WASP-6b is an extrasolar planet approximately 1000 light years away in the constellation Aquarius. It was discovered in 2008 by the WASP survey by astronomical transit across its parent star […]
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FK Comae Berenices
FK Comae Berenices is a variable star that varies in apparent magnitude between 8.14m and 8.33m over a period of 2.4 days. It is the prototype for the FK Com […]
HD 97048
HD 97048 or CU Cha this young star is inside a dust disk.
Holmberg IX
Holmberg IX is a dwarf irregular galaxy and a satellite galaxy of M81. The galaxy is named after Phillip Holmberg who first described it. Based on the observed age distribution […]
HD 15115
HD 15115 is a yellow-white star.The asymmetric disk encircling the star was discovered using the Hubble Space Telescope and further investigated by the W.M. Keck Observatory.The reason for the asymmetry […]
HD 206267
HD 206267 is a triple star. It lies in the nebula IC 1396. All three components are large and powerful blue stars and the intense ultraviolet radiation they give off […]
Tycho G
Tycho G is the surviving binary companion star of the SN 1572 supernova event.The star is located about 7500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is a subgiant similar […]
BD+60 2522
SAO 20575 or BD+60°2522 is a bright O-class star that has produced the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) with its stellar wind. The exact classification of the star is uncertain with […]
AO Cassiopeiae
AO Cassiopeiae also known as Pearce’s Star is a binary system composed of two massive hot blue stars of spectral types O7/O9III and O8/O9III that each weigh anywhere between 20.30 […]
7739 Čech
7739 Čech is an asteroid of the solar system. Discovered on February 14 1982 it has a semi-major axis of 2.3251702 AU an eccentricity of 0.1266092 and inclination of 3.39021°. […]