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Deep Sky Section Webinar

An online Zoom webinar is being held by the Deep Sky Section. Here is the Zoom webinar link. And the

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Asteroid 5203 Pavarotti light curve 2024 08 28

5203 Pavarotti Light curve 2024 08 28   Latest news on the light curve for 5203 Pavarotti is that it

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Craters on Mercury named for BAA members

Where applicable, you can access more information by clicking on the surname. Crater Forename Surname   Antoniadi Eugene M Antoniadi

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Lunar craters named after BAA members

Where applicable, you can access more information by clicking on the surname. Crater Forename Surname   Aitken Robert Grant Aitken

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Comets named after BAA members

Where applicable, you can access more information by clicking on the surname. Comet Forename Surname   C/1959 Q1C/1959 Q2C/1963 F1C/1965

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Asteroids named after BAA members

Click on the asteroid number to access orbital elements, discovery details etc. from the NASA JPL Small-Body Database Lookup (an

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Solar system objects named for BAA members

Asteroids named for BAA members Comets named for BAA members Lunar craters named for BAA members Craters on Mercury named

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Asteroids (and Dwarf Planets) – where are they ?

Introduction  All asteroids orbit our Sun, apart from the recent discovery of the interstellar visitor, 1I/2017 U1 better known as

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Books

Last updated 2024 August 22 (still under construction) The books listed here cover the topics of: –         asteroids and dwarf planets

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Section History

1982 – 2005 Director, Dr Andrew Hollis Coordinated observations of the asteroids and remote planets during this period represented new

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