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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. Together with Georges Roland, he discovered the bright comet C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland). He also discovered, or co-discovered, the periodic comets 49P/Arend-Rigaux and 50P/Arend, Nova Scuti 1952, and a number of asteroids, including notably the Amor asteroid 1916 Boreas and the Trojan asteroid 1583 Antilochus. He also discovered 1652 Hergé which is named after Hergé, the creator of ''The Adventures of Tintin''. The asteroid 1563 Noël is named after his son, Emanuel Arend. In 1948 Arend started together with sixteen other people the skeptic organisation Comité Para The Comité Para, in full Comité belge pour l'Analyse Critique des parasciences ("Belgian Committee for the Critical Analysis of Parasciences"), is a Francophone Belgian skeptical non-profit organisation. Founded in 1949, the Comité ... [...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 ( |
Hergé
Georges Prosper Remi (; 22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé (; ), from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials ''RG'', was a Belgian cartoonist. He is best known for creating ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the series of Franco-Belgian comics#Formats, comic albums which are considered one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. He was also responsible for two other well-known series, ''Quick & Flupke'' (1930–1940) and ''The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko'' (1936–1957). His works were executed in his distinct ''ligne claire'' drawing style. Born to a lower-middle-class family in Etterbeek, Brussels, Hergé began his career by contributing illustrations to Scouting magazines, developing his first comic series, ''The Adventures of Totor'', for ''Le Boy-Scout Belge'' in 1926. Working for the conservative Catholic newspaper ''Le Vingtième Siècle'', he created ''The Adventures of Tintin'' in 1929 on the advice of its edito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1314 Paula
Events * March 18 – Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake in Paris, France. * April 4 – Exeter College, Oxford is founded in England by Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter. * June 24 – Battle of Bannockburn: Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeat Edward II of England, regaining Scotland's independence. * August 31 – King Haakon V of Norway moves his capital from Bergen to Oslo, where he builds Akershus Fortress, from which Norway is ruled for the next 500 years. * October 19 – Frederick the Fair of the House of Habsburg is elected King of the Romans at Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt am Main), by four of the electors, being crowned on November 25 at Bonn Minster. * October 20 – Louis IV of the House of Wittelsbach is elected King of the Romans at Sachsenhausen by five of the electors, being crowned on November 25 at Aachen. * November 29 – Philip IV of France dies, pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1313 Berna
1313 Berna, provisional designation , is a background asteroid and synchronous binary system from the Eunomian region in the central asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 24 August 1933, by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Uccle Observatory in Belgium. The assumed S-type asteroid has a longer-than average rotation period of 25.5 hours and is likely elongated in shape. It was named for the Swiss capital of Bern. The discovery of an 11-kilometer-sized companion was announced in February 2004. Orbit and classification According to modern HCM-analyses by Nesvorný, as well as by Milani and Knežević, ''Berna'' is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population. Based on osculating Keplerian orbital elements, it is located in the region of the Eunomia family (), a prominent family of stony asteroids. It orbits the Sun in the central asteroid belt at a distance of 2.1–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 4 months (1,584 days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1287 Lorcia
1287 Lorcia, provisional designation , is an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 22 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle on 25 August 1933. The asteroid was named for Laura de Sołohub Dikyj, wife of Polish astronomer Tadeusz Banachiewicz. Orbit and classification ''Lorcia'' is a member the Eos family (), the largest asteroid family in the outer main belt consisting of nearly 10,000 asteroids. It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.8–3.2 AU once every 5 years and 3 months (1,909 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.06 and an inclination of 10 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at Uccle. Physical characteristics Rotation period As of 2017, no rotational lightcurve of ''Lorcia'' has been obtained from photometric observations. The asteroid's rotati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1286 Banachiewicza
1286 Banachiewicza ( ''prov. designation'': ) is an elongated Eos asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 25 August 1933, by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle. The stony S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 8.6 hours and measures approximately in diameter. It was named after Polish astronomer Tadeusz Banachiewicz. Orbit and classification ''Banachiewicza'' is a member the Eos family (), the largest asteroid family in the outer main belt consisting of nearly 10,000 asteroids. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.8–3.3 AU once every 5 years and 3 months (1,921 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.09 and an inclination of 10 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins with its first observation as at Heidelberg Observatory in September 1928, almost five years prior to its official discovery observation at Uccle. Naming This minor planet was named after P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1281 Jeanne
1281 Jeanne ( ''prov. designation'': ) is a dark asteroid from the background population of the intermediate asteroid belt. It was discovered on 25 August 1933, by astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle, who named it after his daughter, Jeanne. The likely P-type asteroid has a rotation period of 15.2 hours and measures approximately in diameter. Orbit and classification ''Jeanne'' is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements. It orbits the Sun in the central asteroid belt at a distance of 2.0–3.1 AU once every 4 years and 1 month (1,492 days; semi-major axis of 2.56 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.21 and an inclination of 7 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The asteroid was first identified in July 1904, as at Heidelberg Observatory, where the body's observation arc begins in September 1929, almost four years prior to its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1263 Varsavia
1263 Varsavia, provisional designation , is an asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 40 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 23 March 1933, by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at Uccle Observatory in Belgium. It is named for the city of Warsaw. Orbit and classification ''Varsavia'' orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.2–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 4 months (1,589 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.19 and an inclination of 29 ° with respect to the ecliptic. As no precoveries were taken, and no prior identifications were made, the body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at Uccle in 1933. Physical characteristics ''Varsavia'' is an X-type asteroid in the Tholen taxonomy. In the SMASS classification, it is a Xc-type, that transitions to the carbonaceous C-type asteroids. Rotation period In April 2003, the first rotational lightcurve of ''Varsavia'' was obtained by Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1262 Sniadeckia
1262 Sniadeckia, provisional designation , is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the asteroid belt's outer regions, approximately 54 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 23 March 1933, by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle. The asteroid was named for Polish astronomer Jan Śniadecki. It has a notably low eccentricity of only 0.005. Orbit and classification ''Sniadeckia'' is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population. It orbits the Sun in the outer asteroid belt at a distance of 2.99–3.00 AU once every 5 years and 2 months (1,900 days; semi-major axis of 3.00 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of only 0.005 and an inclination of 13 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The asteroid was first identified as at Heidelberg Observatory in April 1907. The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at Uccle in 1933. Physical characteristics In the SMASS classification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1171 Rusthawelia
1171 Rusthawelia, provisional designation , is a large and dark background asteroid, approximately in diameter, located in the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 3 October 1930, by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle, and was an unnoticed rediscovery of a lost minor planet then known as "Adelaide". As the asteroid was already named for Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli when the rediscovery was realized, its former designation was given to another asteroid instead, which is now known as 525 Adelaide. ''Rusthawelia'' is a primitive P-type asteroid and has a rotation period of 11 hours. Unnoticed rediscovery of lost asteroid When Arend discovered ''Rusthawelia'' in 1930, it was not realized that he rediscovered the long-lost asteroid "525 Adelaide". It was already discovered 26 years earlier as by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in March 1904, who observed it for a short time during the discov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1127 Mimi
1127 Mimi ( ''prov. designation'': ) is a dark background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 13 January 1929, by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle. The carbonaceous C-type asteroids (CX) has a rotation period of 12.7 hours and measures approximately in diameter. Through a glitch in the naming process, the asteroid received the name "Mimi" instead of "Robelmonte" as originally intended by the discoverer. Orbit and classification ''Mimi'' is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements. It orbits the Sun in the central asteroid belt at a distance of 1.9–3.3 AU once every 4 years and 2 months (1,528 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.26 and an inclination of 15 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The asteroid was first observed as at Heidelberg Observatory in July 1906. The body's obse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1502 Arenda
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