Lick Observatory - Significant Discoveries

Significant Discoveries

The following astronomical objects were discovered at Lick Observatory:

  • Several moons of Jupiter
    • Amalthea
    • Ananke
    • Elara
    • Himalia
    • Lysithea
    • Sinope (disputed)
  • Near-Earth asteroid (29075) 1950 DA
  • Several extrasolar planets
    • Quintuple planet system
      • 55 Cancri
    • Triple planet system
      • Upsilon Andromedae (with Whipple Observatory)
    • Double planet systems
      • HD 38529 (with Keck Observatory)
      • HD 12661 (with Keck)
      • Gliese 876 (with Keck)
      • 47 Ursae Majoris

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