Johann Palisa
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Johann Palisa was an Austria
n astronomer
, born in Opava
in Austrian Silesia
(now in the Czech Republic
).
He was a prolific discoverer of asteroid
s, discovering 122 in all, from 136 Austria
in 1874 to 1073 Gellivara
in 1923. Some of his notable discoveries include 153 Hilda
, 216 Kleopatra
, 243 Ida
, 253 Mathilde
, 324 Bamberga
, and the Amor asteroid
719 Albert
.
The asteroid
914 Palisana
and the crater Palisa
on the Moon
were named in his honour.
and astronomy
at the University of Vienna
; however, he did not graduate until 1884. Despite this, by 1870 he was an assistant at the University's observatory, and a year later gained a position at the observatory in Geneva. A few years later, in 1872, at the age of 24, Palisa became the director of the Austrian Naval Observatory in Pula
. While at Pula, he discovered his first asteroid, 136 Austria
, on March 18, 1874. Along with this, he discovered twenty-seven minor planets and one comet. During his stay in Pula he used a small six-inch refractor telescope to aid in his research.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
, born in Opava
Opava
Opava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005....
in Austrian Silesia
Austrian Silesia
Austrian Silesia , officially the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia was an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Austrian Empire, from 1867 a Cisleithanian crown land of Austria-Hungary...
(now in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
).
He was a prolific discoverer of asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
s, discovering 122 in all, from 136 Austria
136 Austria
136 Austria is a main-belt asteroid. It has an M-type spectrum. It was found by the prolific asteroid discoverer Johann Palisa on March 18, 1874. It was his first asteroid discovery and was given the Latin name of his homeland....
in 1874 to 1073 Gellivara
1073 Gellivara
1073 Gellivara is an asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 14, 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 OW. It was named after the small town of Gällivare in Sweden, where astronomers witnessed the total eclipse of the sun in 1927....
in 1923. Some of his notable discoveries include 153 Hilda
153 Hilda
153 Hilda is a large asteroid in the outer main belt, with a diameter of 170 km. Because it is composed of primitive carbonaceous materials, it has a very dark surface. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 2, 1875 from the Austrian Naval Observatory at Pula...
, 216 Kleopatra
216 Kleopatra
216 Kleopatra is a trinary main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 10, 1880, in Pola. It is named after Cleopatra, Queen of Ancient Egypt....
, 243 Ida
243 Ida
243 Ida is an asteroid in the Koronis family of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 29 September 1884 by Johann Palisa and named after a nymph from Greek mythology. Later telescopic observations categorized Ida as an S-type asteroid, the most numerous type in the inner asteroid belt. On 28...
, 253 Mathilde
253 Mathilde
253 Mathilde is a main-belt asteroid about 50 km in diameter that was discovered by Johann Palisa in 1885. It has a relatively elliptical orbit that requires more than four years to circle the Sun. This asteroid has an unusually slow rate of rotation, requiring 17.4 days to complete a...
, 324 Bamberga
324 Bamberga
324 Bamberga is one of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 25, 1892 in Vienna, making it one of the last large asteroids discovered...
, and the Amor asteroid
Amor asteroid
The Amor asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after the asteroid 1221 Amor. They approach the orbit of the Earth from beyond, but do not cross it. Most Amors do cross the orbit of Mars...
719 Albert
719 Albert
719 Albert is a Mars-crossing, Amor asteroid; it was the second one discovered after 433 Eros.-Discovery:Discovered in 1911 by Johann Palisa, the asteroid was named after one of the Imperial Observatory in Vienna's major benefactors, Albert Salomon von Rothschild, who had died some months before...
.
The asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
914 Palisana
914 Palisana
914 Palisana is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is named after the Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa.-External links:*...
and the crater Palisa
Palisa (crater)
Palisa is the remnant of a lunar crater that is located to the west of the walled plain Ptolemaeus. It lies to the north-northeast of the crater Davy, and is attached to the lava-flooded satellite crater Davy Y by a wide break in the southwest rim....
on the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
were named in his honour.
Early work
From 1866 to 1870, Palisa studied mathematicsMathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
at the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
; however, he did not graduate until 1884. Despite this, by 1870 he was an assistant at the University's observatory, and a year later gained a position at the observatory in Geneva. A few years later, in 1872, at the age of 24, Palisa became the director of the Austrian Naval Observatory in Pula
Pula
Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, smooth sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing,...
. While at Pula, he discovered his first asteroid, 136 Austria
136 Austria
136 Austria is a main-belt asteroid. It has an M-type spectrum. It was found by the prolific asteroid discoverer Johann Palisa on March 18, 1874. It was his first asteroid discovery and was given the Latin name of his homeland....
, on March 18, 1874. Along with this, he discovered twenty-seven minor planets and one comet. During his stay in Pula he used a small six-inch refractor telescope to aid in his research.
Obituaries
| 136 Austria 136 Austria 136 Austria is a main-belt asteroid. It has an M-type spectrum. It was found by the prolific asteroid discoverer Johann Palisa on March 18, 1874. It was his first asteroid discovery and was given the Latin name of his homeland.... |
March 18, 1874 |
| 137 Meliboea 137 Meliboea 137 Meliboea is a large and very dark main-belt asteroid. It is composed of carbonaceous materials. It is the largest body in the Meliboea family of asteroids. Only 791 Ani approaches its size. It was discovered by J. Palisa on April 21, 1874, the second of his many asteroid discoveries. It is... |
April 21, 1874 |
| 140 Siwa 140 Siwa 140 Siwa is a large and dark main-belt asteroid. It has a composition of a P asteroid. It was discovered by J. Palisa on October 13, 1874, and named after Šiwa, the Slavic goddess of fertility. Siwa has a very flat lightcurve, indicating a spherical body.The Rosetta comet probe was to visit Siwa... |
October 13, 1874 |
| 142 Polana 142 Polana 142 Polana is a very dark main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on January 28, 1875, and named after the city of Pola , home of the Austrian Naval Observatory where he made the discovery.... |
January 28, 1875 |
| 143 Adria 143 Adria 143 Adria is a fairly large main-belt asteroid. This dark-coloured asteroid has probably a primitive carbonaceous chondritic composition.It was discovered by J. Palisa on February 23, 1875, at Pula, and named after the Adriatic Sea, on the coast of which the discovery was made.One occultation by... |
February 23, 1875 |
| 151 Abundantia 151 Abundantia 151 Abundantia is a stony main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 1, 1875, from the Austrian Naval Observatory in Pula... |
November 1, 1875 |
| 153 Hilda 153 Hilda 153 Hilda is a large asteroid in the outer main belt, with a diameter of 170 km. Because it is composed of primitive carbonaceous materials, it has a very dark surface. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 2, 1875 from the Austrian Naval Observatory at Pula... |
November 2, 1875 |
| 155 Scylla 155 Scylla 155 Scylla is a main belt asteroid.It was discovered by J. Palisa on November 8, 1875 and named after the monster Scylla in Greek mythology.... |
November 8, 1875 |
| 156 Xanthippe 156 Xanthippe 156 Xanthippe is a large main-belt asteroid. It has a carbonaceous composition and an extremely dark surface. It is named after Xanthippe, the wife of Socrates.It was discovered by J. Palisa on November 22, 1875.... |
November 22, 1875 |
| 178 Belisana 178 Belisana 178 Belisana is a rocky Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 6, 1877. It is named after the Celtic goddess Belisana.... |
November 6, 1877 |
| 182 Elsa 182 Elsa 182 Elsa is a Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 7, 1878. The origin of the name is uncertain; it may be named after the character in the legend of Lohengrin perpetuated by Richard Wagner's opera of the same name.It rotates very slowly; its... |
February 7, 1878 |
| 183 Istria 183 Istria 183 Istria is a stony main belt asteroid.It was discovered by J. Palisa on February 8, 1878, from Pula, Croatia, and named after the Istrian peninsula, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and where city of Pula is situated.-External links:... |
February 8, 1878 |
| 184 Dejopeja 184 Dejopeja 184 Dejopeja is a large M-type Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by J. Palisa on February 28, 1878. It is named after Deiopea, a Roman nymph.... |
February 28, 1878 |
| 192 Nausikaa 192 Nausikaa 192 Nausikaa is a large main-belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 17, 1879 at Pula, then in Austria, now in Croatia. The name derives from Nausicaä, a princess in Homer's Odyssey.... |
February 17, 1879 |
| 195 Eurykleia 195 Eurykleia 195 Eurykleia is a fairly large Main belt asteroid. It has a dark surface and primitive carbonaceous composition.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 19, 1879 and named after Euryclea, the wet-nurse of Odysseus in The Odyssey.... |
April 19, 1879 |
| 197 Arete | May 21, 1879 |
| 201 Penelope 201 Penelope 201 Penelope is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a M-type asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on August 7, 1879 in Pola. It was his 17th discovery.The asteroid is named after Penelope, the wife of Odysseus in Homer's The Odyssey.... |
August 7, 1879 |
| 204 Kallisto 204 Kallisto 204 Kallisto is a fairly typical, although sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid. Like other asteroids of its type, it is light in colour.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 8, 1879 in Pola.... |
October 8, 1879 |
| 205 Martha 205 Martha 205 Martha is a large Main belt asteroid. It is a dark, primitive carbonaceous C-type asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 13, 1879 in Pola and was named after Martha, a woman in the New Testament.- References :... |
October 13, 1879 |
| 207 Hedda 207 Hedda 207 Hedda is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is a C-type asteroid, meaning it is primitive in composition and dark in colour.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 17, 1879 in Pola and was named after Hedwig, wife of astronomer Friedrich A. T. Winnecke.- References... |
October 17, 1879 |
| 208 Lacrimosa 208 Lacrimosa 208 Lacrimosa is a main-belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.It is also one of the largest members of the Koronis asteroid family and probably a piece of the original asteroid which was shattered in an ancient impact that created the family.... |
October 21, 1879 |
| 210 Isabella 210 Isabella 210 Isabella is a large and dark Main belt asteroid and is probably composed of material similar to carbonaceous chondrites.The asteroid is classified as a member of the Nemesis asteroid family.... |
November 12, 1879 |
| 211 Isolda 211 Isolda 211 Isolda is a very large, dark main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.... |
December 10, 1879 |
| 212 Medea 212 Medea 212 Medea is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is rather dark in colour.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 6, 1880, in Pola, and was named after Medea, a figure in Greek mythology.... |
February 6, 1880 |
| 214 Aschera 214 Aschera 214 Aschera is a Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an E-type asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 29, 1880 in Pola and was named after Sidonian goddess Asherah.- References :... |
February 29, 1880 |
| 216 Kleopatra 216 Kleopatra 216 Kleopatra is a trinary main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 10, 1880, in Pola. It is named after Cleopatra, Queen of Ancient Egypt.... |
April 10, 1880 |
| 218 Bianca 218 Bianca 218 Bianca is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 4, 1880, in Pola and was named after the Austro-Hungarian opera singer Bianca Bianchi... |
September 4, 1880 |
| 219 Thusnelda 219 Thusnelda 219 Thusnelda is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a S-type asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 30, 1880 in Pola and was named after Thusnelda, wife of Germanic warrior Arminius.- References :... |
September 30, 1880 |
| 220 Stephania 220 Stephania 220 Stephania is a Main belt asteroid. It is a P-type asteroid, meaning it is relatively dark and composed of organic rich silicates, carbon and anhydrous silicates.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on May 19, 1881 in Vienna... |
May 19, 1881 |
| 221 Eos 221 Eos 221 Eos is a rather large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a K-type asteroid. It is a member of the extensive Eos asteroid family, which is named after it.Eos was discovered by Johann Palisa on January 18, 1882, in Vienna... |
January 18, 1882 |
| 222 Lucia 222 Lucia 222 Lucia is a large Themistian asteroid. It is spectral C-type and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 9, 1882 in Vienna and named after Lucia, daughter of Austro-Hungarian explorer Graf Wilczek.- References... |
February 9, 1882 |
| 223 Rosa 223 Rosa 223 Rosa is a large Themistian asteroid. It is classified as a combination of C-type and P-type asteroids, so it is probably composed of carbonaceous material rich in water ice.... |
March 9, 1882 |
| 224 Oceana 224 Oceana 224 Oceana is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is an M-type, but is not metallic.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on March 30, 1882 in Vienna.It was named after the Pacific Ocean.... |
March 30, 1882 |
| 225 Henrietta 225 Henrietta 225 Henrietta is a very large outer main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of privitive carbonaceous material... |
April 19, 1882 |
| 226 Weringia 226 Weringia 226 Weringia is a typical main-belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on July 19, 1882.It was named after Währing, part of Vienna, the city where the asteroid was discovered.- References :... |
July 19, 1882 |
| 228 Agathe 228 Agathe 228 Agathe is a small main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on August 19, 1882 in Vienna.- References :*[ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database]*... |
August 19, 1882 |
| 229 Adelinda 229 Adelinda 229 Adelinda is a large, dark outer main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.It is part of the Cybele asteroid group and probably in 4:7 orbital resonance with planet Jupiter.... |
August 22, 1882 |
| 231 Vindobona 231 Vindobona 231 Vindobona is a large Main belt asteroid. Its dark surface indicates a carbon-rich composition.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 10, 1882.Vindobona is the Latin name for Vienna, Austria, the city where the discovery was made.... |
September 10, 1882 |
| 232 Russia 232 Russia 232 Russia is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on January 31, 1883 in Vienna and was named after the country of Russia.... |
January 31, 1883 |
| 235 Carolina 235 Carolina 235 Carolina is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 28, 1883 in Vienna.The asteroid was named after Caroline Island, now part of Kiribati.- References :... |
November 28, 1883 |
| 236 Honoria 236 Honoria 236 Honoria is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 26, 1884 in Vienna.... |
April 26, 1884 |
| 237 Coelestina 237 Coelestina 237 Coelestina is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on June 27, 1884 in Vienna and was named after Coelestine, wife of astronomer Theodor von Oppolzer.- References :... |
June 27, 1884 |
| 239 Adrastea 239 Adrastea 239 Adrastea is a typical main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on August 18, 1884 in Vienna. It is named after the Greek nymph Adrasteia.- References :*[ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database]*... |
August 18, 1884 |
| 242 Kriemhild 242 Kriemhild 242 Kriemhild is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 22, 1884 in Vienna and was named after Kriemhild, a mythological Germanic princess, by Moriz von Kuffner, a Viennese industrialist and sponsor of astronomy.... |
September 22, 1884 |
| 243 Ida 243 Ida 243 Ida is an asteroid in the Koronis family of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 29 September 1884 by Johann Palisa and named after a nymph from Greek mythology. Later telescopic observations categorized Ida as an S-type asteroid, the most numerous type in the inner asteroid belt. On 28... |
September 29, 1884 |
| 244 Sita 244 Sita 244 Sita is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 14, 1884 in Vienna.-References:*[ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database]*... |
October 14, 1884 |
| 248 Lameia 248 Lameia 248 Lameia is a quite typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on June 5, 1885 in Vienna and was named after Lamia, a lover of Zeus.- References :*[ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database]**... |
June 5, 1885 |
| 250 Bettina 250 Bettina 250 Bettina is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an M-type asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 3, 1885 in Vienna... |
September 3, 1885 |
| 251 Sophia 251 Sophia 251 Sophia is a main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 4, 1885 in Vienna and was named after Sophia, wife of astronomer Hugo von Seeliger.- References :... |
October 4, 1885 |
| 253 Mathilde 253 Mathilde 253 Mathilde is a main-belt asteroid about 50 km in diameter that was discovered by Johann Palisa in 1885. It has a relatively elliptical orbit that requires more than four years to circle the Sun. This asteroid has an unusually slow rate of rotation, requiring 17.4 days to complete a... |
November 12, 1885 |
| 254 Augusta 254 Augusta 254 Augusta is a typical small Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid. The Augusta family of asteroids is named after it as it is the first-numbered member of the family.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on March 31, 1886 in Vienna.... |
March 31, 1886 |
| 255 Oppavia 255 Oppavia 255 Oppavia is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It classified as a dark P-type asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on March 31, 1886 in Vienna and was named after Opava, town in the Czech Republic , where Palisa was born.... |
March 31, 1886 |
| 256 Walpurga 256 Walpurga 256 Walpurga is a large Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 3, 1886 in Vienna and was named after Saint Walburga.- References :*[ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database]*... |
April 3, 1886 |
| 257 Silesia 257 Silesia 257 Silesia is a large Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 5, 1886 in Vienna.It is named after Silesia, a region of the Central Europe.Little data is available on it.- References :... |
April 5, 1886 |
| 260 Huberta 260 Huberta 260 Huberta is a large asteroid orbiting near the outer edge of the Main belt. It is dark and rich in carbon.It belongs to the Cybele group of asteroids and may have been trapped in a 4:7 orbital resonance with Jupiter.... |
October 3, 1886 |
| 262 Valda 262 Valda 262 Valda is a small Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 3, 1886 in Vienna.Origin of the name is unknown.- References :*[ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database]*... |
November 3, 1886 |
| 263 Dresda 263 Dresda 263 Dresda is a typical Main belt asteroid. It belongs to the Koronis family of asteroids.It has a lightly coloured surface and likely is not composed of carbonaceus materials, but is similar in composition as another Koronis family member, 243 Ida.... |
November 3, 1886 |
| 265 Anna 265 Anna 265 Anna is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 25, 1887 in Vienna and was probably named after the daughter of astronomer Edmund Weiss.- References :... |
February 25, 1887 |
| 266 Aline 266 Aline 266 Aline is a fairly large main belt asteroid. It is a dark C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on May 17, 1887 in Vienna and is thought to have been named after the daughter of astronomer Edmund Weiss.- References... |
May 17, 1887 |
| 269 Justitia 269 Justitia 269 Justitia is a fairly sizeable Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 21, 1887 in Vienna.The asteroid was named after Justitia, the Roman equivalent of Themis, the Greek goddess of justice .- References :*[ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital... |
September 21, 1887 |
| 273 Atropos 273 Atropos 273 Atropos is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on March 8, 1888 in Vienna.... |
March 8, 1888 |
| 274 Philagoria 274 Philagoria 274 Philagoria is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 3, 1888 in Vienna.... |
April 3, 1888 |
| 275 Sapientia 275 Sapientia 275 Sapientia is a very large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 15, 1888 in Vienna.... |
April 15, 1888 |
| 276 Adelheid 276 Adelheid 276 Adelheid is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified by IRAS satellite as a combination of P-type and C-type asteroids and so is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous materials.... |
April 17, 1888 |
| 278 Paulina 278 Paulina 278 Paulina is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on May 16, 1888 in Vienna.... |
May 16, 1888 |
| 279 Thule 279 Thule 279 Thule is a large asteroid from the asteroid belt. It is classified as a D-type asteroid and is probably composed of organic-rich silicates, carbon and anhydrous silicates.... |
October 25, 1888 |
| 280 Philia 280 Philia 280 Philia is a fairly large Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 29, 1888 at the Vienna Observatory.... |
October 29, 1888 |
| 281 Lucretia 281 Lucretia 281 Lucretia is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 31, 1888 in Vienna. It is named for the middle name of Caroline Herschel, one of the first female astronomers.-References:... |
October 31, 1888 |
| 286 Iclea 286 Iclea 286 Iclea is a large Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on August 3, 1889 in Vienna.... |
August 3, 1889 |
| 290 Bruna 290 Bruna 290 Bruna is a small main belt asteroid.It was discovered on March 20, 1890 by Johann Palisa, an Austrian astronomer at the Vienna Observatory.... |
March 20, 1890 |
| 291 Alice 291 Alice 291 Alice is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the main belt.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 25, 1890 at the Vienna Observatory.... |
April 25, 1890 |
| 292 Ludovica 292 Ludovica 292 Ludovica is a Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 25, 1890 in Vienna.-References:... |
April 25, 1890 |
| 295 Theresia 295 Theresia 295 Theresia is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on August 17, 1890 in Vienna.... |
August 17, 1890 |
| 299 Thora 299 Thora 299 Thora is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 6, 1890 in Vienna.... |
October 6, 1890 |
| 301 Bavaria 301 Bavaria 301 Bavaria is a large Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 16, 1890 in Vienna.... |
November 16, 1890 |
| 304 Olga 304 Olga 304 Olga is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 14, 1891 in Vienna.... |
February 14, 1891 |
| 309 Fraternitas 309 Fraternitas 309 Fraternitas is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 6, 1891 in Vienna.... |
April 6, 1891 |
| 313 Chaldaea 313 Chaldaea 313 Chaldaea is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on August 30, 1891 in Vienna.... |
August 30, 1891 |
| 315 Constantia 315 Constantia 315 Constantia is a small asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 4, 1891 in Vienna.... |
September 4, 1891 |
| 320 Katharina 320 Katharina 320 Katharina is a small Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 11, 1891 in Vienna.... |
October 11, 1891 |
| 321 Florentina 321 Florentina 321 Florentina is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa October 15, 1891 in Vienna. He named the asteroid for his daughter, Florentina... |
October 15, 1891 |
| 324 Bamberga 324 Bamberga 324 Bamberga is one of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 25, 1892 in Vienna, making it one of the last large asteroids discovered... |
February 25, 1892 |
| 326 Tamara 326 Tamara 326 Tamara is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on March 19, 1892 in Vienna.-External links:... |
March 19, 1892 |
| 569 Misa 569 Misa - External links :*... |
July 27, 1905 |
| 583 Klotilde 583 Klotilde -External links:*... |
December 31, 1905 |
| 652 Jubilatrix 652 Jubilatrix -External links:*... |
November 4, 1907 |
| 671 Carnegia 671 Carnegia -External links:*... |
September 21, 1908 |
| 687 Tinette 687 Tinette -External links:*... |
August 16, 1909 |
| 688 Melanie 688 Melanie -External links:*... |
August 25, 1909 |
| 689 Zita 689 Zita -External links:*... |
September 12, 1909 |
| 703 Noëmi 703 Noëmi - Introduction :It is an asteroid discovered by Johann Palisa on October 3, 1910 with an estimated diameter of 13 km. It was named for Baroness Valentine Noémi von Rothschild to celebrate her engagement to Baron Sigismund von Springer . Noémi von Rothschild's father, Baron Rothschild, had... |
October 3, 1910 |
| 710 Gertrud 710 Gertrud - External links :*... |
February 28, 1911 |
| 711 Marmulla 711 Marmulla 711 Marmulla is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt.The name is derived from the Old High German word 'marmul', which means 'marble'.-External links:*... |
March 1, 1911 |
| 716 Berkeley 716 Berkeley -External links:*... |
July 30, 1911 |
| 718 Erida 718 Erida -External links:*... |
September 29, 1911 |
| 719 Albert 719 Albert 719 Albert is a Mars-crossing, Amor asteroid; it was the second one discovered after 433 Eros.-Discovery:Discovered in 1911 by Johann Palisa, the asteroid was named after one of the Imperial Observatory in Vienna's major benefactors, Albert Salomon von Rothschild, who had died some months before... |
October 3, 1911 |
| 722 Frieda 722 Frieda -External links:*... |
October 18, 1911 |
| 723 Hammonia 723 Hammonia -External links:*... |
October 21, 1911 |
| 724 Hapag 724 Hapag 724 Hapag is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the asteroid belt. It was found by Johann Palisa in 1911. Its provisional name was 1911 NC.It was a lost asteroid that was rediscovered in 1988 as 1988 VG2 by T. Hioki and N. Kawasato at Okutama, Japan.... |
October 21, 1911 |
| 725 Amanda 725 Amanda -External links:*... |
October 21, 1911 |
| 728 Leonisis 728 Leonisis 728 Leonisis is an asteroid of the Flora family, discovered by J. Palisa in 1912 in Vienna.There is some uncertainty as to its spectral class. It has been previously placed in the rare A and Ld classes . These are generally "stony" spectra, but with significant deviations from the usual S-type... |
February 16, 1912 |
| 730 Athanasia 730 Athanasia -External links:*... |
April 10, 1912 |
| 734 Benda 734 Benda -External links:*... |
October 11, 1912 |
| 750 Oskar 750 Oskar - References :*... |
April 28, 1913 |
| 782 Montefiore 782 Montefiore 782 Montefiore is a minor planet orbiting the Sun named for Clarice Sebag-Montefiore, wife of Alfons von Rothschild of Vienna.-External links:*... |
March 18, 1914 |
| 783 Nora 783 Nora -External links:*... |
March 18, 1914 |
| 794 Irenaea 794 Irenaea -External links:*... |
August 27, 1914 |
| 795 Fini 795 Fini -External links:*... |
September 26, 1914 |
| 803 Picka 803 Picka -External links:*... |
March 21, 1915 |
| 827 Wolfiana 827 Wolfiana -External links:*... |
August 29, 1916 |
| 828 Lindemannia 828 Lindemannia 828 Lindemannia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is named for the astronomer Adolph Friedrich Lindemann.-External links:*... |
August 29, 1916 |
| 867 Kovacia 867 Kovacia -External links:*... |
February 25, 1917 |
| 876 Scott 876 Scott -External links:*... |
June 20, 1917 |
| 902 Probitas 902 Probitas 902 Probitas is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by an Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa in Vienna on September 3, 1918.-External links:*... |
September 3, 1918 |
| 903 Nealley 903 Nealley -External links:*... |
September 13, 1918 |
| 932 Hooveria 932 Hooveria 932 Hooveria is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is named for president Herbert Hoover.-External links:*... |
March 23, 1920 |
| 941 Murray 941 Murray -External links:*... |
October 10, 1920 |
| 964 Subamara 964 Subamara 964 Subamara is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.-External links:*... |
October 27, 1921 |
| 975 Perseverantia 975 Perseverantia 975 Perseverantia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.-External links:*... |
March 27, 1922 |
| 996 Hilaritas 996 Hilaritas 996 Hilaritas is a Themistian asteroid.-External links:*... |
March 21, 1923 |
| 1073 Gellivara 1073 Gellivara 1073 Gellivara is an asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 14, 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 OW. It was named after the small town of Gällivare in Sweden, where astronomers witnessed the total eclipse of the sun in 1927.... |
September 14, 1923 |
| 14309 Defoy 14309 Defoy 14309 Defoy is a Mars-crosser asteroid discovered on September 22, 1908, by Johann Palisa at Vienna.-External links:*... |
September 22, 1908 |