langs: 8 марта [ru] / march 8 [en] / 8. märz [de] / 8 mars [fr] / 8 marzo [it] / 8 de marzo [es]
days: march 5 / march 6 / march 7 / march 8 / march 9 / march 10 / march 11
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 389 Industria
389 Industria ( prov. designation : A894 EE or 1894 BB ) is a large background asteroid , approximately 79 kilometers (49 miles) in diameter, located in the central region of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 8 March 1894, by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory . [1] Th
- ... s (49 miles) in diameter, located in the central region of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 8 march 1894, by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory . [1] The stony S-type asteroid ...
- ... om its lightcurve Discovery [1] Discovered by A. Charlois Discovery site Nice Obs. Discovery date 8 march 1894 Designations MPC designation (389) Industria Pronunciation / ɪ n ˈ d ʌ s t r i ə / Named after ...
#2 2020 SO
2020 SO [lower-alpha 1] is a near-Earth object identified to be the Surveyor 2 Centaur rocket booster launched on 20 September 1966. The object was discovered by the Pan-STARRS 1 survey at the Haleakala Observatory on 17 September 2020. It was initially suspected to be an artificial object due to it
- ... to Earth was reduced from ±3 days to less than 1 minute. [4] It left Earth's Hill sphere at around 8 march 2021. [12] [lower-alpha 2] Photograph of the Surveyor 2 Centaur rocket booster at launch in 1966 Pa ...
#3 (162421) 2000 ET70
(162421) 2000 ET 70 is a dark, elongated and oblate asteroid , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Aten group , approximately 2.2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 8 March 2000, by astronomers of the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at the Lincoln
- ... zardous asteroid of the Aten group , approximately 2.2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 8 march 2000, by astronomers of the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experi ...
- ... ) 2000 ET 70 Discovery [1] [2] Discovered by LINEAR Discovery site Lincoln Lab's ETS Discovery date 8 march 2000 Designations MPC designation (162421) 2000 ET 70 Alternative designations 2000 ET 70 Minor pla ...
#4 1803 Zwicky
1803 Zwicky , prov. designation : 1967 CA , is a stony Phocaea asteroid and binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 6 February 1967, by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory near Bern, Switze
- ... iss astronomer Fritz Zwicky . [2] The discovery of a 2.5-kilometer sized companion was announced on 8 march 2021. [6] 1803 Zwicky Discovery [1] Discovered by P. Wild Discovery site Zimmerwald Obs. Discovery ...
#5 1453 Fennia
1453 Fennia , provisional designation 1938 ED 1 , is a stony Hungaria asteroid and synchronous binary system from the innermost regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Yrjö Väisälä at the Turku Observatory in 1938, [23] the asteroid was later named after
- ... [6] [7] 1453 Fennia Discovery [1] Discovered by Y. Väisälä Discovery site Turku Obs. Discovery date 8 march 1938 Designations MPC designation (1453) Fennia Pronunciation / ˈ f ɛ n i ə / Named after Finland ( ...
- ... 12.83 [10] · 12.83 ± 0.07 [11] · 12.835 [3] · 12.835 ± 0.06 [22] DISCOVERY Fennia was discovered on 8 march 1938, by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at the Iso-Heikkilä Observatory in Turku, southwest Finlan ...
#6 4003 Schumann
4003 Schumann , provisional designation 1964 ED , is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 35 kilometers in diameter. 4003 Schumann Discovery [1] Discovered by F. Börngen Discovery site Karl Schwarzschild Obs. Discovery date 8 March 1964 Designati
- ... mann Discovery [1] Discovered by F. Börngen Discovery site Karl Schwarzschild Obs. Discovery date 8 march 1964 Designations MPC designation (4003) Schumann Named after Robert Schumann (German composer) [2] ...
- ... (R) [7] · 11.186 ± 0.002 (R) [7] · 11.2 [1] [3] · 11.40 ± 0.20 [10] The asteroid was discovered on 8 march 1964, by German astronomer Freimut Börngen at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in Tautenburg, Eas ...
#7 65 Cybele
Cybele , minor planet designation 65 Cybele , is one of the largest asteroids in the Solar System and is located in the outer asteroid belt . It gives its name to the Cybele group of asteroids [5] that orbit outward from the Sun from the 2:1 orbital resonance with Jupiter . The X-type asteroid has a
- ... Cybele Discovery [1] [2] Discovered by E. W. Tempel Discovery site Marseille Obs. Discovery date 8 march 1861 Designations MPC designation (65) Cybele Pronunciation / ˈ s ɪ b ə l iː / [3] Named after Cybe ...
- ... 2 [1] [8] [9] [10] [11] · 6.88 ± 0.26 [25] · 6.95 [7] DISCOVERY AND NAMING Cybele was discovered on 8 march 1861, by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel from the Marseilles Observatory in southeastern France. [ ...
#8 3181 Ahnert
3181 Ahnert , provisional designation 1964 EC , is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , about 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Freimut Börngen at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in Tautenburg, eastern Germany, on 8 March 1964. [8] 31
- ... astronomer Freimut Börngen at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in Tautenburg, eastern Germany, on 8 march 1964. [8] 3181 Ahnert Discovery [1] Discovered by F. Börngen Discovery site Karl Schwarzschild Ob ...
- ... nert Discovery [1] Discovered by F. Börngen Discovery site Karl Schwarzschild Obs. Discovery date 8 march 1964 Designations MPC designation (3181) Ahnert Named after Paul Ahnert (astronomer) [2] Alternativ ...
#9 559 Nanon
Nanon ( minor planet designation : 559 Nanon ) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . At the time of its discovery, Max Wolf was habitually naming asteroids after operatic heroines, suggesting is it most likely named after the lead character of Nanon , an 1877 opera by Richard Genée . For the films of
- ... . 559 Nanon Discovery Discovered by M. F. Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Observatory Discovery date 8 march 1905 Designations MPC designation (559) Nanon Pronunciation German: [ˈnaːnɔn] Alternative designati ...
#10 (543354) 2014 AN55
(543354) 2014 AN 55 ( prov. designation : 2014 AN 55 ) is a trans-Neptunian object in the scattered disc , located in the outermost region of the Solar System , that measures approximately 600 kilometres (370 mi) in diameter. It was discovered on 25 January 2014, by astronomers with the Pan-STARRS
- ... on 0° 0 m 8.64 s / day Inclination 9.4372° Longitude of ascending node 283.94° Time of perihelion ≈ 8 march 2070 [4] ±1.5 days Argument of perihelion 307.63° Physical characteristics Mean diameter 583 km (es ...
#11 273 Atropos
Atropos ( minor planet designation : 273 Atropos ) is a typical Main belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on 8 March 1888 in Vienna . 273 Atropos Discovery Discovered by Johann Palisa Discovery date 8 March 1888 Designations MPC designation (273) Atropos Pronu
- ... ropos ) is a typical Main belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on 8 march 1888 in Vienna . 273 Atropos Discovery Discovered by Johann Palisa Discovery date 8 March 1888 Desi ...
- ... Palisa on 8 March 1888 in Vienna . 273 Atropos Discovery Discovered by Johann Palisa Discovery date 8 march 1888 Designations MPC designation (273) Atropos Pronunciation / ˈ æ t r ə p ɒ s / [1] Named after A ...
#12 2013 TX68
2013 TX 68 is an Apollo asteroid and near-Earth object discovered on 6 October 2013 by the Catalina Sky Survey , during which it was near a close approach of 5.4 Lunar distances (LD) from the Earth. [2] [lower-alpha 1] The asteroid only has a 10-day observation arc [2] which makes long-term predicti
- ... t-fit ) orbit suggested that it would pass 0.03 AU (4,500,000 km ; 2,800,000 mi ) from the Earth on march 8, [2] it was calculated to pass as close as 0.0002 AU (30,000 km; 19,000 mi) (0.07 LD) [2] or as far ...
#13 5476 Mulius
5476 Mulius , provisional designation : 1989 TO 11 is a mid-sized Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp , approximately 35 kilometers (22 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 2 October 1989, by American astronomer Schelte Bus at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. [1] The dark Jo
- ... Cerro Tololo. [1] NUMBERING AND NAMING This minor planet was numbered by the Minor Planet Center on 8 march 1993 ( M.P.C. 21774 ). [9] On 29 November 2021, IAU's Working Group Small Body Nomenclature named i ...
#14 (177049) 2003 EE16
(177049) 2003 EE 16 , provisionally known as 2003 EE16 , is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous object . [2] It was discovered on 8 March 2003 by LPL/Spacewatch II at an apparent magnitude of 20 using a 1.8-meter (71 in) reflecting telescope . [1] It has an estimated diameter o
- ... EE16 , is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous object . [2] It was discovered on 8 march 2003 by LPL/Spacewatch II at an apparent magnitude of 20 using a 1.8-meter (71 in) reflecting teles ...
- ... EE 16 Discovery [1] Discovered by Spacewatch Discovery site Kitt Peak National Obs. Discovery date 8 march 2003 Designations MPC designation (177049) 2003 EE 16 Minor planet category NEO · PHA · Apollo [2] ...
#15 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
- ... 33) 2010 CB 51 13 February 2010 list (376048) 2010 DW 27 18 February 2010 list (376057) 2010 EH 147 8 march 2010 list (376058) 2010 FX 7 16 March 2010 list (376071) 2010 OE 49 22 July 2010 list (376190) 2011 ...
- ... 774) 2010 CK 225 8 February 2010 list (386778) 2010 DF 24 19 February 2010 list (386784) 2010 EY 18 8 march 2010 list (386832) 2010 HU 58 25 April 2010 list (386836) 2010 JO 39 23 February 2010 list (386840) ...
- ... 32807) 2011 GE 42 1 February 2010 list (432836) 2011 HM 34 8 February 2010 list (432874) 2011 JG 26 8 march 2010 list (432900) 2011 OG 34 29 May 2010 list (432911) 2011 QL 42 4 August 2010 list (432912) 2011 ...
- ... 433631) 2013 YP 133 10 February 2010 list (433660) 2014 BL 28 17 June 2010 list (433667) 2014 DN 18 8 march 2010 list (433670) 2014 DD 32 18 January 2010 list (433705) 2014 WE 491 9 March 2010 list (433776) ...
- ... st (464543) 2016 CU 32 5 April 2010 list (464556) 2016 CF 43 17 March 2010 list (464564) 2016 CC 50 8 march 2010 list (464578) 2016 CO 72 3 April 2010 list (464597) 2016 CN 119 17 March 2010 list (464613) 20 ...
- ... t (493333) 2014 VL 11 18 April 2010 list (493334) 2014 VP 11 20 April 2010 list (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 ...
- ... 657) 2014 SR 339 30 September 2014 list (505663) 2014 UR 5 8 January 2010 list (505777) 2015 BE 268 8 march 2010 list (505812) 2015 BG 425 8 June 2010 list (505869) 2015 DL 94 16 June 2010 list (505909) 2015 ...
- ... t (518348) 2017 DS 4 13 January 2010 list (518354) 2017 DB 40 27 June 2010 list (518395) 2017 UV 13 8 march 2010 list (518399) 2017 VM 23 28 April 2010 list (518408) 2018 CO 6 21 July 2010 list (518780) 2010 ...
#16 (29075) 1950 DA
(29075) 1950 DA , provisional designation 1950 DA , is a risk–listed asteroid , classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group , approximately 1.1 kilometers (0.68 miles) in diameter. [4] It once had the highest known probability of impacting Earth . [11] In
- ... 363159 AU (5.43278 million km) ±22 km 2136 March 01 0.0425957 AU (6.37223 million km) ±1010 km 2187 march 08 0.0352249 AU (5.26957 million km) ±2795 km POSSIBLE EARTH IMPACT That 1950 DA has one of the best-de ...
#17 358 Apollonia
Apolonia ( minor planet designation : 358 Apolonia ) is a large Main belt asteroid . [3] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 8 March 1893 in Nice . Main-belt asteroid 358 Apollonia Discovery Discovered by Auguste Charlois Discovery date 8 March 1893 Designations MPC designation (358) Apol
- ... ation : 358 Apolonia ) is a large Main belt asteroid . [3] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 8 march 1893 in Nice . Main-belt asteroid 358 Apollonia Discovery Discovered by Auguste Charlois Discovery ...
- ... in Nice . Main-belt asteroid 358 Apollonia Discovery Discovered by Auguste Charlois Discovery date 8 march 1893 Designations MPC designation (358) Apollonia Pronunciation / æ p ə ˈ l oʊ n i ə / [1] [2] Alte ...
#18 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
- ... portunity to observe Apophis before its 2029 flyby. [1] Asteroid 99942 Apophis – radar observations march 8 10, 2021 (March 26, 2021) HISTORY OF IMPACT ESTIMATES This section needs additional citations for ve ...
Comet / Comet
#1 55P/Tempel–Tuttle
55P/Tempel–Tuttle (commonly known as Comet Tempel–Tuttle ) is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 33 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with a period of between 20 and 200 years. It was independently discovered by Wilhelm Tempel on December 19, 1865, and by Horace
- ... 1699 U1; 1699 II; 1865 Y1; 1866 I; 1965 M2; 1965 IV; 1965i; 1997 E1 Orbital characteristics A Epoch march 8, 1998 ( JD 2450880.5) Aphelion 19.6924 AU Perihelion 0.9766 AU Semi-major axis 10.3345 AU Eccentrici ...
#2 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
- ... For other uses, see Halley's Comet (disambiguation) . 1P/Halley (Halley's Comet) Halley's Comet on 8 march 1986 Discovery Discovered by Prehistoric (observation) Edmond Halley (recognition of periodicity ) ...
#3 C/2012 E2 (SWAN)
Comet C/2012 E2 (SWAN) was a Kreutz group sungrazing comet discovered by Vladimir Bezugly in publicly available images taken by the SWAN instrument ( Solar Wind ANisotropies ) on board the SOHO spacecraft . It is recognized for being the first Kreutz sungrazer observed in SWAN imagery.
- ... raft . It is recognized for being the first Kreutz sungrazer observed in SWAN imagery. DISCOVERY On march 8, 2012, Ukrainian amateur astronomer Vladimir Bezugly reported an unknown comet in 3 images taken by ...
#4 C/2014 G3 (PanSTARRS)
C/2014 G3 (PanSTARRS) is a faint comet discovered on 10 April 2014 by Pan-STARRS [1] which will pass near Jupiter's gravitational field on 8 March 2016 at distance of 0.76 AU (114,000,000 km; 71,000,000 mi) . [2] The comet had about a 405-year orbital period [2] before entering the planetary r
- ... discovered on 10 April 2014 by Pan-STARRS [1] which will pass near Jupiter's gravitational field on 8 march 2016 at distance of 0.76 AU (114,000,000 km; 71,000,000 mi) . [2] The comet had about a 405-year or ...
#5 Biela's Comet
Biela's Comet or Comet Biela (official designation: 3D/Biela ) was a periodic Jupiter-family comet first recorded in 1772 by Montaigne and Messier and finally identified as periodic in 1826 by Wilhelm von Biela . It was subsequently observed to split in two and has not been seen since 1852. As a res
- ... September 24, 1852 Next perihelion Disintegrated in 1852 DISCOVERY The comet was first recorded on 8 march 1772 by Jacques Leibax Montaigne; [2] during the same apparition it was independently discovered by ...
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 NGC 4536
NGC 4536 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo located about 10° south of the midpoint of the Virgo cluster . However, it is not considered a member of the cluster. [6] Rather, it is a member of the M61 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups , a series of g
- ... re, it may have a small supermassive black hole with 10 4 –10 6 times the mass of the Sun . [10] On march 8, 1981, a type Ia supernova was discovered 51 arcseconds to the northeast of the galactic center. Des ...
- ... northeast of the galactic center. Designated SN 1981b , it reached a peak visual magnitude of 12 on march 8 before steadily fading from view over the next two months. No prior supernova events have been obser ...
#2 Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M 1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus . The common name comes from William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse , who observed the object in 1842 using a 36-inch (91 cm) telescope and produced a drawing t
- ... ERY The Crab Nebula seen in radio , infrared , visible light , ultraviolet , X-rays and gamma-rays ( 8 march 2015) The Crab Nebula – five observatories (10 May 2017) The Crab Nebula – five observatories (anim ...
Institution / Institution
#1 Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
The Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte ( Italian : Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte ) is the Neapolitan department of Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (National Institute for Astrophysics, INAF), the most important Italian institution promoting, developing and conducting scientific rese
- ... st director of the Neapolitan specola. When Joachim Murat was appointed king of Naples, he approved 8 march 1812 the foundation of a new Observatory on the Miradois hill, a site not far from the royal palace ...
#2 Ondřejov Observatory
The Ondřejov Observatory ( pronounced [ˈondr̝ɛjof] ; Czech : Observatoř Ondřejov ) is the principal observatory of the Astronomical Institute ( Astronomický ústav ) of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic . It is located near the village of Ondřejov , 35 kilometres (22 miles) southeast of P
- ... 138439) 2000 HD 98 26 April 2000 list (164782) 1999 DK 4 16 February 1999 list (172097) 2002 EX 107 8 march 2002 list (216476) 1999 SC 22 23 September 1999 list (264493) 2001 PS 50 15 August 2001 list (28166 ...
#3 Junk Bond Observatory
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
- ... 39) 2003 SY 218 28 September 2003 list (298439) 2003 UB 24 23 October 2003 list (299081) 2005 EK 39 8 march 2005 list (308199) 2005 EY 32 4 March 2005 list (311195) 2004 XZ 62 14 December 2004 list (314162) ...
#4 Coats Observatory
Coats Observatory is Scotland's oldest public observatory . It is currently closed for refurbishment as part of a 4-year long £42m transformation of the observatory and museum buildings. Located in Oakshaw Street West, Paisley, Renfrewshire , the observatory has been operational since 1 October 1883
- ... mmemorate the new building with the laying of a memorial stone, a duty performed by Thomas Coats on 8 march 1882 at an event attended by a number of local dignitaries, including the Provost, Magistrates and ...
#5 Dearborn Observatory
The Dearborn Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University . The observatory was originally constructed in 1888, through an agreement between the university and the Chicago Astronomical Society. In the summer of 1939, Dearborn Observatory had to
- ... the time, and the largest telescope in the United States. [7] Sirius B's sighting was confirmed on march 8, 1862, with smaller telescopes. [8] TIMELINE 1862: Clark discovers Sirius B, splitting the brightest ...
#6 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
- ... 129597) 1997 VT 1 4 November 1997 list (129878) 1999 SQ 2 21 September 1999 list (132160) 2002 ES 2 8 march 2002 list (134486) 1998 XP 10 December 1998 list (134738) 2000 AM 168 13 January 2000 list (134742) ...
- ... righter. [7] LIST OF DISCOVERED MINOR PLANETS See also: Category:Discoveries by KLENOT 42377 KLENOT 8 march 2002 list 68779 Schöninger 18 March 2002 list 89909 Linie 8 March 2002 list 90279 Devětsil 26 Febru ...
- ... iscoveries by KLENOT 42377 KLENOT 8 March 2002 list 68779 Schöninger 18 March 2002 list 89909 Linie 8 march 2002 list 90279 Devětsil 26 February 2003 list 111913 Davidgans 1 April 2002 list 126780 Ivovasilje ...
#7 Vera C. Rubin Observatory
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory , previously referred to as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope ( LSST ), is an astronomical observatory currently under construction in Chile. Its main task will be carrying out a synoptic astronomical survey, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time ( LSST ). [11] [12] The
- ... Cutaway rendering of the telescope, dome, and support building. Site excavation began in earnest on 8 march 2011, [98] and the site had been leveled by the end of 2011. [99] Also during that time, the design ...
#8 Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
The Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics is a Max Planck Institute , located in Garching , near Munich , Germany . In 1991 the Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics split up into the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, the Max Planck Institute for Physics and
- ... May 15, 1963. Professor Lüst was appointed director of the institute. Another Senate resolution on march 8, 1991, finally established MPE as an autonomous institute within the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. It is ...
- ... May 15, 1963. Professor Lüst was appointed director of the institute. Another Senate resolution on march 8, 1991, finally established MPE as an autonomous institute within the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. It is ...
Researcher / Researcher
#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 §
- ... [A] 8231 Tetsujiyamada 6 October 1997 list [A] 8274 Soejima 15 October 1990 list [A] 8286 Kouji 8 march 1992 list [A] 8294 Takayuki 26 October 1992 list [A] 8295 Toshifukushima 26 October 1992 list ...
#2 Thierry Pauwels
Thierry Pauwels (born 22 July 1957, Ghent ) is a Belgian astronomer from the Royal Observatory of Belgium . [2] [3] Between 1996 and 2008 he discovered and co-discovered 146 minor planets . This makes him one of the top 100 minor planet discoverers. [1] Belgian astronomer Minor planetss discovered:
- ... ry 26, 2000 (30018) 2000 CX 101 February 14, 2000 (33251) 1998 HS 24 April 22, 1998 (35473) 1998 EZ 8 march 9, 1998 (35474) 1998 EA 9 March 9, 1998 37392 Yukiniall [2] December 10, 2001 40684 Vanhoeck Septem ...
#3 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
- ... ma 14 January 1905 list 557 Violetta 26 January 1905 list 558 Carmen 9 February 1905 list 559 Nanon 8 march 1905 list 560 Delila 13 March 1905 list 561 Ingwelde 26 March 1905 list 562 Salome 3 April 1905 lis ...
#4 Kazuro Watanabe
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
- ... [B] 8231 Tetsujiyamada 6 October 1997 list [B] 8274 Soejima 15 October 1990 list [B] 8286 Kouji 8 march 1992 list [B] 8294 Takayuki 26 October 1992 list [B] 8295 Toshifukushima 26 October 1992 list ...
#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
- ... ecember 1996 list 12022 Hilbert 15 December 1996 list 12032 Ivory 31 January 1997 list 12040 Jacobi 8 march 1997 list 12045 Klein 30 March 1997 list 12473 Levi-Civita 10 February 1997 list 12493 Minkowski 4 ...
- ... uly 2000 list 17637 Blaschke 11 August 1996 list 17653 Bochner 10 November 1996 list 17696 Bombelli 8 march 1997 list 17703 Bombieri 9 September 1997 list 17734 Boole 22 January 1998 list 17891 Buraliforti 6 ...
- ... gust 1998 list 21659 Fredholm 13 August 1999 list 21665 Frege 5 September 1999 list 22474 Frobenius 8 march 1997 list 22495 Fubini 6 May 1997 list 22497 Immanuelfuchs 30 May 1997 list 22611 Galerkin 17 May 1 ...
#6 Freimut Börngen
Freimut Börngen ( German: [ˈfʁaɪmuːt ˈbœʁŋən] ; 17 October 1930 – 19 June 2021) was a German astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets . [2] A few sources give his first name wrongly as "Freimuth". The Minor Planet Center credits him as F. Borngen . German astronomer (1930–2021) Minor pl
- ... 1] 2424 Tautenburg 27 October 1973 list [A] 2861 Lambrecht 3 November 1981 list [A] 3181 Ahnert 8 march 1964 list 3245 Jensch 27 October 1973 list 3338 Richter 28 October 1973 list 3499 Hoppe 3 November ...
- ... eptember 1988 list 3975 Verdi 19 October 1982 list 3992 Wagner 29 September 1987 list 4003 Schumann 8 march 1964 list 4076 Dörffel 19 October 1982 list 4098 Thraen 26 November 1987 list 4117 Wilke 24 Septemb ...
#7 Alvan Clark
Alvan Clark (March 8, 1804 – August 19, 1887), born in Ashfield, Massachusetts , the descendant of a Cape Cod whaling family of English ancestry, was an American astronomer and telescope maker. Alvan Clark Born ( 1804-03-08 ) March 8, 1804 Ashfield, Massachusetts Died August 19, 1887 (1887-08-19) (a
- Alvan Clark ( march 8, 1804 – August 19, 1887), born in Ashfield, Massachusetts , the descendant of a Cape Cod whaling fam ...
- ... f English ancestry, was an American astronomer and telescope maker. Alvan Clark Born ( 1804-03-08 ) march 8, 1804 Ashfield, Massachusetts Died August 19, 1887 (1887-08-19) (aged 83) Nationality American Award ...
#8 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
- ... 16, 2001 (159610) 2002 AJ 13 January 12, 2002 (182108) 2000 PY 6 August 6, 2000 (286621) 2002 EX 1 march 8, 2002 (373571) 2001 YF 5 December 25, 2001 (380397) 2002 XE 89 December 15, 2002 Nomen is a prolific ...
#9 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
- 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 histo ...
- ... dfrey Kneller (1711) Born 30 October 1632 [ O.S. 20 October] East Knoyle , Wiltshire , England Died 8 march 1723 [ O.S. 25 February] (aged 90) [1] St James's , London , England Nationality English (later Bri ...
#10 Arno Arthur Wachmann
Arno Arthur Wachmann (8 March 1902 – 24 July 1990) was a German astronomer and discoverer of comets and minor planets , who worked for many years at the Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg. [2] [3] German astronomer Asteroids discovered: 3 [1] 1465 Autonoma 20 March 1938 MPC 1501 Baade 20 October 193
- Arno Arthur Wachmann ( 8 march 1902 – 24 July 1990) was a German astronomer and discoverer of comets and minor planets , who worke ...
#11 Theodore Meliteniotes
Theodore Meliteniotes ( Greek : Θεόδωρος Μελιτηνιώτης ; Constantinople , c. 1320 - 8 March 1393) was a Byzantine Greek astronomer, a sakellarios (treasurer) in the Byzantine bureaucracy , a supporter of Gregory Palamas and an opponent of the reunion with the Catholic Church . He became didaskalos to
- Theodore Meliteniotes ( Greek : Θεόδωρος Μελιτηνιώτης ; Constantinople , c. 1320 - 8 march 1393) was a Byzantine Greek astronomer, a sakellarios (treasurer) in the Byzantine bureaucracy , a ...
#12 George C. McVittie
George Cunliffe McVittie FRSE FRAS OBE (1904–1988) was a British mathematician and cosmologist . [1] British mathematician and cosmologist George McVittie portrait
- ... ty of Kent in Canterbury, where in 1985 he received an honorary doctorate. He died in Canterbury on 8 march 1988. LEGACY Asteroid 2417, McVittie was named after him. The George C. McVittie Elementary School ...
#13 Jana Tichá
Jana Tichá (born 1965 in České Budějovice ) is a Czech astronomer and discoverer of minor planets . She studied at the University of Economics in Prague and graduated in 1987. In 1992 she was selected for the position of a director of the Kleť Observatory . Czech astronomer Jana Tichá with her ex-hu
- ... 1995 list 16742 Zink 21 July 1996 list [A] 16794 Cucullia 2 February 1997 list [A] 18456 Mišík 8 march 1995 list [A] 18841 Hruška 6 September 1999 list [A] 19384 Winton 6 February 1998 list [A] 20 ...
#14 Johann Palisa
Johann Palisa (6 December 1848 – 2 May 1925) was an Austrian astronomer , born in Troppau , Austrian Silesia , now Czech Republic . [1] He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids , discovering 122 in all, from 136 Austria in 1874 to 1073 Gellivara in 1923. [2] Some of his notable discoveries include
- ... na 25 February 1887 list 266 Aline 17 May 1887 list 269 Justitia 21 September 1887 list 273 Atropos 8 march 1888 list 274 Philagoria 3 April 1888 list 275 Sapientia 15 April 1888 list 276 Adelheid 17 April 1 ...
#15 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 (68373) 2001 PP 13 13 August 2001 list (68374) 2001 PM 14 14 August 2001 list (69118) 2003 EK 16 8 march 2003 list (69157) 2003 JZ 3 3 May 2003 list (69770) 1998 QN 26 24 August 1998 list (69803) 1998 RL ...
#16 Vittorio Goretti
Vittorio Goretti (born 1939 – 7 July 2016) was an Italian amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets at his observatory in Pianoro , on the outskirts of Bologna , Italy. [2] [3] [4] [5] Italian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 32 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets Vittorio
- ... 1997 list 44005 Migliardi 25 September 1997 list 47038 Majoni 17 November 1998 list 48737 Cusinato 8 march 1997 list 58573 Serpieri 9 September 1997 list 70745 Aleserpieri 9 November 1999 list 79375 Valetti ...
#17 Nobuhiro Kawasato
Nobuhiro Kawasato ( 川里 信弘 , Kawasato Nobuhiro ) is a Japanese astronomer credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 105 asteroids he made partially in collaboration with astronomer Tsutomu Hioki at Okutama Observatory ( 877 ), Japan, between 1988 and 2000. [1] [2] Japanese astronomer
- ... (10742) 1988 VK 2 7 November 1988 list [A] (11543) 1992 UN 2 25 October 1992 list (11863) 1989 EX 8 march 1989 list [A] (11894) 1991 GW 3 April 1991 list (11920) 1992 UY 2 25 October 1992 list (12254) 19 ...
#18 Stephen Carkeek
Stephen James Carkeek (12 April 1815 – 27 November 1878) was a New Zealand civil servant, the colony's first Inspector of Customs, and the builder of the oldest-surviving observatory in the country. Stephen Carkeek Carkeek in about 1865 Born Stephen James Carkeek ( 1815-04-12 ) 12 April 1815 Swansea
- ... that the ball dropped at noon each day (but never on Sundays). [5] The time ball began operation on 8 march 1864. Carkeek used a 23-inch transit instrument in the adjacent observatory to establish its longit ...
#19 Matthias Steinmetz
Matthias Steinmetz (born 8 March 1966 in Saarbrücken ) is a German astronomer and astrophysicist . He is director of the Astrophysical Institute Potsdam (AIP) and professor at the University of Potsdam . German astronomer Steinmetz is a specialist in the areas of cosmology , the formation and evolut
- Matthias Steinmetz (born 8 march 1966 in Saarbrücken ) is a German astronomer and astrophysicist . He is director of the Astrophysic ...
#20 Giuseppe Biancani
Giuseppe Biancani , SJ ( Latin : Josephus Blancanus ) (1566–1624) was an Italian Jesuit astronomer , mathematician , and selenographer , after whom the crater Blancanus on the Moon is named. [1] He was a native of Bologna . "Blancanus" redirects here. For the lunar crater, see Blancanus (crater) . T
- ... nces , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( May 2014 ) Giuseppe Biancani Born 8 march 1566 Bologna Died 7 June 1624 (aged 58) Parma Alma mater Pontifical Gregorian University Occupation ...
Star / Star
#1 WR 22
WR 22 , also known as V429 Carinae or HR 4188, is an eclipsing binary star system in the constellation Carina . The system contains a Wolf-Rayet (WR) star that is one of the most massive and most luminous stars known, and is also a bright X-ray source due to colliding winds with a less massive O cla
- ... ence star . [5] A blue band light curve for V429 Carinae, showing an eclipse minimum at UT 02:24 on march 8, 1990. Adapted from Gosset et al. (1991) [13] There is a shallow eclipse detectable when the primary ...
#2 V1059 Sagittarii
V1059 Sagittarii (also called Nova Sagittarii 1898 ) was a nova , which lit up in 1898 [4] in the constellation Sagittarius . The star reached apparent magnitude 4.5, making it easily visible to the naked eye. It was discovered on 8 March 1898, by Williamina Fleming on a photographic plate taken at
- ... tar reached apparent magnitude 4.5, making it easily visible to the naked eye. It was discovered on 8 march 1898, by Williamina Fleming on a photographic plate taken at the Harvard College Observatory . [5] ...
#3 Proxima Centauri
Proxima Centauri is a small, low-mass star located 4.2465 light-years (1.3020 pc ) away from the Sun in the southern constellation of Centaurus . Its Latin name means the 'nearest [star] of Centaurus'. It was discovered in 1915 by Robert Innes and is the nearest-known star to the Sun. With a quies
- ... ed States Department of Commerce: National Institute of Standards and Technology. p. 29 . Retrieved 8 march 2012 . The coordinates of the Sun would be diametrically opposite Proxima Centauri, at α= 02 h 29 m ...
#4 V1369 Centauri
V1369 Centauri also known as Nova Centauri 2013 was a bright nova in the constellation Centaurus that occurred in 2013. It was discovered on December 2, 2013 by amateur astronomer John Seach in Australia with a magnitude of 5.5. [5] [6] On December 14, 2013 it peaked at about magnitude 3.3, making i
- ... ma-Ray Burst Mission detected X-ray emission from Nova Centauri 2013 on 18 and 25 February 2014 and 8 march 2014. [10] The location of V1369 Centauri (circled in red) In July 2015 it was announced that lithi ...
#5 Sirius
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky . Its name is derived from the Greek word Σείριος , or Seirios , meaning lit. 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is designated α Canis Majoris , Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris , and abbreviated Alpha CMa or α CMa . With a visual apparent magnitude of −
- ... the time, and the largest telescope in the United States. [48] Sirius B's sighting was confirmed on 8 march with smaller telescopes. [49] The visible star is now sometimes known as Sirius A. Since 1894, some ...