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HD 37124 [SEP] constellation | HD 37124
HD 37124 is a yellow dwarf star approximately 103 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus (the Bull). Three extrasolar planets have been found to orbit the star.
Planetary system.
As of 2011, three extrasolar planets have been found to orbit the star. Announced on the first of November 1999, the first ... | Venus. A second planet became apparent by 2003, thought to orbit in a 1940 days on an eccentric orbit, but this was subsequently found to be unstable. Solving this, a three-planet solution was announced in 2005: this contained a second planet (HD 37124 c) orbiting at the outer edge of the habitable zone with an insolat... | 11,800 | zeroshot-train |
HD 7199 [SEP] constellation | HD 7199
HD 7199 is a K-class star located in the constellation Tucana. The High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) in Chile found it to have a planet either 0.290 the mass of Jupiter or 92 times the mass of Earth with an orbital period of 615 days. | NGC 7199
NGC 7199 is a spiral galaxy registered in the New General Catalogue. It is located in the direction of the Indus constellation. It was discovered by the English astronomer John Herschel in 1835 using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflector.
See also.
- List of Messier objects | 11,801 | zeroshot-train |
HD 75898 b [SEP] constellation | HD 75898 b
HD 75898 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 255 light years away in the constellation of Lynx. This is a giant planet orbiting the star HD 75898. The minimum mass is two and a half times more than Jupiters, suggesting it is a gas giant. The planet orbits at 1.168 AU from the star, taking 1.1 year to orb... | HD 23079 b
HD 23079 b is an exoplanet approximately 109 light years away in the constellation Reticulum. The planet has mass of at least 2.45 Jupiters, although only the minimum mass is known since inclination is unknown. The planet takes almost exactly two years to orbit the star at the average distance of 1.6 AU. The... | 11,802 | zeroshot-train |
HD 91312 [SEP] constellation | HD 91312
HD 91312 (HR 4132, HIP 51658) is a star in the constellation Ursa Major. Its apparent magnitude is 4.73. It is the brightest star of Ursa Major without Flamsteed designation.
History of observations.
This star is relatively bright, but it was rarely included in old catalogues. Catalogues and atlases it was not... | Battery D was reinforced to its authorized wartime strength.
Detachments from Btry A formed Btry 80-X in December 1941; a second detachment helped form the 804th CA (HD) Btry (Sep). Btry F at Sand Is. was designated the 807th CA (HD) Btry (Sep), while a second detachment helped organize the 715th CA (HD) Btry (Sep) 10-... | 11,803 | zeroshot-train |
HR 6384 [SEP] constellation | HR 6384
HR 6384 is a star in the southern constellation of Ara, the Altar. It is a close binary star system that forms an ellipsoidal variable with a period of 80 days and an amplitude variation of 0.08 in magnitude. The system is faintly visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 6.153, and ... | NGC 6384
NGC 6384 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy located about 77 million light-years away in the northern part of the constellation Ophiuchus. It has a morphological classification of SAB(r)bc, indicating that it is a weakly barred galaxy (SAB) with an inner ring structure (r) orbiting the bar, and moderate t... | 11,804 | zeroshot-train |
Kappa Sagittarii [SEP] constellation | Kappa Sagittarii
The Bayer designation Kappa Sagittarii (κ Sagittarii) is shared by two star systems, κ Sagittarii and κ Sagittarii, in the constellation Sagittarius. The two star systems are separated by 0.46° in the sky.
- κ Sagittarii
- κ Sagittarii | , Terry González entered the University of Havana to study philosophy and literature. Her thesis for her master's degree was on the impact of chattel slavery on White society. In 1953, she visited the United States, where she experienced racial segregation in a Maryland restaurant. She saw American racial discriminatio... | 11,805 | zeroshot-train |
Kappa2 Coronae Australis [SEP] constellation | Kappa2 Coronae Australis
Kappa Coronae Australis (K2 CrA), is a star located in the constellation Corona Australis. Kappa2 Coronae Australis is also known as HR 6953 and HD 170867. The star is located at right ascension 18h 33m 23.1s and declination -38 deg 43 arcmin 34 arcsec.
Kappa2 Coronae Australis is a visual doub... | as Kappa1 is much more distant than the dimmer and closer Kappa2. Kappa2 Coronae Australis is a B9V star with apparent a visual magnitude of +5.65 and an absolute magnitude of +0.421.
Kappa2 Coronae Australis is located at a distance of 150 pc or 488.4 light years.
External links.
- Alcyone.de
- Alcyone.de
- Simbad.u-s... | 11,806 | zeroshot-train |
Kemble's Cascade [SEP] constellation | Kemble's Cascade
Kemble's Cascade (Kemble 1), located in the constellation Camelopardalis, is an asterism — a pattern created by unrelated stars. It is an apparent straight line of more than 20 colourful 5th to 10th magnitude stars over a distance of approximately five moon diameters, and the open cluster NGC 1502 can ... | asterism, describing it as "a beautiful cascade of faint stars tumbling from the northwest down to the open cluster NGC 1502" that he had discovered while sweeping the sky with a pair of 7×35 binoculars.
Houston was so impressed that he wrote an article on the asterism that appeared in his "Deep Sky Wonders" column in ... | 11,807 | zeroshot-train |
Kepler-36 [SEP] constellation | Kepler-36
Kepler-36 is a star in the constellation of Cygnus with two known planets. It has an anomalously large radius, meaning that it is a subgiant.
Planetary system.
On June 21, 2012, the discovery of two planets orbiting the star was announced. The planets, a super-Earth and a "mini-Neptune" are unusual in that th... | K2-239
K2-239 (also designated EPIC 248545986) is a small red dwarf star in the constellation Sextans about 49 parsecs (160 light-years) away from Earth. Observed by the Kepler Space Telescope during Campaign 14 of its K2 "Second Light" mission, it was found to have three hot, likely rocky Earth-sized planets in orbit ... | 11,808 | zeroshot-train |
Lacaille 8760 [SEP] constellation | Lacaille 8760
Lacaille 8760 (AX Microscopii) is a red dwarf star in the constellation Microscopium. Although it is generally too faint to be seen without a telescope, it is one of the nearest stars to the Sun at about 12.9 light-years' distance. At an apparent magnitude of +6.7, it may only be visible to the unaided ey... | it in the southern sky while working from an observatory at the Cape of Good Hope.
In the past Lacaille 8760 has been classified anywhere from spectral class K7 down to M2. In 1979 the Irish astronomer Patrick Byrne discovered that it is a flare star, and it was given the variable star designation AX Microscopii. As a ... | 11,809 | zeroshot-train |
Lagoon Nebula [SEP] constellation | Lagoon Nebula
The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region.
The Lagoon Nebula was discovered by Giovanni Hodierna before 1654 and is one of only ... | Pete's Astrophotography Gallery
- Messier 8, Lagoon Nebula, Map
- Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): Lagoon Nebula
- The Scale of the Universe (Astronomy Picture of the Day 2012 March 12)
- Lagoon Nebula (M8) on Constellation Guide
- 7/30/2015 Photo release Hubble Space Telescope/a | 11,810 | zeroshot-train |
Lambda Coronae Borealis [SEP] constellation | Lambda Coronae Borealis
Lambda Coronae Borealis, Latinised from λ Coronae Borealis, is a star located in the constellation Corona Borealis, at a distance of . It is also known as HR 5936, and HD 142908.
Lambda Coronae Borealis has been assigned a spectral class of F2 IV-V, meaning it is somewhat hotter than the sun and... | to Alphekka Meridiana, the brightest in the constellation of Corona Australis. The International Astronomical Union Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) has chosen "Alphecca" as the preferred formal name for this star.
The term "nayyir al-fakka" or "Nir al Feccah" appeared in the Al Achsasi Al Mouakket catalogue.
In Chin... | 11,811 | zeroshot-train |
Lambda Tauri [SEP] constellation | Lambda Tauri
Lambda Tauri (λ Tau, λ Tauri) is a triple star system in the constellation Taurus. In the "Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket", this star was designated "Sadr al Tauri", which was translated into Latin as "Pectus Tauri", meaning "the bull chest". In 1848, the light from this system was found to vary per... | magnitude of +3.47, making it one of the brighter members of the constellation. Based upon parallax measurements from the Hipparcos mission, the distance to this system is approximately .
The inner pair of this triple star system, Lambda Tauri AB, orbit around each other with a period of 3.95 days and a low eccentricit... | 11,812 | zeroshot-train |
Little Ghost Nebula [SEP] constellation | Little Ghost Nebula
Little Ghost Nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation Ophiuchus. It was discovered by William Herschel.
Round and planet-shaped, the nebula is also relatively faint. Planetary nebulae are not related to planets at all, but instead are created at the end of a sun-like star's life as its oute... | Ghost Nebula
The Ghost Nebula (designated Sh2-136, VdB 141 or IC 63) is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Cepheus.
It lies near the cluster NGC 7023. Looking at the adjacent image, the nebula's name is easily understood. The Ghost nebula is referred to as a globule (cataloged "CB230") and over 2 light-ye... | 11,813 | zeroshot-train |
Messier 109 [SEP] constellation | Messier 109
Messier 109 (also known as NGC 3992) is a barred spiral galaxy exhibiting a weak inner ring structure around the central bar approximately away in the constellation Ursa Major. M109 can be seen southeast of the star Phecda (γ UMa).
History.
Messier 109 was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. In 1783 Charl... | latter designation, NGC 4889, which is in use today.
In December 1995, Patrick Caldwell Moore compiled the Caldwell catalogue, a list of 109 persistent, bright objects that were somehow missed by Messier in his catalogue. The list also includes NGC 4889, which is given the designation Caldwell 35.
Properties.
NGC 4889 ... | 11,814 | zeroshot-train |
Messier 22 [SEP] constellation | Messier 22
Messier 22 or M22, also known as NGC 6656, is an elliptical globular cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarius, near the Galactic bulge region. It is one of the brightest globulars that is visible in the night sky. The brightest stars are 11th magnitude, with hundreds of stars bright enough to resolv... | Messier 26
Messier 26, also known as NGC 6694, is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Scutum. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 20, 1764. This 8th magnitude cluster is a challenge to find with typical binoculars, but can be spotted with an 80mm aperture. It is positioned near the open c... | 11,815 | zeroshot-train |
Messier 55 [SEP] constellation | Messier 55
Messier 55 (also known as M55 or NGC 6809) is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in June 16, 1752 while observing from what today is South Africa. Starting in 1754, Charles Messier made several attempts to find this object from Paris, France, b... | Messier 100
Messier 100 (also known as NGC 4321) is an example of a grand design intermediate spiral galaxy located within the southern part of constellation Coma Berenices. It is one of the brightest and largest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, located approximately 55 million light-years distant from Earth and has a di... | 11,816 | zeroshot-train |
Mu Leporis [SEP] constellation | Mu Leporis
Mu Leporis, Latinized from μ Leporis, is a star in the southern constellation of Lepus. The apparent visual magnitude is 3.259, making the star visible to the naked eye at night from the southern hemisphere. Parallax measurements yield an estimated distance of from the Earth. It is moving further from the Su... | of 2256–2257 is fought.
List of planetary systems in fiction Gamma Leporis.
- In the "Star Trek" universe (1966–), Gamma Leporis is the home star of the unnamed Lorillian homeworld.
- Gamma Leporis is one the six star systems in the "Star Trader" board game (1982) set in SPI's "Universe" role-playing game. The others a... | 11,817 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 1187 [SEP] constellation | NGC 1187
NGC 1187 is a spiral galaxy located about 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus. NGC 1187 has hosted two supernova explosions since the 1980s. In October 1982, the first supernova seen in NGC 1187 — SN 1982R was discovered at La Silla Observatory and, in 2007, the amateur astronomer Bert... | NGC 48
The New General Catalogue object NGC 48 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 79.3 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Andromeda.
See also.
- Spiral galaxy
- List of NGC objects (1–1000)
- Andromeda (constellation)
External links.
- http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?48
- htt... | 11,818 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 1365 [SEP] constellation | NGC 1365
NGC 1365, also known as the "Great Barred Spiral Galaxy", is a double-barred spiral galaxy about 56 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax.
Characteristics.
NGC 1365 is barred spiral galaxy and most beautiful member of Fornax cluster. Within the larger long bar stretching across the center of the... | , 1999 01:00 PM (EDT)
- Starry bulges yield secrets to galaxy growth Lars Lindberg Christensen, ESA/Hubble news release 6 October 1999
- Supermassive Black Hole Spins Super-Fast (Release No 2013-07 : February 27, 2013)
- NASA's NuSTAR Helps Solve Riddle of Black Hole Spin NuSTAR Feb 27, 2013
- EXTREME X-RAY VARIABILIT... | 11,819 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 2 [SEP] constellation | NGC 2
NGC 2 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus, discovered by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse on 20 August 1873, and was described as "very faint, small, south of NGC 1." It lies slightly to the south of NGC 1. It is a faint spiral galaxy of apparent magnitude 14.2.
NGC 2 is about 115,000 light years i... | NGC 2371-2
NGC 2371-2 is a dual lobed planetary nebula located in the constellation Gemini. Visually, it appears like it could be two separate objects; therefore, two entries were given to the planetary nebula by John Louis Emil Dreyer in the New General Catalogue, so it may be referred to as NGC 2371, NGC 2372, or var... | 11,820 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 22 [SEP] constellation | NGC 22
NGC 22 is a spiral galaxy located in the Pegasus constellation. It was discovered in 1883 by Édouard Stephan. | NGC 408
NGC 408 is a star located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 22, 1867 by Herman Schultz. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small, (WH) II 220 eight seconds of time to east.", WH II 220 being NGC 410.
See also.
- List of NGC objects (1–1000)
- Pisces (constellation)
External ... | 11,821 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 2371-2 [SEP] constellation | NGC 2371-2
NGC 2371-2 is a dual lobed planetary nebula located in the constellation Gemini. Visually, it appears like it could be two separate objects; therefore, two entries were given to the planetary nebula by John Louis Emil Dreyer in the New General Catalogue, so it may be referred to as NGC 2371, NGC 2372, or var... | NGC 2371-2, NGC 6309, Cat's Eye Nebula, NGC 6563, Dumbbell Nebula, Saturn Nebula, A24, and Hb5. postulate that point symmetry is either due to the bipolar outflow being directed by a precessing disc or a precessing common envelope binary.
Naming.
dubbed IRAS 09371+1212 as the "Frosty Leo Nebula" because of their inter... | 11,822 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 2500 [SEP] constellation | NGC 2500
NGC 2500 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Lynx which was discovered by William Herschel in 1788. Much like the local group in which our own Milky Way galaxy is situated, NGC 2500 is part of NGC 2841 group of galaxies which also includes NGC 2541, NGC 2537 and NGC 2552. It has a H II nucleus and e... | NGC 48
The New General Catalogue object NGC 48 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 79.3 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Andromeda.
See also.
- Spiral galaxy
- List of NGC objects (1–1000)
- Andromeda (constellation)
External links.
- http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?48
- htt... | 11,823 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 2915 [SEP] constellation | NGC 2915
NGC 2915 is a blue dwarf galaxy located 12 million light-years away in the southern constellation Chamaeleon, right on the edge of the Local Group. The optical galaxy corresponds to the core of a much larger spiral galaxy traced by radio observation of neutral hydrogen.
The galaxy has a short central bar, much... | periods, so the galaxies have time to cool and to build up matter to form new stars. As time passes, this star formation changes the shape of the galaxies.
Nearby examples include NGC 1705, NGC 2915, NGC 3353 and UGCA 281.
Ultra-compact dwarfs.
Ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (UCD) are a class of very compact galaxies wit... | 11,824 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 3267 [SEP] constellation | NGC 3267
NGC 3267 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Antlia. It is a member of the Antlia Cluster, which lies about away. | NGC 48
The New General Catalogue object NGC 48 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 79.3 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Andromeda.
See also.
- Spiral galaxy
- List of NGC objects (1–1000)
- Andromeda (constellation)
External links.
- http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?48
- htt... | 11,825 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 3344 [SEP] constellation | NGC 3344
NGC 3344 is a relatively isolated barred spiral galaxy located 22.5 million light years away in the constellation Leo Minor. This galaxy belongs to the group known as the Leo spur, which is a branch of the Virgo Supercluster. NGC 3344 has the morphological classification (R)SAB(r)bc, which indicates it is a we... | is moving away from the Solar System at a rate of 616 km per second. In 2000, a star within the galaxy brightened to magnitude 17.4, and has since been determined to be a luminous blue variable and supernova impostor. NGC 3003, a SBbc barred spiral galaxy with an apparent magnitude of 12.3 and an angular size of 5.8 ar... | 11,826 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 4216 [SEP] constellation | NGC 4216
NGC 4216 is a metal-rich intermediate spiral galaxy located not far from the center of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, roughly 55 million light-years away. It is seen nearly edge-on.
Physical characteristics.
NGC 4216 is one of the largest and brightest spiral galaxies of the Virgo Cluster, with an absolute mag... | NGC 48
The New General Catalogue object NGC 48 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 79.3 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Andromeda.
See also.
- Spiral galaxy
- List of NGC objects (1–1000)
- Andromeda (constellation)
External links.
- http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?48
- htt... | 11,827 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 4451 [SEP] constellation | NGC 4451
NGC 4451 is a spiral galaxy, located in the Virgo constellation. It was discovered at the Copenhagen Observatory on March 19, 1865 by Heinrich d'Arrest, who used an 11" refractor telescope. | NGC 48
The New General Catalogue object NGC 48 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 79.3 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Andromeda.
See also.
- Spiral galaxy
- List of NGC objects (1–1000)
- Andromeda (constellation)
External links.
- http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?48
- htt... | 11,828 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 4603 [SEP] constellation | NGC 4603
NGC 4603 is a spiral galaxy located about 107 million light years away in the constellation Centaurus. It is a member of the Centaurus Cluster of galaxies, belonging to the section designated "Cen30". The morphological classification is SA(s)c, which indicates it is a pure spiral galaxy with relatively loosely... | in NGC 4603, which is 100 million light years distant.
Properties.
Classical Cepheid variables are 4–20 times more massive than the Sun, and around 1,000 to 50,000 (over 200,000 for the unusual V810 Centauri) times more luminous. Spectroscopically they are bright giants or low luminosity supergiants of spectral class F... | 11,829 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 5315 [SEP] constellation | NGC 5315
NGC 5315 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Circinus. Of apparent magnitude 9.8 around a central star of magnitude 14.2, it is located 5.2 degrees west-southwest of Alpha Circini. It is only visible as a disc at magnifications over 200-fold. It was discovered by astronomer Ralph Copeland in 1883.
See a... | discerned.
The planetary nebula NGC 5315 has a magnitude of 9.8 around a central star of magnitude 14.2, located 5.2 degrees west-southwest of Alpha Circini. It is only visible as a disc at magnifications over 200-fold. Bernes 145 is a dark and reflection nebula first listed in the 1971 Bernes Catalog. The dark nebula ... | 11,830 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 6826 [SEP] constellation | NGC 6826
NGC 6826 (also known as Caldwell 15) is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. It is commonly referred to as the "blinking planetary", although many other nebulae exhibit such "blinking". When viewed through a small telescope, the brightness of the central star overwhelms the eye when viewed d... | - C14 NGC 869 Double Cluster
- C15 NGC 6826 Blinking Planetary
- C16 NGC 7243
- C18 NGC 185
- C20 NGC 7000 North America Nebula
- C21 NGC 4449
- C22 NGC 7662 Blue Snowball
- C23 NGC 891
- C25 NGC 2419
- C28 NGC 752
- C29 NGC 5005
- C30 NGC 7331
- C32 NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy
- C36 NGC 4559
- C37 NGC 6885
- C38 NGC 4565 Ne... | 11,831 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 99 [SEP] constellation | NGC 99
NGC 99 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on 8 October 1883 by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan. | Messier 99
Messier 99 or M99, also known as NGC 4254, is a grand design spiral galaxy in the northern constellation Coma Berenices approximately in distance from the Milky Way. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain on March 17, 1781. The discovery was then reported to Charles Messier, who included the object in the Messi... | 11,832 | zeroshot-train |
P Cygni [SEP] constellation | P Cygni
P Cygni (34 Cyg) is a variable star in the constellation Cygnus. The designation "P" was originally assigned by Johann Bayer in "Uranometria" as a nova. Located about 5,000 to 6,000 light-years (1,500–1,800 parsecs) from Earth, it is a hypergiant luminous blue variable (LBV) star of spectral type B1Ia that is o... | HD 316285
HDE 316285 is a blue supergiant star in the constellation Sagittarius. It is a candidate Luminous Blue Variable and lies about 6,000 light years away in the direction of the galactic centre.
Discovery.
HD 316285 was identified in 1925 as an unusual star having P Cygni lines in its spectrum, lines with both em... | 11,833 | zeroshot-train |
Phi Serpentis [SEP] constellation | Phi Serpentis
Phi Serpentis (φ Ser, φ Serpentis) is a solitary star in the Serpens Caput portion of the equatorial constellation Serpens. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 13.52 mas as seen from Earth, it is located about 241 light years distant. The star is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual... | List of continents by GDP (nominal)
This article includes a list of continents of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP), the market value of all final goods and services from a continent in a given year. The GDP dollar estimates presented here are calculated at market or government official exchange ra... | 11,834 | zeroshot-train |
Pi Sagittarii [SEP] constellation | Pi Sagittarii
Pi Sagittarii (π Sagittarii, abbreviated Pi Sgr, π Sgr) is a triple star system in the zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +2.89, bright enough to be readily seen with the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements, it is roughly from the Sun.
The three components ... | meaning 'the brightest of the town'.
This system, together with Zeta Sagittarii and Sigma Sagittarii may have been the Akkadian "Gu-shi-rab‑ba", 'the Yoke of the Sea'.
In Chinese, (), meaning "Establishment", refers to an asterism consisting of Pi Sagittarii, Xi² Sagittarii, Omicron Sagittarii, 43 Sagittarii, Ro¹ Sagit... | 11,835 | zeroshot-train |
Red Rectangle Nebula [SEP] constellation | Red Rectangle Nebula
The Red Rectangle Nebula, so called because of its red color and unique rectangular shape, is a protoplanetary nebula in the Monoceros constellation. Also known as HD 44179, the nebula was discovered in 1973 during a rocket flight associated with the AFCRL Infrared Sky Survey called Hi Star. The bi... | its origin (associated to a stable, extended disk) is different than for most protoplanetary nebulae.
External links.
- The remarkable Red Rectangle: A Stairway to Heaven?
- Dying Star Sculpts Rungs of Gas and Dust
- Charged polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon clusters and the galactic red emission, 2007.
- Astronomy Pict... | 11,836 | zeroshot-train |
U Equulei [SEP] constellation | U Equulei
U Equulei (U Equ / IRAS 20547 +0247) is a variable star in the Equuleus constellation with an apparent magnitude of +14.50 in the B band. It lies at an estimated distance of 5,000 light-years (1,500 parsecs ) from the Solar System.
Properties.
U Equulei is, or was, an OH/IR star, and strong OH and HO masers h... | Fateh Jung Shah
"Sri Chautaria" Fatte Jang Shah (; born 1805 A.D.) or Fatya Jang Shah also popularly known as Fatte Jang Chautariya was the 6th Prime Minister of Nepal.
Early life and background.
Fatya Jung Shah was born on 1805 A.D. as eldest son of "Sri Chautaria" Prana Shah and "Chautaryani" Moha Kumari Devi. He was... | 11,837 | zeroshot-train |
Virginids [SEP] constellation | Virginids
The Virginids are a meteor shower. There are many major and minor meteor shower streams that occur during the Virginid Complex, including the Alpha Virginids, Gamma Virginids, Eta Virginids, Theta Virginids, Iota Virginids, Lambda Virginids, Mu Virginids, Pi Virginids, and Psi Virginids, and March Virginids, ... | April 25. Its radiant is near Libra, peaking with seven to ten meteors per hour.
Pi Virginids.
The Pi Virginids occur between February 13 and April 8, peaking between March 3 and March 9, with two to five meteors per hour. The shower was first observed in 1908 and identified in 1948.
Psi Virginids.
The Psi Virginids ar... | 11,838 | zeroshot-train |
WISE 2220−3628 [SEP] constellation | WISE 2220−3628
WISE J222055.31−362817.4 (designation abbreviated to WISE 2220−3628) is a brown dwarf of spectral class Y0, located in constellation Grus at approximately 26 light-years from Earth.
Discovery.
WISE 2220−3628 was discovered in 2012 by J. Davy Kirkpatrick et al. from data, collected by Wide-field Infrared ... | a paper in The Astrophysical Journal, where they presented discovery of seven new found by WISE brown dwarfs of spectral type Y, among which also was WISE 2220−3628.
Properties.
Y-class dwarfs are among the coldest of all brown dwarfs.
Distance.
Trigonometric parallax of WISE 2220−3628 is not yet measured. Therefore, t... | 11,839 | zeroshot-train |
Zeta Tauri [SEP] constellation | Zeta Tauri
Zeta Tauri (ζ Tauri, abbreviated Zeta Tau, ζ Tau) is a binary star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus, the Bull. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.0, which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Parallax measurements place it at a distance of roughly 440 light-years from the Sun.
The two c... | giant star known as "El Nath", which comes from the Arabic phrase "the butting", as in butting by the horns of the bull. At magnitude 1.65, it is the second brightest star in the constellation, and shares the border with the neighboring constellation of Auriga. As a result, it also bears the designation Gamma Aurigae. ... | 11,840 | zeroshot-train |
11 Ursae Minoris b [SEP] constellation | 11 Ursae Minoris b
11 Ursae Minoris b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type giant star 11 Ursae Minoris, located approximately 390 light years away in the constellation Ursa Minor. This planet has mass . However, since the mass is at lower limit and since inclination is not known, the actual mass is unknown. ... | type M1III. It is a semiregular variable varying from magnitudes 6.35 to 6.45. The northerly nature of the constellation means that the variable stars can be observed all year: the red giant R Ursae Minoris is a semiregular variable varying from magnitude 8.5 to 11.5 over 328 days, while S Ursae Minoris is a long perio... | 11,841 | zeroshot-train |
14 Herculis [SEP] constellation | 14 Herculis
14 Herculis or 14 Her is the Flamsteed designation of a K-type main-sequence star approximately 58.5 light-years away in the constellation Hercules. Because of its apparent magnitude, the star cannot be seen with the naked eye. As of 2006, it is thought that 14 Herculis has two extrasolar planets in orbit a... | , Adele Hall housed women, Meyer Hall housed men, and Sheehy Hall housed men and women, coed by floor. Now, each wing has both men and women co-ed by floor. All rooms are double occupancy. A convenience store known as "Stuart's Landing" is part of this complex.
Virginia W. Kettering Hall (VWK) houses 636 sophomores in ... | 11,842 | zeroshot-train |
2MASS J03552337+1133437 [SEP] constellation | 2MASS J03552337+1133437
2MASS J03552337+1133437 (2MASS J0355+11) is a nearby brown dwarf of spectral type L5γ, located in constellation Taurus at approximately 29.8 light-years from Earth.
Discovery.
2MASS J0355+11 was discovered in 2006 by Reid "et al."
See also.
- List of star systems within 25–30 light-years | 2MASS J11145133−2618235
2MASS J11145133−2618235 (designation abbreviated to 2MASS 1114−2618, or 2M1114−26, or 2M1114−2618, or 2MASS 1114−26, or 2MASS J1114−2618) is nearby brown dwarf of spectral class T7.5, located in constellation Hydra at approximately 18 light-years from Earth.
Discovery.
2MASS 1114−2618 was discov... | 11,843 | zeroshot-train |
33 Pegasi [SEP] constellation | 33 Pegasi
33 Pegasi is the Flamsteed designation for a visual binary star in the northern constellation of Pegasus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.2, placing it near the limit of naked eye visibility. Measurements made with the Hipparcos spacecraft show an annual parallax shift of 0.02967″, which is equivalen... | HD 10647 b
HD 10647 b, also catalogued as q Eridani b, is an extrasolar planet approximately 57 light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus (the River). The planet is a mid-Jovian that orbits 103% farther from the star than Earth to the Sun. It takes about 33 months to orbit with semi-amplitude of 17.9 m/s.
See a... | 11,844 | zeroshot-train |
3C 219 [SEP] constellation | 3C 219
3C 219 is a Seyfert galaxy with a quasar-like appearance located in the constellation Ursa Major. This galaxy's radio jets are not detectable between the core and the outer radio lobes.
External links.
- www.jb.man.ac.uk/atlas/ (J. P. Leahy)
- 3C219 = B0917+458 (Alan Bridle / 23 September 1999)
- Radio structure... | , Calif. 29 Sep 1950
- NAS Moffett Field, Calif. 15 Feb 1967
Aircraft Assignment.
The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:
- PBY-5A May 1946
- PV-2 May 1946
- PBM-5S2 1950
- P5M-1 Jun 1954
- SP-5B 1960
- P-3A Jan 1967
- P-3B Feb 1968
- P-3C Baseline Nov 1971
- P-3C BLOCK MOD Jul 1986
- P-3... | 11,845 | zeroshot-train |
3C 244.1 [SEP] constellation | 3C 244.1
Ursa Major B or 3C 244.1 is a radio galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major.
It is classified as a Fanaroff-Riley Type II (FRII) radio source, which means that the luminosity increases with distance from the core. There are two, asymmetrical radio-emitting lobes straddling the parent galaxy. These lobes... | to a distance of 1.5 Gpc. 3C 244.1 is located within a cluster of other galaxies.
Observations with the Hubble Space Telescope show an elliptical galaxy with blobs and a filamentary structure. The radio jets being generated by the active galactic nucleus are interacting with the interstellar medium, producing extended ... | 11,846 | zeroshot-train |
47 Ursae Majoris d [SEP] constellation | 47 Ursae Majoris d
47 Ursae Majoris d (sometimes abbreviated 47 Uma d) is an extrasolar planet approximately 46 light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. The planet was discovered located in a long-period orbit (38 years) around the star 47 Ursae Majoris. As of 2011, it is the outermost of three known planet... | sequence, converting hydrogen to helium in its core by nuclear fusion. Based on its chromospheric activity, the star may be around 6,000 million years old, though evolutionary models suggest an older age of around 8,700 million years. Other studies have yielded estimates of 4,400 and 7,000 million years for the star.
N... | 11,847 | zeroshot-train |
9 Aquarii [SEP] constellation | 9 Aquarii
9 Aquarii (abbreviated 9 Aqr) is a yellow giant with a spectral type of G8III and an apparent magnitude of 6.55 in the constellation Aquarius. "9 Aquarii" is the Flamsteed designation. | 3, and 4 Aquarii. The 11th lunar mansion shared its name with the constellation "Xu" ("emptiness"), formed by Beta Aquarii and Alpha Equulei; it represented a bleak place associated with death and funerals. "Wei", the rooftop and 12th lunar mansion, was a V-shaped constellation formed by Alpha Aquarii, Theta Pegasi, an... | 11,848 | zeroshot-train |
98 Aquarii [SEP] constellation | 98 Aquarii
98 Aquarii (abbreviated 98 Aqr) is a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. "98 Aquarii" is the Flamsteed designation, although it also bears the Bayer designation b Aquarii. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +3.97. The distance to this star, , is known from paral... | 3, and 4 Aquarii. The 11th lunar mansion shared its name with the constellation "Xu" ("emptiness"), formed by Beta Aquarii and Alpha Equulei; it represented a bleak place associated with death and funerals. "Wei", the rooftop and 12th lunar mansion, was a V-shaped constellation formed by Alpha Aquarii, Theta Pegasi, an... | 11,849 | zeroshot-train |
ADS 48 [SEP] constellation | ADS 48
ADS 48 is a multiple star system in the constellation of Andromeda consisting of 7 stars. The components, in order from A to G, have apparent visual magnitudes of 8.826, 8.995, 13.30, 12.53, 11.68, 9.949, and 13.00.
ADS 48A and ADS 48B are in orbital motion around each other while ADS 48F is a common proper moti... | required to absorb the residual energy of the fragments.
Applications.
Prototypes have already been tested on several vehicles including Marder, SEP, Combat Vehicle 90, Patria AMV LMV and the Russian T-14.
Singapore has decided to use AMAP-ADS as active protection system on their vehicles, while a number of European ar... | 11,850 | zeroshot-train |
Delta Boötis [SEP] constellation | Delta Boötis
Delta Boötis (δ Boo, δ Boötis) is a double star in the northern constellation Boötes. Based upon parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of approximately from the Earth. This star is sometimes called Princeps , meaning "prince" or "prime" in Latin. The origin of this name is unclear, although it... | Quadrans Muralis" and shrank the constellation a little in his 1801 "Uranographia" star atlas, to avoid it clashing with neighboring constellations.
In 1922, Quadrans Muralis was omitted when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) formalised its list of officially recognized constellations.
Notable features.
- The ... | 11,851 | zeroshot-train |
GRW +70 8247 [SEP] constellation | GRW +70 8247
GRW +70 8247 is a white dwarf located about 43 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco. With a magnitude of about 13 it is visible only through a large telescope.
Properties.
Although photographed in the 19th century as part of the Carte du Ciel project, it was not determined to be a white dwarf ... | of planetary nebulae and winds and the fields on in situ dynamos. Orbit and rotation periods are synchronized in strongly magnetized WDs. Those with no detectable field never are synchronized.
With temperatures in the range 11,000 to 15,000 K, all the WDs with the most extreme fields are far too cool to be detectable E... | 11,852 | zeroshot-train |
Great Diamond [SEP] constellation | their own asterism, the Spring Triangle.
Lying within the Great Diamond is the set of stars traditionally assigned to Coma Berenices. Many nearby galaxies, including galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, are within this asterism, and some of these galaxies can easily be observed with amateur telescopes.
External links.
- Four... | Great diamond
The term great diamond may refer to:
- The Great Diamond asterism/constellation
Places.
- Great Diamond, Guyana
- Great Diamond Island, Maine
Diamonds.
- Great Chrysanthemum Diamond
- Great Mogul Diamond | 11,853 | zeroshot-train |
HD 104067 b [SEP] constellation | HD 104067 b
HD 104067 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type main sequence star HD 104067, located approximately 68 light years away in the constellation Corvus. This planet has at least one-sixth the mass of Jupiter and takes over one-sevenths of a year to orbit the star at a semimajor axis of 0.26 AU. This... | over 59 minutes.
Three star systems have confirmed planets. HD 103774 is a young yellow-white main-sequence star of apparent magnitude 7.12 that is 181 ± 5 light-years distant from Earth. It is 1.335 ± 0.03 times as massive and 3.5 ± 0.3 as luminous as the Sun. Variations in its radial velocity showed it was being orbi... | 11,854 | zeroshot-train |
HD 114762 [SEP] constellation | HD 114762
HD 114762 is a binary star system approximately away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It consists of a yellow-white F-type main-sequence star and a red or brown dwarf companion approximately distant. Both are low-metal subdwarfs. A telescope or strong binoculars are needed to view the primary. had been us... | . However, misclassification of the star as a giant combined with an underestimation of the orbit of the Gamma Cephei binary, which implied the planet's orbit would be unstable, led some astronomers to suspect the variations were merely due to stellar rotation. The existence of the planet was finally confirmed in 2002.... | 11,855 | zeroshot-train |
HD 130948 [SEP] constellation | HD 130948
HD 130948 or HP Boötis is a variable star with 2 brown dwarfs in the constellation Boötes. It has a stellar classification of G1V, which means it is a main sequence star with a mass and surface temperature that are similar to the Sun. The estimated age of this star is also similar to the Sun at 4.7 billion ye... | Battery D was reinforced to its authorized wartime strength.
Detachments from Btry A formed Btry 80-X in December 1941; a second detachment helped form the 804th CA (HD) Btry (Sep). Btry F at Sand Is. was designated the 807th CA (HD) Btry (Sep), while a second detachment helped organize the 715th CA (HD) Btry (Sep) 10-... | 11,856 | zeroshot-train |
HD 142415 [SEP] constellation | HD 142415
HD 142415 is a 7th magnitude yellow main-sequence star 113 light years from Earth in the southern constellation Norma. This star dwarfs the Sun in terms of mass (1.09x), size (1.03x), luminosity (1.1x), temperature (1.01x), and metallicity (1.62x). The age of the star is as young as 1.5 billion years.
The sta... | HD 216770
HD 216770 is an 8th magnitude star located approximately 124 light-years away in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus. It is an orange dwarf (spectral type K1 V), and is somewhat dimmer and cooler than our Sun.
In 2003 a planet was announced orbiting it by the Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search Team.
See also.
... | 11,857 | zeroshot-train |
HD 143009 [SEP] constellation | HD 143009
HD 143009 is a single star in the constellation Lupus. Its apparent magnitude is 4.99. | Battery D was reinforced to its authorized wartime strength.
Detachments from Btry A formed Btry 80-X in December 1941; a second detachment helped form the 804th CA (HD) Btry (Sep). Btry F at Sand Is. was designated the 807th CA (HD) Btry (Sep), while a second detachment helped organize the 715th CA (HD) Btry (Sep) 10-... | 11,858 | zeroshot-train |
HD 154345 [SEP] constellation | HD 154345
HD 154345 (Gliese 651) is a G-type dwarf star located in northern Hercules. It is not visible to the naked eye since it is below +6.50 magnitude, but using binoculars it is an easy target.
Planetary system.
In 2006, a long-period, wide-orbiting planet was observed by radial velocity, and published in May 2007... | HD 154345 b
HD 154345 b, is a Jupiter-sized extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 154345.
Discovery.
Wright et al. discovered the planet in March 2006 using the radial velocity method to detect the small wobbling movement of the star caused by the gravity of the planet. The discovery was confirmed in May 2007.
Charact... | 11,859 | zeroshot-train |
HD 187085 [SEP] constellation | HD 187085
HD 187085 is a yellow main sequence star about 147 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. It is estimated to be younger than our Sun, at about 3.3 (± 1) billion years old, and more massive at 1.22 solar masses.
In 2006, an extrasolar planet was announced orbiting HD 187085.
See also.
- HD 188015
... | HD 187085 b
HD 187085 b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2006 by a team led by Hugh Jones. HD 187085 b orbits its star in a highly eccentric orbit. The discovery was made as part of the Anglo-Australian Planet Search.
Their interpretation of the data set the eccentricity at 0.47. Using a statistical computer progr... | 11,860 | zeroshot-train |
HD 187123 b [SEP] constellation | HD 187123 b
HD 187123 b is a typical "hot Jupiter" located approximately 150 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus, orbiting the star HD 187123. It has a mass about half that of Jupiter and it orbits in a very tight, round orbit around the star every three days.
The star has also been monitored for possible t... | at apastron, the distance is 6.00 AU. The planet's mass is nearly 2 times that of Jupiter, but is likely to be smaller in size than the inner planet.
See also.
- HD 187123 b | 11,861 | zeroshot-train |
HD 20367 b [SEP] constellation | HD 20367 b
HD 20367 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 88 light years away in the constellation of Aries. It has mass similar to that of Jupiter. It orbits the star at a mean distance that is a quarter farther than Earth orbits from the Sun. The 470-day (1.3 year) orbit is somewhat eccentric. | HD 7924 b
HD 7924 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 55 light years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia, orbiting the 7th magnitude K-type main sequence (slightly metal poor) star HD 7924. It was published on January 28, 2009 and is the second planet discovered in the constellation Cassiopeia. Two addi... | 11,862 | zeroshot-train |
HD 203857 [SEP] constellation | HD 203857
HD 203857 is a late type K giant star in the constellation Cygnus, located nearly 920 light years away from the Sun. The star is thought to form a visual binary system with the F-type bright giant BDS 10966 A, though it's likely they are actually not gravitationally bound. The star likely hosts an extrasolar ... | , announcing possible detection of a substellar companion orbiting the giant star HD 203857. Orbital period is estimated 2.3 years, but planet has still to be confirmed.
External links.
- http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=HD%20203857 | 11,863 | zeroshot-train |
HD 212301 b [SEP] constellation | HD 212301 b
HD 212301 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 172 light-years (53 parsecs) away in the constellation of Octans, orbiting the star HD 212301. It has an orbital period of 2.25 Earth days. The orbital distance is 0.0341 astronomical units or 5.10 gigameters.
On August 22, 2005, taking place in ESO ... | HD 213240 b
HD 213240 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 133 light-years (41 parsecs) away in the constellation of Grus, orbiting the star HD 213240.
The origin of this known planet came from the country of Switzerland and the astronomer Santos. The date was on April 4, 2001 and the method was Doppler spec... | 11,864 | zeroshot-train |
HD 222109 [SEP] constellation | HD 222109
HD 222109 is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Andromeda. They have a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.80, making them visible by the naked eye as a single star. They also have a combined spectral classification B8V. The pair is located at approximately 800 light years from Solar Sy... | - Image HD 222109 | 11,865 | zeroshot-train |
HD 41004 Ab [SEP] constellation | HD 41004 Ab
HD 41004 Ab is an extrasolar planet approximately 139 light years away in the constellation of Pictor. It has mass 2.56 M planet orbiting at a distance of 1.70 AU from HD 41004 A. The planet's orbit is highly eccentric caused by the companion star HD 41004 B and the distance ranges from 0.44 to 2.96 astrono... | who used the CORALIE spectrograph.
See also.
- HD 10647 b
- HD 111232 b
- HD 141937 b
- HD 142022 Ab
- HD 169830 c
- HD 216770 b
- HD 41004 Ab
- HD 65216 b | 11,866 | zeroshot-train |
HD 56577 [SEP] constellation | HD 56577
HD 56577 is a star in the constellation Canis Major. Its apparent magnitude is 4.84. It is a double star. It is often referred to as The Winter Albireo as it is quite similar in appearance to the well-known double Albireo in Cygnus. | Battery D was reinforced to its authorized wartime strength.
Detachments from Btry A formed Btry 80-X in December 1941; a second detachment helped form the 804th CA (HD) Btry (Sep). Btry F at Sand Is. was designated the 807th CA (HD) Btry (Sep), while a second detachment helped organize the 715th CA (HD) Btry (Sep) 10-... | 11,867 | zeroshot-train |
HD 56618 [SEP] constellation | HD 56618
HD 56618 is a star in the constellation Canis Major. Its apparent magnitude is 4.69. | Battery D was reinforced to its authorized wartime strength.
Detachments from Btry A formed Btry 80-X in December 1941; a second detachment helped form the 804th CA (HD) Btry (Sep). Btry F at Sand Is. was designated the 807th CA (HD) Btry (Sep), while a second detachment helped organize the 715th CA (HD) Btry (Sep) 10-... | 11,868 | zeroshot-train |
HD 77258 [SEP] constellation | HD 77258
HD 77258 is a star in the constellation Vela. Its apparent magnitude is 4.47. | Battery D was reinforced to its authorized wartime strength.
Detachments from Btry A formed Btry 80-X in December 1941; a second detachment helped form the 804th CA (HD) Btry (Sep). Btry F at Sand Is. was designated the 807th CA (HD) Btry (Sep), while a second detachment helped organize the 715th CA (HD) Btry (Sep) 10-... | 11,869 | zeroshot-train |
HD 86264 b [SEP] constellation | HD 86264 b
HD 86264 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the F-type main sequence star HD 86264, located approximately 237 light years away in the constellation Hydra. The planet is considered to orbit in an eccentric path around the star with a period of about four years. This planet can be as close as 0.86 AU to as... | 2009.
External links.
- PlanetQuest, HD 86264 b | 11,870 | zeroshot-train |
HD 92397 [SEP] constellation | HD 92397
HD 92397, also called t² Carinae (t² Car), is a binary star in the constellation Carina. It is approximately 1850 light years from Earth.
The primary component, t² Carinae A, is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.69. Its companion, t² Carinae B, is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with a... | Battery D was reinforced to its authorized wartime strength.
Detachments from Btry A formed Btry 80-X in December 1941; a second detachment helped form the 804th CA (HD) Btry (Sep). Btry F at Sand Is. was designated the 807th CA (HD) Btry (Sep), while a second detachment helped organize the 715th CA (HD) Btry (Sep) 10-... | 11,871 | zeroshot-train |
IC 4665 [SEP] constellation | IC 4665
IC 4665 (Collinder 349 / Melotte 179) is an open cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745. The cluster began to develop less than 40 million years ago, and lies about 1,400 light years away from Earth. It is easily visible in the smallest of telescopes and a... | probably because it is so loose and coarse.
External links.
- IC 4665 @ SEDS IC objects pages
- IC 4665 www.univie.ac.at
- X-Ray Activity in the Open Cluster IC 4665 National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 11,872 | zeroshot-train |
Iota Crucis [SEP] constellation | Iota Crucis
Iota Crucis, Latinized from ι Crucis, is a star in the constellation Crux. It has an apparent magnitude of 4.69. The star is classified as an orange giant (spectral class K1 III). Iota Crucis is located at 125 light-years from the Sun.
There is a nearby 10.3 class G8 star, but the highly different proper mo... | . | 11,873 | zeroshot-train |
Kepler's Supernova [SEP] constellation | Kepler's Supernova
SN 1604, also known as Kepler's Supernova, Kepler's Nova or Kepler's Star, was a supernova of Type Ia that occurred in the Milky Way, in the constellation Ophiuchus. Appearing in 1604, it is the most recent supernova in our own galaxy to have been unquestionably observed by the naked eye, occurring n... | observations of a supernova, SN 185,
- 1006 – Ali ibn Ridwan and Chinese astronomers observe the brightest (magnitude −7.5) recorded supernova, SN 1006, which is observed in the constellation of Lupus,
- 1054 – Chinese, American Indian and Arab astronomers observe the SN 1054, the Crab Nebula supernova explosion,
- 118... | 11,874 | zeroshot-train |
Kepler-10c [SEP] constellation | Kepler-10c
Kepler-10c is an exoplanet orbiting the G-type star Kepler-10, located around 568 light-years away in Draco. Its discovery was announced by Kepler in May 2011, although it had been seen as a planetary candidate since January 2011, when Kepler-10b was discovered. The team confirmed the observation using data ... | three stars located a relatively close 22 light years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpio, it said. The planets orbit Gliese 667C in the so-called Goldilocks Zone — a distance from the star at which the temperature is just right for water to exist in liquid form rather than being stripped away by stellar radiati... | 11,875 | zeroshot-train |
Kepler-30 [SEP] constellation | Kepler-30
Kepler-30 is a star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It is located at the celestial coordinates:
Right Ascension Declination . With an apparent visual magnitude of 15.5, this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. | GJ 9827
GJ 9827 is a star in the constellation of Pisces. It is a K-type main-sequence star with an apparent magnitude of 10.250. It is 97 light-years (30 parsecs) away, based on parallax.
It has 3 transiting planets seen by the "Kepler" space observatory in their K2 survey. As of October 2017, it is the closest star ... | 11,876 | zeroshot-train |
Messier 68 [SEP] constellation | Messier 68
Messier 68 (also known as M68 or NGC 4590) is a globular cluster in the equatorial constellation Hydra. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. William Herschel described it as "a beautiful cluster of stars, extremely rich, and so compressed that most of the stars are blended together". His son John no... | Messier 58
Messier 58 (also known as "M58" and "NGC 4579") is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy with a weak inner ring structure located within the constellation Virgo, approximately 68 million light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by Charles Messier on April 15, 1779 and is one of four barred spiral galaxi... | 11,877 | zeroshot-train |
Messier 82 [SEP] constellation | Messier 82
Messier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. A member of the M81 Group, it is about five times more luminous than the whole Milky Way and has a center one hundred times more luminous than our galaxy's... | NGC 4236
NGC 4236 (also known as Caldwell 3) is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco.
The galaxy is a member of the M81 Group, a group of galaxies located at a distance of approximately 11.7 Mly (3.6 Mpc) from Earth. The group also contains the spiral galaxy Messier 81 and the starburst galaxy Mess... | 11,878 | zeroshot-train |
Mu Arietis [SEP] constellation | Mu Arietis
Mu Arietis, Latinized from μ Arietis, is the Bayer designation for a star system in the northern constellation of Aries. It is approximately distant from Earth, give or take a 30 light-year margin of error, and has a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.74. According to the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale, this mea... | Diving Team until May 2016.
Persson is currently the head coach for the University of Toledo Women's Swimming & Diving Team. | 11,879 | zeroshot-train |
N Centauri [SEP] constellation | N Centauri
N Centauri (N Cen) is a double star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 260 light years from Earth.
The more luminous star is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.26. Its fainter companion is a yellow-white F-type dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +7.72. ... | under six light-years, Barnard's Star is the nearest-known star in the constellation Ophiuchus, and the fourth-closest known individual star to the Sun, after the three components of the Alpha Centauri system. In 1916, Barnard's Star was discovered by American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard, whom the star was named ... | 11,880 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 1049 [SEP] constellation | NGC 1049
NGC 1049 is a globular cluster located in the Local Group galaxy of the Fornax Dwarf, visible in the constellation of Fornax. At a distance of 630,000 light years, it is visible in moderate sized telescopes, while the parent galaxy is nearly invisible. This globular cluster was discovered by John Herschel on O... | Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation is an American aircraft, a member of the Lockheed Constellation aircraft line. The L-1049 was Lockheed's response to the successful Douglas DC-6 airliner, first flying in 1950. The aircraft was also produced for both the United States Navy and ... | 11,881 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 114 [SEP] constellation | NGC 114
NGC 114 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus.br
It was discovered by American astronomer, Truman Henry Safford, on September 23, 1867.br
The galaxy lies approximately 195 Million light-years from earth, and is about 55,000 light-years in diameter, nearly half the size of the Milky Way. | NGC 39
NGC 39 (also known as UGC 114, MCG 5-1-52, ZWG 499.76 or PGC 852) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered in 1790.
External links.
- NGC 39
- seds.org | 11,882 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 2240 [SEP] constellation | NGC 2240
NGC 2240 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It was discovered by William Herschel on January 3, 1786, and is located about 5.1 thousand light-years away. | NGC 48
The New General Catalogue object NGC 48 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 79.3 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Andromeda.
See also.
- Spiral galaxy
- List of NGC objects (1–1000)
- Andromeda (constellation)
External links.
- http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?48
- htt... | 11,883 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 2354 [SEP] constellation | NGC 2354
NGC 2354 is an open cluster in the constellation Canis Major. It lies 2 degrees southwest from NGC 2362 and northeast of Delta Canis Majoris. About 15 member stars are visible through binoculars. | "Results of Astronomical Observations made at the Cape of Good Hope", published in 1847. In 1864 the Royal Society published his "General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters", where he listed it as number 2354. It was subsequently incorporated into the "New General Catalogue" as by J. L. E. Dreyer as NGC 3603.
The centra... | 11,884 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 246 [SEP] constellation | NGC 246
NGC 246, known as the Skull Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cetus. The nebula and the stars associated with it are listed in several catalogs, as summarized by the SIMBAD database. It is roughly 1,600 light-years away. The nebula's central star is the 12th magnitude white dwarf HIP 3678.
Amon... | / Clown Face Nebula
- C40 NGC 3626
- C42 NGC 7006
- C43 NGC 7814
- C44 NGC 7479
- C45 NGC 5248
- C47 NGC 6934
- C48 NGC 2775
- C50 NGC 2244
- C52 NGC 4697
- C53 NGC 3115 Spindle Galaxy
- C54 NGC 2506
- C55 NGC 7009 Saturn Nebula
- C56 NGC 246
- C58 NGC 2360
- C59 NGC 3242 Ghost of Jupiter
- C60 NGC 4038 Brighter of two... | 11,885 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 3 [SEP] constellation | NGC 3
NGC 3 is a lenticular galaxy in the Pisces constellation. It was discovered on November 29, 1864 by Albert Marth. | NGC 1528
NGC 1528 is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1790.
It is located in the north-eastern part of the constellation, just under 3 degrees north of μ Persei. Less than 1.5° to the southeast is the open cluster NGC 1545 (m = 6.2). The NGC 1528 is clearly visible... | 11,886 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 31 [SEP] constellation | NGC 31
NGC 31 is a spiral galaxy located in the Phoenix constellation. Its morphological type is SB(rs)cd, meaning that it is a late-type barred spiral galaxy. | NGC 1980
NGC 1980 (also known as OCL 529, Collinder 72 and The Lost Jewel of Orion) is a young open cluster associated with an emission nebula in the constellation Orion. It was discovered by William Herschel on 31 January 1786. Its apparent size is 14 × 14 arc minutes and it is located around the star Iota Orionis on ... | 11,887 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 3114 [SEP] constellation | NGC 3114
NGC 3114 is a sparse open cluster which is projected onto the outskirts of the Carina complex.
Because of the high number of field stars from the disc of the Milky Way, it is very difficult object to study as this contamination makes its size ambiguous.
Studies of NGC 3114.
NGC 3114 has first been subject of s... | a prime supernova candidate for the next several hundred thousand years because it has reached the end of its estimated million-year life span.
NGC 2516 is an open cluster that is both quite large (approximately half a degree square) and bright, visible to the unaided eye. It is located 1100 light-years from Earth and ... | 11,888 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 3377 [SEP] constellation | NGC 3377
NGC 3377 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Leo. It is a member of the M96 Group and is about 26 Mly away, with a diameter of approximately 40 000 ly. The supermassive black hole at the core of NGC 3377 has a mass of . A very faint companion galaxy, NGC 3377A is 7.1' NW. | NGC 3115, NGC 3377, NGC 3608, NGC 4111, NGC 4278, NGC 4365, NGC 4374, NGC 4459, NGC 4473, NGC 4474, NGC 4486, NGC 4494, NGC 4526, NGC 4564, NGC 4649, NGC 4697, NGC 5846, NGC 7457.
The bonus galaxies are NGC 3607, NGC 4594 and NGC 5866.
Further reading.
- "The SAGES Legacy Unifying Globulars and GalaxieS Survey (SLUGGS)... | 11,889 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 4319 [SEP] constellation | NGC 4319
NGC 4319 is a face-on barred spiral galaxy located about 77 million light years away in the constellation Draco. The morphological classification is SB(r)ab, which indicates it is a barred spiral with an inner ring structure and moderate to tightly wound arms. It is situated in physical proximity to the galaxi... | Space Telescope showed that the light from Markarian 205 was passing through the disk and halo of NGC 4319 to reach the observer, placing Markarian 205 behind this galaxy and thus further away.
External links.
- Hubble Heritage site: Pictures and description
- Hubble Heritage site:NGC 4319 and Markarian 205 | 11,890 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 462 [SEP] constellation | NGC 462
NGC 462 is an elliptical galaxy located in the Pisces constellation. It was discovered by Albert Marth on 23 October 1864. Dreyer, creator of the New General Catalogue, originally described it as "extremely faint, very small, stellar". The word stellar clearly suggests an initial misidentification of NGC 462 as... | or LGG 436. Other members of the group, apart from NGC 6908, include IC 4999 and IC 5005. These two galaxies lie 61 and 74 arcminutes off NGC 6907 respectively. The group seems to form, with some other galaxies lying at similar redshift, like ESO 462- G016, a sheet of galaxies that extends 10 degrees in the sky, which ... | 11,891 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 5364 [SEP] constellation | NGC 5364
NGC 5364 is a grand design spiral galaxy located 54.5 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. It is inclined to the line of sight from the Earth at an angle of 47° along a position angle of 25°.
Structure.
The morphological classification of NGC 5364 in the De Vaucouleurs system is SA(rs)bc pec, w... | 5363 lies a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 375 million . NGC 5363 has been found to emit radio waves. The radio source consists of a compact core with a diameter of less than 2 arcseconds and probably an extended component, stretching for about 20 arcseconds.
Nearby galaxies.
NGC 5363 is the foremost... | 11,892 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 6782 [SEP] constellation | NGC 6782
NGC 6782 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pavo. The galaxy exhibits two distinct ring structures.
See also.
- Messier 94 - "a similar spiral galaxy"
External links.
- Hubble Heritage site: Pictures and description | .
Nearby galaxies.
NGC 3081 is an isolated galaxy. It is located within the same cloud of galaxies with NGC 3223, NGC 3001, NGC 3078, NGC 3089, NGC 3100, NGC 3275, NGC 3281, NGC 3347 and NGC 3449.
See also.
- NGC 6782 - another multiringed galaxy | 11,893 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 7008 [SEP] constellation | NGC 7008
NGC 7008 (PK 93+5.2), also known as the Fetus Nebula is a planetary nebula with a diameter of approximately 1 light-year located at a distance of 2800 light years in northern Cygnus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787, in Slough, England. NGC 7008 (H I-192) is included in the Astronomical League's H... | NGC 48
The New General Catalogue object NGC 48 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 79.3 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Andromeda.
See also.
- Spiral galaxy
- List of NGC objects (1–1000)
- Andromeda (constellation)
External links.
- http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?48
- htt... | 11,894 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 72 [SEP] constellation | NGC 72
NGC 72 is a barred spiral galaxy estimated to be about 320 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by R. J. Mitchell in 1855 and its magnitude is 13.5. | NGC 1980
NGC 1980 (also known as OCL 529, Collinder 72 and The Lost Jewel of Orion) is a young open cluster associated with an emission nebula in the constellation Orion. It was discovered by William Herschel on 31 January 1786. Its apparent size is 14 × 14 arc minutes and it is located around the star Iota Orionis on ... | 11,895 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 752 [SEP] constellation | NGC 752
NGC 752 (also known as Caldwell 28) is an open cluster in the constellation Andromeda. The cluster was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783 and cataloged by her brother William Herschel in 1786, although an object that may have been NGC 752 was described by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654.
The large cl... | magnitude within NGC 752.
Components.
The most up-to-date research lists 258 stars as members of this cluster. Since the age of the cluster is Gyr, they are low mass stars in the main sequence or red giant phase. A blue straggler star is also present, along some spectroscopic binaries and variable stars.
External links... | 11,896 | zeroshot-train |
NGC 784 [SEP] constellation | NGC 784
NGC 784 is a barred spiral galaxy about 16.0 Mly away in the constellation Triangulum. NGC 784 is located within the Virgo Supercluster. | galaxies known as the NGC 784 group, named for its principal galaxy, the barred spiral NGC 784. Together with two isolated dwarf galaxies, these fourteen appear to be moving in a common direction and constitute a group possibly located on a dark matter filament. 3C 48 was the first quasar ever to be observed, although ... | 11,897 | zeroshot-train |
NML Cygni [SEP] constellation | NML Cygni
NML Cygni or V1489 Cygni is a red hypergiant (RHG) or red supergiant (RSG) in the constellation Cygnus. It is one of the largest stars currently known, and is also one of the most luminous and massive cool hypergiants, as well as one of the most luminous stars in the Milky Way. If placed at the center of the ... | IK Tauri
IK Tauri is a Mira variable star located about from the Sun in the zodiac constellation of Taurus.
Discovery.
In 1965 Neugebauer, Martz, and Leighton, astronomers with the California Institute of Technology, reported the discovery of two extremely cool stars. At the time, the temperatures of these extremely re... | 11,898 | zeroshot-train |
Psi Ophiuchi [SEP] constellation | Psi Ophiuchi
Psi Ophiuchi (ψ Oph) is a class K0II-III (orange giant) star in the constellation Ophiuchus. Its apparent magnitude is 4.50 and it is approximately 199 light years away based on parallax. | , which is necessary to progress.
Psi Cassiopeiae Zeta Ophiuchi.
- In Eric Brown's novel "Helix", Zeta Ophiuchi is the destination of the colony ship "Lovelock" and the location of the Helix.
Psi Cassiopeiae Zeta Persei (Menkib).
- "Star Control II" (1992), computer game developed by Toys for Bob and published by Accol... | 11,899 | zeroshot-train |
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