List of articles in "Celestial Body" category - Page 2217

Eta Ophiuchi also known as η Oph or η Ophiuchi is a star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has the traditional name Sabik.

Alpha Phoenicis (α Phe α Phoenicis) is the brightest star in the constellation Phoenix. It has been given name Ankaa from the Arabic العنقاء al-‘anqā’ the phoenix sometime after 1800 […]

213 Lilaea is a large main belt asteroid. It was discovered by German-American astronomer C. H. F. Peters on February 16 1880 in Clinton New York and was named after […]

Epsilon Pegasi (ε Peg ε Pegasi) is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Pegasus. It has the traditional name Enif. The name Enif is derived from the Arabic […]

Delta Scorpii (δ Sco δ Scorpii) is a star in the constellation Scorpius.

212 Medea is a very large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 6 1880 in Pola and was named after Medea a figure in Greek mythology.Photometric […]

211 Isolda is a very large dark main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann […]

210 Isabella is a large and dark Main belt asteroid that was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 12 1879 in Pola. The origin of the name is unknown. The […]

Beta Cassiopeiae (β Cas β Cassiopeiae) is a Delta Scuti variable star in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is a subgiant or giant star belonging to the spectral class F2 with […]

Iota Carinae (ι Car ι Carinae) is a star in the southern circumpolar constellation of Carina. With an apparent visual magnitude of 2.2 it is one of the brighter stars […]