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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

#2 751 Faïna

751 Faïna ( prov. designation : A913 HE or 1913 RK ) is a very large background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 110 kilometers (68 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 28 April 1913, by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Simeiz Observatory on the Cri

#3 8026 Johnmckay

8026 Johnmckay , provisional designation 1991 JA 1 , is a binary [4] Hungaria asteroid and very slow rotator from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 8 May 1991, by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the U.S. Palomar Observatory , C

#4 2010 WC9

2010 WC 9 , unofficially designated ZJ99C60 , is a sub-kilometer near-Earth asteroid of the Apollo group , approximately 100 meters (330 feet) in diameter. First observed for eleven days by the Catalina Sky Survey in 2010, the asteroid was recovered in May 2018 during its sub-lunar close encounter w

#5 (214869) 2007 PA8

(214869) 2007 PA 8 is an asteroid and slow rotator , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group , approximately 1.4 kilometers in diameter. (214869) 2007 PA 8 Goldstone radar image of 2007 PA 8 during its 2012 close approach Discovery [1] Discovered   by L

#6 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 C/2014 E2 (Jacques)

C/2014 E2 (Jacques) , provisionally designated as S002692, [2] is a long-period comet discovered by the Brazilian astronomers Cristóvão Jacques Lage de Faria, Eduardo Pimentel and João Ribeiro de Barros on the night of 13 March 2014. [3] It was the second comet discovered by the SONEAR Observatory t

#2 Comet ISON

Comet ISON , formally known as C/2012 S1 , was a sungrazing comet from the Oort cloud which was discovered on 21 September 2012 by Vitaly Nevsky (Виталий Невский, Vitebsk , Belarus ) and Artyom Novichonok (Артём Новичонок, Kondopoga , Russia ). [4] Oort cloud comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) Comet ISON as cap

#3 Comet Arend–Roland

Comet Arend–Roland was discovered on November 8, 1956 by Belgian astronomers Sylvain Arend and Georges Roland on photographic plates. As the eighth comet found in 1956, it was named Arend–Roland 1956h after its discoverers. Because it was the third comet to pass through perihelion during 1957, it wa

#4 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

#5 C/2021 O3 (PanSTARRS)

C/2021 O3 (PanSTARRS) was an Oort cloud comet , discovered on 26 July 2021 by the Pan-STARRS sky survey. It came to perihelion on 21 April 2022 at 0.287   AU (42.9   million   km ) . from the Sun. C/2021 O3 (PanSTARRS) Discovery Discovered by Pan-STARRS Discovery date 26 July 2021 Orbital characteri


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Galaxy / Galaxy


#1 NGC 6000

NGC 6000 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Scorpius . It is designated as SB(s)bc in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by John Herschel on 8 May 1834. The galaxy is approximately 103 million light-years away. It is the brightest of all the galaxie

#2 NGC 3844

NGC 3844 is a lenticular galaxy located about 320 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Leo . [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 8, 1864. [4] NGC 3844 is a member of the Leo Cluster [5] [6] [4] and is likely to be a low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN). [7] Lentic

#3 NGC 5575

NGC 5575 [2] [3] [4] (also: NGC 5578 ) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo . The object was discovered on May 8, 1864 by the German astronomer Albert Marth . [5] Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo NGC 5575 SDSS image of NGC 5575 Observation data ( J2000 epoch ) Constellation

#4 NGC 3873

NGC 3873 is an elliptical galaxy located about 300 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Leo . [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 8, 1864. [4] [5] NGC 3873 is a member of the Leo Cluster . [6] Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Leo NGC 3873 SDSS imag

#5 NGC 5617

NGC 5617 is an open cluster in the constellation Centaurus . NGC 5617 forms a binary open cluster with Trumpler 22 . It lies one degree west-northwest of Alpha Centauri . Open cluster in the constellation Centaurus NGC 5617 NGC 5617 (taken with Stellarium) Observation data ( J2000 epoch ) Constellat

#6 NGC 5384

NGC 5384 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It was discovered on May 8, 1864 by the astronomer Albert Marth . [4] It is located about 250 million light-years (79.21 megaparsecs) away. [3] Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo NGC 5384 SDSS image of NGC 5384 Observation data (

#7 NGC 2608

NGC 2608 (also known as Arp 12 ) is a barred spiral galaxy located 93 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer (the Crab). It is 62,000 light-years across, and about 60% of the width of the Milky Way . It is considered a grand design spiral galaxy and is classified as SB(s)b , meaning th

#8 NGC 3840

NGC 3840 is a spiral galaxy [2] located about 320 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Leo . [4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 8, 1864. [5] NGC 3840 is a member of the Leo Cluster . [6] [7] [8] The galaxy is rich in neutral atomic hydrogen (H I) and is

#9 NGC 6884

NGC 6884 is a planetary nebula [4] located in the constellation Cygnus , less than a degree to the southwest of the star Ο 1 Cygni . [5] It lies at a distance of approximately 12.5   kly from the Sun . [2] The nebula was discovered on May 8, 1883 by American astronomer Edward C. Pickering . [6] Plan


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Institution / Institution


#1 Château de Meudon

Meudon Castle , also known as the Royal Castle of Meudon or Imperial Palace of Meudon, is a French castle located in Meudon in the Hauts-de-Seine department . At the edge of a wooded plateau, the castle offers views of Paris and the Seine , as well as of the Chalais valley. Located between Paris and

#2 Kamioka Liquid Scintillator Antineutrino Detector

The Kamioka Liquid Scintillator Antineutrino Detector (KamLAND) is an electron antineutrino detector at the Kamioka Observatory , an underground neutrino detection facility in Hida, Gifu , Japan . The device is situated in a drift mine shaft in the old KamiokaNDE cavity in the Japanese Alps . The si

#3 Kremsmünster Abbey

Kremsmünster Abbey ( German : Stift Kremsmünster ) is a Benedictine monastery in Kremsmünster in Upper Austria . Kremsmünster Abbey


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Meteorite / Meteorite


#1 Monte Milone (meteorite)

Monte Milone is meteorite that fell in 1846 in central Italy . Meteorite Monte Milone Type Chondrite Class Ordinary chondrite Group L5 Country Italy Region Marche Coordinates 43°16′N 13°21′E [1] Observed fall Yes Fall date May 8, 1846 TKW 3.13 kg


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Researcher / Researcher


#1 Herman Schultz (astronomer)

Per Magnus Herman Schultz (7 July 1823, in Södermanland – 8 May 1890, in Stockholm ) was a Swedish astronomer . [1] Swedish astronomer Per Magnus Herman Schultz

#2 Ladislav Brožek

Ladislav Brožek (born 1952) is a Slovak astronomer . [2] At the Bohemian Kleť Observatory , he discovered a total of 23 minor planets between 1979 and 1982, as credited by the Minor Planet Center . [1] Slovak astronomer Minor planets discovered: 23   [1] see §   List of discovered minor planets One

#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

#4 Kenneth J. Lawrence

Kenneth J. Lawrence (born 1964) is an American astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets . [2] American astronomer Minor planets discovered: 32   [1] see §   List of discovered minor planets Credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 32 numbered asteroids between 1989 and 1994, he

#5 Kavasji Naegamvala

Kavasji Naegamvala , also known as Kavasji Dadabhai Naegamvala [1] (1857-1938) [2] ( FRAS ) was an astrophysicist and the director of the Takhtasingji Observatory . Kavasji Naegamvala Alma   mater Elphinstone College

#6 William Herschel

Frederick William Herschel [2] [3] KH , FRS ( / ˈ h ɜːr ʃ əl , ˈ h ɛər -/ ; [4] German : Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel ; 15 November 1738   – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British [5] astronomer and composer . He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Hersche

#7 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

#8 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

#9 Gyula Strommer

Gyula Strommer (8 May 1920 – 28 August 1995) was a Hungarian mathematician and astronomer. [1] [2] This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Hungarian . Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate i

#10 Jack Horkheimer

Jack Horkheimer (born Foley Arthur Horkheimer ; June 11, 1938 – August 20, 2010) was the executive director of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium . He was best known for his astronomy show Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler , which started airing on PBS on November 4, 1976. [1] American astronomer This

#11 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

#12 Gordon Pettengill

Gordon Hemenway Pettengill (February 10, 1926 – May 8, 2021) was an American radio astronomer and planetary physicist. He was one of the first to take radar from its original military application to its use as a tool for astronomy . He was professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technol

#13 Christian August Friedrich Peters

Christian August Friedrich Peters (7 September 1806 – 8 May 1880) was a German astronomer . He was the father of astronomer Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Peters . He was born in Hamburg and died in Kiel . German astronomer This article is about German astronomer. For the American astronomer (1813–1890), se

#14 List of minor planet discoverers

This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of one or several minor planets (such as near-Earth and main-belt asteroids , Jupiter trojans and distant objects ). [1] As of January   2022 [update] , the discovery of 612,011 numbered minor planets a

#15 Michel Lefrançois de Lalande

Michel Lefrançois de Lalande (21 April 1766 – 8 April 1839) was a French astronomer. French astronomer (1766–1839) Michel Lefrançois de Lalande Portrait at physionotrace of Michel Lefrançois de Lalande.

#16 Maimonides

Moses ben Maimon [lower-alpha 1] (1138–1204), commonly known as Maimonides ( / m aɪ ˈ m ɒ n ɪ d iː z / ) [lower-alpha 2] and also referred to by the acronym Rambam ( Hebrew : רמב״ם ), [lower-alpha 3] was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Tora

#17 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

#18 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

#19 Enoch Fitch Burr

Enoch Fitch Burr (October 21, 1818 – May 8, 1907) was a theologian and astronomer who lectured extensively on the relationship between science and religion. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( July 2010 ) Born in Westport, Connecticut to Zalmon and Mary (Hanford) Burr, he

#20 Henry Ussher (astronomer)

Henry Ussher (1741–1790) was an Irish mathematician and astronomer, best known as the inaugural Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), a title later accompanied with the designation Royal Astronomer of Ireland . Ussher was a key player in the setting up of Dunsink Observator


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Science / Science


#1 Cosmic Calendar

The Cosmic Calendar is a method to visualize the chronology of the universe , scaling its currently understood age of 13.8 billion years to a single year in order to help intuit it for pedagogical purposes in science education or popular science . Method to visualize the chronology of the universe A


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Star / Star


#1 ASASSN-15lh

ASASSN-15lh ( supernova designation SN 2015L ) is an extremely luminous astronomical transient event discovered by the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN), with the appearance of a superluminous supernova event. It was first detected on June 14, 2015, located within a faint galaxy in t


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