List of articles in "Celestial Body" category - Page 2226

3C58 or 3C 58 is a pulsar and supernova remnant within the Milky Way that is possibly associated with the supernova SN 1181. There are however signs that indicate that […]

26734 Terryfarrell is an asteroid discovered on April 23 2001 by Canadian astronomer William Kwong Yu Yeung.

26733 Nanavisitor is an asteroid discovered on April 22 2001 by Canadian astronomer William Kwong Yu Yeung.

Gliese 876 is a red dwarf approximately 15 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius.It is the third closest known star to the Sun confirmed to possess a […]

HD 37124 is a yellow dwarf star approximately 110 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus (the Bull). Three extrasolar planets have been found to orbit the star.

HD 12661 is a G-type main sequence star in the northern constellation of Aries. The star is slightly larger and more massive than the Sun with an estimated age of […]

47 Ursae Majoris (often abbreviated 47 UMa) is a solar analog yellow dwarf star approximately 46 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Ursa Major. As of 2011 it […]

3434 Hurless is an asteroid that was named for the late amateur astronomer Carolyn Hurless an American Association of Variable Star Observers merit award winner who made 79000 observations from […]

Alpha Persei (Alpha Per α Persei α Per) is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Perseus just outshining the constellation’s best known star Algol. Known by the traditional […]

A pulsar wind nebula (also known as plerion derived from Ancient Greek pleres meaning full—a term coined by Weiler & Panagia [1978]) is a nebula powered by the pulsar wind […]