langs: 6 марта [ru] / march 6 [en] / 6. märz [de] / 6 mars [fr] / 6 marzo [it] / 6 de marzo [es]
days: march 3 / march 4 / march 5 / march 6 / march 7 / march 8 / march 9
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 6709 Hiromiyuki
6709 Hiromiyuki , provisional designation 1989 CD , is a background or Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 2 February 1989, by Japanese amateur astronomers Masaru Arai and Hiroshi Mori at the Yorii Ob
- ... coverer Hiroshi Mori . [1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 6 march 2004 ( M.P.C. 51186 ). [8]
#2 1657 Roemera
1657 Roemera , provisional designation 1961 EA , is a stony Phocaea asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 6 March 1961, by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory near Bern, Switzerland, and later named after
- ... e inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 6 march 1961, by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory near Bern, Switzerland, and later nam ...
- ... [9] 1657 Roemera Discovery [1] Discovered by P. Wild Discovery site Zimmerwald Obs. Discovery date 6 march 1961 Designations MPC designation (1657) Roemera Named after Elizabeth Roemer (American astronomer) ...
#3 (192642) 1999 RD32
(192642) 1999 RD 32 , provisional designation : 1999 RD 32 , is an asteroid and suspected contact binary on an eccentric orbit, classified as a large near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group , approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 8 Se
- ... m; 650,000 mi) from asteroid 29 Amphitrite on 17 January 1939. [1] Arecibo radar observations on 5–6 6 march 2012 showed that 1999 RD 32 is approximately 5 kilometers (3 mi) in diameter [5] and has an estimate ...
#4 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
- ... ara 5.5 August 2, 1949 Rosetta 2007 Target changed due to launch postponement [40] (5604) 1992 FE 0. 6 march 26, 1992 OSIRIS-REx 2018 Secondary target abandoned in 2010 during early mission planning [ citatio ...
#5 101955 Bennu
101955 Bennu (provisional designation 1999 RQ 36 ) [9] is a carbonaceous asteroid in the Apollo group discovered by the LINEAR Project on 11 September 1999. It is a potentially hazardous object that is listed on the Sentry Risk Table and tied for the highest cumulative rating on the Palermo Technica
- ... date OSIRIS-REx sample sites, which were given unofficial names by the team in August 2019. [86] On 6 march 2020 the IAU announced the first official names for 12 Bennu surface features, including regiones ( ...
#6 P/2016 G1 (PanSTARRS)
P/2016 G1 (PanSTARRS) was an asteroid that astronomers believe disintegrated in 2016. [1] When observed, on April 1, 2016, discoverers Robert Weryk and Richard Wainscoat thought the object was an Encke-type comet , [2] and the object was subsequently designated P/2016 G1. [3] After further analysis
- ... t to be rubble from a collision. By November 2019, analysis suggested the collision had occurred on march 6, 2016, and the asteroid was struck by a smaller object that may have massed only 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) ...
#7 (196256) 2003 EH1
(196256) 2003 EH 1 is an asteroid , classified as near-Earth object of the Amor group . It was discovered on 6 March 2003, by astronomers of the LONEOS program at Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, in the United States. [2] [4] Peter Jenniskens (2003–2004) proposed that it is the parent
- ... 2003 EH 1 is an asteroid , classified as near-Earth object of the Amor group . It was discovered on 6 march 2003, by astronomers of the LONEOS program at Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, in the ...
- ... [1] The orbit of 2003 EH1 (196256) 2003 EH 1 Discovery [1] [2] Discovered by LONEOS Discovery date 6 march 2003 Designations MPC designation (196256) 2003 EH 1 Minor planet category NEO · Amor [1] extinct c ...
#8 1981 Midas
1981 Midas , provisional designation 1973 EA , is a vestoid asteroid , classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid , approximately 2 kilometers in diameter. [1] 1981 Midas Discovery [1] Discovered by C. Kowal Discovery site Palomar Obs. Discovery date 6 March 1973 Desi
- ... ter. [1] 1981 Midas Discovery [1] Discovered by C. Kowal Discovery site Palomar Obs. Discovery date 6 march 1973 Designations MPC designation (1981) Midas Pronunciation / ˈ m aɪ d ə s / [2] Named after Midās ...
- ... ude (H) 15.18 [7] 15.2 [1] 15.50 [5] 15.6 ± 0.2 [6] [9] [10] 15.96 ± 0.23 [11] It was discovered on 6 march 1973 by American astronomer Charles Kowal at Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California. [ ...
#9 Ceres (dwarf planet)
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
- ... or 13 months, Dawn used its ion engine to depart for Ceres, with gravitational capture occurring on 6 march 2015 [130] at a separation of 61,000 km (38,000 mi) , [131] four months prior to the New Horizons f ...
#10 727 Nipponia
727 Nipponia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . It is a member of the Maria family of asteroids. [3] 727 Nipponia Discovery Discovered by A. Massinger Discovery site Heidelberg Discovery date 11 February 1912 Designations MPC designation (727) Nipponia Pronunciation / n ɪ ˈ p oʊ n i ə / [1
- ... ± 0.025 Absolute magnitude (H) 9.6 Nipponia was originally discovered by Shin Hirayama in Tokyo on march 6, 1900. However, he was not able to determine its orbit. After it was rediscovered by Adam Massinger ...
#11 58097 Alimov
58097 Alimov , provisional designation 1976 UQ 1 , is a background asteroid and relatively slow rotator from the central region of the asteroid belt , approximately 4 kilometers in diameter. 58097 Alimov Discovery [1] Discovered by T. Smirnova Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Obs. Discover
- ... of ecological crisis. [2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 6 march 2004 ( M.P.C. 51190 ). [8] (Alexandr Fyodorovich Alimov should not be confused with Aleksandr Fyodo ...
#12 2014 DX110
2014 DX 110 is a sub-kilometer asteroid , classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group , approximately 30 meters in diameter. It passed less than 1 lunar distance from Earth on 5 March 2014. [5] With an absolute magnitude of 25.7, this asteroid is potentially the largest asteroid to come insi
- ... gnitude 15. [8] [9] At 22:22 UT it passed 0.00249 AU (372,000 km; 231,000 mi) from the Moon. [5] By 6 march 2014 18:00 UT, the asteroid was less than 30 degrees from the Sun and dimming significantly. [8] It ...
#13 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
- ... t (366301) 2013 CM 22 6 June 2010 list (367671) 2010 BX 64 22 January 2010 list (367674) 2010 EJ 15 6 march 2010 list (367676) 2010 JV 81 12 May 2010 list (367677) 2010 ML 17 17 June 2010 list (367678) 2010 ...
- ... (384600) 2010 OV 97 28 July 2010 list (384601) 2010 OW 101 29 January 2010 list (384643) 2011 EU 62 6 march 2010 list (384699) 2011 HQ 11 18 May 2010 list (384730) 2011 KR 3 3 April 2010 list (384763) 2012 J ...
- ... (390340) 2013 CD 77 29 January 2010 list (390359) 2013 CO 209 16 July 2010 list (390439) 2013 YT 65 6 march 2010 list (390444) 2013 YQ 69 20 January 2010 list (390476) 2013 YJ 132 15 January 2010 list (39227 ...
- ... (412963) 2014 QS 300 27 January 2010 list (414745) 2010 EX 13 5 March 2010 list (414746) 2010 EH 20 6 march 2010 list (414747) 2010 EL 28 9 March 2010 list (414750) 2010 FV 73 30 March 2010 list (414755) 201 ...
- ... 474) 2010 DN 32 18 February 2010 list (419480) 2010 DC 52 21 February 2010 list (419486) 2010 EK 16 6 march 2010 list (419506) 2010 GE 11 2 April 2010 list (419515) 2010 HS 10 17 April 2010 list (419516) 201 ...
- ... (427177) 2014 UX 215 21 March 2010 list (427291) 2014 WP 241 9 April 2010 list (427331) 2014 WA 324 6 march 2010 list (427350) 2014 WE 392 31 March 2010 list (427353) 2014 WS 400 11 March 2010 list (427356) ...
- ... (454719) 2014 SS 222 16 March 2010 list (454737) 2014 UL 18 14 April 2010 list (454754) 2014 VP 15 6 march 2010 list (454780) 2014 XE 6 1 March 2010 list (454781) 2014 XK 11 10 April 2010 list (454792) 2015 ...
- ... 8600) 2011 FJ 43 27 January 2010 list (458613) 2011 FZ 62 25 February 2010 list (458616) 2011 FH 69 6 march 2010 list (458622) 2011 FG 88 17 February 2010 list (458650) 2011 GS 57 31 March 2010 list (458651) ...
- ... (464480) 2016 BV 53 20 July 2010 list (464493) 2016 BB 69 8 February 2010 list (464524) 2016 CR 12 6 march 2010 list (464534) 2016 CZ 19 7 February 2010 list (464543) 2016 CU 32 5 April 2010 list (464556) 2 ...
- ... t (466549) 2014 SK 301 2 March 2010 list (466572) 2014 UX 19 13 March 2010 list (466617) 2014 VD 17 6 march 2010 list (466623) 2014 VJ 28 19 April 2010 list (466719) 2014 WB 494 12 January 2010 list (466732) ...
- ... ist (493340) 2014 VH 22 8 March 2010 list (493341) 2014 VD 29 1 April 2010 list (493353) 2014 WH 19 6 march 2010 list (493380) 2014 WX 117 21 February 2010 list (493413) 2014 WA 215 15 February 2010 list (49 ...
#14 246 Asporina
Asporina ( minor planet designation : 246 Asporina ) is a sizeable main-belt asteroid . It is classified as one of the few A-type asteroids. 246 Asporina 3D model based on lightcurve data Discovery Discovered by A. Borrelly Discovery date 6 March 1885 Designations MPC designation (246) Asporin
- ... . 246 Asporina 3D model based on lightcurve data Discovery Discovered by A. Borrelly Discovery date 6 march 1885 Designations MPC designation (246) Asporina Named after Asporina Alternative designations A885 ...
- ... bedo 0.1744 ± 0.027 Spectral type R Absolute magnitude (H) 8.62 It was discovered by A. Borrelly on 6 march 1885 in Marseilles and was named after Asporina , a goddess worshipped on Mount Asporenus, Asia Min ...
#15 99942 Apophis
99942 Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous asteroid with a diameter of 370 metres (1,210 feet) that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 when initial observations indicated a probability up to 2.7% that it would hit Earth on April 13, 2029. Additional observation
- ... pophis approached the Earth again. It passed 0.11265 AU (16.852 million km; 43.84 LD) from Earth on march 6, 2021, brightening to +15 mag at the time. Radar observations of Apophis were planned at Goldstone i ...
Comet / Comet
#1 152P/Helin–Lawrence
152P/Helin–Lawrence is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 9 year orbit 152P/Helin-Lawrence Discovery Discovered by Eleanor F. Helin Kenneth J. Lawrence Discovery date May 17, 1993 Alternative designations 1993 XI; 2001 Y1 Orbital characteristics A Epoch March 6, 2006 Aphelion
- ... scovery date May 17, 1993 Alternative designations 1993 XI; 2001 Y1 Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 5.884 AU Perihelion 3.108 AU Semi-major axis 4.496 AU Eccentricity 0.3087 Orbital per ...
#2 102P/Shoemaker
102P/Shoemaker , also known as Shoemaker 1 , is a periodic comet in the Solar System . It was first seen in 1984 and then again in 1991. Images taken of it in 1999 were not recognized until 2006 when it was once again observed. It was unexpectedly dim in each of these returns. Periodic comet with 7
- ... te September 27, 1984 Alternative designations 1984 XVI; 1991 XXIII Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 5.505 AU Perihelion 1.974 AU Semi-major axis 3.739 AU Eccentricity 0.4722 Orbital per ...
#3 160P/LINEAR
160P/LINEAR is a periodic comet in the Solar System . The comet came to perihelion on 18 September 2012, [2] and reached about apparent magnitude 17. [3] Periodic comet with 8 year orbit 160P/LINEAR Discovery Discovered by LINEAR Discovery date July 15, 2004 Alternative designations P/2004 NL 21 Orb
- ... Discovery date July 15, 2004 Alternative designations P/2004 NL 21 Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 5.878 AU Perihelion 2.082 AU Semi-major axis 3.98 AU Eccentricity 0.4768 Orbital peri ...
#4 99P/Kowal
99P/Kowal , also known as Kowal 1 , is a periodic comet in the Solar System that orbits out by Jupiter and has a 15 year orbital period. It has been observed regularly since 2019. It came to perihelion in April 2022 and will again in May 2037. Periodic comet with 15 year orbit 99P/Kowal Discovery Di
- ... very date April 24, 1977 Alternative designations 1977 III; 1992 VI Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 7.48 AU Perihelion 4.719 AU Semi-major axis 6.099 AU Eccentricity 0.2264 Orbital peri ...
#5 139P/Väisälä–Oterma
139P/Väisälä–Oterma is a periodic comet in the Solar System . When it was discovered in 1939 it was not recognized as a comet and designated as asteroid 1939 TN . Periodic comet with 9 year orbit 139P/Väisälä–Oterma Discovery Discovered by Yrjö Väisälä Liisi Oterma Discovery date October 7, 1939 Alt
- ... ry date October 7, 1939 Alternative designations 1939 TN; 1998 WG22 Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 5.62 AU Perihelion 3.402 AU Semi-major axis 4.511 AU Eccentricity 0.2458 Orbital peri ...
#6 136P/Mueller
136P/Mueller , also known as Mueller 3 , is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 8 year orbit 136P/Mueller Discovery Discovered by Jean Mueller Discovery date September 24, 1990 Alternative designations 1990 XIII; 1998 K4 Orbital characteristics A Epoch March 6, 2006 Aphelion 5
- ... date September 24, 1990 Alternative designations 1990 XIII; 1998 K4 Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 5.415 AU Perihelion 2.963 AU Semi-major axis 4.189 AU Eccentricity 0.2927 Orbital per ...
#7 13P/Olbers
13P/Olbers is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 69 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with (20 years < period < 200 years). [6] Periodic comet with 70 year orbit 13P/Olbers Discovery Discovered by Heinrich Olbers Discovery date March 6, 1815 Alternative designati
- ... Periodic comet with 70 year orbit 13P/Olbers Discovery Discovered by Heinrich Olbers Discovery date march 6, 1815 Alternative designations 1815 E1; 1887 Q1; 1887 V; 1887f; 1956 A1; 1956 IV; 1956a Orbital char ...
- ... elion June 30, 2024 [4] [3] [5] Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers ( Bremen ) discovered the comet on march 6, 1815. Its orbit was first computed by Carl Friedrich Gauss on March 31, Friedrich Bessel calculated ...
#8 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann
Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann , also known as Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 , was discovered on November 15, 1927, by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann at the Hamburg Observatory in Bergedorf , Germany. [4] It was discovered photographically, when the comet was in outburst and the magnitude was
- ... designations 1908 IV; 1927 II; 1941 VI; 1957 IV; 1974 II; 1989 XV; Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 6.25 AU Perihelion 5.722 AU Semi-major axis 5.986 AU Eccentricity 0.0441 Orbital peri ...
#9 117P/Helin–Roman–Alu
117P/Helin–Roman–Alu , also known as Helin-Roman-Alu 1 , is a periodic comet in the Solar System . It is a Quasi-Hilda comet . [3] Periodic comet with 8 year orbit 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu Discovery Discovered by Eleanor F. Helin Brian P. Roman Jeff Alu Discovery date October 2, 1989 Alternative designa
- ... Discovery date October 2, 1989 Alternative designations 1987 XXXVII Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 5.123 AU Perihelion 3.037 AU Semi-major axis 4.08 AU Eccentricity 0.2556 Orbital peri ...
#10 32P/Comas Solà
32P/Comas Solà is a periodic comet with a current orbital period of 8.8 years. Periodic comet with 9 year orbit 32P/Comas Solà Discovery Discovered by Josep Comas i Solà Discovery date November 5, 1926 Alternative designations 1944 II; 1952 VII; 1951h; 1961 III; 1960f; 1969 VIII; 1968g; 1978 XVII; 1
- ... I; 1926f; 32P/1935 P1; 1935 IV; 1935c; 32P/1960 VL; 1961 III; 1960f Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 6.692 AU Perihelion 1.834 AU Semi-major axis 4.263 AU Eccentricity 0.5699 Orbital per ...
#11 98P/Takamizawa
98P/Takamizawa is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 98P/Takamizawa Discovery Discovered by Kesao Takamizawa Discovery date July 30, 1984 Alternative designations 1984 VII; 1991 XIII Orbital characteristics A Epoch March 6, 2006 Aphelion 5.932 AU Perihelion 1.663
- ... ery date July 30, 1984 Alternative designations 1984 VII; 1991 XIII Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 5.932 AU Perihelion 1.663 AU Semi-major axis 3.797 AU Eccentricity 0.5621 Orbital per ...
- ... rbital period 7.4 a Inclination 10.5567° Last perihelion January 4, 2021 [1] August 5, 2013 [2] [3] march 6, 2006 Next perihelion 2028-Apr-27 [4] On 29 June 2188 the comet will pass about 0.34 AU (51,000,000 ...
#12 172P/Yeung
172P/Yeung is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 6 year orbit 172P/Yeung Discovery Discovered by William Kwong Yu Yeung Discovery date January 21, 2002 Alternative designations 2002 BV Orbital characteristics A Epoch March 6, 2006 Aphelion 4.786 AU Perihelion 2.241 AU Semi-ma
- ... ng Discovery date January 21, 2002 Alternative designations 2002 BV Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 4.786 AU Perihelion 2.241 AU Semi-major axis 3.514 AU Eccentricity 0.3621 Orbital per ...
#13 53P/Van Biesbroeck
53P/Van Biesbroeck is a periodic comet 7 km in diameter. [3] Periodic comet with 12 year orbit 53P/Van Biesbroeck Discovery Discovered by George Van Biesbroeck Discovery date September 1, 1954 Alternative designations 1954 IV; 1966 III; 1978 XXIV; 1991 VI Orbital characteristics A Epoch March 6, 2
- ... 1954 Alternative designations 1954 IV; 1966 III; 1978 XXIV; 1991 VI Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 8.375 AU Perihelion 2.414 AU Semi-major axis 5.394 AU Eccentricity 0.5526 Orbital per ...
#14 173P/Mueller
173P/Mueller , also known as Mueller 5 , is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 13 year orbit 173P/Mueller Discovery Discovered by Jean Mueller Discovery date November 20, 1993 Alternative designations 1993 W1; 1994 XXV; 2005 T1 Orbital characteristics A Epoch March 6, 2006 Ap
- ... vember 20, 1993 Alternative designations 1993 W1; 1994 XXV; 2005 T1 Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 7.202 AU Perihelion 4.213 AU Semi-major axis 5.707 AU Eccentricity 0.2618 Orbital per ...
#15 71P/Clark
71P/Clark is a periodic comet in the Solar System with an orbital period of 5.5 years. Periodic comet with 5 year orbit 71P/Clark Discovery Discovered by Michael Clark Discovery date June 9, 1973 Alternative designations 1973 V; 1978 XXIII; 1984 VIII; 1989 XX; 1994t Orbital characteristics A Epoch M
- ... ernative designations 1973 V; 1978 XXIII; 1984 VIII; 1989 XX; 1994t Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 4.685 AU Perihelion 1.562 AU Semi-major axis 3.124 AU Eccentricity 0.4999 Orbital per ...
#16 Halley's Comet
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
- ... f Halley on 4 March 1986, captured the first-ever image of its nucleus , [16] and made its flyby on 6 march . It was followed by the Vega 2 probe, making its flyby on 9 March. On 14 March, the Giotto space pr ...
#17 28P/Neujmin
28P/Neujmin , also known as Neujmin 1 , is a large periodic comet in the Solar System . With a perihelion distance (closest approach to the Sun) of 1.5 AU , [1] this comet does not make close approaches to the Earth. [5] Periodic comet with 18 year orbit 28P/Neujmin Discovery Discovered by Grigory N
- ... rnative designations 1913 III; 1931 I; 1948 XIII; 1966 VI; 1984 XIX Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 12.27 AU Perihelion 1.551 AU Semi-major axis 6.911 AU Eccentricity 0.7755 Orbital per ...
#18 129P/Shoemaker–Levy
129P/Shoemaker–Levy , also known as Shoemaker–Levy 3 , is a periodic comet in the Solar System . It fits the definition of an Encke-type comet with ( T Jupiter > 3; a < a Jupiter ), [3] and is a quasi-Hilda comet . [4] Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 129P/Shoemaker-Levy Discovery Discovered by Caro
- ... date February 7, 1991 Alternative designations 1990 XXVII; 1996 U1 Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 4.676 AU Perihelion 2.807 AU Semi-major axis 3.741 AU Eccentricity 0.2497 Orbital per ...
#19 65P/Gunn
65P/Gunn is a periodic comet in the Solar System which has a current orbital period of 6.79 years. Periodic comet with 6 year orbit 65P/Gunn Discovery Discovered by James E. Gunn Discovery date October 17, 1970 Alternative designations 1969 II; 1976 III; 1982 X; 1989 XI; Orbital characteristics A Ep
- ... , 1970 Alternative designations 1969 II; 1976 III; 1982 X; 1989 XI; Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 4.737 AU Perihelion 2.444 AU Semi-major axis 3.59 AU Eccentricity 0.3194 Orbital peri ...
#20 166P/NEAT
166P/NEAT is a periodic comet and centaur in the outer Solar System . It was discovered by the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) project in 2001 and initially classified a comet with provisional designation P/2001 T4 (NEAT), as it was apparent from the discovery observations that the body exhibite
- ... Discovery date October 15, 2001 Alternative designations P/2001 T4 Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 6, 2006 Aphelion 19.1 AU Perihelion 8.559 AU Semi-major axis 13.83 AU Eccentricity 0.3811 Orbital peri ...
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 Leo Triplet
The Leo Triplet (also known as the M66 Group ) is a small group of galaxies about 35 million light-years away [5] in the constellation Leo . This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65 , M66 , and NGC 3628 . Group of galaxies in the constellation Leo Not to be confused with Leo Cluster or
- ... dentify the Leo Triplet as part of the M96 Group. [2] [11] GALLERY Leo Triplet Leo Triplet Captured march 6, 2021 by amateur astrophotographer John Richards at the Middle Georgia Astronomical Society dark sit ...
Institution / Institution
#1 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
- ... (315552) 2008 CM 5 5 February 2008 list (315557) 2008 CT 22 7 February 2008 list (315676) 2008 ER 8 6 march 2008 list (315793) 2008 GK 1 3 April 2008 list (315898) 2008 QD 4 25 August 2008 list (315929) 2008 ...
#2 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
- ... 17 September 1993 list 7258 Pettarin 5 March 1994 list 7260 Metelli 18 March 1994 list 7306 Panizon 6 march 1994 list 7356 Casagrande 27 September 1995 list 7531 Pecorelli 24 September 1994 list 7680 Cari 16 ...
#3 Dyer Observatory
The Dyer Observatory , also known as the Arthur J. Dyer Observatory , is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Vanderbilt University . Built in 1953, it is located in Nashville , Tennessee , and is the only university facility not located on the main campus in Nashville . The observatory
- ... nce and engineering . [3] The observatory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on march 6, 2009. [1] [2] Vanderbilt University observatory in Brentwood, Tennessee Observatory Dyer Observator ...
- ... 86°48′18″W Area 9 acres (36,000 m 2 ) [1] Built 1953 NRHP reference No. 09000114 [2] Added to NRHP march 6, 2009 [2] Location of Dyer Observatory [ edit on Wikidata ] HISTORY Vanderbilt's first observatory w ...
#4 Kleť Observatory
Kleť Observatory ( Czech : Hvězdárna Kleť ; obs. code : 046 ) is an astronomical observatory in the Czech Republic . It is situated in South Bohemia , south of the summit of Mount Kleť , near the town of České Budějovice . Constructed in 1957, the observatory is at an altitude of 1,070 metres (3,510
- ... 1999 list (19273) 1995 XJ 10 December 1995 list (19613) 1999 OX 19 July 1999 list (20201) 1997 EK 6 6 march 1997 list (20622) 1999 TQ 11 8 October 1999 list 21257 Jižní Čechy 26 February 1996 list (21317) 19 ...
- ... 1 list (32939) 1995 UN 2 24 October 1995 list (32970) 1996 QX 19 August 1996 list (33006) 1997 EJ 6 6 march 1997 list (33052) 1997 UA 8 29 October 1997 list (33136) 1998 DZ 18 February 1998 list (33240) 1998 ...
- ... (430629) 2003 QW 27 23 August 2003 list (434343) 2004 RG 2 September 2004 list (457074) 2008 EE 69 6 march 2008 list (462055) 2007 EX 26 12 March 2007 list (474144) 1997 UA 18 October 1997 list KLENOT PROJE ...
#5 MERLIN
The Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network ( MERLIN ) is an interferometer array of radio telescopes spread across England . The array is run from Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire by the University of Manchester on behalf of Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) . [1] [2] [
- ... N upgrade in May 2004 and it was completed in 2009. [22] [23] STFC'S PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW 2007–08 On 6 march 2008 the Science and Technology Facilities Council ( STFC ) announced that the (e-MERLIN/ JIVE ) pr ...
#6 Teide Observatory
Teide Observatory ( Spanish : Observatorio del Teide ), IAU code 954 , is an astronomical observatory on Mount Teide at 2,390 metres (7,840 ft) , located on Tenerife , Spain. It has been operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias since its inauguration in 1964. It became one of the first
- ... y. [5] (79484) 1998 FH 3 18 March 1998 list (100747) 1998 EO 4 3 March 1998 list (175732) 1998 EW 8 6 march 1998 list (219078) 1998 GX 3 April 1998 list (301883) 1998 EQ 9 9 March 1998 list (455329) 2002 PO ...
Meteorite / Meteorite
#1 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
- ... ence of a planet in 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 beca ...
#2 47 Ursae Majoris d
47 Ursae Majoris d (sometimes abbreviated 47 Uma d ) is an extrasolar planet approximately 46 light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major . The planet was discovered located in a long- period orbit (38 years) around the star 47 Ursae Majoris . As of 2011, it is the outermost of three known p
- ... of 47 UMa d Discovery Discovered by Gregory and Fischer Discovery site United States Discovery date 6 march 2010 Detection method Doppler spectroscopy ( Bayesian Kepler periodogram ) Orbital characteristics ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Giovanni de Sanctis
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
- ... [1] February 28, 1981 3016 Meuse [1] March 1, 1981 3121 Tamines [1] March 2, 1981 3235 Melchior [1] march 6, 1981 3268 De Sanctis [1] February 26, 1981 3308 Ferreri [1] March 1, 1981 3610 Decampos [1] March 5 ...
- ... 2, 1983 (8453) 1981 EQ [1] March 1, 1981 8454 Micheleferrero [1] March 5, 1981 (8619) 1981 EH 1 [1] march 6, 1981 (9278) 1981 EM 1 [1] March 7, 1981 9523 Torino [1] March 5, 1981 9722 Levi-Montalcini [1] Marc ...
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#2 Barbara M. Middlehurst
Barbara Mary Middlehurst (September 15, 1915 – March 6, 1995) was a Welsh astronomer. Welsh astronomer (1915–1995) Barbara M. Middlehurst Born September 15, 1915 Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales Died March 6, 1995 Houston, Texas Occupation astronomer, writer
- Barbara Mary Middlehurst (September 15, 1915 – march 6, 1995) was a Welsh astronomer. Welsh astronomer (1915–1995) Barbara M. Middlehurst Born September 15 ...
- ... stronomer (1915–1995) Barbara M. Middlehurst Born September 15, 1915 Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales Died march 6, 1995 Houston, Texas Occupation astronomer, writer EARLY LIFE Barbara Mary Middlehurst was born in P ...
#3 Frank Kameny
Franklin Edward Kameny (May 21, 1925 – October 11, 2011) [1] was an American gay rights activist. He has been referred to as "one of the most significant figures" in the American gay rights movement . [2] American gay rights activist (1925–2011) Frank Kameny Kameny in 2010 Born Franklin Edward Kam
- ... d service and a Purple Heart and Bronze Star, purposely outing himself to his commanding officer on march 6, 1975. Matlovich had first read about Kameny's goal in an interview in the Air Force Times . Talking ...
#4 Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist
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
- ... ta September 4, 1975 2902 Westerlund March 16, 1980 3005 Pervictoralex August 22, 1979 3250 Martebo march 6, 1979 3331 Kvistaberg August 22, 1979 3573 Holmberg August 16, 1982 3634 Iwan March 16, 1980 4050 Me ...
#5 Carolyn Porco
Carolyn C. Porco (born March 6, 1953) is an American planetary scientist who explores the outer Solar System , beginning with her imaging work on the Voyager missions to Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus and Neptune in the 1980s. She led the imaging science team on the Cassini mission in orbit around Saturn
- Carolyn C. Porco (born march 6, 1953) is an American planetary scientist who explores the outer Solar System , beginning with her i ...
- ... and the Saturnian moon, Enceladus . American planetary scientist Carolyn Porco Born ( 1953-03-06 ) march 6, 1953 (age 69) Bronx, New York , U.S. Alma mater California Institute of Technology Stony Brook Univ ...
#6 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
- ... i November 4, 1991 7953 Kawaguchi May 20, 1993 8187 Akiramisawa December 15, 1992 8212 Naoshigetani march 6, 1995 8276 Shigei [1] March 17, 1991 8374 Horohata January 10, 1992 8397 Chiakitanaka December 8, ...
#7 Luca Gaurico
Luca Gaurico (in Latin, Lucas Gauricus ) (Giffoni March 12, 1475 – March 6, 1558 in Rome ) was an Italian astrologer, astronomer, astrological data collector [1] and mathematician. He was born to a poor family in the Kingdom of Naples , and studied judicial astrology , a subject he defended in his O
- Luca Gaurico (in Latin, Lucas Gauricus ) (Giffoni March 12, 1475 – march 6, 1558 in Rome ) was an Italian astrologer, astronomer, astrological data collector [1] and mathemati ...
#8 Eugene Merle Shoemaker
Eugene Merle Shoemaker (April 28, 1928 – July 18, 1997) was an American geologist . He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy . This comet hit Jupiter in July 1994: the impact was televised around the world. Shoemaker also studied terrestrial crat
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#9 Paul G. Comba
Paul G. Comba (1926 – April 5, 2017) was an Italian-American computer scientist , an amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets . [2] Paul G. Comba Born 1926 ( 1926 ) Tunisia Died April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04) (aged 90–91) Education Ph.D. Alma mater University of Turin , Blufft
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#10 Ruth J. Northcott
Ruth Josephine Northcott (March 6, 1913 – July 29, 1969) was a Canadian astronomer based at the David Dunlap Observatory , and president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada from 1962 to 1964. Asteroid 3670 Northcott is named for her. Canadian astronomer Ruth J. Northcott Ruth J. Northcott, f
- Ruth Josephine Northcott ( march 6, 1913 – July 29, 1969) was a Canadian astronomer based at the David Dunlap Observatory , and preside ...
- ... er. Canadian astronomer Ruth J. Northcott Ruth J. Northcott, from a 1962 newspaper photograph. Born march 6, 1913 Solina, Ontario Died July 29, 1969 Nationality Canadian Occupation astronomer EARLY LIFE Ruth ...
#11 Lewis Morris Rutherfurd
Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (November 25, 1816 – May 30, 1892) was an American lawyer and astronomer , and a pioneering astrophotographer. [1] [2] This article is about the lawyer and astronomer. For his son, the sportsman, see Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Jr. Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Lewis Morris Rutherfurd
- ... dfather. [4] He graduated from Williams College , Massachusetts in 1834. [5] CAREER Moon, New York, 6 march 1865 – Lewis M. Rutherfurd (misspelled as Rutherford in this frontispiece of the 1873 book by Herma ...
#12 Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS ( / r ɛ n / ; [2] 30 October 1632 [ O.S. 20 October ] – 8 March 1723 [ O.S. 25 February ]) [3] [4] was one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, as well as an anatomist , astronomer , geometer , and mathematician- physicist . [4] He was accorded res
- ... on Succeeded by John Hoskyns Member of the English Parliament 1701–1702 Weymouth and Melcombe Regis 6 march – 17 May 1690 11 January – 14 May 1689 New Windsor 1685–1687 Plympton Erle The principal creative r ...
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#13 Joseph von Fraunhofer
Joseph Ritter von Fraunhofer ( / ˈ f r aʊ n ˌ h oʊ f ər / ; German: [ˈfraʊnˌhoːfɐ] ; 6 March 1787 – 7 June 1826 [1] ) was a German physicist and optical lens manufacturer. He made optical glass and achromatic telescope , objective lenses , and also invented the spectroscope and developed diffraction
- Joseph Ritter von Fraunhofer ( / ˈ f r aʊ n ˌ h oʊ f ər / ; German: [ˈfraʊnˌhoːfɐ] ; 6 march 1787 – 7 June 1826 [1] ) was a German physicist and optical lens manufacturer. He made optical glas ...
- ... wn as Fraunhofer lines . [2] German physicist (1787–1826) Joseph von Fraunhofer Born ( 1787-03-06 ) 6 march 1787 Straubing , Electorate of Bavaria , Holy Roman Empire Died 7 June 1826 (1826-06-07) (aged 39) ...
#14 Takeshi Urata
Takeshi Urata ( 浦田 武 , Urata Takeshi , 1947 – December 15, 2012) [2] was a Japanese astronomer . He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids , observing at Nihondaira Observatory . Japanese astronomer Minor planets discovered: 642 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets In 1978 he became the fi
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#15 Yoshisada Shimizu
Yoshisada Shimizu ( 清水 義定 , Shimizu Yoshisada , born 1943) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of hundreds of asteroids since 1993. An orthopaedist by profession, he is also known as an astrophotographer . [1] [2] Japanese astronomer Minor planets discovered: 311 [1] see §
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#16 Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer)
Paul Wild ( German: [ˈvɪlt] ; 5 October 1925 – 2 July 2014) was a Swiss astronomer and director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern , who discovered numerous comets , asteroids and supernovae . [1] [2] Swiss astronomer Paul Wild Paul Wild at University of Bern in 2006 Born ( 1925
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#17 Edvard Hugo von Zeipel
Edvard Hugo von Zeipel (8 February 1873 – 8 June 1959) was a Swedish astronomer , with the specialist fields of study of celestial mechanics , astrophotography , and theoretical astrophysics . He worked at the Stockholm Observatory from 1897 to 1900, participated in scientific expeditions to Spitzbe
- ... The crater Von Zeipel on the Moon is named after him. 8870 von Zeipel is an asteroid discovered on march 6, 1992. It is also named after him. Von Zeipel theorem , linking stellar radiative flux to local effe ...
#18 Jean-Claude Merlin
Jean-Claude Merlin (born 1954) is a French astronomer , founder-president of the Burgundy Astronomical Society ( French : Société Astronomique de Bourgogne ) and a discoverer of minor planets . He was laureate of the Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet Fondation de la Vocation in 1982 and received the Prix Ge
- ... l Ory at the Jura Observatory in 2001, is named after him. [3] Its naming citation was published on 6 march 2004 ( M.P.C. 51190 ). [4] LIST OF DISCOVERED MINOR PLANETS See also: Category:Discoveries by Jean- ...
#19 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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#20 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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Science / Science
#1 High-Z Supernova Search Team
The High-Z Supernova Search Team was an international cosmology collaboration which used Type Ia supernovae to chart the expansion of the universe . The team was formed in 1994 by Brian P. Schmidt , then a post-doctoral research associate at Harvard University, and Nicholas B. Suntzeff , a staff ast
- ... ts of telescope time on the CTIO Victor M. Blanco Telescope on the nights of February 25, 1995, and march 6, 24, and 29, 1995. The pilot project led to the discovery of supernova SN1995Y. In 1995, the HZT ele ...
Star / Star
#1 DM Geminorum
DM Geminorum also known as Nova Geminorum 1903 was a nova which erupted in the constellation Gemini in 1903. It was discovered by Herbert Hall Turner at the Greenwich Observatory on a Carte du Ciel photographic plate taken on 16 March 1903. Post-discovery examination of earlier photographs of the re
- ... ry showed that the star was fainter than apparent magnitude 9 on 2 March 1903, and magnitude 5.1 on 6 march 1903, making it visible to the naked eye at that time. [3] It had a conspicuous red color due to st ...
#2 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
- ... defining the transit'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. Analys ...