205 Martha is a large Main belt asteroid. It is a dark primitive carbonaceous C-type asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 13 1879 in Pola and was named […]
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204 Kallisto
204 Kallisto is a fairly typical although sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid. Like other asteroids of its type it is light in colour.It was […]
Alphard
Alphard (α Hya α Hydrae Alpha Hydrae) is the brightest star in the constellation Hydra. The name Alphard is from the Arabic الفرد (al-fard) the solitary one there being no […]
Alpha Pavonis
Alpha Pavonis (α Pav) is a star in the southern constellation Pavo near the shared border with the Telescopium constellation. It is also known by the name Peacock which was […]
Gamma Geminorum
Gamma Geminorum (γ Gem γ Geminorum) is the third brightest star in the constellation Gemini. It has the traditional names Alhena and Almeisan. This star has an apparent visual magnitude […]
203 Pompeja
203 Pompeja is a quite large main-belt asteroid.It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on September 25 1879 in Clinton New York and named after Pompeii the Roman town […]
Beta Aurigae
Beta Aurigae (β Aur β Aurigae) is the Bayer designation for a binary star system in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has the traditional name Menkalinan which is shortened […]
202 Chryseïs
202 Chryseïs is a large lightly coloured Main belt asteroid. It is probably composed of silicate rocks.It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on September 11 1879 in Clinton […]
Theta Scorpii
Theta Scorpii (θ Sco θ Scorpii) is a star in the southern zodiac constellation of Scorpius. It has the traditional name Sargas of Sumerian origin. In Chinese it is referred […]
Eta Ursae Majoris
Eta Ursae Majoris (Eta UMa η Ursae Majoris η UMa) is a star in the constellation Ursa Major. It has the traditional names Alkaid (or Elkeid) and Benetnash (Benetnasch). Alkaid […]