Winnecke 4 (also known as Messier 40 or WNC 4) is an optical double star consisting of two unrelated stars in a northerly zone of the sky, Ursa Major...
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given Winnecke designations (e.g. Winnecke 4), and sometimes abbreviated to WNC. Winnecke, A (1869). "Doppelsternmessungen. Von Herrn Dr. A. Winnecke" (PDF)...
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Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke (1835–1897), German astronomer Lloyd Winnecke (born 1960), American politician Winnecke 4, a double star in the constellation...
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(M27) Open Cluster M29 Open Cluster M34 Open Cluster M35 Open Cluster M39 Winnecke 4 (M40) Open Cluster M41 The Orion Nebula (M42) The De Mairan's Nebula (M43)...
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wnc, may refer to: Winnecke Catalogue of Double Stars, catalogue of double stars published in 1869 Winnecke 4, also known as WNC 4, a double star in the...
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Capricorni Theta Muscae and Theta Muscae B Eta1 and Eta2 Coronae Australis Winnecke 4 (Messier 40) Polaris and Gamma Cephei, twin polar stars; Precession predicts...
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the relatively small-aperture refracting telescope (approximately 100 mm ≈ 4 inches) used by Messier to study the sky, they are among the brightest and...
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7P/Pons–Winnecke (also known as Comet Pons–Winnecke) is a periodic Jupiter-family comet with a six-year orbit. Early calculations for the 1921 apparition...
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Lloyd Winnecke (born June 6, 1960) is an American politician and businessman who was the 34th mayor of Evansville, Indiana. He was elected in November...
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4″ 8.93 5.10 190 G5 has a transiting planet (b) HIP 57274 57274 11h 44m 41s +30° 57′ 33 ″ 8.96 6.88 85 K5V have three planets (b, c and d) Winnecke 4...
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