Kruger 60 (DO Cephei) is a binary star system located 13.15 light-years from the Sun. These red dwarf stars orbit each other every 44.6 years.The larger primary star is designated […]
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1695 Walbeck
1695 Walbeck is an asteroid. It is named after Finnish scientist Henrik Johan Walbeck.
8379 Straczynski
8379 Straczynski (provisional designation 1992 SW10) is an asteroid discovered on September 27 1992 at the Kitt Peak National Observatory by the Spacewatch project. It was named in honour of […]
NGC 3109
NGC 3109 is a small Magellanic type spiral or irregular galaxy around 4.2 Mly away in the direction of the constellation of Hydra. It is the most prominent member of […]
Sextans A
Sextans A (also known as UGCA 205) is a tiny dwarf irregular galaxy. It spans about 5000 light-years across and is located within the Local Group of galaxies which includes […]
Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
The Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy (also called the Sculptor Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy or the Sculptor Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy that is a satellite of the Milky Way. […]
Mu Draconis
Mu Draconis (μ Draconis μ Dra) is a binary star with a combined magnitude of 4.92m located approximately 85 light years from the Solar System near the head of the […]
I Zwicky 18
I Zwicky 18 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located about 59 million light years away. The galaxy was first identified by Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky in a 1930s photographic survey […]
Hydrocarbons on other planets
Basic hydrocarbons are ubiquitous in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. The parent molecule methane (CH4) undergoes photochemical reactions which convert it to chain molecules such as acetylene (C2H2) ethylene […]
Crab Pulsar
The Crab Pulsar (PSR B0531+21) is a relatively young neutron star. The star is the central star in the Crab Nebula a remnant of the supernova SN 1054 which was […]