Comet IRAS–Araki–Alcock — A false colour image of Comet IRAS–Araki–Alcock in 1983, viewed in infrared light by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS). Comet IRAS–Araki–Alcock (formal designation C/1983 H1, formerly 1983 VII) is a small comet that, in 1983, made the… … Wikipedia
Comet — This article is about the astronomical object. For other uses, see Comet (disambiguation). Comet Hale– … Wikipedia
IRAS — Infobox Space telescope name = Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) caption = IRAS beside some of its all sky images organization = NASA / NIVR / SERC major contractors = Ball Aerospace / Fokker Space / Hollandse Signaal alt names = nssdc id =… … Wikipedia
comet — cometary /kom i ter ee/, cometic /keuh met ik/, cometical, adj. cometlike, adj. /kom it/, n. Astron. a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and… … Universalium
Alcock, George Eric Deacon — ▪ 2001 British schoolteacher and amateur astronomer (b. Aug. 28, 1912, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Eng. d. Dec. 15, 2000, England), was ranked as one of the world s finest amateur astronomers; his 10 major discoveries exceeded the… … Universalium
George Alcock — Infobox Scientist name = George Eric Deacon Alcock box width = image width = caption = birth date = birth date|1912|08|28 birth place = Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England death date = death date and age|2000|12|15|1912|08|28 death place =… … Wikipedia
Astronomical naming conventions — In ancient times, only the Sun and Moon, a few hundred stars and the most easily visible planets had names. Over the last few hundred years, the number of identified astronomical objects has risen from hundreds to over a billion, and more are… … Wikipedia
Convenciones sobre nomenclatura astronómica — En la Antigüedad sólo el Sol, la Luna, algunas estrellas y los planetas más visibles recibieron nombre. En los últimos siglos el número de objetos astronómicos identificados se ha elevado de algunos centenares a más de mil millones y cada año se… … Wikipedia Español
Комета — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Комета (значения). Комета Хейла Боппа Комета (от др. греч … Википедия