langs: 28 марта [ru] / march 28 [en] / 28. märz [de] / 28 mars [fr] / 28 marzo [it] / 28 de marzo [es]
days: march 25 / march 26 / march 27 / march 28 / march 29 / march 30 / march 31
(181708) 1993 FW was the second trans-Neptunian object to be discovered after Pluto and Charon , the first having been 15760 Albion , formerly known as (15760) 1992 QB 1 . It was discovered in 1993 by David C. Jewitt and Jane X. Luu at the Mauna Kea Observatory , Hawaii . [5] Following its discovery
#2 12374 Rakhat
12374 Rakhat ( prov. designation : 1994 JG 9 ) is a background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt , approximately 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 15 May 1994, by American astronomer and software engineer Charles de Saint-Aignan at the Palomar Observato
(38984) 2000 UZ 4 , provisional designation 2000 UZ 4 , is carbonaceous Zhongguo asteroid from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 October 2000, by astronomers with Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at the Lincoln
#4 38050 Bias
38050 Bias , prov. designation : 1998 VR 38 , is a Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp , approximately 61 kilometers (38 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 10 November 1998, by astronomers with the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at Lincoln Lab's ETS in Socorro, New Mexico. [1] The dark Jo
#5 751 Faïna
751 Faïna ( prov. designation : A913 HE or 1913 RK ) is a very large background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 110 kilometers (68 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 28 April 1913, by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Simeiz Observatory on the Cri
#6 12482 Pajka
12482 Pajka , provisional designation 1997 FG 1 , is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 4.3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Slovak astronomers Adrián Galád and Alexander Pravda at Modra Observatory on 23 March 1997. [6] It was named after P
(614689) 2020 XL 5 is a near-Earth asteroid and Earth trojan discovered by the Pan-STARRS 1 survey at Haleakala Observatory , Hawaii on 12 December 2020. It oscillates around the Sun – Earth L 4 Lagrangian point (leading 60°), one of the dynamically stable locations where the combined gravitational
(612243) 2001 QR 322 , prov. designation : 2001 QR 322 , is a minor planet and the first Neptune trojan discovered on 21 August 2001, by American astronomer Marc Buie of the Deep Ecliptic Survey at Cerro Tololo Observatory in Chile. [1] [6] It orbits ahead of Neptune at its L 4 Lagrangian point and
#9 2873 Binzel
2873 Binzel , provisional designation 1982 FR , is a stony Florian asteroid and binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 6.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 28 March 1982, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Ar
#10 31192 Aigoual
31192 Aigoual , provisional designation 1997 YH 16 , is a Xizang asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt , approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 December 1997, by staff members of the Pises Observatory in southern France. [7] The asteroid was named after Mont
#11 2007 VK184
2007 VK 184 is a sub-kilometer asteroid , classified as a near-Earth object of the Apollo group , and estimated to be approximately 130 meters (430 ft) in diameter. [4] It was listed on the Sentry Risk Table with a Torino Scale rating of 1 for a potential impactor in June 2048. [4] It was removed
#12 2195 Tengström
2195 Tengström , provisional designation 1941 SP 1 , is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 27 September 1941, by Finnish astronomer Liisi Oterma at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland, [12] and named
#13 (38063) 1999 FH
(38063) 1999 FH is a rare-type asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , classified as Mars-crosser and exceptionally slow rotator , approximately 4 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 16 March 1999, by Croatian astronomers Korado Korlević and Mario Jurić at Višnjan Observatory
#14 2201 Oljato
2201 Oljato , provisional designation 1947 XC , is a stony and extremely eccentric active [10] asteroid and sizable near-Earth object of the Apollo group , approximately 2 kilometers in diameter. It has an Earth minimum orbit intersection distance of 0.0031 AU (460 thousand km ) and is associa
#15 973 Aralia
973 Aralia ( prov. designation : A922 FB or 1922 LR ) is an asteroid of the Ursula family located in the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 52 kilometers (32 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 18 March 1922, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in so
#16 454 Mathesis
Mathesis ( minor planet designation : 454 Mathesis ) is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann on March 28, 1900. Its provisional name was 1900 FC . Main-belt asteroid 454 Mathesis Discovery Discovered by Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann Di
#17 41 Daphne
Daphne ( minor planet designation : 41 Daphne ) is a large asteroid from the asteroid belt . [1] It is a dark-surfaced body 174 km in diameter is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous chondrites . The spectra of the asteroid displays evidence of aqueous alteration. [9] It was discovered by H
#18 List of minor planets discovered using the WISE spacecraft
The following is a list of numbered minor planets discovered, co-discovered and re-discovered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), a NASA infrared spaceborne observatory. As of July 2018, the list contains 4093 entries, accredited by the Minor Planet Center as discovered by "WISE". Not
#19 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
#20 2008 FF5
2008 FF 5 is the asteroid with the second-smallest known perihelion of any known object orbiting the Sun . Its extreme orbital eccentricity brings it within 0.079 AU of the Sun (26% of Mercury 's perihelion) and as far as 4.487 AU from the Sun (well beyond the orbit of Mars ). 2008 FF5 Discovery
#1 252P/LINEAR
Comet 252P/LINEAR is a periodic comet and near-Earth object discovered by the LINEAR survey on April 7, 2000. The comet is an Earth-Jupiter family comet, meaning that it passes quite close to both Earth and Jupiter . [2] This causes its orbit to be perturbed frequently on an astronomical timescale.
Halley's Comet or Comet Halley , officially designated 1P/Halley , is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–79 years. [1] Halley is the only known short-period comet that is regularly visible to the naked eye from Earth, and thus the only naked-eye comet that can appear twice in a human l
C/2020 F5 (MASTER) is a long period comet discovered on 28 March 2020, [1] by the MASTER auto-detection system near San Juan, Argentina. When first discovered there were dubious claims that it might be an interstellar object , [2] but now it is known to have a common weakly hyperbolic eccentricity o
#4 104P/Kowal
104P/Kowal , also known as Kowal 2 , is a periodic Jupiter-family comet discovered by Charles T. Kowal in 1979. The orbit was confirmed after new sightings in 1991 and 1998. [2] Periodic comet with 6 year orbit 104P/Kowal Discovery Discovered by Charles T. Kowal Discovery date 13 January 1979 Altern
#5 246P/NEAT
246P/NEAT is a periodic comet discovered on 2004 March 28 by Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) using the 1.2-metre (47 in) reflector at Haleakala . [1] It was given the permanent number 246P on 2011 January 14. [6] 246P/NEAT Discovery Discovered by Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking 1.2-m reflector at
C/ 2015 ER 61 (PanSTARRS) is a comet , inner Oort cloud object. When classified as a minor planet, it had the fourth-largest aphelion of any known minor planet in the Solar System, after 2005 VX 3 , 2012 DR 30 , and 2013 BL 76 . It additionally had the most eccentric orbit of any known minor planet,
C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) (or Comet ATLAS ) is a comet with a near-parabolic orbit discovered by the ATLAS survey on December 28, 2019. [3] Early predictions based on the brightening rate suggested that the comet could become as bright as magnitude 0 matching the brightness of Vega . [4] It received widespr
67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (abbreviated as 67P or 67P/C–G ) is a Jupiter-family comet , [10] originally from the Kuiper belt , [11] with a current orbital period of 6.45 years, [1] a rotation period of approximately 12.4 hours [9] and a maximum velocity of 135,000 km/h (38 km/s; 84,000 mph) . [
#1 IC 2955
IC 2955 is an elliptical [2] [3] or a lenticular galaxy [4] [3] located about 300 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Leo . [5] It was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on March 28, 1886. [6] It is a member of the Leo Cluster [7] [8] and is a companion of NGC 3862 . [4] Elli
#2 Messier 81
Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy ) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away, with a diameter of 90,000 light years, in the constellation Ursa Major . Due to its proximity to our galaxy , large size, and active galactic nucleus (which harbors a 70 million M
The Starkenburg Observatory ( German : Starkenburg-Sternwarte ) is an astronomical observatory in Heppenheim , Germany. It was founded in 1970, and currently has about 150 members. [2] [3] Observatory Starkenburg Observatory Named after Starkenburg Observatory code 611 Location Starkenburg , G
#2 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
#3 Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory
The Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory ( Italian : Osservatorio Astrometrico Santa Lucia Stroncone ) is an astronomical observatory located at 350 metres (1,150 ft) altitude in Stroncone , near the city of Terni , in Umbria , north central Italy. Minor planets discovered: 55 [1] see
#4 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory
Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory ( Ukrainian : Андрушівська астрономічна обсерваторія ) is a private astronomical observatory in the town suburbs of Andrushivka , Zhytomyr Oblast , Ukraine . It was established in 2001. [2] The founder and director of the observatory is Yuri Ivashchenko . The obs
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
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
#7 Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey
The CINEOS program ( Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey ), started in 2001, is dedicated to the discovery and follow-up of near-Earth objects (NEOs), namely asteroids and comets which periodically approach or intersect the Earth's orbit . In particular CINEOS is addressed to the discovery of
#1 HD 80606 b
HD 80606 b (also Struve 1341 B b or HIP 45982 b ) is an eccentric and hot Jupiter 190 light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Ursa Major . HD 80606 b was discovered orbiting the star HD 80606 in April 2001 by a team led by Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz . [1] With a mass 4 times that of Jup
#2 Gliese 581c
Gliese 581c / ˈ ɡ l iː z ə / ( Gl 581c or GJ 581c ) is a planet orbiting within the Gliese 581 system. It is the second planet discovered in the system and the third in order from the star . With a mass at least 5.5 times that of the Earth , it is classified as a super-Earth (a category of planets w
#1 Kin Endate
Kin Endate ( 円館 金 , Endate Kin , born December 15, 1960) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who has discovered hundreds of asteroids, most of them in collaboration with Kazuro Watanabe , placing him among the most prolific discoverers of minor planets . [1] Minor planets discovered: 624 [1] see §
Hans Michael Maitzen (born 28 March 1943 in Graz ) is an Austrian astronomer . Austrian astronomer (born 1943) This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the Find link tool for suggestions. ( February 2013 ) After ele
#3 David Malin
David Frederick Malin AM (born 28 March 1941) is a British-Australian astronomer and photographer. He is principally known for his spectacular colour images of astronomical objects. A galaxy is named after him, Malin 1 , which he discovered in 1986 and which is the largest spiral galaxy so far disco
Kazurō Watanabe ( 渡辺 和郎 , Watanabe Kazurō , born May 1, 1955) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets . [2] He was born in Hokkaidō , Japan and is a member of the Astronomical Society of Japan as well as of the Oriental Astronomical Association . Japanese astronomer
#5 Tuotilo
Tuotilo (died 27 April 915) was a Frankish monk at the Abbey of Saint Gall . He was a composer, and according to Ekkehard IV a century later, also a poet, musician, painter and sculptor. [1] Various trope melodies can be assigned to Tuotilo, but works of other mediums are attributed with less certai
Malachy Hitchins (1741–1809) was an English astronomer and cleric. English astronomer and cleric
Yusuke Hagihara ( 萩原 雄祐 , Hagihara Yūsuke , 28 March 1897 in Osaka – 29 January 1979 in Tokyo) was a Japanese astronomer noted for his contributions to celestial mechanics . [1] Japanese celestial mechanician Yusuke Hagihara Hagihara in 1954 Born 28 March 1897 Osaka, Japan Died 29 January 1979 Tokyo
#8 Jean Mascart
Jean Mascart ( Paris , 7 March 1872 — Paris, 28 March 1935) [1] was a French astronomer and mathematician. [2] French astronomer Jean Mascart Born 7 March 1872 Died 28 March 1935 (aged 63)
Dinsmore Alter (March 28, 1888 – September 20, 1968) was an American astronomer , meteorologist , and United States Army officer. He is known for his work with the Griffith Observatory and his creation of a lunar atlas. Dinsmore Alter Born ( 1888-03-28 ) March 28, 1888 Died September 20, 1968 (1968-
Karl Khristoforovich Friedrich Knorre ; Russian : Карл Христофорович Кнорре (28 March 1801 – 29 August 1883) was a Russian astronomer of Baltic German ethnic origin who is best known for founding the Nikolayev Astronomical Observatory in 1827. [1] Knorre's father, Ernst Friedrich Knorre , and his so
#11 Maimonides
Moses ben Maimon [lower-alpha 1] (1138–1204), commonly known as Maimonides ( / m aɪ ˈ m ɒ n ɪ d iː z / ) [lower-alpha 2] and also referred to by the acronym Rambam ( Hebrew : רמב״ם ), [lower-alpha 3] was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Tora
Krisztián Sárneczky (born 6 November 1974 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian teacher of geography [1] and prolific discoverer of minor planets and supernovae , researching at Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary. He is a board member of the Hungarian Astronomical Association (HAA) [2] and member of th
David Brian Charbonneau is a Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University . His research focuses on the development of novel techniques for the detection and characterization of exoplanets orbiting nearby, Sun -like stars. Canadian astronomer For other uses, see Charbonneau . David Charbonneau Born
Wiesław Z. Wiśniewski (May 2, 1931 in Poland – February 28, 1994 in Tucson , Arizona , United States ) was a Polish astronomer . Wisniewski was born and educated in Poland. He survived the Nazi occupation and many of his later insights and viewpoints may have grown from the hardships suffered during
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
#16 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
#17 Andrew McKellar
Andrew McKellar , MBE, FRSC (February 2, 1910 – May 6, 1960) was a Canadian astronomer who first detected the presence of molecular matter in interstellar space, and found the first evidence of the cosmic radiation left over from the Big Bang . Canadian astronomer He was born in Vancouver, British C
#18 Joseph Stepling
Joseph Stepling (29 June 1716 − 11 July 1778) was a Bohemian Jesuit priest, astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. Stepling founded the Clementinum Observatory in Prague in 1751 fitted with the best instruments available in that period, some made by Jan Klein. The earliest instrumental meteorolog
Theodore Evelyn Reece Phillips (28 March 1868 – 13 May 1942), known as T. E. R. Phillips , was an English astronomer . English astronomer (1868–1942) Phillips was born in Kibworth , Leicestershire . He went to university at Edmund Hall , Oxford. [1] He held the following curacies Holy Trinity, Taunt
#20 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
#1 History of the Big Bang theory
The history of the Big Bang theory began with the Big Bang 's development from observations and theoretical considerations. Much of the theoretical work in cosmology now involves extensions and refinements to the basic Big Bang model. The theory itself was originally formalised by Belgian Catholic p
#1 SN 1993J
SN 1993J is a supernova observed in the galaxy M81 . It was discovered on 28 March 1993 by F. Garcia in Spain . [2] At the time, it was the second-brightest type II supernova observed in the twentieth century behind SN 1987A , [3] peaking at a visible apparent magnitude of 10.7 on March 30th, with a
#2 SN 393
SN 393 is the modern designation for a probable supernova that was reported by the Chinese in the year 393 CE. An extracted record of this astronomical event was translated into English as follows: A guest star appeared within the asterism Wěi during the second lunar month of the 18th year of the Ta
#3 V529 Orionis
V529 Orionis , also known as Nova Orionis 1678 , is a variable star which is usually classified as a nova . It was discovered on 28 March 1678 by Johannes Hevelius , who spotted it while observing a lunar occultation of χ 1 Orionis , the star that forms the northernmost tip of Orion's club. Followin
#4 Eta Carinae
Eta Carinae ( η Carinae , abbreviated to η Car ), formerly known as Eta Argus , is a stellar system containing at least two stars with a combined luminosity greater than five million times that of the Sun, located around 7,500 light-years (2,300 parsecs ) distant in the constellation Carina . Previo
#5 NSV 1436
NSV 1436 is a cataclysmic variable star in the constellation Perseus . It is a probable U Geminorum-type dwarf nova , and outbursts have been observed in 1948 and 2011. It is also listed in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars as V1024 Persei. Star in the constellation Perseus NSV 1436 A visual b