List of articles in "Celestial Body" category - Page 2184

Lambda Sagittarii (Lambda Sgr λ Sagittarii λ Sgr) is the Bayer designation for a star within the southern constellation of Sagittarius. The star marks the top of the Archer’s bow […]

Delta Geminorum (δ Gem δ Geminorum) is a star in the constellation Gemini. It has the traditional name Wasat. The traditional name comes from the Arabic word for middle. It […]

Epsilon Geminorum (ε Gem ε Geminorum) is a star in the constellation of Gemini. It has the traditional name Mebsuta (also Melboula or Melucta). Epsilon Geminorum is located on the […]

18 Scorpii is a solitary star located at a distance of some 45.3 light-years (13.9 parsecs) from Earth at the northern edge of the Scorpius constellation. It has an apparent […]

Alpha Sagittarii (Alpha Sgr α Sagittarii α Sgr) is a star in the Sagittarius constellation. It has the traditional names Alrami and Rukbat.Alpha Sagittarii is a blue class B dwarf […]

7939 Asphaug is an asteroid named for Dr. Erik I. Asphaug recipient of the 1998 H. C. Urey Prize and a professor at the University of California Santa Cruz.

7507 Israel is an asteroid named after Frank Pieter Israel a Dutch astronomer.

4532 Copland is an asteroid named after American composer Aaron Copland. It was discovered on April 15 1985 by Edward Bowell.

Asteroid 13352 Gyssens was discovered on 18 September 1998 by Eric Walter Elst.The asteroid is named after Belgian Marc Gyssens head of the Urania Public Observatory co-founder of the International […]

Beta Lyrae (β Lyr β Lyrae) is a binary star system approximately 960 light-years (290 parsecs) away in the constellation Lyra. Beta Lyrae has the traditional name Sheliak (occasionally Shelyak) […]