langs: 31 мая [ru] / may 31 [en] / 31. mai [de] / 31 mai [fr] / 31 maggio [it] / 31 de mayo [es]
days: may 28 / may 29 / may 30 / may 31 / june 1 / june 2 / june 3
Asteroid / Asteroid
#1 732 Tjilaki
732 Tjilaki ( prov. designation : A912 HK or 1912 OR ) is a dark background asteroid , approximately 36 kilometers (22 miles) in diameter, located in the inner region of the asteroid belt . It was discovered by German astronomer Adam Massinger at the Heidelberg Observatory on 15 April 1912, and late
- ... tegory main-belt [1] [4] · ( inner ) background [5] [6] [7] Orbital characteristics [4] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 Observation arc 106.66 yr (38,959 d) Aphelion 2.5633 A ...
#2 2009 DD45
2009 DD 45 is a very small Apollo asteroid that passed near Earth at an altitude of 63,500 km (39,500 mi) on 2 March 2009 at 13:44 UTC . It was discovered by Australian astronomers with the Siding Spring Survey at the Siding Spring Observatory on 27 February 2009, only three days before its clos
- ... designation 2009 DD 45 Minor planet category NEO · Apollo [1] [2] Orbital characteristics [2] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 4 [2] · 2 [1] Observation arc 7 days Aphelion 1.4952 AU ...
#3 907 Rhoda
907 Rhoda is a large background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt , that measures approximately 75 kilometers (47 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 12 November 1918, by astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. [1] The dark C / X-type asteroid
- ... category main-belt [1] [4] · ( middle ) background [5] [6] Orbital characteristics [4] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 Observation arc 118.67 yr (43,343 d) Aphelion 3.2553 A ...
#4 2011 SP189
2011 SP 189 is a small asteroid and Mars trojan orbiting near the L 5 point of Mars (60 degrees behind Mars on its orbit). [2] [3] [4] 2011 SP 189 Discovery Discovered by Mt. Lemmon Survey Discovery date 29 September 2011 Designations MPC designation 2011 SP 189 Minor planet category Marti
- ... ions MPC designation 2011 SP 189 Minor planet category Martian L5 Orbital characteristics [1] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 Observation arc 2390 days (6.54 yr) Aphelion 1.5852549 ...
#5 783 Nora
783 Nora ( prov. designation : A914 FB or 1914 UL ) is a dark background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory on 18 March 1914. [1] The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a longer-than average rotation p
- ... tegory main-belt [1] [3] · ( inner ) background [4] [5] [6] Orbital characteristics [3] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 Observation arc 108.44 yr (39,607 d) Aphelion 2.8811 A ...
#6 (458732) 2011 MD5
(458732) 2011 MD 5 is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid around 1.2 kilometers (0.75 miles) in diameter. It is the largest asteroid known to have passed closer than the Moon. [4] On 17 September 1918 the asteroid passed 0.00234 AU (350 thousand km; 0.91 LD) from Earth [3] with a peak apparent mag
- ... e designations 2011 MD 5 Minor planet category NEO Apollo [2] [3] Orbital characteristics [3] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 Observation arc 8.67 yr (3,165 d) Aphelion 3.9869 AU P ...
#7 716 Berkeley
716 Berkeley ( prov. designation : A911 OC or 1911 MD ) is a background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory on 30 July 1911. [1] The stony S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 15.6 hours and mea
- ... egory main-belt [1] [4] · ( middle ) background [5] [6] [7] Orbital characteristics [4] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 Observation arc 113.32 yr (41,390 d) Aphelion 3.0557 A ...
#8 940 Kordula
940 Kordula ( prov. designation : A920 TE or 1920 HT ) is a large and dark Cybele asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt , approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 10 October 1920, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observa
- ... Minor planet category main-belt [1] · ( outer ) [3] Cybele Orbital characteristics [3] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 Observation arc 99.24 yr (36,248 d) Aphelion 3.9375 AU ...
#9 921 Jovita
921 Jovita ( prov. designation : A919 RD or 1919 FV ) is a dark background asteroid , approximately 58 kilometers (36 miles) in diameter, located in the outer regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 4 September 1919, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observat
- ... t category main-belt [1] [4] · ( outer ) background [5] [6] Orbital characteristics [4] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 Observation arc 100.34 yr (36,649 d) Aphelion 3.7546 A ...
#10 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
- ... 2011 La Silla Obs. 90 N TNO Y CEN Y R 58.1 0.7 37.8 15.2 98.8 3.86 — MPC · JPL (471325) 2011 KT 19 31 may 2011 MLS 178 N TNO Y CEN Y R 35.7 0.3 110.2 23.9 46.4 -1.58 — catalog MPC JPL (471335) 2011 OD 16 2 ...
- ... Puckett J. Kubica 88 ✓ CEN ✗ ✗ 1:1 30.1 0.1 28.1 28.1 32 4.41 — catalog MPC JPL (528219) 2008 KV 42 31 may 2008 Mauna Kea Obs. 97 N TNO Y CEN Y R 42.1 0.4 103.4 21.1 58.9 -1.09 Grey centaur BR-mag: 1.29; ta ...
- ... DAM ✗ 11.7 0.7 108.3 3.5 19.9 -0.22 SSBN07: not a centaur; (U:2) MPC: Other UMP MPC · JPL 2019 KF 7 31 may 2019 ZTF 6 ✓ CEN ✗ UMP ✗ 6.1 0.5 5.2 2.9 9.4 2.69 SSBN07: not a centaur; (U:2) MPC: Other UMP MPC · ...
- ... TARRS 9 ✓ CEN ✓ CEN ✗ 12.4 0.8 14.8 2.9 21.9 2.34 SSBN07: not a centaur; (U:1) MPC · JPL 2019 KV 42 31 may 2019 Pan-STARRS 8 ✓ CEN ✗ UMP ✗ 11.2 0.6 20.4 4.8 17.5 2.73 SSBN07: not a centaur; (U:4) MPC: Other ...
#11 2020 QG
2020 QG , also known by its internal designation ZTF0DxQ , [3] is an Earth-crossing asteroid, a few meters in diameter. It belongs to the Apollo group , and passed above the surface of Earth approximately 2,950 kilometres (1,830 mi) away [lower-alpha 2] (less than half an Earth radius ) on 16 Augu
- ... e designations ZTF0DxQ [3] Minor planet category NEO · Apollo [1] Orbital characteristics [4] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 6 Observation arc 1.6 days [1] [lower-alpha 1] Aphelion ...
#12 701 Oriola
701 Oriola / ɒr ˈ r aɪ ə l ə / is a main belt asteroid . This C-type asteroid shows possible broad absorption which may be explained by either magnesium-rich amorphous pyroxene or crystalline silicate. This likely accounts for the relatively high albedo as an outer-belt asteroid. [2] 701 Oriola Disc
- ... BN1; 1958 TC1; A899 LD; A906 TB Minor planet category Main belt Orbital characteristics [1] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 [1] Observation arc 113.68 yr (41522 d) [1] Aphelion 3 ...
#13 1108 Demeter
1108 Demeter , provisional designation 1929 KA , is a dark asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 27 kilometers (17 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 31 May 1929, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory near Heidelberg, G
- ... ons of the asteroid belt , approximately 27 kilometers (17 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 31 may 1929, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory near Heidel ...
- ... 1108 Demeter Discovery [1] Discovered by K. Reinmuth Discovery site Heidelberg Obs. Discovery date 31 may 1929 Designations MPC designation (1108) Demeter Pronunciation / d ɪ ˈ m iː t ər / [2] Named after ...
#14 777 Gutemberga
777 Gutemberga ( prov. designation : A914 BF or 1914 TZ ) is a dark and large background asteroid , approximately 66 kilometers (41 miles) in diameter, from the outer regions of the asteroid belt . It was discovered by German astronomer Franz Kaiser at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on
- ... tegory main-belt [1] · ( outer ) [3] background [4] [5] [6] Orbital characteristics [3] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 Observation arc 105.60 yr (38,570 d) Aphelion 3.5831 A ...
#15 965 Angelica
965 Angelica ( prov. designation : A921 VB or 1921 KT ), is a large background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 4 November 1921, by astronomer Johannes F. Hartmann at the La Plata Astronomical Observatory
- ... t category main-belt [1] [3] · ( outer ) background [4] [5] Orbital characteristics [3] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 Observation arc 91.66 yr (33,480 d) Aphelion 4.0444 AU ...
#16 919 Ilsebill
919 Ilsebill ( prov. designation : A918 UD or 1918 EQ ) is a dark background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt . It was discovered on 30 October 1918, by astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany. [1] The carbonaceous C-type asteroid
- ... category main-belt [1] [3] · ( middle ) background [4] [5] Orbital characteristics [3] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 Observation arc 101.19 yr (36,960 d) Aphelion 3.0033 A ...
#17 2015 TB145
2015 TB 145 is a sub-kilometer asteroid , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group , approximately 650 meters (2,000 feet) in diameter. [3] It safely passed 1.27 lunar distances from Earth on 31 October 2015 at 17:01 UTC , [7] and passed by Earth again i
- ... ory Apollo NEO PHA Mercury-crosser Venus-crosser Mars-crosser [2] Orbital characteristics [2] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 Observation arc 3.11 yr (1,137 d) Aphelion 3.9073 AU P ...
#18 174567 Varda
174567 Varda (provisional designation 2003 MW 12 ) is a binary trans-Neptunian planetoid of the resonant hot classical population of the Kuiper belt , located in the outermost region of the Solar System . [1] Its moon , Ilmarë , was discovered in 2009. [13] Trans-Neptunian object 174567 Varda Hubble
- ... planet category TNO [1] · cubewano [4] detached [5] · distant [2] Orbital characteristics [1] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 2 Observation arc 39.12 yr (14,290 d) Earliest precovery ...
#19 2017 MB7
2017 MB 7 is a trans-Neptunian object and damocloid on a cometary -like orbit from the outer Solar System , approximately 6 kilometers (4 miles) in diameter. It was first observed on 22 June 2017 by the Pan-STARRS survey at Haleakala Observatory in Hawaii, United States. [1] This unusual object has
- ... planet category TNO [2] · damocloid [3] unusual [4] · distant [1] Orbital characteristics [2] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 2 Observation arc 174 days Aphelion 3,419 ± 89 AU Perihe ...
#20 941 Murray
941 Murray ( prov. designation : A920 TF or 1920 HV ) is a background asteroid , approximately 18 kilometers (11 miles) in diameter, located in the central region of the asteroid belt . It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory on 10 October 1920. [1] The X-typ
- ... category main-belt [1] [3] · ( middle ) background [4] [5] Orbital characteristics [3] Epoch 31 may 2020 ( JD 2459000.5) Uncertainty parameter 0 Observation arc 99.24 yr (36,247 d) Aphelion 3.3295 AU ...
Comet / Comet
#1 136P/Mueller
136P/Mueller , also known as Mueller 3 , is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 8 year orbit 136P/Mueller Discovery Discovered by Jean Mueller Discovery date September 24, 1990 Alternative designations 1990 XIII; 1998 K4 Orbital characteristics A Epoch March 6, 2006 Aphelion 5
- ... -major axis 4.189 AU Eccentricity 0.2927 Orbital period 8.574 a Inclination 9.4248° Last perihelion may 31, 2016 October 22, 2007 Next perihelion 2025-Jan-03 [1]
#2 C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)
C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) (or Comet ATLAS ) is a comet with a near-parabolic orbit discovered by the ATLAS survey on December 28, 2019. [3] Early predictions based on the brightening rate suggested that the comet could become as bright as magnitude 0 matching the brightness of Vega . [4] It received widespr
- ... omet total magnitude (M1) 9.9 ± 0.9 [1] Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) 13.1 ± 0.7 [1] Last perihelion may 31, 2020 Barycentric period ~4,800 yr (inbound) [2] ~5,200 yr (outbound) [2] C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) was the ...
- ... ble. It reached its nearest point to Earth on May 23 and come to perihelion (closest to the Sun) on may 31. In April 2020, astronomers reported, on The Astronomer's Telegram , the possible disintegration of ...
- ... centrifugal force of the comet. The Solar Orbiter flew through the ion tail of comet ATLAS between may 31 and June 1 and the dust tail on June 6. [12] [13] DISCOVERY Comet ATLAS was discovered on CCD images ...
- ... inbound orbital period of about 4,800 years. [2] The comet reached its nearest point to the Sun on may 31, 2020. [1] After leaving the planetary region, the comet will have an outbound orbital period of abo ...
- ... Earth on May 23 during a new moon when the comet was 17 degrees from the Sun. At its perihelion on may 31, it was in the Taurus constellation 12 degrees from the Sun. [29] Then, through June and July, it pa ...
#3 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
- ... eor shower Tau Herculids and the 1995 break-up of the comet generated a modest meteor shower around 31 may 2022 4:00-5:00 UT that lasted a few hours. [10] The comet was discovered as astronomers were exposi ...
- ... g photographic plates in search of minor planets for a minor planet survey, on May 2, 1930. [11] On 31 may 1930 the comet passed about 0.062 AU (9.3 million km ; 5.8 million mi ) from Earth. [12] [11] The c ...
- ... n by Andrew Catsaitis of components B and C of Comet 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 3 as seen together on 31 may 2006 Image of fragment C passing the Ring Nebula taken on 7 May 2006 at St. Francis Xavier Universi ...
#4 36P/Whipple
36P/Whipple is a periodic comet in the Solar System . It is the lowest numbered Quasi-Hilda comet . [4] Periodic comet with 8 year orbit 36P/Whipple Discovery Discovered by Fred Lawrence Whipple Discovery date October 15, 1933 Alternative designations 1926 VIII; 1933 IV; 1941 III; 1948 VI; 1955 VIII
- ... -major axis 4.165 AU Eccentricity 0.2583 Orbital period 8.501 a Inclination 9.9345° Last perihelion may 31, 2020 [1] December 30, 2011 [2] July 6, 2003 Next perihelion 2028-Nov-04 [3] The comet nucleus is es ...
#5 164P/Christensen
164P/Christensen is a periodic comet in the Solar System . Periodic comet with 7 year orbit 164P/Christensen Discovery Discovered by Eric J. Christensen Discovery date December 21, 2004 Alternative designations P/2004 Y1 Orbital characteristics A Epoch March 6, 2006 Aphelion 5.619 AU Perihelion 1.65
- ... axis 3.635 AU Eccentricity 0.5458 Orbital period 6.931 a Inclination 16.2453° Last perihelion 2018 may 31 [1] June 2, 2011 June 21, 2004 Next perihelion 2025-May-27 [2]
Galaxy / Galaxy
#1 Whirlpool Galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy , also known as Messier 51a , M51a , and NGC 5194 , is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus . [5] [6] [7] It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici , and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. [8] Its distance is
- ... nova SN 2005cs was observed in the Whirlpool Galaxy, peaking at apparent magnitude 14. [24] [25] On 31 may 2011 a type II supernova was detected in the Whirlpool Galaxy, peaking at magnitude 12.1. [26] This ...
#2 NGC 3184
NGC 3184 , the Little Pinwheel Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy approximately 40 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Ursa Major . It has two HII regions named NGC 3180 [3] and NGC 3181 . [4] Spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major NGC 3184 NGC 3184 as observed with the Spitzer Space Te
- ... rs that highlight the arms were created in huge density waves that circle the center . SN 2010DN On may 31, 2010, Koichi Itagaki detected a magnitude 17 optical transient 33" east and 61" north of the center ...
#3 Messier 110
Messier 110 , or M110 , also known as NGC 205 , is a dwarf elliptical galaxy that is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy in the Local Group . [9] Satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy Messier 110 [1] Dwarf elliptical galaxy Messier 110 in Andromeda Observation data ( J2000 epoch ) Constellation A
- ... its interstellar medium IM, most likely expelled by supernova explosions. Tidal interactions with M 31 may have stripped away a significant fraction of the expelled gas and dust, leaving the galaxy as a who ...
Institution / Institution
#1 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
- ... partially expand the flight envelope and perform post-maintenance checks, the aircraft was moved on may 31, 2007, to NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base . The first phase of loa ...
#2 Camille Flammarion Observatory
The observatory was established in Juvisy-sur-Orge in 1883 by the French astronomer and author Camille Flammarion . In March 2010, the structure was classified as a historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture . The observatory belongs to the Société astronomique de France . Observatory Cam
- ... une 1892 [8] E. Mabire , from 6 June - 12 July 1892 [8] Ferdinand Quénisset , observer, [9] from 1–3 31 may 1892, and August 1892 [8] Léon Guiot , from 20 August - 14 September 1892 [8] Ferdinand Quénisset , ...
- ... [8] Eugène Michael Antoniadi , from 27 August - 1 November 1894 [8] Eugène Michael Antoniadi , from 31 may - 28 September 1896 [8] Eugène Michael Antoniadi , from 31 January - 19 August 1897 [8] Antonin Ben ...
#3 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
- ... t (389234) 2009 ED 21 15 March 2009 list (389279) 2009 HY 45 22 April 2009 list (389296) 2009 KL 22 31 may 2009 list (389325) 2009 SW 242 20 September 2009 list (389344) 2009 TX 40 14 October 2009 list (389 ...
#4 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
- ... of January 4, 2011 from Moscow Solar eclipse of June 10, 2002 ( Russian Far East ) Solar eclipse of may 31, 2003 Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004 (Siberia) Solar eclipse of October 3, 2005 (European Russia) ...
#5 David Dunlap Observatory
The David Dunlap Observatory ( DDO ) is an astronomical observatory site in Richmond Hill , Ontario, Canada. Established in 1935, it was owned and operated by the University of Toronto until 2008. It was then acquired by the city of Richmond Hill, which provides a combination of heritage preservatio
- ... nada Coordinates 43°51′46″N 79°25′22″W Altitude 224 m (735 ft) Weather 67% clear nights Established 31 may 1935 Website astro.utoronto.ca/DDO (1935–2008), www.theddo.ca (2009–2016), richmondhill.ca/ddo (201 ...
- ... completed in time for the finished mirror's return in May 1935. [4] [7] The official opening was on 31 may 1935, Chant's 70th birthday. The opening ceremony was attended by notables including Sir Frank Dyso ...
#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
- ... 4359 Berlage 28 September 1935 list [C] 4511 Rembrandt 28 September 1935 list [C] 5038 Overbeek 31 may 1948 list [D] (5452) 1937 NN 5 July 1937 list [B] 7102 Neilbone 12 July 1936 list [B]
#7 Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society
On May 31, 1989, seven amateur astronomers held an organizational meeting in the Solar Classroom at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, to plan the formation of an astronomy club. By-laws were prepared by Richard Somer, approved by the group, and the Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society was born. T
- On may 31, 1989, seven amateur astronomers held an organizational meeting in the Solar Classroom at Hamilton C ...
#8 List of solar eclipses visible from Ukraine
This list of solar eclipses seen from Ukraine enumerates the solar eclipses that were seen and will be seen in Ukraine . 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 20th 21st
- ... Kingdom United States See also Lists of lunar eclipses v t e TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Solar eclipse of may 31, 2003 Solar eclipse of October 3, 2005 Solar eclipse of March 29, 2006 Solar eclipse of August 1, 20 ...
- ... pse of April 21, 2088 Solar eclipse of February 18, 2091 Solar eclipse of July 23, 2093 ( annular ) may 31, 2003 October 3, 2005 March 29, 2006 August 1, 2008 January 15, 2010 January 4, 2011 March 20, 2015 ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Leland Cunningham
Leland Erskin Cunningham (February 10, 1904, in Wiscasset, Maine – May 31, 1989, in Richmond, California ) was an American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets . In a career spanning 50 years, he became an authority on orbit theory and on precise measurements of the orbits of comets, planets,
- Leland Erskin Cunningham (February 10, 1904, in Wiscasset, Maine – may 31, 1989, in Richmond, California ) was an American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets . In a c ...
- ... ungrazers similar to comets seen in 1668, 1843, 1880, and 1882. DEATH AND HONORS Cunningham died on may 31, 1989, at the age of 85. The minor planet 1754 Cunningham was named in his honor. [2] SEE ALSO List ...
#2 David Matravers
David Matravers (26 September 1937 – 31 May 2022) was a British mathematician and cosmologist and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Portsmouth . His research interests were in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Cosmology. British cosmologist (1937–2022) David Matravers 2017 Born 1937 Di
- David Matravers (26 September 1937 – 31 may 2022) was a British mathematician and cosmologist and Professor of Mathematics at the University of ...
#3 Sylvain Arend
Sylvain Julien Victor Arend (6 August 1902 – 18 February 1992) was a Belgian astronomer born in Robelmont , Luxembourg province, Belgium . His main interest was astrometry . [2] Belgian astronomer Minor planets discovered: 51 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets Together with Georges Rolan
- ... biola 30 September 1948 1579 Herrick 30 September 1948 1583 Antilochus 19 September 1950 1591 Baize 31 may 1951 1592 Mathieu 1 June 1951 1593 Fagnes 1 June 1951 1613 Smiley 16 September 1950 1625 The NORC 1 ...
#4 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
- ... ndley 30 July 1951 list 2829 Bobhope 9 August 1948 list 3184 Raab 22 August 1949 list 5038 Overbeek 31 may 1948 list PRIVATE LIFE In 1922 Johnson married Aisleen Devenish, with whom he had a daughter and a ...
#5 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
- ... ered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)" . Minor Planet Center . International Astronomical Union . Retrieved 31 may 2019 . 323 Brucia 22 December 1891 list 325 Heidelberga 4 March 1892 list 328 Gudrun 18 March 1892 ...
- ... rynia 5 March 1918 list 890 Waltraut 11 March 1918 list 891 Gunhild 17 May 1918 list 892 Seeligeria 31 may 1918 list 893 Leopoldina 31 May 1918 list 894 Erda 4 June 1918 list 895 Helio 11 July 1918 list 896 ...
- ... raut 11 March 1918 list 891 Gunhild 17 May 1918 list 892 Seeligeria 31 May 1918 list 893 Leopoldina 31 may 1918 list 894 Erda 4 June 1918 list 895 Helio 11 July 1918 list 896 Sphinx 1 August 1918 list 897 L ...
#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
- ... st (97270) 1999 XK 137 15 December 1999 list (97678) 2000 GS 1 4 April 2000 list (97778) 2000 KG 41 31 may 2000 list (97831) 2000 PN 5 5 August 2000 list (97832) 2000 PQ 5 5 August 2000 list (98070) 2000 RQ ...
- ... 48014) 1997 VX 1 5 November 1997 list (148101) 1999 RD 33 8 September 1999 list (148304) 2000 KF 41 31 may 2000 list (150153) 1997 AB 1 January 1997 list (150346) 1999 YX 4 28 December 1999 list (150393) 20 ...
- ... list (193103) 2000 GD 123 11 April 2000 list (193150) 2000 JU 8 7 May 2000 list (193167) 2000 KK 41 31 may 2000 list (193172) 2000 LN 8 7 June 2000 list (200282) 1999 YB 5 28 December 1999 list (200362) 200 ...
#7 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
- ... 52044) 2000 QM 240 25 August 2000 list (252290) 2001 QZ 309 19 August 2001 list (253389) 2003 KQ 25 31 may 2003 list (253791) 2003 WV 181 21 November 2003 list (254561) 2005 EU 296 9 March 2005 list (256115 ...
- ... 79446) 2010 RM 59 22 October 2003 list (279456) 2010 RX 105 13 August 2004 list (279514) 2011 AO 77 31 may 2003 list (279590) 2011 EO 6 30 July 2000 list (279800) 2000 CC 105 5 February 2000 list (280263) 2 ...
- ... st (354212) 2002 FG 41 20 March 2002 list (354214) 2002 GK 27 6 April 2002 list (354364) 2003 KG 25 31 may 2003 list (354577) 2004 TW 366 10 October 2004 list (355143) 2006 UL 304 19 October 2006 list (3564 ...
- ... 4165) 2006 HO 127 28 April 2006 list (364366) 2006 UM 302 19 October 2006 list (365721) 2010 VL 181 31 may 2003 list (365951) 2012 BD 8 20 March 2002 list (365996) 2012 BZ 90 16 July 2004 list (366320) 2013 ...
#8 Pietro De Martino
Pietro De Martino or Di Martino (31 May 1707 – 28 January 1746) was an Italian mathematician and astronomer . [1] Italian mathematician and astronomer Pietro Di Martino Born ( 1707-05-31 ) 31 May 1707 Faicchio , Campania Died 28 January 1746 (1746-01-28) (aged 38) Naples , Campania Nationality Ita
- Pietro De Martino or Di Martino ( 31 may 1707 – 28 January 1746) was an Italian mathematician and astronomer . [1] Italian mathematician and ...
- ... ian and astronomer . [1] Italian mathematician and astronomer Pietro Di Martino Born ( 1707-05-31 ) 31 may 1707 Faicchio , Campania Died 28 January 1746 (1746-01-28) (aged 38) Naples , Campania Nationality ...
#9 Karen Jean Meech
Karen J. Meech (born 1959) is an American planetary astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy (IfA) of the University of Hawaii . [2] American astronomer Minor planets discovered: 9 [1] see § List of discovered minor planets
- ... ) 2014 UQ 178 30 May 2003 list [A] (562541) 2016 AL 56 30 May 2003 list [A] (565078) 2017 BR 47 31 may 2003 list [A] (566268) 2017 RH 61 30 May 2003 list [A] Co-discovery made with: A M. W. Buie
#10 Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus ( / k oʊ ˈ p ɜːr n ɪ k ə s , k ə -/ ; [2] [3] [4] Polish : Mikołaj Kopernik ; [lower-alpha 2] Middle Low German : Niklas Koppernigk , German : Nikolaus Kopernikus ; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath , active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic
- ... the time approached for Copernicus to return home, in spring 1503 he journeyed to Ferrara where, on 31 may 1503, having passed the obligatory examinations, he was granted the degree of Doctor of Canon Law ( ...
#11 Elis Strömgren
Svante Elis Strömgren (31 May 1870 – 5 April 1947) was a Swedish – Danish astronomer . Swedish–Danish astronomer Strömgren was born in 1870 in Helsingborg , in the Scania province of Sweden . He received his doctorate at Lund University in 1898, becoming docent there the same year. He worked at the
- Svante Elis Strömgren ( 31 may 1870 – 5 April 1947) was a Swedish – Danish astronomer . Swedish–Danish astronomer Strömgren was bo ...
#12 Lilian Martin-Leake
Lilian Martin-Leake (17 March 1867, Paddington , England – 1962, Bideford , England) was a British astronomer , science teacher and scientific illustrator , and a member of British Astronomical Association (BAA). [1] She joined an expedition organized by the Association to observe the total eclipse
- ... tructure of the corona through a 3” (75mm) aperture telescope. [2] Lilian joined the Association on 31 may 1893 at the proposal of Alice Everett and seconded by A S D Russell . [3] British astronomer and sc ...
#13 Robert H. McNaught
Robert H. McNaught (born in Scotland in 1956) is a Scottish-Australian astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University (ANU). He has collaborated with David J. Asher of the Armagh Observatory . Scottish-Australian astronomer (born 1956) Minor pla
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#14 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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#15 Eugène Cosserat
Eugène-Maurice-Pierre Cosserat (4 March 1866 – 31 May 1931) was a French mathematician and astronomer . French mathematician and astronomer Eugène-Maurice-Pierre Cosserat Born ( 1866-03-04 ) 4 March 1866 Amiens , France Died 31 May 1931 (1931-05-31) (aged 65) Toulouse , France Scientific career Fi
- Eugène-Maurice-Pierre Cosserat (4 March 1866 – 31 may 1931) was a French mathematician and astronomer . French mathematician and astronomer Eugène-Mauric ...
- ... and astronomer Eugène-Maurice-Pierre Cosserat Born ( 1866-03-04 ) 4 March 1866 Amiens , France Died 31 may 1931 (1931-05-31) (aged 65) Toulouse , France Scientific career Fields Mathematics Thesis Sur le ce ...
#16 Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion
Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion (née Renaudot ) (31 May 1877 – 28 October 1962) was a French astronomer . She worked at the Camille Flammarion Observatory at Juvisy-sur-Orge , France, and was General Secretary of the Société Astronomique de France . French astronomer She published work in the changing
- Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion (née Renaudot ) ( 31 may 1877 – 28 October 1962) was a French astronomer . She worked at the Camille Flammarion Observatory ...
#17 Daniel Akerib
Daniel S. Akerib (born June 19, 1962) is an American particle physicist and astrophysicist . He was elected in 2008 a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). [1]
- ... sitivity for possible detection of WIMPs. Such chambers use liquid xenon as a target medium. [2] On may 31, 1992 in Lodi, New York , he married Chantal Christ. [9] SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Ammar, R.; et al. (19 ...
#18 Henry E. Holt
Henry E. Holt (27 September 1929 - 5 May 2019) [2] was an American astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets and comets , who has worked as a planetary geologist at the United States Geological Survey and Northern Arizona University . [3] American astronomer (1929–2019) For other people na
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#19 Martin Schwarzschild
Martin Schwarzschild (May 31, 1912 – April 10, 1997) was a German-American astrophysicist. German-American astrophysicist Martin Schwarzschild Born ( 1912-05-31 ) May 31, 1912 Potsdam , German Empire Died April 10, 1997 (1997-04-10) (aged 84) Langhorne, Pennsylvania , United States Nationality G
- Martin Schwarzschild ( may 31, 1912 – April 10, 1997) was a German-American astrophysicist. German-American astrophysicist Martin ...
- ... an-American astrophysicist. German-American astrophysicist Martin Schwarzschild Born ( 1912-05-31 ) may 31, 1912 Potsdam , German Empire Died April 10, 1997 (1997-04-10) (aged 84) Langhorne, Pennsylvania , U ...
#20 Francis Younghusband
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband , KCSI KCIE (31 May 1863 – 31 July 1942) was a British Army officer, explorer , and spiritual writer. He is remembered for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia ; especially the 1904 British expedition to Tibet , led by himself, and for his w
- Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband , KCSI KCIE ( 31 may 1863 – 31 July 1942) was a British Army officer, explorer , and spiritual writer. He is remembered ...
- ... officer, explorer, and spiritual writer Sir Francis Younghusband Francis Younghusband c. 1905 Born 31 may 1863 Murree , Punjab , British India Died 31 July 1942 (aged 79) Lytchett Minster , Dorset , Englan ...
Star / Star
#1 Antares
Antares is the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius . It has the Bayer designation α Scorpii , which is Latinised to Alpha Scorpii . Often referred to as "the heart of the scorpion", Antares is flanked by σ Scorpii and τ Scorpii near the center of the constellation. Distinctly reddish whe
- ... w so entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names. [21] OBSERVATION Antares is visible all night around may 31 of each year, when the star is at opposition to the Sun . Antares then rises at dusk and sets at daw ...
#2 SN 2011dh
SN 2011dh was a supernova in the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51). It was discovered on 31 May 2011, with an apparent magnitude 13.5. [4] and confirmed by several sources, including the Palomar Transient Factory . [5] A candidate progenitor was detected in Hubble Space Telescope images. [9] The progenitor may
- SN 2011dh was a supernova in the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51). It was discovered on 31 may 2011, with an apparent magnitude 13.5. [4] and confirmed by several sources, including the Palomar ...
- ... ses once nuclear fusion has ceased in its core. [4] SN 2011dh Event type Supernova IIb [1] [2] Date 31 may 2011 [3] Constellation Canes Venatici Right ascension 13 h 30 m 05.08 s [4] [5] Declination +47 ° 1 ...