Alpha Herculis (α Her α Herculis) is a multiple star system in the constellation Hercules. It has the traditional name Rasalgethi or Ras Algethi (Arabic: رأس الجاثي ra’s al-jaθiyy Head […]
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Eta Carinae
Eta Carinae (η Carinae or η Car) is a stellar system in the constellation Carina about 7500 to 8000 light-years from the Sun. The system contains at least two stars […]
Cygnus X-1
Cygnus X-1 (abbreviated Cyg X-1) is a well-known galactic X-ray source and black hole candidate in the constellation Cygnus. It was discovered in 1964 during a rocket flight and is […]
Tethys (moon)
Tethys or Saturn III is a mid-sized moon of Saturn about 1060 km (660 mi) across. It was discovered by G. D. Cassini in 1684 and is named after the […]
Alpha Arietis
Alpha Arietis (α Ari α Arietis) is the Bayer designation for the brightest star in the northern zodiacal constellation of Aries. It has the traditional name Hamal which comes from […]
Hoag’s Object
Hoag’s Object is a non-typical galaxy of the type known as a ring galaxy. The appearance of this object has interested amateur astronomers as much as its uncommon structure has […]
Proxima Centauri
Proxima Centauri (Latin proxima meaning next to or nearest to) is a red dwarf about 4.24 light-years from the Sun inside the G-cloud in the constellation of Centaurus. It was […]
3 Juno
Juno minor-planet designation 3 Juno in the Minor Planet Center catalogue system was the third asteroid to be discovered and is one of the larger main-belt asteroids being one of […]
Pan (moon)
For other uses see Pan. For the moon of Jupiter formerly known by this name see Carme (moon).Pan (/ˈpæn/ PAN Greek: Πάν) is the second-innermost moon of Saturn. It is […]
Belinda (moon)
Belinda (/bɨˈlɪndə/ bə-LIN-də) is an inner satellite of the planet Uranus. Belinda was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 13 January 1986 and was given the temporary […]