1887 Fact Sheet

Database: List of Stars

Record Name Constellation Bayer ref Spectral type Dec Deg Dec Min Dec Pos Err Flamsteed No SAO No Star No Max Mag Min Mag Comp Sep RA hr RA Min RA Sec Dec Sec
TEREBELLUM Sgr ome G5V 26 17 - 2.794 58 188722 4.7 19 55 50.381 57.88
TEREBELLUM Sgr K2.5IIb 27 10 - 2.346 59 188742 4.52 19 56 56.812 11.56
TEREBELLUM Sgr G6IIIBa0.2 26 11 - 2.629 60 188778 4.83 19 58 57.225 44.23

Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country

Record Name Year Country Region Source Inventor Name
Contact lenses 1887 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Adolf Fick

Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil

Record Name Province Country Year Material Discovery Type Mass (kg)
De Cewsville (Chondrite) Ontario Canada 1887 Chondrite Fall 0.340

Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners

Record Name Year Sport Winner Loser Score
1887 Wimbledon Mens Result 1887 Tennis Herbert Lawford Ernest Renshaw 16 63 36 64 64

Database: List of Secret Societies at Universities

Record Name Year Established University Member Limit Active or Honorary Name Source
Casque and Gauntlet (Dartmouth College) 1887 Dartmouth College Senior Class society Casque and Gauntlet Wikipedia

Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles

Record Name City State Country Season Total Rainfall (inches) Inches above or below average Source
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1887-1888 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1887-1888 13.87 -1.26 National Weather Service
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1886-1887 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1886-1887 14.05 -1.08 National Weather Service

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