langs: 1 марта [ru] / march 1 [en] / 1. märz [de] / 1er mars [fr] / 1º marzo [it] / 1 de marzo [es]
days: february 27 / february 28 / february 29 / march 1 / march 2 / march 3 / march 4
1689 Floris-Jan , provisional designation 1930 SO , is a stony asteroid and a slow rotator from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 16 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Hendrik van Gent in 1930, it was named after a contest winner of an exhibition at Leiden Observatory . 1689
#2 745 Mauritia
745 Mauritia ( prov. designation : A913 EH or 1913 QX ) is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 24 kilometers (15 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 1 March 1913, by German astronomer Franz Kaiser at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
#3 1955 McMath
1955 McMath , provisional designation 1963 SR , is a stony Koronis asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. 1955 McMath Discovery [1] Discovered by Indiana University ( Indiana Asteroid Program ) Discovery site Goethe Link Obs. Discovery da
#4 1994 Shane
1994 Shane , provisional designation 1961 TE , is a dark Adeonian asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt , approximately 25 kilometers in diameter. 1994 Shane Discovery [1] Discovered by Indiana University ( Indiana Asteroid Program ) Discovery site Goethe Link Obs. Discovery da
#5 28 Bellona
Bellona ( minor planet designation : 28 Bellona ) is a large main-belt asteroid . It was discovered by German astronomer R. Luther on March 1, 1854, and named after Bellōna , the Roman goddess of war ; the name was chosen to mark the beginning of the Crimean War . It is a stony ( S-type ) asteroid w
Amphitrite ( minor planet designation : 29 Amphitrite ) is one of the largest S-type asteroids , approximately 200 kilometers (120 miles) in diameter, and probably fifth largest after Eunomia , Juno , Iris and Herculina . Main-belt asteroid 29 Amphitrite VLT image of Amphitrite Discovery [1] Disco
#7 2207 Antenor
2207 Antenor / æ n ˈ t iː n ər / is a large Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp , approximately 92 kilometers (57 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 19 August 1977, by Russian astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj on the Crimean peninsula. [1] The dar
#8 306 Unitas
Unitas ( minor planet designation : 306 Unitas ) is a typical main belt asteroid that was discovered by Elia Millosevich on 1 March 1891 in Rome . The asteroid was named by the director of the Modena Observatory in honor of the Italian astronomer Angelo Secchi . [5] It is classified as an S-type ast
#9 185 Eunike
Eunike ( minor planet designation : 185 Eunike ) is a dark and very large main-belt asteroid , with an approximate diameter of 157 kilometres. It has a primitive carbonaceous composition. 185 Eunike Discovery Discovered by C. H. F. Peters , 1878 Discovery date 1 March 1878 Designations MPC des
185638 Erwinschwab , provisional designation 2008 EU 7 , is a potentially sub-kilometer Nysian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 1 March 2008, by OAM -astronomers at the La Sagra Observatory in southern Spain. The asteroid is estimated to measure between 950
#11 711 Marmulla
711 Marmulla is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt . [2] It was discovered 1 March 1911 by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa . The asteroid name may be derived from the Old High German word 'marmul', which means 'marble'. [3] This asteroid is orbiting 2.24 AU from the Sun w
#12 107 Camilla
Camilla ( minor planet designation : 107 Camilla ) is one of the largest asteroids from the outermost edge of the asteroid belt , approximately 250 kilometers (160 miles) in diameter. It is a member of the Sylvia family and located within the Cybele group . It was discovered on 17 November 1868, by
50719 Elizabethgriffin , provisional designation 2000 EG 140 , is a stony Maria asteroid and exceptionally slow rotator from the central region of the asteroid belt , approximately 3.3 kilometers (2.1 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 1 March 2000, by astronomers with the Catalina Sky Survey
#14 386 Siegena
Siegena ( minor planet designation : 386 Siegena ) is a very large main-belt asteroid . It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. 386 Siegena A three-dimensional model of 386 Siegena based on its light curve Discovery Discovered by Max Wolf
#15 746 Marlu
746 Marlu ( prov. designation : A913 EJ or 1913 QY ) is a dark and large background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 72 kilometers (45 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 1 March 1913, by German astronomer Franz Kaiser at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwe
#16 910 Anneliese
910 Anneliese ( prov. designation : A919 EC or 1919 FB ) is a dark background asteroid , approximately 48 kilometers (30 miles) in diameter, located in the outer regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 1 March 1919, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observato
#17 151 Abundantia
Abundantia ( minor planet designation : 151 Abundantia ) is a stony main belt asteroid . It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 1 November 1875, from the Austrian Naval Observatory in Pula . The name was chosen by Edmund Weiss of the Vienna Observatory ; although the name refers to Abundantia , a Rom
#18 5436 Eumelos
5436 Eumelos / j uː ˈ m iː l ə s / is a mid-sized Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp , approximately 38 kilometers (24 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 20 February 1990, by American astronomers Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California. [1] The dark Jovian asteroi
#19 2324 Janice
2324 Janice , provisional designation 1978 VS 4 , is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 25 kilometers (16 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 7 November 1978, by American astronomers Eleanor Helin and Schelte Bus at the Palomar Observatory in
Ceres ( / ˈ s ɪər iː z / ; [17] minor-planet designation : 1 Ceres ) is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter . It was the first asteroid discovered, on 1 January 1801, by Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo Astronomical Observatory in Sicily, and announced as a new plane
#1 Bibliography of encyclopedias: astronomy and astronomers
This is a list of encyclopedias and encyclopedic/biographical dictionaries published on the subject of astronomy and astronomers in any language. Entries are in the English language except where noted. Wikipedia bibliography This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( Septembe
Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax" is a non-fiction book by the American astronomer Phil Plait , also known as "the Bad Astronomer". The book was published in 2002 and deals with various misunderstandings about space and astronomy, such as s
C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) is a long-period comet discovered in Leo on 23 March 2012, by A. R. Gibbs [1] using the 1.5-m reflector at the Mt. Lemmon Survey , located at the summit of Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona , USA. Initially, the object was considered to be of
76P/West–Kohoutek–Ikemura is a Jupiter -family periodic comet in the Solar System with a current orbital period of 6.48 years. [1] Periodic comet with 6 year orbit 76P/West–Kohoutek–Ikemura Discovery Discovered by Richard M. West at the European Southern Observatory Sky Atlas Laboratory, Geneva, Lub
The Great Comet of 1744 , whose official designation is C/1743 X1 , and which is also known as Comet de Chéseaux or Comet Klinkenberg-Chéseaux , was a spectacular comet that was observed during 1743 and 1744. It was discovered independently in late November 1743 by Jan de Munck , in the second week
#4 44P/Reinmuth
44P/Reinmuth or Reinmuth 2 is a Jupiter-family comet that is greatly perturbed by the gas giant Jupiter . [2] The diameter of this comet is estimated at 3.22 km and its absolute magnitude at 11. [1] Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 44P/Reinmuth Discovery Discovered by Karl Reinmuth [1] Discovery d
Comet Arend–Roland was discovered on November 8, 1956 by Belgian astronomers Sylvain Arend and Georges Roland on photographic plates. As the eighth comet found in 1956, it was named Arend–Roland 1956h after its discoverers. Because it was the third comet to pass through perihelion during 1957, it wa
#6 25D/Neujmin
25D/Neujmin , otherwise known as Comet Neujmin 2 , is a periodic comet in the Solar System discovered by Grigory N. Neujmin ( Simeis ) on February 24, 1916. [2] It was last observed on February 10, 1927. [3] Lost comet 25D/Neujmin Discovery Discovered by Grigory Neujmin Discovery date 24 February 19
#7 91P/Russell
91P/Russell , also known as Russell 3 , is a periodic comet in the Solar System . It was discovered by Kenneth S. Russell in 1983. Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 91P/Russell Discovery Discovered by Kenneth S. Russell Discovery date June 14, 1983 Alternative designations 1982 IX; 1990 VII Orbital c
#8 93P/Lovas
93P/Lovas , also called Comet Lovas or Lovas's Comet , is a Jupiter-family comet discovered in 1980. [2] Periodic comet with 9 year orbit 93P/Lovas Discovery Discovered by Miklós Lovas Discovery date December 5, 1980 Alternative designations Lovas's Comet, Comet Lovas, Lovas 1, 1980 V, 1989 XIII, 19
#9 93P/Lovas
93P/Lovas , also called Comet Lovas or Lovas's Comet , is a Jupiter-family comet discovered in 1980. [2] Periodic comet with 9 year orbit 93P/Lovas Discovery Discovered by Miklós Lovas Discovery date December 5, 1980 Alternative designations Lovas's Comet, Comet Lovas, Lovas 1, 1980 V, 1989 XIII, 19
#1 NGC 5609
NGC 5609 is a spiral galaxy [3] located 1.3 billion light-years light-years away from Earth , [4] in the constellation Boötes . [2] It has the second largest redshift of any galaxy in the New General Catalogue . Only NGC 1262 , another spiral galaxy has a higher redshift . [5] NGC 5609 was discovere
#2 Messier 66
Messier 66 or M66 , also known as NGC 3627 , is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern, equatorial half of Leo . It was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier [8] on 1 March 1780, who described it as "very long and very faint". [9] This galaxy is a member of a small group of galaxies
Abell 1835 IR1916 (also known as Abell 1835 , Galaxy Abell 1835 , Galaxy Abell 1835 IR1916 , or simply The Abell ) was a candidate for being the most distant galaxy ever observed, although that claim has not been verified by additional observations. It was claimed to lie behind the galaxy cluster Ab
The Perseus cluster (Abell 426) is a cluster of galaxies in the constellation Perseus . It has a recession speed of 5,366 km/ s and a diameter of 863 ′ . [1] It is one of the most massive objects in the known universe , containing thousands of galaxies immersed in a vast cloud of multimillion-degr
#5 NGC 4637
NGC 4637 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Virgo constellation, originally discovered by R.J. Mitchell on March 1, 1854. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster , and is located in the sky very close to the brighter and larger galaxy NGC 4638 , which historically led to some confusion upon discovery
#6 NGC 2736
NGC 2736 (also known as the Pencil Nebula ) is a small part of the Vela Supernova Remnant , located near the Vela Pulsar in the constellation Vela . The nebula's linear appearance triggered its popular name. It resides about 815 light-years (250 parsecs) away from the Solar System . It is thought to
Hoher List Observatorium is an Observatory located on the Hoher List mountain (549 m ASL ) about 60 km south-west of the city of Bonn , close to the town of Daun in the Eifel region ( Rhineland-Palatinate ) Observation dome with the 1-meter telescope and building of the Astronomische Vereinigung am
#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
The Qingdao Observatory is located on the summit of Guanxiang Mountain in the Shinan District of Qingdao, China. The existing building complex was originally built in 1905. Qingdao Observatory was once an important scientific research institute in Qingdao, and also played an important role in the de
The Junk Bond Observatory ( JBO ; code: 701 ) is located in the Sonoran Desert at Sierra Vista , Arizona, United States. Astronomical observatory in Cochise County, Arizona This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2013 ) Observatory Junk Bond Observatory Alternative nam
#5 Purple Mountain Observatory
The Purple Mountain Observatory ( Chinese : 紫金山天文台 ; pinyin : Zǐjīnshān Tiānwéntái ), also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the Purple Mountain in the east of Nanjing . [lower-alpha 1] Observatory Purple Mountain Observatory Purple Mountain Observ
The Berlin Observatory ( Berliner Sternwarte ) is a German astronomical institution with a series of observatories and related organizations in and around the city of Berlin in Germany , starting from the 18th century. It has its origins in 1700 when Gottfried Leibniz initiated the "Brandenburg Soci
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
Troll Satellite Station ( Norwegian : Troll satellittstasjon ), commonly abbreviated TrollSat , is a satellite ground station located at Troll in Queen Maud Land , Antarctica . The earth station is owned by Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), a joint venture between the Kongsberg Group and the Norw
#9 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ( AURA ) is a consortium of universities and other institutions that operates astronomical observatories and telescopes . Operating consortium for observatories and telescopes The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy at the U
#10 El Arenosillo
El Arenosillo Test Centre (CEDEA) is the name of a rocket launch site for suborbital rockets managed by INTA , located near Mazagón in Spain. [2] It is located in the province of Huelva , Andalucía , in the southwest coast of Spain (37.1° N, 6.7° W). [3] CEDEA is adjacent to the Center of Excellence
#11 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory ( SAO ) is a research institute of the Smithsonian Institution , concentrating on astrophysical studies including galactic and extragalactic astronomy , cosmology , solar , earth and planetary sciences , theory and instrumentation, using observations at wave
#12 Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian ( CfA ), alternatively called the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics , is an astrophysics research institute jointly operated by the Harvard College Observatory and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory . Founded in 1973 and headquartered
#13 George Bishop's Observatory
George Bishop's Observatory ( code : 969 ) was an astronomical observatory erected in 1836 by the astronomer George Bishop near his residence at the South Villa of Regent's Park , London . It was equipped with a 7-inch (180 mm) Dollond refractor. Observatory Bishop Observatory Bishop Observatory i
The Manuel Foster Observatory , originally known as the D. O. Mills Observatory after the philanthropist Darius Ogden Mills , is an astronomical observatory constructed on Cerro San Cristóbal near Santiago, Chile in 1903. It was originally built as an offshoot of the Lick observatory to observe star
The Joint Astronomy Centre (JAC) was a management organisation based in Hilo , Hawaii , which from c.1980-2015 operated two large telescopes at Mauna Kea Observatory on behalf of an international consortium from the United Kingdom , Canada and the Netherlands , and provided support for other telesco
#16 Macarthur Astronomical Society
Macarthur Astronomical Society is an organisation of amateur astronomers , based in the Macarthur Region of outer South Western Sydney , NSW , Australia , including the local government areas of the City of Campbelltown , Camden Council , Wollondilly Shire , the City of Liverpool and surrounding dis
#17 Starlink Project
The Starlink Project , referred to by users as Starlink and by developers as simply The Project , was a UK astronomical computing project which supplied general-purpose data reduction software. Until the late 1990s, it also supplied computing hardware and system administration personnel to UK astron
#1 Kepler-22b
Kepler-22b (also known by its Kepler object of interest designation KOI-087.01 ) is an exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the Sunlike star Kepler-22 . It is located about 600 light-years (180 parsecs) from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus . It was discovered by NASA 's Kepler Space
#2 HD 167042 b
HD 167042 b is a gas giant extrasolar planet located approximately 163 light-years away in the constellation of Draco , orbiting the star HD 167042 . The mass 1.7 M J is only minimum since the inclination of the orbital plane is unknown. As it is typical for most known extrasolar planets, it orbits
The Chelyabinsk meteor was a superbolide that entered Earth's atmosphere over the southern Ural region in Russia on 15 February 2013 at about 09:20 YEKT (03:20 UTC ). It was caused by an approximately 20 m (66 ft) near-Earth asteroid that entered the atmosphere at a shallow 18.3 ± 0.4 degree ang
Elia Filippo Francesco Giuseppe Maria Millosevich (5 September 1848 in Venice – 5 December 1919 in Rome ) was an Italian astronomer . [2] He specialized in calculating the orbits of comets and asteroids , in particular 433 Eros . Italian astronomer Elia Millosevich (1908) Asteroids discovered: 2 [
#2 Liisi Oterma
Liisi Oterma ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈliːsi ˈʔotermɑ] ; 6 January 1915 – 4 April 2001) was a Finnish astronomer , the first woman to get a Ph.D. degree in astronomy in Finland. [1] Finnish astronomer Liisi Oterma Born January 6, 1915 Turku Died April 4, 2001 Turku Scientific career Fields Astron
Giovanni de Sanctis (born 1949) is an Italian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino (Astronomical Observatory of Turin) in Turin, Italy . His name is sometimes spelt DeSanctis , particularly in the Minor Planet Circulars . [2] The Minor Planet Center cr
Sarafina El-Badry Nance [1] is an American science communicator , astrophysicist and Ph.D. student in the Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley . Her research focuses on supernovae and their applications to cosmology . Nance is known for her use of social media , in particular
Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist (born 1944) is a Swedish astronomer at the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory . He is known for his work on the shapes and spin properties of minor planets. [2] Swedish astronomer Minor planets discovered: 145 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets He has discovered thr
Karl Theodor Robert Luther (April 16, 1822, Świdnica – February 15, 1900 Düsseldorf ), normally published as Robert Luther , was a German astronomer . While working at the Bilk Observatory in Düsseldorf, Germany, he searched for asteroids and discovered 24 of them between 1852 and 1890. [1] [2] Seve
Frederick William Herschel [2] [3] KH , FRS ( / ˈ h ɜːr ʃ əl , ˈ h ɛər -/ ; [4] German : Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel ; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British [5] astronomer and composer . He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Hersche
#8 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
#9 Satoru Otomo
Satoru Otomo ( 大友 哲 , Ōtomo Satoru, 19 December 1957, Mitaka ) is a Japanese dentist, amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets . [2] Minor planets discovered: 148 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets According to the Minor Planet Center , he is credited with the discovery of 14
#10 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
John Mace Grunsfeld (born October 10, 1958) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and has served as NASA Chief Scientist . His academic background includes research in high energy astrophysics , cosmic ray physics and the emerging field
#12 Jaume Nomen
Jaume Nomen Torres (also: Jaime Nomen ; born June 23, 1960 in Tortosa , Catalonia) is a Spanish oral and maxillofacial surgeon , amateur astronomer and discoverer of numerous minor planets . He is of Catalan origin and became publicly known for the discovery of the near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA 14 (la
Alan Hale (born 1958) [1] is an American professional astronomer , who co-discovered Comet Hale–Bopp along with amateur astronomer Thomas Bopp . [2] Astronomer, co-discoverer of Comet Hale–Bopp Alan Hale Hale in 2005 Born 1958 (age 63 – 64) Tachikawa , Japan Nationality American Alma mater New M
Harold F. ( Hal ) Levison (born 1959) is an American planetary scientist specializing in planetary dynamics. He currently works at the Southwest Research Institute , Boulder, Colorado , and studies planetary orbits and their evolution through Solar System history. American planetary scientist Harold
#15 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
#16 Anton Gogeisl
Anton Gogeisl ( Chinese : 鮑友管 ; pinyin : Bào Yǒuguǎn ; 30 October 1701 – 12 October 1771) was a German Jesuit Missionary. Anton Gogeisl Born ( 1701-10-30 ) 30 October 1701 Siegenburg Died 12 October 1771 (1771-10-12) (aged 69) Beijing Nationality Bavarian Occupation Jesuit Missionary
#17 George O. Abell
George Ogden Abell (March 1, 1927 – October 7, 1983) was an American educator. Teaching at UCLA , priorly he worked as a research astronomer , administrator, as a popularizer of science and of education, and as a skeptic . He earned his B.S. in 1951, his M.S. in 1952 and his Ph.D. in 1957, all from
Christian Thomas Elvey (April 1, 1899 – March 1, 1970) was an American astronomer and geophysicist. American astronomer and geophysicist (1899–1970) Christian T. Elvey Born ( 1889-04-01 ) April 1, 1889 Phoenix, Arizona , U.S. Died March 1, 1970 (1970-03-01) (aged 80) Tucson , Arizona Nationality A
Céline d'Orgeville is a Professor and instrument scientist at the Australian National University Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics. She leads teams designing laser and optical systems for ground based astronomical telescopes. She is a Fellow of SPIE and the Astronomical Society of Aust
Nikodem Janusz Popławski (born March 1, 1975) is a Polish theoretical physicist , most widely noted for the hypothesis that every black hole could be a doorway to another universe and that the universe was formed within a black hole which itself exists in a larger universe. [1] This hypothesis was l
#1 List of stars that dim oddly
This list of stars that dim oddly is a table of stars that have been observed to darken and brighten and don't appear to be eclipsing binaries or intrinsic variables . It's based on studies searching for analogs of Tabby's Star . [1] [2] Stars that dim in an odd way Artist's concept of an "uneven ri
#2 Algol
Algol / ˈ æ l ɡ ɒ l / , [9] designated Beta Persei ( β Persei , abbreviated Beta Per , β Per ), known colloquially as the Demon Star , is a bright multiple star in the constellation of Perseus and one of the first non- nova variable stars to be discovered. Eclipsing variable star in the conste
#3 Cor Caroli
The Cor Caroli / ˌ k ɔːr ˈ k ær ə l aɪ / system is a binary star designated Alpha Canum Venaticorum or α Canum Venaticorum . The International Astronomical Union uses the name "Cor Caroli" specifically for the brighter star of the binary. [17] Alpha Canum Venaticorum is the brightest point of light
#4 HD 167042
HD 167042 is a 6th magnitude K-type subgiant star located approximately 164 light-years away in Draco constellation . It has mass of 1.88 times that of the Sun and the age is only 1.8 billion years old. When this star was a main sequence , it was white mid to late A-type star based on its mass. K-ty
A failed supernova is an astronomical event in time domain astronomy in which a star suddenly brightens as in the early stage of a supernova , but then does not increase to the massive flux of a supernova. They could be counted as a subcategory of supernova imposters . They have sometimes misleading