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets
- ... 28 August 1973 list 2172 Plavsk 31 August 1973 list 2192 Pyatigoriya 18 April 1972 list 2216 Kerch 12 june 1971 list 2217 Eltigen 26 September 1971 list 2250 Stalingrad 18 April 1972 list 2280 Kunikov 26 Se ...
#17 Johannes Schöner
Johannes Schöner (16 January 1477, in Karlstadt am Main – 16 January 1547, in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg ) (aka, Johann Schönner, Johann Schoener, Jean Schönner, Joan Schoenerus) was a renowned and respected German polymath . It is best to refer to him using the usual 16th-century Latin ter
- ... with whom he had three children: a son Johannes born on 1 February 1502, a daughter Sibilla born on 12 june 1503 and a second son Vitus born on 21 November 1504. A facsimile copy of Schöner's Waldseemüller m ...
#18 Dennis Walsh
Dennis Walsh (12 June 1933 – 1 June 2005 [ citation needed ] ) was an English astronomer . He was an early radio astronomer , as well as an optical astronomer . He was best known for his discovery in 1979 of the first example of a gravitational lens , B0957+561 , using an optical telescope. [1]
- Dennis Walsh ( 12 june 1933 – 1 June 2005 [ citation needed ] ) was an English astronomer . He was an early radio astronom ...
#19 Paulo R. Holvorcem
Paulo Renato Centeno Holvorcem (born 10 July 1967) is a Brazilian amateur astronomer and mathematician who lives in Brasilia , Brazil . Minor planets discovered: 224 [1] credited by the MPC , as per September 2016 He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids . He is credited by the Minor Planet Center
- ... 2002 (46437) 2002 LL 5 [1] June 6, 2002 46441 Mikepenston [1] June 10, 2002 46442 Keithtritton [1] june 12, 2002 (48299) 2002 LE 35 [1] June 11, 2002 48300 Kronk [1] June 11, 2002 (48301) 2002 LL 35 [1] June ...
- ... 12, 2002 (48299) 2002 LE 35 [1] June 11, 2002 48300 Kronk [1] June 11, 2002 (48301) 2002 LL 35 [1] june 12, 2002 51983 Hönig [1] September 19, 2001 52005 Maik [1] February 8, 2002 52057 Clarkhowell [2] Augus ...
- ... 02 (112245) 2002 LK 5 [1] June 6, 2002 (112276) 2002 LK 24 [1] June 7, 2002 (112292) 2002 LJ 35 [1] june 12, 2002 (112658) 2002 PQ 86 [1] August 13, 2002 (113618) 2002 TZ 58 [1] October 4, 2002 (114325) 2002 ...
- ... (159853) 2004 FK 4 [2] March 20, 2004 (161006) 2002 EV 2 [1] March 10, 2002 (161073) 2002 LH 35 [1] june 12, 2002 (163341) 2002 LP 32 [1] June 11, 2002 (163731) 2003 KD [2] May 20, 2003 (163733) 2003 KJ 4 [2] ...
#20 Nicolas Fatio de Duillier
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier FRS (also spelled Faccio or Facio ; 16 February 1664 – 10 May 1753) was a mathematician, natural philosopher , astronomer, inventor, and religious campaigner. Born in Basel, Switzerland, Fatio mostly grew up in the then-independent Republic of Geneva, of which he was a citi
- ... er of 1689. [5] Fatio met Newton, probably for the first time, at a meeting of the Royal Society on 12 june 1689. Newton and Fatio soon became friends and Newton even suggested that the two share rooms in Lo ...
Science / Science
#1 Steady-state model
In cosmology , the steady-state model is an alternative to the Big Bang theory of evolution of the universe. In the steady-state model, the density of matter in the expanding universe remains unchanged due to a continuous creation of matter, thus adhering to the perfect cosmological principle , a pr
- ... ience & Technology . October 5, 2016 [March 21, 2013] . Retrieved October 29, 2016 . Dennis Sciama ( 12 june 1967). "Peculiar Velocity of the Sun and the Cosmic Microwave Background" . Physical Review Letters ...
Star / Star
#1 SN 2003gd
SN 2003gd was a Type II-P supernova explosion in the spiral galaxy Messier 74 , located in the constellation Pisces . SN 2003gd was discovered on 12 June 2003 by Robert Evans , using a 0.31m reflector , and its discovery was confirmed on 13 June 2003 by R. H. McNaught using the 1.0m telescope at the
- ... in the spiral galaxy Messier 74 , located in the constellation Pisces . SN 2003gd was discovered on 12 june 2003 by Robert Evans , using a 0.31m reflector , and its discovery was confirmed on 13 June 2003 by ...
- ... of a dust cloud at the position of the SN 2003gd explosion Event type Supernova Type II-P [1] Date 12 june 2003 [1] Constellation Pisces Right ascension 01 h 36 m 42.65 s [2] Declination +15 ° 44 ′ 20.9 ″ [ ...
#2 Nova Herculis 2021
Nova Herculis 2021 , also known V1674 Herculis , was a nova in the constellation Hercules . It reached a peak brightness of magnitude 6.0, making it visible to the naked eye under ideal observing conditions. It was discovered on June 12, 2021, by Seiji Ueda of Kushiro Japan, just hours before it obt
- ... tude 6.0, making it visible to the naked eye under ideal observing conditions. It was discovered on june 12, 2021, by Seiji Ueda of Kushiro Japan, just hours before it obtained peak brightness. The discovery ...
#3 Gliese 1132
Gliese 1132 (often shortened to GJ 1132 ) is a small red dwarf star about 41 light-years (12.6 parsecs) away from Earth [1] in the constellation Vela . In 2015, it was revealed to have a hot rocky Earth-sized planet orbiting it every 1.6 days, which was later determined to have an atmosphere. In 201
- ... 8.929 ± 0.010 <0.27 — — d (unconfirmed) >8.4 +1.7 − 2.5 M 🜨 0.35 ± 0.01 176.9 ± 5.1 <0.53 — — As of june 12, 2018, there are two confirmed exoplanets and one candidate exoplanet orbiting GJ 1132. Companion b ...
#4 Kepler-419
Kepler-419 is an F-type main-sequence star located about 3,400 light years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus . It is located within the field of vision of the Kepler spacecraft , the satellite that NASA 's Kepler Mission used to detect planets that may be transiting their stars. In 2012, a pote
- ... eccentric orbit was detected around this star, [4] but its planetary nature was not confirmed until 12 june 2014, when it was named Kepler-419b . A second planet was announced orbiting further out from the s ...
#5 Scorpius X-1
Scorpius X-1 is an X-ray source located roughly 9000 light years away in the constellation Scorpius . Scorpius X-1 was the first extrasolar X-ray source discovered, and, aside from the Sun , it is the strongest apparent source of X-rays in the sky . [3] The X-ray flux varies day-to-day, and is assoc
- ... ay source in Scorpius, it received the designation Scorpius X-1. The Aerobee 150 rocket launched on june 12, 1962, detected the first X-rays from another celestial source (Scorpius X-1) at J1950 RA 16 h 15 m ...
- ... visual counterpart is V818 Scorpii. Although the above reference indicates the rocket launch was on june 12, 1962, other sources indicate the actual launch was at 06:59:00 UTC on June 19, 1962. [6] [7] Histor ...
#6 SN 2002cx
SN 2002cx is a peculiar type Ia supernova . [6] [7] [8] It was discovered in May 2002 by a team of researchers from LBL . [2] It behaved differently from normal type Ia supernovae, and differently from several other previously observed peculiar type Ia supernovae including SN 1991T and SN 1991bg . [
- ... evolution from the one taken on 2002 May 17. [14] Four later spectra were taken on June 2, June 6, june 12, and June 16 at FLWO. [15] The spectrum of SN 2002cx has evolved by this point to have a redder cont ...