langs: 25 мая [ru] / may 25 [en] / 25. mai [de] / 25 mai [fr] / 25 maggio [it] / 25 de mayo [es]
days: may 22 / may 23 / may 24 / may 25 / may 26 / may 27 / may 28
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
- ... 18 14 May 2009 Mauna Kea Obs. 61 N TNO Y CEN N 37.6 0.4 20.2 20.1 52.6 4.76 — MPC · JPL 2009 KK 31 25 may 2009 Mauna Kea Obs. 2.1 ✓ CEN ✗ DAM ✗ 20.1 0.9 22.8 1.5 38.6 1.65 SSBN07: not a centaur; (U:9) MPC ...
- ... N ✗ UMP ✗ 5.6 0.5 13.7 2.9 8.3 2.7 SSBN07: not a centaur albedo: 0.230; (U:3) MPC · JPL 2010 KJ 148 25 may 2010 WISE 1 ✓ CEN ✗ UMP ✗ 9.1 0.7 15.6 2.6 15.5 2.37 SSBN07: not a centaur; (U:9) MPC · JPL 2010 LG ...
- ... TARRS 1.3 ✓ CEN ✗ DAM ✗ 12 0.9 8.2 1.4 22.6 1.83 SSBN07: not a centaur; (U:9) MPC · JPL 2015 KJ 153 25 may 2015 Pan-STARRS 4 ✓ CEN ✗ UMP ✗ 6.4 0.6 17.9 2.7 10 2.54 SSBN07: not a centaur; (U:1) MPC: Other UM ...
- ... N ✗ UMP ✗ 6.1 0.5 5.2 2.9 9.4 2.69 SSBN07: not a centaur; (U:2) MPC: Other UMP MPC · JPL 2019 KN 19 25 may 2019 Pan-STARRS 9 ✓ CEN ✓ CEN ✗ 12.4 0.8 14.8 2.9 21.9 2.34 SSBN07: not a centaur; (U:1) MPC · JPL ...
#2 1244 Deira
1244 Deira ( prov. designation : 1932 KE ) is a dark background asteroid and slow rotator from the inner region of the asteroid belt . The X-type asteroid has an exceptionally long rotation period of 210.6 hours and measures approximately 31 kilometers (19 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 25
- ... f 210.6 hours and measures approximately 31 kilometers (19 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 25 may 1932, by English-born South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesbu ...
- ... s lightcurve Discovery [1] Discovered by C. Jackson Discovery site Johannesburg Obs. Discovery date 25 may 1932 Designations MPC designation (1244) Deira Pronunciation / ˈ d aɪər ə / or / ˈ d ɛər ə / [2] Na ...
#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
- ... intersection distance of 0.0138 AU (2,060,000 km) which corresponds to 5.4 lunar distances . [2] On 25 may 2036, it will pass 0.0155 AU (2,320,000 km) from Earth. [8] NUMBERING AND NAMING This minor planet ...
#4 4647 Syuji
4647 Syuji , provisional designation 1931 TU 1 , is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 9 October 1931, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany
- ... naming was proposed by Takao Kobayashi and the citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 may 1994 ( M.P.C. 23540 ). [5]
#5 1030 Vitja
1030 Vitja , provisional designation 1924 RQ , is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 25 May 1924, by Soviet–Russian astronomer Vladimir Albitsky at the Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean pen
- ... ons of the asteroid belt , approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 25 may 1924, by Soviet–Russian astronomer Vladimir Albitsky at the Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean penin ...
- ... m its lightcurve Discovery [1] Discovered by V. Albitzkij Discovery site Simeiz Obs. Discovery date 25 may 1924 Designations MPC designation (1030) Vitja Named after Viktor Zaslavskij [2] (discoverer's rela ...
#6 50000 Quaoar
Quaoar ( 50000 Quaoar ), provisional designation 2002 LM 60 , is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt , a region of icy planetesimals beyond Neptune . A non-resonant object ( cubewano ), it measures approximately 1,121 km (697 mi) in diameter, about half the diameter of Pluto . The object was disco
- ... D 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 3 Observation arc 65.27 yr (23,839 days) Earliest precovery date 25 may 1954 Aphelion 45.488 AU ( 6.805 Tm ) Perihelion 41.900 AU ( 6.268 Tm ) Semi-major axis 43.694 AU ( ...
- ... later identified, with the earliest known found by Edward Rhoads on a photographic plate imaged on 25 may 1954 from the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey . [1] [3] Before announcing the discovery of Quaoar, B ...
#7 5655 Barney
5655 Barney , provisional designation 1159 T-2 , is a Maria asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 6.5 kilometers (4 miles) in diameter. It was discovered during the second Palomar–Leiden Trojan survey in 1973, and named for American astronomer Ida Barney in 1994. [1]
- ... r stars were measured. [1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 may 1994 ( M.P.C. 23541 ). [12]
#8 2013 JX28
2013 JX 28 (also known as 2006 KZ 39 ) is an Atira asteroid , a type of Aten asteroid , that orbits entirely within Earth 's orbit. It orbits very close to the Sun, having the fourth smallest semi-major axis of any minor planet in the Solar System . At its closest, it is only 0.26 AU (39,000,000
- ... erihelion distance. 2013 JX 28 Discovery [1] Discovered by Pan-STARRS 1 Discovery date 11 May 2013 ( 25 may 2006) Designations Alternative designations 2006 KZ 39 Minor planet category Atira ( Aten asteroid ...
#9 132524 APL
132524 APL , provisional designation 2002 JF 56 , is a small background asteroid in the intermediate asteroid belt . It was discovered by Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research in May 2002, [1] and imaged by the New Horizons space probe on its flyby in June 2006, when it was passing through the astero
- ... vatory were observing APL with one of the four 8.2-meter Very Large Telescopes (UT1, Antu ) between 25 may and 2 June 2006. The astronomers found that APL has a spectral type of a common, stony S-type aster ...
#10 1393 Sofala
1393 Sofala , provisional designation 1936 KD , is a Vestian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 11 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 25 May 1936, by South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg. [10] The asteroid was nam
- ... inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 11 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 25 may 1936, by South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg. [10] The ...
- ... 1393 Sofala Discovery [1] Discovered by C. Jackson Discovery site Johannesburg Obs. Discovery date 25 may 1936 Designations MPC designation (1393) Sofala Named after Sofala (Province in Mozambique) [2] Alt ...
#11 736 Harvard
736 Harvard ( prov. designation : A912 WC or 1912 PZ ) is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 17 kilometers (11 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 16 November 1912, by American astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf at the Winchester Observatory (
- ... f 16.89 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 11.2. [10] An asteroid occultation observed on 25 may 2003, gave a best-fit ellipse dimension of ( 9.0 km × 9.0 km ) with a low quality rating of 1. [5] ...
#12 874 Rotraut
874 Rotraut ( prov. designation : A917 KK or 1917 CC ) is a dark and elongated background asteroid , approximately 58 kilometers (36 miles) in diameter, located in the outer region of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 25 May 1917, by astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Obse
- ... ers (36 miles) in diameter, located in the outer region of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 25 may 1917, by astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory is southwest Germany. [ ...
- ... s lightcurve Discovery [1] Discovered by M. F. Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 25 may 1917 Designations MPC designation (874) Rotraut Named after Schön Rotraut (poem by Eduard Mörike ) ...
- ... body's observation arc begins at Heidelberg Observatory with its official discovery observation on 25 may 1917. [1] NAMING "Rotraut" is a feminine German first name. This minor planet was likely named afte ...
#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
- ... list (306142) 2010 KX 14 17 May 2010 list (306143) 2010 KK 17 17 May 2010 list (306151) 2010 KV 78 25 may 2010 list (306152) 2010 KH 98 28 May 2010 list (306164) 2010 ML 68 25 June 2010 list (306165) 2010 ...
- ... list (312655) 2010 KS 50 22 May 2010 list (312656) 2010 KJ 63 23 May 2010 list (312657) 2010 KW 78 25 may 2010 list (312659) 2010 KV 90 27 May 2010 list (312660) 2010 KS 95 27 May 2010 list (312661) 2010 K ...
- ... list (356331) 2010 JU 99 11 May 2010 list (356332) 2010 JV 131 13 May 2010 list (356338) 2010 KO 77 25 may 2010 list (356339) 2010 KT 96 28 May 2010 list (356340) 2010 KS 102 28 May 2010 list (356341) 2010 ...
- ... 0 list (359400) 2010 JQ 23 4 May 2010 list (359412) 2010 KX 56 20 May 2010 list (359413) 2010 KR 77 25 may 2010 list (359414) 2010 KQ 96 28 May 2010 list (359415) 2010 KU 114 30 May 2010 list (359416) 2010 ...
- ... st (398175) 2010 HW 97 30 April 2010 list (398180) 2010 JE 105 12 May 2010 list (398184) 2010 KX 60 25 may 2010 list (398186) 2010 KY 119 30 May 2010 list 398188 Agni 3 June 2010 list (398193) 2010 MR 8 16 ...
- ... t (398500) 2011 UN 187 24 April 2010 list (398508) 2011 UF 242 7 May 2010 list (398543) 2011 UY 326 25 may 2010 list (398546) 2011 UA 338 16 April 2010 list (398554) 2011 UC 388 22 May 2010 list (398565) 20 ...
- ... t (398912) 2013 CN 150 11 June 2010 list (398984) 2013 EA 82 25 June 2010 list (398997) 2013 EQ 128 25 may 2010 list (399005) 2013 GZ 8 22 July 2010 list (399008) 2013 GH 11 25 July 2010 list (399034) 2013 ...
- ... list (400829) 2010 KB 32 19 May 2010 list (400831) 2010 KT 78 26 May 2010 list (400832) 2010 KT 79 25 may 2010 list (400833) 2010 KR 103 29 May 2010 list (400835) 2010 KY 120 31 May 2010 list (400836) 2010 ...
- ... st (412461) 2014 HG 1 21 January 2010 list (412508) 2014 KN 90 20 May 2010 list (412525) 2014 MH 37 25 may 2010 list (412556) 2014 NC 44 13 January 2010 list (412570) 2014 NQ 60 20 January 2010 list (412608 ...
- ... list (419526) 2010 JH 123 13 May 2010 list (419527) 2010 KN 4 16 May 2010 list (419529) 2010 KL 73 25 may 2010 list (419530) 2010 KF 78 25 May 2010 list (419531) 2010 KT 88 27 May 2010 list (419532) 2010 K ...
- ... 0 list (419527) 2010 KN 4 16 May 2010 list (419529) 2010 KL 73 25 May 2010 list (419530) 2010 KF 78 25 may 2010 list (419531) 2010 KT 88 27 May 2010 list (419532) 2010 KM 94 27 May 2010 list (419533) 2010 K ...
- ... 0 list (426249) 2012 PS 33 11 May 2010 list (426254) 2012 QP 18 April 2010 list (426266) 2012 QB 43 25 may 2010 list (426313) 2012 TD 224 14 January 2010 list (426333) 2012 VG 39 13 February 2010 list (4263 ...
- ... list (437698) 2014 DA 36 9 April 2010 list (437745) 2014 EY 43 18 June 2010 list (437781) 2015 CS 2 25 may 2010 list (437800) 2015 CP 56 4 February 2010 list (438914) 2010 BU 65 21 January 2010 list (438916 ...
- ... list (441939) 2010 JG 133 14 May 2010 list (441942) 2010 KB 35 19 May 2010 list (441944) 2010 KZ 78 25 may 2010 list (441945) 2010 KZ 79 25 May 2010 list (441946) 2010 KR 95 28 May 2010 list (441947) 2010 L ...
- ... list (441942) 2010 KB 35 19 May 2010 list (441944) 2010 KZ 78 25 May 2010 list (441945) 2010 KZ 79 25 may 2010 list (441946) 2010 KR 95 28 May 2010 list (441947) 2010 LE 12 2 June 2010 list (441948) 2010 L ...
- ... list (442892) 2013 BX 63 7 June 2010 list (442932) 2013 CY 64 13 July 2010 list (442936) 2013 CL 71 25 may 2010 list (442954) 2013 CL 115 27 July 2010 list (442968) 2013 CG 134 7 July 2010 list (443002) 201 ...
- ... (451230) 2010 CT 214 3 February 2010 list (451253) 2010 KD 31 19 May 2010 list (451254) 2010 KM 74 25 may 2010 list (451255) 2010 KW 82 26 May 2010 list (451256) 2010 LE 47 8 June 2010 list (451257) 2010 L ...
- ... 0 list 454350 Paolaamico 30 April 2010 list 454352 Majidzandian 3 July 2010 list 454409 Markusloose 25 may 2010 list 454419 Hansklausreif 21 May 2010 list 454505 Suntharalingam 20 January 2010 list (454511) ...
- ... (471411) 2011 SN 259 17 April 2010 list (471412) 2011 SR 273 3 August 2010 list (471433) 2011 UW 83 25 may 2010 list (471438) 2011 UB 108 31 March 2010 list (471444) 2011 UH 118 26 March 2010 list (471452) ...
- ... t (507370) 2011 YF 75 28 January 2010 list (507371) 2012 AL 21 1 July 2010 list (507758) 2013 YG 66 25 may 2010 list (507781) 2014 AF 12 19 April 2010 list (507784) 2014 AJ 44 19 January 2010 list (507786) ...
- ... ist (512689) 2016 UK 1 17 April 2010 list (512737) 2016 UT 28 18 June 2010 list (512740) 2016 UH 29 25 may 2010 list (512750) 2016 UF 35 30 May 2010 list (512758) 2016 UP 46 25 April 2010 list (512764) 2016 ...
- ... t (514284) 2015 RV 252 27 July 2010 list (514379) 2016 RP 27 30 April 2010 list (514382) 2016 RJ 33 25 may 2010 list (514401) 2016 SB 50 17 July 2010 list (514468) 2016 UT 139 30 June 2010 list (514526) 201 ...
- ... list (519047) 2010 KZ 46 21 May 2010 list (519050) 2010 KA 54 23 May 2010 list (519051) 2010 KC 75 25 may 2010 list (519053) 2010 KH 83 26 May 2010 list (519055) 2010 KM 84 26 May 2010 list (519056) 2010 K ...
- ... t (521704) 2015 RZ 263 29 June 2010 list (521799) 2015 TU 71 13 April 2010 list (522001) 2015 XS 79 25 may 2010 list (522466) 2016 CU 321 19 February 2010 list (522990) 2016 PY 119 2 May 2010 list (523218) ...
Comet / Comet
#1 C/1989 X1 (Austin)
C/1989 X1 (Austin) (old-style designations 1990 V and 1989c1) was a comet discovered by New Zealand amateur Rodney R. D. Austin on December 6, 1989. The comet at discovery was predicted to become easily visible by naked eye in spring 1990, however it failed to become that bright. C/1989 X1 (Austin)
- ... ury , the planet closest to the Sun, and it would come within 38 million kilometres of the Earth on may 25. The orbit indicated that after 20 April 1990 it could be seen in the northern hemisphere low above ...
- ... ting a maximum brightness between +4 and +6. The comet was visible with naked eye between May 5 and may 25, 1990, before fading below naked eye visibility. [1] SCIENTIFIC RESULTS SPECTRUM A jet observed by N ...
#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
- ... of perihelion [1] Visible duration Earth approach [63] Description [139] 1P/−239 K1, −239 240 BC – 25 may 15–25 May First confirmed sighting. 1P/−163 U1, −163 164 BC 76 12 Nov Seen by Babylonians. 1P/−86 Q ...
- ... ion [1] Visible duration Earth approach [63] Description [139] 1P/−239 K1, −239 240 BC – 25 May 15–2 25 may First confirmed sighting. 1P/−163 U1, −163 164 BC 76 12 Nov Seen by Babylonians. 1P/−86 Q1, −86 87 B ...
#3 C/1861 J1
The Great Comet of 1861 , formally designated C/1861 J1 and 1861 II , is a long-period comet that was visible to the naked eye for approximately 3 months. [3] It was categorized as a great comet —one of the eight greatest comets of the 19th century. [3] Astronomical object C/1861 J1 Discovery Discov
- ... John Tebbutt Discovery date May 13, 1861 [1] Orbital characteristics A Epoch JD 2400920.5 (921.0?) ( may 25, 1861) Aphelion 109 AU Perihelion 0.822 AU Semi-major axis 55.1 AU Eccentricity 0.985 Orbital period ...
#4 Caesar's Comet
Caesar's Comet [2] (also Sidus Iulium ("Julian Star"); Caesaris astrum ("Star of Caesar "); Comet Caesar ; the Great Comet of 44 BC ; numerical designation C/−43 K1 ) was a seven-day cometary outburst seen in July 44 BC. It was interpreted by Romans as a sign of the deification of recently assassina
- ... arc 54 days Perihelion 0.22 AU [1] Eccentricity 1.0 (assumed) [1] Inclination 110° Last perihelion may 25, 44 BC [1] Next perihelion Ejection trajectory assumed Based on two dubious reports from China (May ...
- ... in mid-May and outbound in early August. [5] It came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) on may 25, −43 at a solar distance of about 0.22 AU (33 million km ) . [1] At perihelion the comet had a solar ...
#5 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann
73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann , also known as Schwassmann–Wachmann 3 , is a periodic comet that has a 5.4 year orbital period and that has been actively disintegrating since 1995. It last came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) in March 2017 when fragment 73P-BT was separating from the main frag
- ... was 0.97 AU from the Sun and 1 AU from Earth. [9] It will be less than 80 degrees from the Sun from 25 may 2022 until August 2023. Multiple fragment periodic comet with 5-year orbit 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann ...
#6 C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)
Comet C/1861 G1 (Thatcher) is a long-period comet with roughly a 415-year orbit that is expected to return around 2283. It was discovered by A. E. Thatcher. It is responsible for the April Lyrid meteor shower . [3] Carl Wilhelm Baeker also independently found this comet. The comet passed about 0.335
- ... ry date April 5, 1861 Alternative designations 1861 I Orbital characteristics A Epoch JD 2400920.5 ( may 25, 1861) Orbit type Long period comet Aphelion 110 AU (beyond Eris ) Perihelion 0.9207 AU Semi-major a ...
#7 22P/Kopff
Comet Kopff or 22P/Kopff is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Discovered on August 23, 1906, it was named after August Kopff who discovered the comet. The comet was missed on its November 1912 return, but was recovered on its June 1919 return and has been seen at every apparition since. [4] Clo
- ... U (11,500,000 km) [1] Dimensions 3.0 km [1] Last perihelion March 18, 2022 [2] October 25, 2015 [3] may 25, 2009 [4] Next perihelion 2028-Jun-28 [5] OBSERVATIONS Perihelion distance at different epochs Epoch ...
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 NGC 5982
NGC 5982 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Draco . It is located at a distance of circa 130 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 5982 is about 100,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on May 25, 1788. [3] Ell
- ... , means that NGC 5982 is about 100,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on may 25, 1788. [3] Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Draco NGC 5982 NGC 5982 by Hubble Space Telescope ...
#2 NGC 4622
NGC 4622 is a face-on unbarred spiral galaxy with a very prominent ring structure located in the constellation Centaurus . The galaxy is a member of the Centaurus Cluster . [2] Spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus NGC 4622 A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 4622. Observation data (
- ... CW pair (black dots) as well as one of the already known (CW) outer pair (white dots). SUPERNOVA On may 25 2001, an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope captured a supernova in NGC 4622. It was discover ...
#3 NGC 3938
NGC 3938 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the Ursa Major constellation. It was discovered on 6 February 1788 by William Herschel . It is one of the brightest spiral galaxies in the Ursa Major South galaxy group and is roughly 67,000 light years in diameter. [3] It is approximately 43 million light ye
- ... arch 2005 and had a magnitude of 15.6. [6] SN 2017ein is a type Ic supernova that was discovered on 25 may 2017 and peaked at magnitude 14.9. [7] Images taken before the explosion point to a progenitor mass ...
Institution / Institution
#1 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
- ... onstruction of the telescope, £50,000, was paid off by Lord Nuffield and the Nuffield Foundation on 25 may 1960 [35] (partly because of the telescope's early, very public role in space probe tracking; see b ...
#2 Square Kilometre Array
The Square Kilometre Array ( SKA ) is an intergovernmental radio telescope project being planned to be built in Australia (low-frequency) and South Africa (mid-frequency). The combining infrastructure, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) is located in the United Kingdom . Conceived in the
- ... d land agreements. SKA Australia stated that all points had been addressed in the site bid. [25] On 25 may 2012 it was announced that it had been determined [ by whom? ] that the SKA will be split over the ...
#3 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
- ... se of June 3, 2133 Solar eclipse of April 1, 2136 Solar eclipse of January 8, 2141 Solar eclipse of may 25, 2142 Solar eclipse of April 2, 2155 Solar eclipse of August 5, 2157 Solar eclipse of November 7, 21 ...
- ... 2126 Total August 15, 2129 Annular June 3, 2133 Total April 1, 2136 Annular January 8, 2141 Annular may 25, 2142 Total April 2, 2155 Annular August 5, 2157 Annular November 7, 2162 Total August 25, 2166 Annu ...
- ... ar) OMSK 1874 Oct 10 (Annular) 1936 Jun 19 (Total) 2030 Jun 01 (Annular) 2120 Jul 25 (Annular) 2142 may 25 (Total) 2256 October 19 (Annular) 2287 Aug 10 (Annular) PERM 1739 Aug 4 (Annular) 1887 Aug 19 (Total ...
- ... nnular) PERM 1739 Aug 4 (Annular) 1887 Aug 19 (Total) 2061 Apr 20 (Total) 2141 Jan 8 (Annular) 2142 may 25 (Total) 2236 May 06 (Total) 2249 Mar 15 (Annular) 2256 October 19 (Annular) PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY ...
- ... KATERINBURG 1874 Oct 10 (Annular) 1961 Feb 15 (Total) 2061 Apr 20 (Total) 2141 Jan 8 (Annular) 2142 may 25 (Total)
#4 Extremely Large Telescope
The Extremely Large Telescope ( ELT ) is an astronomical observatory currently under construction. When completed, it is planned to be the world's largest optical / near-infrared extremely large telescope . Part of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) agency, it is located on top of Cerro Armazon
- ... [50] and the nominated subcontractor, Italy's EIE Group. [51] The signature ceremony took place on 25 may 2016 [52] at ESO's Headquarters in Garching bei München, Germany. The dome is to provide needed pro ...
#5 Royal Observatory, Greenwich
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich ( ROG ; [1] known as the Old Royal Observatory from 1957 to 1998, when the working Royal Greenwich Observatory , RGO , temporarily moved south from Greenwich to Herstmonceux ) is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking th
- ... tarium and additional display galleries and educational facilities was started; the ROG reopened on 25 may 2007 with the new 120-seat Peter Harrison Planetarium . [68] For a year between 2016 and 2017 the M ...
#6 Union Observatory
Union Observatory also known as Johannesburg Observatory ( 078 ) is a defunct astronomical observatory in Johannesburg , South Africa that was operated between 1903 and 1971. It is located on Observatory Ridge , the city's highest point at 1,808 metres altitude in the suburb Observatory . [1] [2] De
- ... 1932 list [A] 1242 Zambesia 28 April 1932 list [B] 1243 Pamela 7 May 1932 list [B] 1244 Deira 25 may 1932 list [B] 1245 Calvinia 26 May 1932 list [B] 1246 Chaka 23 July 1932 list [B] 1248 Jugurt ...
- ... 4 list [C] 1385 Gelria 24 May 1935 list [C] 1389 Onnie 28 September 1935 list [C] 1393 Sofala 25 may 1936 list [B] 1394 Algoa 12 June 1936 list [B] 1396 Outeniqua 9 August 1936 list [B] 1397 Umt ...
#7 Griffith Observatory
Griffith Observatory is an observatory in Los Angeles , California on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park . It commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin including Downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. The observat
- ... ter. [9] A wildfire in the hills came dangerously close to the observatory on May 10, 2007. [10] On may 25, 2008, the Observatory offered visitors live coverage of the Phoenix landing on Mars . [11] On Octob ...
#8 Ward Observatory
The Ward Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Whanganui , New Zealand. Built in 1901 and administered by the Wanganui Astronomical Society, it is named after Joseph Ward (1862–1927), the society's first president and longtime director of the observatory. [1] [2] It houses a 9½ inch (24 cm
- ... eph Ward's specifications, cost £290 to build, and was formally opened by Premier Richard Seddon on 25 may 1903. [2] The telescope had been bought second-hand in England for £450, and with its mounting weig ...
#9 International Space Development Conference
The International Space Development Conference (ISDC) is the annual conference of the National Space Society (NSS). Now in its 37th year, these conferences connect the general public and the NSS membership with leaders of contemporary space efforts. The ISDC provides a nexus for industry, government
- ... l website: ISDC PUBLIC WEBCASTS ISDC 2007 was broadcast "live" from Dallas via streaming video from may 25 through May 28, 2007 – courtesy of the helloWorld [ permanent dead link ] website. Available to anyo ...
Meteorite / Meteorite
#1 Eta2 Hydri b
Eta 2 Hydri b (η 2 Hyi b, η 2 Hydri b), commonly known as HD 11977 b , is an extrasolar planet that is approximately 217 light-years away in the constellation of Hydrus . The presence of the planet around an intermediately massive giant star provides indirect evidence for the existence of planetary
- ... Eta 2 Hydri b Discovery Discovered by Setiawan et al. Discovery site Chile, La Silla Discovery date 25 may 2005 Detection method Radial velocity Orbital characteristics Semi-major axis 1.93 AU (289,000,000 ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Paul John Ellis
Paul John Ellis (25 May 1941 – 20 February 2005) was a professor of physics at University of Minnesota for over 30 years. He is noted for his earlier work examining effective interactions inside nuclei, coupled channel approaches to nuclear reactions, and later work looking at dense nuclear matter i
- Paul John Ellis ( 25 may 1941 – 20 February 2005) was a professor of physics at University of Minnesota for over 30 years. H ...
- ... f effective lagrangians that take into account scale and chiral symmetry . [1] Paul John Ellis Born 25 may 1941 Northampton, UK Died 25 May 2005 ( 2005-05-26 ) (aged 64) St. Louis Park, Minnesota (USA) Alma ...
- ... into account scale and chiral symmetry . [1] Paul John Ellis Born 25 May 1941 Northampton, UK Died 25 may 2005 ( 2005-05-26 ) (aged 64) St. Louis Park, Minnesota (USA) Alma mater University of Bristol (BS) ...
#2 Vladimir Albitsky
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Albitzky ( Russian : Владимир Александрович Альбицкий ) (16 June 1891 – 15 June 1952) was a Soviet /Russian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets . [2] In modern English transliteration, his surname would be given as Al'bitskii or Al'bitsky . In the literature, he is som
- ... ia 5 October 1923 list 1022 Olympiada 23 June 1924 list 1028 Lydina 6 November 1923 list 1030 Vitja 25 may 1924 list 1034 Mozartia 7 September 1924 list 1059 Mussorgskia 19 July 1925 list 1071 Brita 3 March ...
#3 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
- ... d from the original on 30 October 2013 . Retrieved 25 November 2013 . Stanković, Aleksandar (host) ( 25 may 2014). "Razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" [Interview with Snježana Kordić]. Nedjeljom u dva . Season 14 ...
#4 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
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#5 Lois Tripp Slocum
Lois Tripp Slocum (May 8, 1899 – May 25, 1951) was an American astronomer. She taught astronomy at Wellesley College , Smith College , and Wilson College during her career. American astronomer Lois Tripp Slocum Lois Tripp Slocum, from the Smith College yearbook for the Class of 1921. Born May 9, 189
- Lois Tripp Slocum (May 8, 1899 – may 25, 1951) was an American astronomer. She taught astronomy at Wellesley College , Smith College , and W ...
- ... the Smith College yearbook for the Class of 1921. Born May 9, 1899 New Bedford, Massachusetts Died may 25, 1951 Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Nationality American Occupation astronomer EARLY LIFE Lois Tripp Sl ...
#6 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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#7 Ruby Payne-Scott
Ruby Violet Payne-Scott , BSc (Phys) MSc DipEd (Syd) (28 May 1912 – 25 May 1981) was an Australian pioneer in radiophysics and radio astronomy , and was one of two Antipodean women pioneers in radio astronomy and radio physics at the end of the second world war, Ruby Payne-Scott the Australian and E
- Ruby Violet Payne-Scott , BSc (Phys) MSc DipEd (Syd) (28 May 1912 – 25 may 1981) was an Australian pioneer in radiophysics and radio astronomy , and was one of two Antipodean ...
- ... ) Born Ruby Violet Payne-Scott ( 1912-05-28 ) 28 May 1912 Grafton, New South Wales , Australia Died 25 may 1981 (1981-05-25) (aged 68) Mortdale , New South Wales , Australia Nationality Australian Alma mate ...
- ... er 2005 book, Fiona Hall . DEATH AND LEGACY Ruby Payne-Scott died in Mortdale, New South Wales , on 25 may 1981, three days short of her 69th birthday. Towards the end of her life, Payne-Scott suffered from ...
#8 Richard Davis (astronomer)
Richard John Davis , OBE , FRAS (28 June 1949 – 2 May 2016) was a radio astronomer for the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester . [2] Richard Davis OBE , FRAS Born Richard John Davis ( 1949-06-28 ) 28 June 1949 [1] March , England Died 2 May 2016 (2016-05-02) (aged
- ... ital . He was survived by his mother. His funeral took place at St Paul's Church, Macclesfield , on 25 may 2016. [3] EDUCATION Davis attended March Grammar School for boys in 1960–67. [3] He won a scholarsh ...
#9 William Dawes (British Marines officer)
William Nicolas Dawes (1762–1836) was an officer of the British Marines , an astronomer, engineer, botanist, surveyor, explorer, abolitionist , and colonial administrator. He traveled to New South Wales with the First Fleet on board HMS Sirius . British marine and colonial administrator For other
- ... h Missionary Society (1804–1808). [3] His wife, Judith, had died ca. 1800. [3] William remarried on 25 may 1811, at St. Pancras Old Church, London, to Grace Gilbert. [12] She would prove to be a devoted hel ...
#10 Joseph Ward (astronomer)
Joseph Thomas Ward (25 January 1862 – 4 January 1927) was a New Zealand astronomer and telescope maker. Born in England, he migrated to New Zealand circa 1880, and settled in Whanganui. Ward was a pioneer New Zealand telescope maker, instrumental in establishing both the Wanganui Astronomical Societ
- ... he newly constructed Wanganui Observatory, which was officially opened by Premier Richard Seddon on 25 may 1903. [6] The telescope is still the largest unmodified telescope of its type in the North Island o ...
#11 Paul Wiegert
Paul Arnold Wiegert (born 1967) is a Canadian astronomer , discoverer of minor planets and professor at the University of Western Ontario . [2] Canadian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 85 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets Wiegert studies unusual orbits of both observed objects and
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#12 Henry Englefield
Sir Henry Charles Englefield, 7th Baronet FRS FRSE FSA FLS (1752 – 21 March 1822) was an English antiquary and astronomer. For other people with the same name, see Englefield . Portrait of Henry Englefield by Thomas Phillips in 1815
- ... Wiltshire , so that he inherited both Whiteknights and Wootton Bassett on the death of his father, 25 may 1780. [1] In 1778 at age of 26 Englefield was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society , and in the fo ...
#13 Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas Mourão
Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas Mourão (25 May 1935 – 25 July 2014) was a Brazilian astronomer and the founder of the Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences (Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins) (MAST), as well as a researcher and titular partner at the Brazilian History and Geography Institute (Insti
- ... in Rio de Janeiro . [1] Brazilian astronomer Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas Mourão Born ( 1935-05-25 ) may 25, 1935 Rio de Janeiro Died July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25) (aged 79) Rio de Janeiro Nationality Brazilian ...
- Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas Mourão ( 25 may 1935 – 25 July 2014) was a Brazilian astronomer and the founder of the Museum of Astronomy and Rela ...
#14 Charles Todd (pioneer)
Sir Charles Todd KCMG FRS FRAS FRMS FIEE [1] (7 July 1826 – 29 January 1910) worked at the Royal Greenwich Observatory 1841–1847 and the Cambridge University observatory from 1847 to 1854. He then worked on telegraphy and undersea cables until engaged by the government of South Australia as astronom
- ... beth Todd (1856– ) married Henry Charles Squires ( – 12 December 1930) of Clement's Inn , London on 25 may 1887. They lived in Cambridge , England. Dr Charles Edward Todd (1858 – 23 May 1917) married Elsie ...
#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
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#16 Cyril Jackson (astronomer)
Cyril V. Jackson (5 December 1903 – February 1988) was a South African astronomer , known for discovering 72 asteroids and a number of comets. South African astronomer Asteroids discovered: 72 1116 Catriona 5 April 1929 1186 Turnera 1 August 1929 1193 Africa 24 April 1931 1194 Aletta 13 May 1931 119
- ... 21 May 1931 1197 Rhodesia 9 June 1931 1242 Zambesia 28 April 1932 1243 Pamela 7 May 1932 1244 Deira 25 may 1932 1245 Calvinia 26 May 1932 1246 Chaka 23 July 1932 1248 Jugurtha 1 September 1932 1264 Letaba 2 ...
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#17 Frank B. Zoltowski
Frank B. Zoltowski (born 1957) is an Australian amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets who lives in Woomera , South Australia. In 1998, he was awarded a " Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant" for improved near-Earth object searches. [2] [3] Australian astronomer Frank B. Zoltowski Born 195
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#18 Germano D'Abramo
Germano D'Abramo (born 25 May 1973) is an Italian mathematician , physicist and discoverer of minor planets . [2] Italian mathematician and physicist Minor planets discovered: 3 [1] 19528 Delloro 4 April 1999 MPC 29869 Chiarabarbara 4 April 1999 MPC (59421) 1999 GV 3 5 April 1999 MPC all co-discov
- Germano D'Abramo (born 25 may 1973) is an Italian mathematician , physicist and discoverer of minor planets . [2] Italian mathema ...
#19 Atsushi Sugie
Atsushi Sugie ( 杉江 淳 , Sugie Atsushi ) is a Japanese astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets . He works at the Dynic Astronomical Observatory and has discovered many planets while working there. [2] The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 122 numbered minor planets during 1988
- ... suisakura 26 February 1992 7019 Tagayuichan 8 March 1992 7021 Tomiokamachi 6 May 1992 7023 Heiankyo 25 may 1992 (7053) 1989 FA 28 March 1989 (7084) 1991 BR 19 January 1991 (7249) 1992 SN 26 September 1992 ( ...
#20 Moritz Löw
Moritz Löw , astronomer ; born at Makó , Hungary , in 1841; died in Steglitz , Berlin , May 25, 1900; studied at the universities of Leipzig and Vienna , and received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Budapest (1867). After graduating he became an assistant at the Leipzig observatory, and in 1
- Moritz Löw , astronomer ; born at Makó , Hungary , in 1841; died in Steglitz , Berlin , may 25, 1900; studied at the universities of Leipzig and Vienna , and received his Ph.D. degree from the Un ...
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#1 RR Pictoris
RR Pictoris , also known as Nova Pictoris 1925 , is a cataclysmic variable star system that flared up as a nova that lit up in the constellation Pictor in 1925. It was discovered by South African amateur astronomer R. Watson who lived in Beaufort West . At 05:50 AM on 25 May 1925, Mr. Watson was wal
- ... iscovered by South African amateur astronomer R. Watson who lived in Beaufort West . At 05:50 AM on 25 may 1925, Mr. Watson was walking to work and noticed a star that he did not recognize in line with the ...
#2 TV Corvi
TV Corvi , also known as Tombaugh's Star , is a dwarf nova of the SU Ursae Majoris type in the constellation Corvus that was first discovered by accident as a mysterious 12th magnitude star on a plate by Clyde Tombaugh while looking for remote planets on May 25, 1932, before its identity was confi
- ... s a mysterious 12th magnitude star on a plate by Clyde Tombaugh while looking for remote planets on may 25, 1932, before its identity was confirmed as a dwarf nova by David Levy in 1990. Star in the constell ...
- ... Characteristics Spectral type CV Other designations TV Crv, Tombaugh's Star DISCOVERY At 11 a.m. on may 25, 1932, Tombaugh noted the object on a photographic slide taken on March 23, 1931. He took 362 plates ...
#3 WR 102ka
WR 102ka , also known as the Peony star , is a slash star that is one of several candidates for the most luminous -known star in the Milky Way . [5] Star in the constellation Sagittarius WR 102ka The "Peony Nebula," as discovered by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope . This three-color infrared composit
- ... properties of this extremely luminous object. [2] OTHER LUMINOUS MILKY WAY STARS The closer star WR 25 may be more luminous than WR 102ka. [9] Another nearer star, Eta Carinae , which was the second-brighte ...