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Asteroid / Asteroid


#1 List of centaurs (small Solar System bodies)

The following is a list of centaurs , a group of non-resonant small Solar System bodies whose orbit around the Sun lie typically between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune (5 to 30  AU ). Centaurs are minor planets with characteristics of comets , and often classified as such. The dynamical group is

#2 510 Mabella

Mabella ( minor planet designation : 510 Mabella ) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2016 ) 510 Mabella Discovery Discovered   by Raymond Smith Dugan Discovery   site Heidelberg Discovery   date 20 May 1903 Designations MPC   design

#3 66391 Moshup

66391 Moshup / ˈ m ɒ ʃ ʌ p / , provisional designation 1999 KW 4 , is a binary asteroid , classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Aten group , approximately 1.3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 May 1999, by Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINE

#4 (144898) 2004 VD17

(144898) 2004 VD 17 , provisional designation 2004 VD 17 , is a sub-kilometer asteroid , classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group once thought to have a low probability of impacting Earth on 4 May 2102. [3] It reached a Torino Scale rating of 2 and a Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale

#5 10988 Feinstein

10988 Feinstein , provisional designation 1968 OL , is a stony Phocaea asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 3.4 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 28 July 1968, by astronomers at the Félix Aguilar Observatory in El Leoncito, Argentina. The asteroid was named

#6 3752 Camillo

3752 Camillo is an inclined asteroid , classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group , approximately 2.3 kilometers (1.4 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 15 August 1985, by astronomers Eleanor Helin and Maria Barucci using a 0.9-metre (35   in) telescope at the CERGA Observatory in Cau

#7 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

#8 (523706) 2014 HF200

(523706) 2014 HF 200 , provisional designation 2014 HF 200 , is a trans-Neptunian object on an eccentric orbit from the scattered disc , located in the outermost region of the Solar System . It was discovered on 20 May 2012, by astronomers with the Pan-STARRS survey at Haleakala Observatory , Hawaii

#9 293 Brasilia

Brasilia ( minor planet designation : 293 Brasilia ) is a large Main belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on 20 May 1890 in Nice . It is the namesake of the Brasilia family , a smaller asteroid family of X-type asteroids in the outer main-belt. However, Brasilia is

#10 4183 Cuno

4183 Cuno , provisional designation 1959 LM , is an eccentric, rare-type asteroid , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group , and measures approximately 4 kilometers in diameter. Asteroid 4183 Cuno Several radar images of Cuno Discovery   [1] Discovered

#11 3951 Zichichi

3951 Zichichi , provisional designation 1986 CK 1 , is a stony Florian asteroid and binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 12 February 1986, by staff members at the San Vittore Observatory near Bologna, Italy, and name

#12 7835 Myroncope

7835 Myroncope ( prov. designation : 1993 MC ) is an asteroid of the Mitidika family from the central region of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 16 June 1993, by American astronomer Timothy Spahr at the Catalina Station in Arizona, United States. The assumed S-type asteroid has a rotation pe

#13 3850 Peltier

3850 Peltier , provisional designation 1986 TK 2 , is a Florian asteroid and suspected interloper from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 4 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 October 1986, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station , near F

#14 (185851) 2000 DP107

(185851) 2000 DP 107 is a sub-kilometer sized asteroid , classified as potentially hazardous asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group that is notable because it provided evidence for binary asteroids in the near-Earth population. (185851) 2000 DP 107 Composite of radar images by the Arecib

#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


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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

#2 C/2020 F8 (SWAN)

C/2020 F8 (SWAN) , or Comet SWAN, is an Oort cloud comet that was discovered in images taken by the Solar Wind Anisotropies (SWAN) camera on March 25, 2020, aboard the Solar Heliospheric Observer (SOHO) spacecraft. [2] [1] In the glare of twilight , Comet SWAN is difficult to find with 50mm binocula

#3 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

#4 C/2012 K1 (PanSTARRS)

C/2012 K1 (PanSTARRS) is a retrograde Oort cloud comet discovered at magnitude 19.7, 8.7 AU from the Sun on 17 May 2012 using the Pan-STARRS telescope located near the summit of Haleakalā , on the island of Maui in Hawaii (U.S.). [1] Not to be confused with the comet C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS) that becam

#5 P/2019 LD2 (ATLAS)

P/2019 LD 2 (ATLAS) is a Jupiter-family comet discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System on 10 June 2019. [6] [7] It was initially reported as the first known Jupiter trojan asteroid to display cometary activity, [8] but its classification as a Jupiter trojan was retracted after

#6 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

#7 Comet White–Ortiz–Bolelli

Comet White–Ortiz–Bolelli (formal designations: C/1970 K1 , 1970 VI , and 1970f ) was a bright comet which appeared in 1970. It was a member of the Kreutz Sungrazers , a family of comets which resulted from the break-up of a large parent comet several centuries ago. It was already easily visible to

#8 Great Comet of 1901

The Great Comet of 1901 , sometimes known as Comet Viscara , formally designated C/1901 G1 (and in the older nomenclature as 1901 I and 1901a ), was a comet which became bright in the spring of 1901. Visible exclusively (or almost exclusively) [2] from the southern hemisphere , it was discovered on


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Galaxy / Galaxy


#1 NGC 3532

NGC 3532 ( Caldwell 91), [8] also commonly known as the Pincushion Cluster , [9] [10] [11] [8] Football Cluster , [12] [13] the Black Arrow Cluster [14] and the Wishing Well Cluster , [4] [5] [6] [7] is an open cluster some 405 parsecs from Earth [2] in the constellation Carina . Its population of a


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Institution / Institution


#1 Wise Observatory

The Florence and George Wise Observatory (IAU code 097) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Tel Aviv University . It is located 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) west of the town of Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev desert near the edge of the Ramon Crater , and it is the only professional astronomi

#2 Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy ( SOFIA ) was an 80/20 joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) [1] to construct and maintain an airborne observatory . NASA awarded the contract for the development of the aircraft, operation of the observatory and management o

#3 Lovell Telescope

The Lovell Telescope / ˈ l ʌ v əl / is a radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory , near Goostrey , Cheshire in the north-west of England. When construction was finished in 1957, the telescope was the largest steerable dish radio telescope in the world at 76.2   m (250   ft) in diameter; [1] it i

#4 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

#5 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

#6 MMT Observatory

The MMT Observatory ( MMTO ) is an astronomical observatory on the site of Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (IAU observatory code 696). The Whipple observatory complex is located on Mount Hopkins , Arizona, US (55   km south of Tucson ) in the Santa Rita Mountains . The observatory is operated by t

#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

#8 Yatsugatake South Base Observatory

Yatsugatake South Base Observatory ( 八ヶ岳南麓天文台 , Yatsugatake Nanroku Tenmondai ) is an observatory in Hokuto, Yamanashi , Japan. Its observatory code is 896 . Japanese astronomical observatory It is frequently used due to its proximity to the Greater Tokyo Area , which has resulted in many asteroid d

#9 Pises Observatory

Pises Observatory is an astronomical observatory at the Parc National des Cévennes in France . It is situated at 1300 m altitude and houses an optical telescope with a charge-coupled device used for asteroid surveys. Minor planets discovered: 41   [1] see §   List of discovered minor planets Observa


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Meteorite / Meteorite


#1 WASP-12b

WASP-12b is a hot Jupiter [4] (a class of extrasolar planets ) orbiting the star WASP-12 , discovered on April 1, 2008, by the SuperWASP planetary transit survey. [1] The planet takes only a little over one Earth day to orbit its star, in contrast to about 365.25 days for the Earth to orbit the Sun


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Researcher / Researcher


#1 Abraham Pihl

Abraham Pihl (3 October 1756 – 20 May 1821) was a Norwegian clergyman, astronomer, and architect. [1] Abraham Pihl Abraham Pihl (portrait in his church) by Johannes Flintoe Born ( 1756-10-03 ) 3 October 1756 Gausdal , Norway Died 20 May 1821 (1821-05-20) (aged   64) Occupation priest, architect, ast

#2 Jürgen Ehlers

Jürgen Ehlers ( German: [ˈjʏʁɡŋ̩ ˈeːlɐs] ; 29 December 1929 – 20 May 2008) was a German physicist who contributed to the understanding of Albert Einstein 's theory of general relativity . From graduate and postgraduate work in Pascual Jordan 's relativity research group at Hamburg University , he he

#3 Robert Small (minister)

Robert Small FRSE (1732–1808) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1791. He was keenly interested in mathematics and astronomy and was a founder member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , [1] (elected Fellow on 17 November 1783 [2] ) to

#4 Snježana Kordić

Snježana Kordić ( pronounced   [sɲěʒana kôːrditɕ] ( listen ) ; born 29 October 1964) [1] is a Croatian linguist . [3] In addition to her work in syntax , she has written on sociolinguistics . [2] Kordić is known among non-specialists for numerous articles against the puristic and prescriptive langua

#5 Ernest Leonard Johnson

Ernest Leonard Johnson (1891–1977) was a South African astronomer and a former staff member of the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is known for the discovery of 18 asteroids between 1946–1951, as well as several comets . [1] On 25 August 1949, he discovered 48P/Johnson , a period

#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

#7 Charles Pritchard

Reverend Charles Pritchard (29 February 1808 – 28 May 1893) was a British astronomer , clergyman, and educational reformer. He founded the Clapham Grammar School in 1834 and included sciences in the curriculum. A chapel was erected in 1846. [1] British astronomer (1808–1893) For the English crickete

#8 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

#9 Marc Buie

Marc William Buie ( / ˈ b uː i / ; born 1958) is an American astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets who works at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado in the Space Science Department. [1] Formerly he worked at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and was the Sen

#10 Agnes Giberne

Agnes Giberne (19 November 1845 in Belgaum , India – 20 August 1939 in Eastbourne , England ) was a prolific British novelist and scientific writer. [1] Her fiction was typical of Victorian evangelical fiction with moral or religious themes for children. She also wrote books on science for young peo

#11 Michel Ory

Michel Ory (born 18 April 1966) is a Swiss amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets and comets , [1] who was one of five winners of the 2009 Edgar Wilson Award for his discovery of 304P/Ory (P/2008 Q2 Ory), a periodic comet of the Jupiter family on 27 August 2008, [2] using a 24

#12 Muriel Mussells Seyfert

Muriel E. Mussells Seyfert (born Muriel Elizabeth Mussells , February 3, 1909 – November 9, 1997) was an American astronomer best known for discovering a "ring nebulae" ( planetary nebulae ) in the Milky Way while working at the Harvard College Observatory in 1936 as a human computer. American astro

#13 Alcuin

Alcuin of York ( / ˈ æ l k w ɪ n / ; [1] Latin : Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus ; c. 735 – 19 May 804)   – also called Ealhwine , Alhwin , or Alchoin   – was scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from York , Northumbria . He was born around 735 and became the student of Archbishop Ecgbert at York. At the

#14 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

#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

#16 Zdeněk Moravec

Zdeněk Moravec (born 1968) is a Czech astronomer and astrophysicist . Czech astronomer Minor planets discovered: 93   [1] see §   List of discovered minor planets Zdeněk Moravec is a graduate from Charles University in Prague . He became a prolific discoverer of minor planets , during his stay at th

#17 Stewart Nozette

Stewart David Nozette (born May 20, 1957) is an American planetary scientist, technologist, and consultant who worked for the United States Department of Energy , the United States Department of Defense , DARPA , the United States Naval Research Laboratory , and NASA . [1] He is also a convicted fel

#18 Betty Louise Turtle

Betty Louise Turtle (née Webster [also Webster in published works]) (20 May 1941 - 29 September 1990) was an Australian astronomer and physicist . In 1971, with her colleague Paul Murdin , she identified the powerful X-ray source Cygnus X-1 as the first clear candidate for a black hole . Australian

#19 Aldo Di Clemente

Aldo Di Clemente (born 1948) is an Italian amateur astronomer (active 1996–1997). He has worked as a technician at the Campo Imperatore station of the Osservatorio astronomico di Roma (Astronomical Observatory of Rome) since 1982. His assistance was valuable in conducting the Campo Imperatore Near-E

#20 Paulo R. Holvorcem

Paulo Renato Centeno Holvorcem (born 10 July 1967) is a Brazilian amateur astronomer and mathematician who lives in Brasilia , Brazil . Minor planets discovered: 224   [1] credited by the MPC , as per September 2016 He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids . He is credited by the Minor Planet Center


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Science / Science


#1 Cosmic microwave background

In Big Bang cosmology the cosmic microwave background ( CMB, CMBR ) is electromagnetic radiation that is a remnant from an early stage of the universe, also known as "relic radiation". [1] The CMB is faint cosmic background radiation filling all space. It is an important source of data on the early


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Star / Star


#1 V728 Scorpii

V728 Scorpii , also known as Nova Scorpii 1862 , was a nova that occurred in the constellation of Scorpius . It was discovered on 4 October 1862 by John Tebbutt , an astronomer living in New South Wales , Australia, while he was observing a comet. He reported that the star was in the constellation A

#2 Tabby's Star

Tabby's Star (also known as Boyajian's Star and WTF Star , and designated KIC 8462852 in the Kepler Input Catalog ) is an F-type main-sequence star in the constellation Cygnus approximately 1,470 light-years (450 parsecs ) from Earth. Unusual light fluctuations of the star, including up to a 22% dim

#3 SN 2002cx

SN 2002cx is a peculiar type Ia supernova . [6] [7] [8] It was discovered in May 2002 by a team of researchers from LBL . [2] It behaved differently from normal type Ia supernovae, and differently from several other previously observed peculiar type Ia supernovae including SN 1991T and SN 1991bg . [


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