Robert Thorburn Ayton Innes FRSE FRAS (10 November 1861 – 13 March 1933) was a British-born South African astronomer best known for discovering Proxima...
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(1918–2005), Royal Air Force officer Robert T. A. Innes (1861–1933), Scottish-South African astronomer Bob Innes (New Zealand footballer), former association...
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Scottish Clan Innes, and originated in Moray. Notable people include: George Innes (born 1938), actor Laura Innes (born 1959), actress Scott Innes (born 1966)...
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Captain Charles Robert George Innes-Ker, 11th Duke of Roxburghe (born 18 February 1981), also known as Charles Innes or Charlie Roxburghe and styled as...
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Proxima Centauri (category Discoveries by Robert T. A. Innes)
of Centaurus'. It was discovered in 1915 by Robert Innes and is the nearest-known star to the Sun. With a quiescent apparent magnitude of 11.13, it is...
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Alpha Centauri (redirect from Alpha Centauri A)
Centauri (the other hoof). α Centauri C was discovered in 1915 by Robert T. A. Innes, who suggested that it be named Proxima Centaurus, from Latin 'the...
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Kapteyn's Star (category Discoveries by Robert T. A. Innes)
Kapteyn noted that a star, previously catalogued in 1873 by B. A. Gould as C.Z. V 243, seemed to be missing. However, Robert T. A. Innes found an uncatalogued...
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of the crater midpoint that is closest to Innes. 1658 Innes, minor planet Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature...
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Gliese 588 (category Discoveries by Robert T. A. Innes)
(catalogue LHS, as well as NLTT), this object was discovered by Innes. In 1903–1927 Innes was the director of the Union Observatory (UO), South Africa....
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Duke of Roxburghe (redirect from Earl Innes)
Kingdom in 1837 James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe (1839–1892), elder son of the 6th Duke Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe...
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approximately 15 kilometers in diameter. It was named after Robert T. A. Innes. Innes was discovered on 13 July 1953, by South African astronomer Jacobus...
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HD 36584 (category Discoveries by Robert T. A. Innes)
astronomer R.T.A Innes. At the time of discovery, the components had a separation of only half an arcsecond and the secondary was located at a position angle...
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Town begins operating after taking 4 years to build. 10 November – Robert T. A. Innes, astronomer and secretary-accountant at the Cape observatory. (d....
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astronomer Robert T. A. Innes at the Transvaal Observatory in Johannesburg on January 17, after having been alerted two days earlier by the editor of a Johannesburg...
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Machine Neil Innes at IMDb Neil Innes discography at Discogs Neil Innes: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert on YouTube - 2011 "Neil Innes, 1944-2019: A ninja of...
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Astronomical Society – proposed in 1925 by Robert T. A. Innes Overbeek, M. D. (1997). "W. S. Finsen: More Than a Double Star Astronomer". Monthly Notes of...
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IC 4662 (category Discoveries by Robert T. A. Innes)
discovered by Robert T. A. Innes in 1901. It has a diameter of 7000 light years and an angular size of 3.2' x 1.9'. IC 4662 is part of a Hubble study of...
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Innes' star was discovered in 1920 by Robert T. A. Innes in Union Observatory, Union of South Africa, who had discerned its large proper motion and a...
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HD 70930 (category Discoveries by Robert T. A. Innes)
Scottish astronomer Robert T. A. Innes – it is now known to be a double-lined spectroscopic binary. The magnitude 5.14 primary component has a blue-white hue...
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Woods, journalist and anti-apartheid activist (d. 2001). 13 March – Robert T. A. Innes, astronomer and secretary-accountant at the Cape observatory. (b....
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in the constellation Leo. Innes' star, better known as LHS 40, is a high proper-motion star named after Robert T. A. Innes, the discoverer of Proxima...
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Guy David Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of Roxburghe (18 November 1954 – 29 August 2019), was a British aristocrat. Guy David Innes Ker was born on 18 November...
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nearest known star until the discovery of Proxima Centauri in 1915 by Robert T. A. Innes. In the meantime, his measurement work at the Cape had led him to...
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John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe (1876–1932), from whose only son all current Innes-Ker males are descended. Lady Victoria Alexandrina Innes-Ker (1877–1970)...
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37P/Forbes. Robert T. A. Innes, discoverer of the nearest star, Proxima Cen John Francis Skjellerup was one of the founding members of the society. A number...
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1933 (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the ODNB)
March 13 Andon Dimitrov, Bulgarian revolutionary leader (b. 1867) Robert T. A. Innes, South African astronomer (b. 1861) March 14 Balto, American sled...
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Clan Innes is a Highland and Lowland Scottish clan. The clan takes its name from the lands of Innes in Moray, Scotland. The de facto chief of the clan...
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(1867–1936) 1912–1913 Dr Alexander W Roberts (1857–1938) 1913–1914 Prof H W Rudolf Marloth (1855–1931) 1914–1915 Dr Robert T A Innes (1861–1931) 1915–1916 Prof...
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Roberts Inn, is a historic home and farm located at Cooksville, Howard County, Maryland. The complex consists of a 2+1⁄2-story stuccoed stone house with...
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Glen Innes is a parish and town on the Northern Tablelands, in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the centre of the Glen Innes Severn...
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