List of articles in "Celestial Body" category - Page 2266

Stephano (/ˈstɛfənoʊ/ STEF-ə-noh or /stɨˈfɑːnoʊ/ stə-FAH-noh) is a retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Brett J. Gladman et al. in 1999 and given the provisional designation S/1999 […]

Ymir (/ˈɪmɪər/ IM-eer) or Saturn XIX is a retrograde irregular moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Brett J. Gladman et al. in 2000 and given the temporary designation S/2000 […]

Iocaste (/aɪ.ɵˈkæstiː/ eye-o-KAS-tee; Greek: Ιοκάστη) also known as Jupiter XXIV is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii […]

4183 Cuno is an Apollo Mars- and Venus-crosser asteroid. It was discovered in 1959 by Cuno Hoffmeister from whom the asteroid takes its name. Cuno is about 4–9 km in […]

3908 Nyx is an Amor and Mars-crosser asteroid. It was discovered by Hans-Emil Schuster on August 6 1980 and is named after Nyx the Greek goddess of the night after […]

1036 Ganymed is the largest near-Earth asteroid at about 32–34 km in diameter. It was discovered by Walter Baade on October 23 1924. It has a very well determined orbit […]

762 Pulcova is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Grigoriy N. Neujmin in 1913 and is named after Pulkovo Observatory near Saint Petersburg. Pulcova is 137 km in diameter […]

511 Davida is a large main-belt C-type asteroid. It was discovered by R. S. Dugan in 1903. It is one of the ten most massive asteroids. It is approximately 270–310 […]

216 Kleopatra /ˌkliːɵˈpætrə/ is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on April 10 1880 from Pula. It is named after Cleopatra the famous queen of […]

(45) Eugenia I Petit-Prince is the larger outer moon of asteroid 45 Eugenia. It was discovered in 1998 by astronomers at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea Hawaii. Initially it […]