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List Of Named Minor Planets
This is a list of named minor planets in an alphabetical, case-insensitive order grouped by the first letter of their name. New namings, typically proposed by the discoverer and approved by the Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (WGSBN) of the International Astronomical Union, are published nowadays in their ''WGSBN Bulletin'' and summarized in a dedicated list several times a year. Over the last four decades, the list has grown significantly with an average rate of 492 new namings published every year (or 1.35 namings per day). While in March 1979, only 1924 minor planets had received a name and completed the designation process, , the list contains 23,542 named objects. This, however, only accounts for of all numbered bodies, as there are over 600,000 minor planets with a well established orbit which is a precondition for receiving a name. Of all these minor-planet names, 1266 contain diacritical marks. See also * List of minor planet discoverers * List of minor p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Minor Planets Named After People
This is a list of minor planets named after people, both real and fictional. Science Astronomers Amateur *340 Eduarda (Heinrich Eduard von Lade, German) *792 Metcalfia (Joel Hastings Metcalf, American) * 828 Lindemannia (Adolph Friedrich Lindemann, German-British) * 1955 McMath (Robert Raynolds McMath, American) * 2602 Moore (Sir Patrick Moore) *3184 Raab (Herbert Raab, Austrian) * 4143 Huziak ( Richard Huziak, Canadian) * 6822 Horálek ( Petr Horálek, Czech) *9121 Stefanovalentini (Stefano Valentini, Italian) * 12787 Abetadashi (Tadashi Abe, Japanese) * 13624 Abeosamu (Osamu Abe, Japanese) * 16217 Peterbroughton (Peter Broughton, Canadian) * 23771 Emaitchar (Martin H. Robinson, British) * 22406 Garyboyle (Gary Boyle, Canadian) * 24898 Alanholmes (Alan W. Holmes, American) * 29483 Boeker (Karolin Kleemann-Boeker and Andreas Boeker, German) * 32622 Yuewaichun (Wai Chun Yue, Hongkonger) * 35461 Mazzucato ( Michele T. Mazzucato, Italian) * 37729 Akiratakao (Akira Takao, Japanese) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Minor Planets Named After Places
This is a list of minor planets named after places, organized by continent. Africa * 1193 Africa (Africa) Countries of Africa * 1197 Rhodesia (Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe) * 1213 Algeria (Algeria) * 1268 Libya (Libya) * 1278 Kenya (Kenya) *1279 Uganda (Uganda) *1430 Somalia (Somalia) * 1432 Ethiopia (Ethiopia) * 1638 Ruanda (Rwanda) * 1712 Angola (Angola) * 1718 Namibia (Namibia) * 1816 Liberia (Liberia) * 8766 Niger (Niger) * 19913 Aigyptios (Ancient Greek name of Egypt) Cities of Africa * 790 Pretoria (Pretoria, South Africa) * 858 El Djezaïr (Algiers, Algeria) * 859 Bouzaréah ( Bouzareah, Algeria)) * 6362 Tunis (Tunis, Tunisia) *1245 Calvinia (Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa) * 1428 Mombasa (Mombasa, Kenya) * 1431 Luanda (Luanda, city in Angola) * 1948 Kampala (Kampala, city in Uganda) * 1949 Messina (Messina, town in South Africa) * 42776 Casablanca (Casablanca, Morocco) * 68718 Safi (Safi, Morocco) * 260824 Hermanus (Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa) *321484 Marsaalam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Minor Planets Named After Rivers
{{Use dmy dates, date=June 2013 This is a list of minor planets named after rivers, organized by continent. Africa * 1032 Pafuri (Pafuri Triangle, South Africa) * 1264 Letaba (Letaba River, South Africa) * 1305 Pongola (Pongola River, South Africa) * 1323 Tugela (Tugela River, South Africa) * 1490 Limpopo (Limpopo River, South Africa) * 35295 Omo (Omo River, aka ''Omo-Bottego'', Ethiopia) Asia * 732 Tjilaki (Cilaki River, West Java, Indonesia) * 1089 Tama (Tama River in Tokyo) * 1090 Sumida (Sumida River in Tokyo) * 1266 Tone (Tone River; in the Kantō region of Japan) * 4941 Yahagi (Yahagi River, Aichi, Japan) * 6247 Amanogawa (Amanogawa River on Hokkaidō, Japan) * 10143 Kamogawa (Kamo-gawa or Kamo River in Kyoto Prefecture) * 12757 Yangtze (Yangtze River) * 13096 Tigris (Tigris, Turkey, Syria, Iraq) * 15804 Yenisei (Yenisei, Siberia, Russia) * 16563 Ob (river in central Asia) * 21182 Teshiogawa ( Teshio River on Hokkaidō, Japan) * 24701 Elyu-Ene (Evenk name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Minor Planets Named After Animals And Plants ...
This is a list of minor planets named after animals and plants. Animals Plants See also * List of minor planets * List of minor planets named after people * List of minor planets named after places * List of minor planets named after rivers * List of named minor planets (numerical) and (alphabetical) * Meanings of minor planet names References {{reflist, refs= {{cite web , title = Minor Planet Names: Alphabetical List , work = Minor Planet Center , date = 31 January 2018 , url = https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPNames.html , accessdate = 6 February 2018 External links Dictionary of Minor Planet Names Google books Animals Planets A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant. The best available theory of planet formation is the nebular hypothesis, which posits that an interstellar cloud collapses out of a nebula to create a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor Planet
According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is exclusively classified as neither a planet nor a comet. Before 2006, the IAU officially used the term ''minor planet'', but that year's meeting reclassified minor planets and comets into dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies (SSSBs).Press release, IAU 2006 General Assembly: Result of the IAU Resolution votes International Astronomical Union, August 24, 2006. Accessed May 5, 2008. Minor planets include asteroids ( |
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). , the discovery of 612,011 numbered minor planets are credited to 1141 astronomers and 253 observatories, telescopes or surveys ''(see )''. On how a discovery is made, ''see observations of small Solar System bodies. For a description of the tables below, see ''. Discovering astronomers }, (bio-de) , align=left , M. Matsuyama , , - id="D. Matter" , align=left , Daniel Matter , 7 , 1957–pres. , , align=left , D. Matter; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , D. Matter , , - id="A. Maury" , align=left , Alain Maury , 9 , 1958–pres. , , align=left , A. Maury; , align=left , A. Maury , , - id="D. Mayes" , align=left , Deronda Mayes , , 1957–pres. , , align=left , D. Mayes; inferred , align=left , D. Mayes , , - id="E. Mazzoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Working Group Small Body Nomenclature
In ancient times, only the Sun and Moon, a few stars, and the most easily visible planets had names. Over the last few hundred years, the number of identified astronomical objects has risen from hundreds to over a billion, and more are discovered every year. Astronomers need to be able to assign systematic designations to unambiguously identify all of these objects, and at the same time give names to the most interesting objects, and where relevant, features of those objects. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the recognized authority in astronomy for assigning designations to celestial bodies such as stars, planets, and minor planets, including any surface features on them. In response to the need for unambiguous names for astronomical objects, it has created a number of systematic naming systems for objects of various sorts. Stars There are no more than a few thousand stars that appear sufficiently bright in Earth's sky to be visible to the naked eye. This represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union (IAU; french: link=yes, Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is a nongovernmental organisation with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreach, education, and development through global cooperation. It was founded in 1919 and is based in Paris, France. The IAU is composed of individual members, who include both professional astronomers and junior scientists, and national members, such as professional associations, national societies, or academic institutions. Individual members are organised into divisions, committees, and working groups centered on particular subdisciplines, subjects, or initiatives. As of 2018, the Union had over 13,700 individual members, spanning 90 countries, and 82 national members. Among the key activities of the IAU is serving as a forum for scientific conferences. It sponsors nine annual symposia and holds a triannual General Assembly that sets policy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Minor Planets
The following is a list of numbered minor planets in ascending numerical order. With the exception of comets, minor planets are all small bodies in the Solar System, including asteroids, distant objects and dwarf planets. The catalog consists of hundreds of pages, each containing 1,000 minor planets. Every year, the Minor Planet Center, which operates on behalf of the International Astronomical Union, publishes thousands of newly numbered minor planets in its ''Minor Planet Circulars'' ''(see index)''. , there are 619,150 numbered minor planets (secured discoveries) out of a total of 1,233,701 observed small Solar System bodies, with the remainder being unnumbered minor planets and comets. The catalog's first object is , discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi in 1801, while its best-known entry is Pluto, listed as . The vast majority (97.3%) of minor planets are asteroids from the asteroid belt (the catalog uses a color code to indicate a body's dynamical classification). There are m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diacritical Mark
A diacritic (also diacritical mark, diacritical point, diacritical sign, or accent) is a glyph added to a letter or to a basic glyph. The term derives from the Ancient Greek (, "distinguishing"), from (, "to distinguish"). The word ''diacritic'' is a noun, though it is sometimes used in an attributive sense, whereas ''diacritical'' is only an adjective. Some diacritics, such as the acute ( ◌́ ) and grave ( ◌̀ ), are often called ''accents''. Diacritics may appear above or below a letter or in some other position such as within the letter or between two letters. The main use of diacritics in Latin script is to change the sound-values of the letters to which they are added. Historically, English has used the diaeresis diacritic to indicate the correct pronunciation of ambiguous words, such as "coöperate", without which the letter sequence could be misinterpreted to be pronounced . Other examples are the acute and grave accents, which can indic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Observatory Codes
This is a list of observatory codes (IAU codes or MPC codes) published by the Minor Planet Center. For a detailed description, ''see observations of small Solar System bodies Observations of minor planets as well as comets and natural satellites of the Solar System are made by astronomical observatories all over the world and reported to the Minor Planet Center (MPC), a service of the International Astronomical Unio ...''. List References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Observatory codes * Astronomy-related lists Technology-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
469705 ǂKá̦gára
469705 ǂKá̦gára (provisional designation ) is a trans-Neptunian object and binary system of the core Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. It was discovered on 11 March 2005 by American astronomer Marc Buie at the Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona. The primary body measures around in diameter. Its 120-kilometer (75-mile) companion ǃHãunu was discovered with the Hubble Space Telescope in 2009. The ǂKá̦gára–ǃHãunu system is currently undergoing mutual occultation and eclipsing events in which one body casts a shadow on or obstructs the view of the other as seen from Earth. Names The names ''ǂKá̦gára'' and ''ǃHãunu'' are from the mythology of the ǀXam people of South Africa. ǂKá̦gára (also rendered ǂKaʻgara) and his brother-in-law ǃHãunu fought an epic battle in the east using thunder and lightning, producing mountainous clouds and rain. The conflict was fought over ǂKá̦gára's returning his younger sister, ǃHãunu' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
