List of articles in "Celestial Body" category - Page 2174

V1500 Cygni or Nova Cygni 1975 was a bright nova occurring in 1975 in the constellation Cygnus. It had the second highest intrinsic brightness of any nova of the 20th […]

CP Puppis (or Nova Puppis 1942) was a bright nova occurring in the constellation Puppis in 1942. From a 17th magnitude star it reached an apparent visual magnitude of –0.2 […]

DQ Herculis (or Nova Herculis 1934) was a slow bright nova occurring in Hercules in December 1934. The nova was first observed on 13 Dec 1934 reaching a peak brightness […]

V603 Aquilae (or Nova Aquilae 1918) was a bright nova occurring in the constellation Aquila in 1918. It is a binary system composing of a white dwarf and donor low […]

GK Persei (also Nova Persei 1901) was a bright nova occurring in 1901. It reached a maximum magnitude of 0.2 the brightest nova of modern times until Nova Aquilae 1918. […]

Groombridge 34 is a binary star system located about 11.7 light-years from the Sun. It consists of two red dwarfs in a nearly circular orbit with a separation of about […]

Delta Ophiuchi (δ Oph δ Ophiuchi) is a star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has the traditional name Yed Prior. The star Epsilon Ophiuchi with which it forms a naked […]

Epsilon Ophiuchi (ε Oph ε Ophiuchi) is a red giant star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has the traditional name Yed Posterior. The star Delta Ophiuchi with which it forms […]

Struve 2398 (Gliese 725) is a binary star system in the constellation Draco. Both stars are red dwarfs and both display variability common to flare stars. The orbital period for […]

53311 Deucalion (/djuːˈkeɪliən/ dew-KAY-lee-ən; from Greek: Δευκαλίων) is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 1999 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey (DES). It is a cubewano and named after […]