1008 La Paz is an asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf on October 31 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 PD. It was named after La Paz Bolivia.
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4276 Clifford
The asteroid 4276 Clifford (previously known by the provisional designation (1981 XA) was discovered on December 2 1981 by Edward L. G. Bowell at Flagstaff Observatory. It was named in […]
18024 Dobson
18024 Dobson is an asteroid which was discovered on May 20 1999 by James M. Roe at Oaxaca. It is named in honor of John Dobson whose simplified telescope mounting […]
15965 Robertcox
15965 Robertcox in an asteroid named in honor of Robert E. Cox (1917–1989) long-time editor of Gleanings for Amateur Telescope Makers in Sky & Telescope magazine and neighbor mentor and […]
Eris (dwarf planet)
Eris (minor-planet designation 136199 Eris) is the most-massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the ninth-most-massive body known to directly orbit the Sun. It is estimated to be […]
NGC 5713
NGC 5713 is a peculiar asymmetric galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Although classified as a spiral galaxy by most galaxy catalogs NGC 5713 galaxy is very different from most normal […]
72 Herculis
72 Herculis is a main sequence dwarf star in the constellation Hercules. The Flamsteed designation for this star comes from the publication Historia Coelestis Britannica by John Flamsteed. It is […]
1007 Pawlowia
1007 Pawlowia is an asteroid. It was discovered by Vladimir Aleksandrovich Albitzky on October 5 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 OX. It is named after Ivan Pavlov.
1006 Lagrangea
1006 Langrangea is an asteroid discovered by Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky on September 12 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 OU. It is named after mathematician Joseph Louis Lagrange.
1005 Arago
1005 Arago is an asteroid. It was discovered by Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky on September 5 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 OT. It is named after mathematician François Arago.