Astronomy General Knowledge - Expert #1

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What is the name of the asteroid that passed by

What is the name of the newest dwarf planet in our solar system, named after

To the nearest tenth, how far away (in light years) is the closest

What is defined as "a massive and extremely remote celestial object,

What "burst" is sometimes released during a supernova, that if one were to

What is the actual name of the "North Star"

What are defined as "evolved, massive stars that have completely lost their

Which of Saturn's rings is caused by water ice from the moon Enceladus?

What is the smallest known moon in our solar system? (It orbits a dwarf planet)

What is the third biggest galaxy in our supercluster?

What is the degree of tilt of Uranus' axis?

What is defined as "a process by where the atmosphere melts away and removes the surface material of an incoming meteorite."

Fill in the blank: About four days before _____ passes through its perihelion point, its orbital motion around the sun just equals its rotation rate. At this point, as seen from _____, the sun's normal east-to-west path across the sky ceases and appears to reverse its course in the sky and begins to drift back toward the east.

How many known moons does Jupiter have?

What was the first asteroid ever discovered? (Discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi in 1801)