15149 Loufaix (provisional designation: 2000 EZ141) is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered through the Catalina Sky Survey on March 2 2000. It is named for Louis (Lou) Faix […]
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HD 173791
HD 173791 (30 G. Telescopium) is a giant star in the constellation Telescopium located about 358 light-years (110 parsecs) from Earth. It has an apparent magnitude of +5.8 allowing it […]
Kappa Cygni
Kappa Cygni (κ Cyg) is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.8 which is bright enough to be seen with the […]
NGC 5806
NGC 5806 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo.
Kepler-20b
Kepler-20b is an exoplanet orbiting Kepler-20. Its radius is about twice that of Earth but its mass is between 6.5 and nearly 11 Earth masses. It has a density similar […]
Kepler-20
Kepler-20 is a star 950 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lyra with a system of five known planets. The apparent magnitude of this star is 12.51 so it cannot […]
Kepler-22
Kepler-22 is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus the swan that is orbited by a planet found to be unequivocally within the star’s habitable zone. It is located […]
NGC 3842
NGC 3842 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel. It is notable for containing one of the largest black holes ever detected […]
Markarian 501
Markarian 501 (or Mrk 501) is a galaxy with a spectrum extending to the highest energy gamma rays. It is a blazar or BL Lac object which is an active […]
148780 Altjira
148780 Altjira /ælˈtʃɪrə/ is a binary classical Kuiper belt object (cubewano). The secondary S/2007 (148780) 1 is large compared to the primary 140 km vs. 160 km. The Altjiran lightcurve […]