List of articles in "Celestial Body" category - Page 1983

174567 Varda /ˈvɑrdə/ (Quenya: [ˈvarda]) provisional designation 2003 MW12 is a trans-Neptunian object with an absolute magnitude of 3.5. It is highly likely a dwarf planet. It was discovered on […]

8217 Dominikhašek is a main-belt asteroid named by its discoverers Petr Pravec and Lenka Šarounová of the Observatoř Ondřejov (Ondřejov Observatory) in 2003. It is the namesake of NHL goaltender […]

79360 Sila–Nunam (IAU name: 79360 Sila–Nunam) is a double classical Kuiper belt object (cubewano) with components of almost equal size orbiting beyond Neptune in the Solar System. The name of […]

NGC 278 is a spiral galaxy (barred for some authors) in the constellation Cassiopeia. It has a H II nucleus.

Delta Persei (Delta Per δ Persei δ Per) is a double star in the northern constellation of Perseus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.01 making it readily visible […]

(12538) 1998 OH is an earth-crosser asteroid that was discovered in 1998. It has a diameter of 2-4 kilometers and will pass close to Earth in 2042 and 2132.

Epsilon Persei (ε Persei ε Per) is a multiple star system in the northern constellation of Perseus. It has a combined apparent visual magnitude of +2.88 which is bright enough […]

Lambda Geminorum (λ Gem λ Geminorum) is a class A3 fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini. Lambda Geminorum is a variable star located about 95 light-years from Earth. It has […]

A Moreton wave is the chromospheric signature of a large-scale solar coronal shock wave. Described as a kind of solar ‘tsunami’ they are generated by solar flares. They are named […]

Delta Equulei is the second brightest star in the constellation Equuleus. Delta Equulei is a binary star system about 60 light years away with components of class G0 and F5. […]