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4176161 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosat | Geosat | The GEOSAT (GEOdetic SATellite) was a U.S. Navy Earth observation satellite, launched on March 12, 1985 into an 800 km, 108° inclination orbit, with a nodal period of about 6040 seconds. The satellite carried a radar altimeter capable of measuring the distance from the satellite to sea surface with a relative precision... |
4179702 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelp | Yelp | Yelp Inc. is an American company that develops the Yelp.com website and the Yelp mobile app, which publishes crowd-sourced reviews about businesses. It also operates Yelp Guest Manager, a table reservation service. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Yelp was founded in 2004 by former PayPal employees Ru... |
4183205 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinglong%20Station%20%28NAOC%29 | Xinglong Station (NAOC) | Xinglong Station () is an observatory (IAU code 327) situated south of the main peak of the Yan Mountains in Xinglong County, Chengde, Hebei province, China. Installed are seven telescopes: a Mark-III photoelectric astrolabe; a 60 cm reflector; an 85 cm reflector; a 60/90 cm Schmidt telescope; a 1.26-meter infrared tel... |
4184819 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo%20Galileo | Museo Galileo | Museo Galileo (formerly Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza; Institute and Museum of the History of Science) is located in Florence, Italy, in Piazza dei Giudici, along the River Arno and close to the Uffizi Gallery. The museum, dedicated to astronomer and scientist Galileo Galilei, is housed in Palazzo Castellani... |
4185092 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast%20India%E2%80%93Myanmar%20pine%20forests | Northeast India–Myanmar pine forests | The Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests is a montane subtropical coniferous forest ecoregion in the mountains of Northeastern India and adjacent portions of Myanmar (also known as Burma).
Setting
The ecoregion covers an area of of the Naga Hills that with the Patkai (including the Lushai Hills) and the Manipur Hills... |
4189127 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%20ecosystem | River ecosystem | River ecosystems are flowing waters that drain the landscape, and include the biotic (living) interactions amongst plants, animals and micro-organisms, as well as abiotic (nonliving) physical and chemical interactions of its many parts. River ecosystems are part of larger watershed networks or catchments, where smaller... |
4196659 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisserand%27s%20criterion | Tisserand's criterion | Tisserand's criterion is used to determine whether or not an observed orbiting body, such as a comet or an asteroid, is the same as a previously observed orbiting body.
While all the orbital parameters of an object orbiting the Sun during the close encounter with another massive body (e.g. Jupiter) can be changed dram... |
4198055 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20and%20coat%20of%20arms%20of%20Transylvania | Flag and coat of arms of Transylvania | The flag and coat of arms of Transylvania were granted by Maria Theresa in 1765, when she established a Grand Principality within the Habsburg monarchy. While neither symbol has official status in present-day Romania, the coat of arms is marshalled within the national Romanian arms; it was also for decades a component ... |
4202244 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20communication%20satellite%20operators | Comparison of communication satellite operators | The following is a list of the world's largest fixed service satellite operators in the world. Comparison data is from different time periods and sources and may not be directly comparable.
Note: Revenue in U.S. Dollars
References
Link to 2005 numbers as pdf
Link to 2007 numbers as pdf
Link to 2008 numbers as pd... |
4207958 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point%20of%20interest | Point of interest | A point of interest (POI) is a specific point location that someone may find useful or interesting. An example is a point on the Earth representing the location of the Eiffel Tower, or a point on Mars representing the location of its highest mountain, Olympus Mons. Most consumers use the term when referring to hotels,... |
4209327 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roving%20Mars | Roving Mars | Roving Mars is a 2006 American IMAX documentary film about the development, launch, and operation of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. The film uses few actual photographs from Mars, opting to use computer generated animation based on the photographs and data from the rovers and other Mars probes. Th... |
4209687 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet%20Pojma%C5%84ski | Comet Pojmański | Comet Pojmański is a non-periodic comet discovered by Grzegorz Pojmański on January 2, 2006 and formally designated C/2006 A1. Pojmański discovered the comet at Warsaw University Astronomic Observatory using the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile as part of the All Sky Automated Survey (ASAS). Kazimieras Cernis at the I... |
4210664 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidays%20with%20Pay%20Convention%2C%201936 | Holidays with Pay Convention, 1936 | Holidays with Pay Convention, 1936 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1936, with the preamble stating:
Modification
This convention was subsequently revised in 1970 by Convention C132 - Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970.
Ratifications
The convention was ratified b... |
4210709 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidays%20with%20Pay%20Convention%20%28Revised%29%2C%201970 | Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970 | Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1970:
Provision
The central provision of the convention is found in Article 3, which states that people to whom the convention applies shall be entitled to an annual paid holiday of a specified mini... |
4210944 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidays%20with%20Pay%20%28Sea%29%20Convention%2C%201936 | Holidays with Pay (Sea) Convention, 1936 | Holidays with Pay (Sea) Convention, 1936 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It never came into force.
It was established in 1936, with the preamble stating:
Modification
The principles contained in the convention were revised in by ILO Convention C72, Paid Vacations (Seafarers) Convention, 1946.
R... |
4218925 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline%20of%20first%20Earth%20observation%20satellites | Timeline of first Earth observation satellites | The timeline of first Earth observation satellites shows, in chronological order, those successful Earth observation satellites, that is, Earth satellites with a program of Earth science. Sputnik 1, while the first satellite ever launched, did not conduct Earth science. Explorer 1 was the first satellite to make an Ear... |
4221474 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried%20Kirch | Gottfried Kirch | Gottfried Kirch (; also Kirche , Kirkius; 18 December 1639 – 25 July 1710) was a German astronomer and the first "Astronomer Royal" in Berlin and, as such, director of the nascent Berlin Observatory.
Life and work
The son of Michael Kirch, a shoemaker in Guben, Electorate of Saxony, initially he worked as a schoolmas... |
4223885 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euromus | Euromus | Euromus or Euromos () – also, Europus or Europos (Εὐρωπός), Eunomus or Eunomos (Εὔνωμος), Philippi or Philippoi (Φίλιπποι); earlier Kyromus and Hyromus – was an ancient city in Caria, Anatolia; the ruins are approximately 4 km southeast of Selimiye and 12 km northwest of Milas (the ancient Mylasa), Muğla Province, Turk... |
4224324 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin%20of%20water%20on%20Earth | Origin of water on Earth | The origin of water on Earth is the subject of a body of research in the fields of planetary science, astronomy, and astrobiology. Earth is unique among the rocky planets in the Solar System in having oceans of liquid water on its surface. Liquid water, which is necessary for all known forms of life, continues to exist... |
4225110 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos%20605 | Kosmos 605 | Kosmos 605 (), or Bion 1, was a Bion satellite. Kosmos 605 was the first of eleven Bion satellites.
Launch
Kosmos 605 was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket flying from Site 43/3 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Soviet Union. The satellite was initially launched in a low Earth orbit with a perigee of and an apogee of wi... |
4225125 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos%20690 | Kosmos 690 | Kosmos 690 (in Russian: Бион 2, Космос 690), or Bion 2, was a Bion satellite launched by the Soviet Union.
Launch
Kosmos 690 was launched on 22 October 1974, at 17:59:59 UTC from Plesetsk Cosmodrome with a Soyuz-U launch vehicle. It was placed in low Earth orbit, with perigee of , apogee of and orbital inclination o... |
4225130 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos%20782 | Kosmos 782 | Kosmos 782 (in Russian: Бион 3, Космос 782, or Bion 3) was a Bion satellite. It carried 14 experiments prepared by seven countries in all, with participation from scientists in France, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, United States and the Soviet Union.
Launch and return
Launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on ... |
4225132 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bion%20%28satellite%29 | Bion (satellite) | The Bion satellites (), also named Biocosmos, is a series of Soviet (later Russian) biosatellites focused on space medicine.
Bion space program
Bion precursor flights and Bion flights
The Soviet biosatellite program began in 1966 with Kosmos 110, and resumed in 1973 with Kosmos 605. Cooperation in space ventures bet... |
4225142 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos%201667 | Kosmos 1667 | Kosmos 1667 ( meaning Kosmos 1667), or Bion 7 was a 1985 biomedical research mission satellite involving scientists from nine countries. It was part of the Bion program. This mission was the scientific participation of nine countries (Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, France, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Soviet Unio... |
4225182 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos%20936 | Kosmos 936 | Kosmos 936 or Bion 4 (Бион 4, Космос 936) was a Bion satellite. The mission involved nine countries in a series of biomedical research experiments. The experiments were primarily follow-ups to the Bion 3 (Kosmos 782) flight. Scientists from the Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, France, Hungary, Poland, Romania, t... |
4225200 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos%201129 | Kosmos 1129 | Bion 5, or also Kosmos 1129 (in Russian: Бион 5, Космос-1129) was a Bion satellite. It was a biomedical research mission involving scientists from nine countries, launched on 29 September 1979, at 15:30:00 UTC. Among the experiments was the first attempt to breed mammals in space, which proved unsuccessful. The mission... |
4225210 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos%201514 | Kosmos 1514 | Kosmos 1514 or Bion 6 (in Russian: Космос 1514, Бион 6) was a biomedical research mission that was launched on 14 December 1983, at 07:00:00 UTC. It was part of the Bion programme.
Mission
The first Soviet Union orbital flight of a non-human primate was accomplished on the Kosmos 1514 mission. Two monkeys flew on the... |
4225223 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos%201887 | Kosmos 1887 | Bion 8 or Kosmos 1887 (in Russian: Бион 8, Космос 1887) was a Bion satellite.
Mission
Bion 8 carried a payload of biological and radiation physics experiments from nine countries. The landing was several hundred miles from the expected recovery site, which resulted in considerable difficulties. The biological payload... |
4225242 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos%202229 | Kosmos 2229 | Kosmos 2229, or Bion 10 (in Russian: Бион 10, Космос 2229) was a biomedical research mission involving in ten countries plus European Space Agency (ESA). A Russian spacecraft, was launched by a Soyuz-U launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. It was part of the Bion programme.
Spacecraft
Several of the hardware e... |
4225247 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos%202044 | Kosmos 2044 | Kosmos 2044, or Bion 9 (in Russian: Бион 9, Космос 2044) was a biomedical research mission involving in nine countries plus ESA: United Kingdom, Hungarian People's Republic, East Germany, Polish People's Republic, Czechoslovakia, United States, Canada, Australia, Soviet Union and European Space Agency (ESA). It was par... |
4225483 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos%20110 | Kosmos 110 | Kosmos 110 ( meaning Kosmos 110) was a Soviet spacecraft launched on 22 February 1966 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Voskhod rocket. It carried two dogs, Veterok and Ugolyok.
Mission
The launch of Kosmos 110 was conducted using a Voskhod 11A57 s/n R15000-06 carrier rocket, which flew from Site 31/6 at Baikonou... |
4225944 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bion%2011 | Bion 11 | Bion 11 was a Russian biological research satellite that was part of the Bion programme. Scientists from France, Russia and United States conducted the experiments. Bion 11 was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz-U launch vehicle. It carried two monkeys named Lalik and Multik. The spacecraft type was b... |
4228754 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20States%20National%20Grid | United States National Grid | The United States National Grid (USNG) is a multi-purpose location system of grid references used in the United States. It provides a nationally consistent "language of location", optimized for local applications, in a compact, user friendly format. It is similar in design to the national grid reference systems used ... |
4232526 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar%20tracker | Solar tracker | A solar tracker is a device that orients a payload toward the Sun. Payloads are usually solar panels, parabolic troughs, Fresnel reflectors, lenses, or the mirrors of a heliostat.
For flat-panel photovoltaic systems, trackers are used to minimize the angle of incidence between the incoming sunlight and a photovoltaic ... |
4235559 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991%20BA | 1991 BA | 1991 BA is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group that was first observed by Spacewatch on 18 January 1991, and passed within 160,000 km (100,000 mi) of Earth. This is a little less than half the distance to the Moon. With a 5-hour observation arc the asteroid has a poorly constra... |
4237868 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged%20sun | Winged sun | The winged sun is a solar symbol associated with divinity, royalty, and power in the Ancient Near East (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and Persia).
Ancient Egypt
In ancient Egypt, the symbol is attested from the Old Kingdom (Sneferu, 26th century BC ), often flanked on either side with a uraeus.
Behdety
In early Eg... |
4240766 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upland%20and%20lowland | Upland and lowland | Upland and lowland are conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level. In studies of the ecology of freshwater rivers, habitats are classified as upland or lowland.
Definitions
Upland and lowland are portions of plain that are conditionally categorized by their elevation above the sea level. ... |
4241261 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolarWorld | SolarWorld | SolarWorld is a German company dedicated to the manufacture and marketing photovoltaic products worldwide by integrating all components of the solar value chain, from feedstock (polysilicon) to module production, from trade with solar panels to the promotion and construction of turn-key solar power systems. The group c... |
4242030 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom%20of%20navigation | Freedom of navigation | Freedom of navigation (FON) is a principle of law of the sea that ships flying the flag of any sovereign state shall not suffer interference from other states, apart from the exceptions provided for in international law. In the realm of international law, it has been defined as “freedom of movement for vessels, freedom... |
4243069 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10199%20Chariklo | 10199 Chariklo | 10199 Chariklo is the largest confirmed centaur (small body of the outer Solar System). It orbits the Sun between Saturn and Uranus, grazing the orbit of Uranus. On 26 March 2014, astronomers announced the discovery of two rings (nicknamed Oiapoque and Chuí after the rivers that define Brazil's borders) around Charikl... |
4243482 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space%20Technology%205 | Space Technology 5 | Space Technology 5 (ST5) of the NASA New Millennium program was a test of ten new technologies aboard a group of microsatellites. Developed by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the three individual small spacecraft were launched together from the belly of a Lockheed L-1011 aboard the Pegasus XL rocket, on 22 March 2006... |
4247900 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koronis%20family | Koronis family | The Koronis or Koronian family (), also known as the Lacrimosa family, is a very large asteroid family of stony asteroids, located in the outer region of the asteroid belt. They are thought to have been formed at least two billion years ago in a catastrophic collision between two larger bodies. The family is named afte... |
4248143 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Lavery | Dave Lavery | Dave Lavery (born May 28, 1959) is an American scientist and roboticist who is the Program Executive for Solar System Exploration at NASA Headquarters. He also is a member of the FIRST Executive Advisory Board, and is well-known among participants of the FIRST Robotics Competition as a mentor of Team 116.
Early life a... |
4248882 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas%20Watzenrode | Lucas Watzenrode | Lucas Watzenrode the Younger (sometimes Watzelrode and Waisselrod; ; ; 30 October 1447 – 29 March 1512) was Prince-Bishop of Warmia (Ermland) and patron to his nephew, astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Early life
The family and its name stemmed from the Silesian village of Weizenrodau, now Pszenno. Watzenrode was born i... |
4256633 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimble%20Inc. | Trimble Inc. | Trimble Inc. is an American software, hardware, and services technology company. Trimble supports global industries in building & construction, agriculture, geospatial, natural resources and utilities, governments, transportation and others. Trimble also does hardware development of global navigation satellite system (... |
4269289 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules%20Alfred%20Pierrot%20Deseilligny | Jules Alfred Pierrot Deseilligny | Jules Alfred Pierrot Deseilligny (1868–1918) was a French selenographer.
The crater Deseilligny on the Moon is named after him.
1868 births
1918 deaths
20th-century French astronomers
Selenographers
19th-century French astronomers |
4278905 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter%20in%20fiction | Jupiter in fiction | Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System, has appeared in works of fiction across several centuries. The way the planet has been depicted has evolved as more has become known about its composition; it was initially portrayed as being entirely solid, later as having a high-pressure atmosphere with a solid surface... |
4283995 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpina | Harpina | In Greek mythology, Harpina (; Ancient Greek: Άρπινα) was a Naiad nymph and daughter of Phliasian Asopus and of Metope.
Mythology
According to the tradition of the Eleans and Phliasians, Ares mated with Harpina in the city of Pisa (located in the ancient Greek region of Elis). The couple were the parents of Oenomaus,... |
4291021 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great%20White%20Spot | Great White Spot | The Great White Spot, also known as Great White Oval, on Saturn, named by analogy to Jupiter's Great Red Spot, are periodic storms that are large enough to be visible from Earth by telescope by their characteristic white appearance. The spots can be several thousands of kilometers wide.
The Cassini orbiter was able to... |
4295508 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish%20Adjacent%20Waters%20Boundaries%20Order%201999 | Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 | The Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 is a statutory instrument of the United Kingdom government, defining the boundaries of internal waters, territorial sea, and British Fishing Limits adjacent to Scotland. It was introduced in accordance with the Scotland Act 1998, which established the devolved Scottish... |
4297266 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padimate%20O | Padimate O | Padimate O is an organic compound related to the water-soluble compound PABA (4-aminobenzoic acid) that is used as an ingredient in some sunscreens. This yellowish water-insoluble oily liquid is an ester formed by the condensation of 2-ethylhexanol with dimethylaminobenzoic acid. Other names for padimate O include 2-... |
4297269 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padimate%20A | Padimate A | Padimate A is an organic compound that is an ingredient in some sunscreens. It is an ester derivative of PABA. This aromatic chemical absorbs ultraviolet rays thereby preventing sunburn. However, its chemical structure and behaviour is similar to an industrial free radical generator. In Europe this chemical was withdra... |
4297956 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clockwork%20universe | Clockwork universe | In the history of science, the clockwork universe compares the universe to a mechanical clock. It continues ticking along, as a perfect machine, with its gears governed by the laws of physics, making every aspect of the machine predictable.
History
This idea was very popular among deists during the Enlightenment, wh... |
4302745 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Sports%20Illustrated%20Swimsuit%20Issue%20models | List of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue models | This is a list of models who have appeared in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
A
Nina Agdal
Adaora Akubilo
Lily Aldridge
Karen Alexander
Kim Alexis
Carol Alt
Michelle Alves
May Andersen
Anitta
Alex Aust
B
Melissa Baker
Bianca Balti
Tyra Banks
Natasha Barnard
Ana Beatriz Barros
Michaela Bercu
Kylie Bax
J... |
4305442 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhumi | Sukhumi | Sukhumi (see also other names below) is a city in a wide bay on the Black Sea's eastern coast. It is both the capital and largest city of the Republic of Abkhazia, a partially recognised state widely recognized as a part of Georgia. The city has been controlled by Abkhazia since the Abkhazian war in 1992–93. The city, ... |
4305902 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCool%20Hill | McCool Hill | McCool Hill is the tallest of the Columbia Hills in Gusev crater, Mars. It was named in honor of William C. McCool, an astronaut of the Space Shuttle Columbia during its final mission where it disintegrated during atmospheric reentry (see Space Shuttle Columbia disaster).
The hill was to be Spirit rover's next target.... |
4306736 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans%20Schindler%20Bellamy | Hans Schindler Bellamy | Hans Schindler (19 March 1901 – Vienna, 12 December 1982), authornames H.S. Bellamy and Hans Schindler Bellamy, was an English professor in Vienna and an author on pseudoarchaeology. His books investigate the work of Austrian engineer Hanns Hörbiger and German selenographer Philipp Fauth and the now-defunct Cosmic Ice ... |
4310977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/165P/LINEAR | 165P/LINEAR | 165P/LINEAR is a periodic comet in the Solar System. 165P/LINEAR has a perihelion distance of 6.8 AU, and is a Chiron-type comet with (TJupiter smaller than 3 and a semi-major axis larger than Jupiter's).
References
External links
Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
165P on Seiichi Yoshida's co... |
4311114 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/167P/CINEOS | 167P/CINEOS | 167P/CINEOS () is a large periodic comet and active, grey centaur, approximately in diameter, orbiting the Sun outside the orbit of Saturn. It was discovered on August 10, 2004, by astronomers with the CINEOS survey at Gran Sasso in Italy. It is one of only a handful known Chiron-type comets.
The comet nucleus (~66 k... |
4311177 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/168P/Hergenrother | 168P/Hergenrother | 168P/Hergenrother is a periodic comet in the Solar System. The comet originally named P/1998 W2 returned in 2005 and got the temporary name P/2005 N2. The comet was last observed in January 2020, and may have continued fragmenting after the 2012 outburst.
2012 outburst
The comet came to perihelion on October 1, 2012,... |
4311252 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/169P/NEAT | 169P/NEAT | 169/NEAT is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It is the parent body of the alpha Capricornids meteor shower in Late July. 169/NEAT may be related to comet P/2003 T12 (SOHO). It comes to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) on 9 July 2022. On 13 July 2022 passed from Venus. On 11 August 2026 it will pass from ... |
4311325 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/170P/Christensen | 170P/Christensen | 170P/Christensen is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It came to perihelion in September 2014 at about apparent magnitude 18.
References
External links
Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
170P on Seiichi Yoshida's comet list
Elements and Ephemeris for 170P/Christensen – Minor Planet Center... |
4318261 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badr-1 | Badr-1 | Badr-A (, meaning Full Moon-A) was the first artificial and the first digital communications satellite launched by Pakistan's national space authority — the SUPARCO — in 1990. The Badr-A was Pakistan's first indigenously developed and manufactured digital communications and an experimental artificial satellite which wa... |
4319113 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble%20Heritage%20Project | Hubble Heritage Project | The Hubble Heritage Project was founded in 1998 by Keith Noll, Howard Bond, Forrest Hamilton, Anne Kinney, and Zoltan Levay at the Space Telescope Science Institute. Until its end in 2016, the Hubble Heritage Project released, on an almost monthly basis, pictures of celestial objects like planets, stars, galaxies and g... |
4319780 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistoia%20Mountains%20Astronomical%20Observatory | Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory | The Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory (; obs. code: 104), also known as the San Marcello Observatory and the Pian dei Termini Observatory (), is an astronomical observatory in San Marcello Piteglio, Tuscany, central Italy.
The observatory uses a 0.4- and 0.6-meter Newton-Cassegrain telescope and is the home o... |
4320110 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only%20an%20Excuse%3F | Only an Excuse? | Only an Excuse? is an annual Scottish comedy sketch show that was broadcast on BBC One Scotland on Hogmanay from 1993 to 2020.
It starred the actor and comedian Jonathan Watson and featured impressions of some of Scottish football's great characters such as Denis Law, Tommy Burns, Barry Ferguson, Sir Alex Ferguson, Fr... |
4321150 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibenzylideneacetone | Dibenzylideneacetone | 'DibenzylideneacetoneDibenzylideneacetone or dibenzalacetone, often abbreviated dba''', is an organic compound with the formula C17H14O. It is a pale-yellow solid insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol.
It was first prepared in 1881 by the German chemist Rainer Ludwig Claisen (1851–1930) and the Swiss chemist Char... |
4323467 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidays%20with%20Pay%20%28Agriculture%29%20Convention%2C%201952 | Holidays with Pay (Agriculture) Convention, 1952 | Holidays with Pay (Agriculture) Convention, 1952 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1952, with the preamble stating:
Revision
The principles contained in the convention were subsequently revised and included in the ILO Convention C132, Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1... |
4324335 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisa%20International%20Airport | Pisa International Airport | Pisa International Airport () , also named Galileo Galilei Airport is an airport located in Pisa, Italy. It is the main airport in Tuscany and the 10th in Italy in terms of passengers. It is named after Galileo Galilei, the famous scientist and native of Pisa. The airport was first developed for the military in the 193... |
4327995 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20emblem%20of%20East%20Timor | National emblem of East Timor | The national emblem of East Timor (officially: Timor-Leste) is one of the national symbols of East Timor.
Current emblem
The emblem, also known as Belak (Tetum for "Disk"), was introduced on 18 January 2007 by Law 2/2007, replacing the coat of arms based on the shield of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (C... |
4329468 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9617%20Grahamchapman | 9617 Grahamchapman | 9617 Grahamchapman, provisional designation , is a binary Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 2.8 kilometers in diameter.
The asteroid was discovered on 17 March 1993, during the Uppsala–ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets (UESAC) at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile. ... |
4331360 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/171P/Spahr | 171P/Spahr | 171P/Spahr is a periodic comet in the Solar System. 171P/Spahr was recovered on 20–24 October 2011 at apparent magnitude 20.6 using the Faulkes Telescope South. 171P/Spahr is peaked at about magnitude 18 in 2012.
During the 1999 passage the comet brightened to about magnitude 13.5.
At perihelion on January 13, 2019... |
4331411 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/172P/Yeung | 172P/Yeung | 172P/Yeung is a periodic comet in the Solar System.
References
External links
172P on Seiichi Yoshida's comet list
172P on Gary Kronk's Cometography
Periodic comets
0172 |
4331574 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/173P/Mueller | 173P/Mueller | 173P/Mueller, also known as Mueller 5, is a periodic comet in the Solar System.
References
External links
Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
173P on Seiichi Yoshida's comet list
Periodic comets
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4332186 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martine%20Rothblatt | Martine Rothblatt | Martine Aliana Rothblatt is an American lawyer, author, entrepreneur, and transgender rights advocate. Rothblatt graduated from University of California, Los Angeles with J.D. and M.B.A. degrees in 1981, then began to work in Washington, D.C., first in the field of communications satellite law, and eventually in life s... |
4332470 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horologion | Horologion | The horologion or horologium (pl. horologia), also known by other names, is the book of hours for the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches. It provides the acolouthia (, akolouthíai), the fixed portions of the Divine Service used every day at certain canonical hours. Additional parts of the service are change... |
4334427 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoscope | Thermoscope | A thermoscope is a device that shows changes in temperature. A typical design is a tube in which a liquid rises and falls as the temperature changes. The modern thermometer gradually evolved from it with the addition of a scale in the early 17th century and standardisation throughout the 17th and 18th centuries.
Funct... |
4339415 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Sleeping%20Gypsy | The Sleeping Gypsy | The Sleeping Gypsy () is an 1897 oil on canvas painting by the French Naïve artist Henri Rousseau (1844–1910). It is a fantastical depiction of a lion musing over a sleeping woman on a moonlit night. It is held by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, to which it was donated by Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in 1939.
De... |
4344462 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Golding | Mike Golding | Mike Golding (born 27 August 1960) is an English yachtsman, born in Great Yarmouth and educated at Reading Blue Coat School. He is one of the few yachtsmen to have raced round the world non stop in both directions. He held the solo record for sailing round the world westabout (the most challenging direction for circum... |
4344583 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octocrylene | Octocrylene | Octocrylene is an organic compound used as an ingredient in sunscreens and cosmetics. It is an ester formed by the condensation of 2-ethylhexyl cyanoacetate with benzophenone. It is a viscous, oily liquid that is clear and colorless.
The extended conjugation of the acrylate portion of the molecule absorbs UVB and sh... |
4345823 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Ethylhexyl%20salicylate | 2-Ethylhexyl salicylate | 2-Ethylhexyl salicylate, or octyl salicylate, is an organic compound used as an ingredient in sunscreens and cosmetics to absorb UVB (ultraviolet) rays from the sun. It is an ester formed by the condensation of salicylic acid with 2-ethylhexanol. It is a colorless oily liquid with a slight floral odor.
The salicylate... |
4351377 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosatellite | Biosatellite | A bio satellite is an artificial satellite designed to carry plants or animals in outer space. They are used to research the effects of space (cosmic radiation, weightlessness, etc.) on biological matter while in orbit around a celestial body. The first satellite carrying an animal (a dog, "Laika") was Soviet Sputnik ... |
4356937 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization%20of%20Titan | Colonization of Titan | Saturn's largest moon Titan is one of several candidates for possible future colonization of the outer Solar System, though protection against extreme cold is a major consideration.
According to Cassini data from 2008, Titan has hundreds of times more liquid hydrocarbons than all the known oil and natural gas reserve... |
4360799 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassini%20%28lunar%20crater%29 | Cassini (lunar crater) | Cassini is a lunar impact crater that is located in the Palus Nebularum, at the eastern end of Mare Imbrium. The crater was named after astronomers Giovanni Cassini and Jacques Cassini. To the northeast is the Promontorium Agassiz, the southern tip of the Montes Alpes mountain range. South by south-east of Cassini is t... |
4360893 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni%C3%B0afj%C3%B6ll | Niðafjöll | In Norse mythology, Niðafjöll (pronounced , also written Niðvellir, often anglicized as Nidafjöll), which means dark mountains, are located in the northern underworld. Niðafjöll is the site from which the dragon Níðhöggr comes. According to Snorri Sturluson, the good and virtuous people will live here in a golden palac... |
4361430 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic%20location | Acoustic location | Acoustic location is a method of determining the position of an object or sound source by using sound waves. Location can take place in gases (such as the atmosphere), liquids (such as water), and in solids (such as in the earth).
Location can be done actively or passively:
Active acoustic location involves the crea... |
4361469 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive%20margin | Passive margin | A passive margin is the transition between oceanic and continental lithosphere that is not an active plate margin. A passive margin forms by sedimentation above an ancient rift, now marked by transitional lithosphere. Continental rifting forms new ocean basins. Eventually the continental rift forms a mid-ocean ridge an... |
4361793 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium%20Live | Millennium Live | Millennium Live is a cancelled international television special, which was an unsuccessful attempt to broadcast an international celebration of the beginning of the Year 2000, or the so-called Millennium. Reports claimed that the show was to have involved broadcasters in up to 130 nations. Millennium Live: Humanity's B... |
4362108 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersynchronous%20orbit | Supersynchronous orbit | A supersynchronous orbit is either an orbit with a period greater than that of a synchronous orbit, or just an orbit whose major axis is larger than that of a synchronous orbit. A synchronous orbit has a period equal to the rotational period of the body which contains the barycenter of the orbit.
Geocentric supersynch... |
4362140 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsynchronous%20orbit | Subsynchronous orbit | A subsynchronous orbit is an orbit of a satellite that is nearer the planet than it would be if it were in synchronous orbit, i.e. the orbital period is less than the sidereal day of the planet.
Technical considerations
An Earth satellite that is in (a prograde) subsynchronous orbit will appear to drift eastward as se... |
4363024 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shi%20Zhengrong | Shi Zhengrong | Shi Zhengrong (, born on February 10, 1963) is a Chinese-Australian businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and, up to March 2013, chairman and chief executive officer of Suntech Power.
Biography
Shi was born in Yangzhong, Jiangsu, China. His identical twin brother is Chen Henglong, who is also a tycoon. He... |
4363435 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirovia | Mirovia | Mirovia or Mirovoi (from Russian мировой, mirovoy, meaning "global") was a hypothesized superocean which may have been a global ocean surrounding the supercontinent Rodinia in the Neoproterozoic Era, about 1 billion to 750 million years ago. Mirovia may be essentially identical to, or the precursor of, the hypothesized... |
4368975 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical%20nations%20at%20the%20Winter%20Olympics | Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics | Several tropical nations have participated in the Winter Olympics despite not having the climate for winter sports. Partly because of that, their entries are a subject of human interest stories during the Games. No tropical nation has ever won a Winter Olympic medal.
The first warm-weather, but not tropical, nation p... |
4368981 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubilustrium | Tubilustrium | In Ancient Rome the month of March was the traditional start of the campaign season, and the Tubilustrium was a ceremony to make the army fit for war. The ceremony involved sacred trumpets called tubae.
Johannes Quasten, however, argues that the common term for war trumpets being tubae is not the same as the tubi for... |
4369263 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superocean | Superocean | A superocean is an ocean that surrounds a supercontinent. It is less commonly defined as any ocean larger than the current Pacific Ocean. Named global superoceans include Mirovia, which surrounded the supercontinent Rodinia, and Panthalassa, which surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea. Pannotia and Columbia, along with... |
4370134 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/110393%20Rammstein | 110393 Rammstein | 110393 Rammstein, provisional designation , is a background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 11 October 2001, by French astronomer Jean-Claude Merlin at the Le Creusot Observatory in France. The asteroid was named after the German indust... |
4370330 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical%20albedo%20features%20on%20Mars | Classical albedo features on Mars | The classical albedo features of Mars are the light and dark features that can be seen on the planet Mars through an Earth-based telescope. Before the age of space probes, several astronomers created maps of Mars on which they gave names to the features they could see. The most popular system of nomenclature was devise... |
4370870 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy%20Roman | Nancy Roman | Nancy Grace Roman (pronounced "Roman"; May 16, 1925 – December 25, 2018) was an American astronomer who made important contributions to stellar classification and motions. The first female executive at NASA, Roman served as NASA's first Chief of Astronomy throughout the 1960s and 1970s, establishing her as one of the "... |
4372188 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizophora%20mangle | Rhizophora mangle | Rhizophora mangle, the red mangrove, is distributed in estuarine ecosystems throughout the tropics. Its viviparous "seeds", in actuality called propagules, become fully mature plants before dropping off the parent tree. These are dispersed by water until eventually embedding in the shallows.
Rhizophora mangle grows on... |
4372328 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy%27s%20Rock | Tracy's Rock | Tracy's Rock, known as Split Rock or the Station 6 Boulder in the scientific literature, is a large boulder on the Moon which was visited by the Apollo 17 crew on December 13, 1972 at their Taurus-Littrow landing site. "Tracy's Rock" is its popular name.
Examination
Geologist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt and missio... |
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