List of articles in "Celestial Body" category - Page 2197

Centaurus X-3 (4U 1118-60) is an X-ray pulsar with a period of 4.84 seconds. It was the first X-ray pulsar to be discovered and the third X-ray source to be […]

10979 Fristephenson is a small main belt asteroid named for F. Richard Stephenson a British astronomer with important contributions to the History of astronomy and Earth’s rotation at the University […]

Zeta Ophiuchi (ζ Oph ζ Ophiuchi) is a star located in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 2.57 making it the third brightest star in […]

RX J1856.5-3754 (also called RX J185635-3754 RX J185635-375 and various other designations) is a nearby neutron star in the constellation Corona Australis. It is believed to have been created by […]

VIRGOHI21 is an extended region of neutral hydrogen (HI) in the Virgo cluster discovered in 2005. Analysis of its internal motion indicates that it may contain a large amount of […]

NGC 4395 is a low surface brightness spiral galaxy with a halo that is about 8′ in diameter. It has several wide areas of greater brightness running northwest to southeast. […]

Epsilon Boötis (ε Boo ε Boötis) is a double star in the northern constellation of Boötes. It has the traditional names Izar and Pulcherrima. The star system can be viewed […]

400 Ducrosa is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on March 15 1895 in Nice.Photometric measurements of the asteroid made in 2005 at the Palmer Divide […]

399 Persephone is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on February 23 1895 in Heidelberg.

398 Admete is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on December 28 1894 in Nice. The asteroid is roughly 47 km in diameter and has a […]