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114 Kassandra

114 Kassandra, a large T/Xk-type main-belt asteroid about 88-100 km across, semimajor axis 2.675 AU, rotation period 10.734 h, density 2.62 g/cm3, detected once by Arecibo radar in 2001.

11428 Alcinoos

11428 Alcinoos (provisional designation 4139 P-L) is a Greek-camp Jupiter Trojan asteroid about 32.4 kilometers across that orbits the Sun every 12.32 years near Jupiter's leading L4 point.

1143 Odysseus

1143 Odysseus is a large Jupiter Trojan asteroid in the Greek camp at Jupiter's leading L4 point, discovered by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg in January 1930.

114P/Wiseman-Skiff

114P/Wiseman-Skiff (P/1986 Y1) is a Jupiter-family comet discovered in 1987 by Jennifer Wiseman and Brian Skiff, with a 6.66-year period, perihelion near 1.57 au, a ~1 km nucleus, and a 2026 September perihelion.

114th Grey Cup

114th Grey Cup, CFL championship game awarded to Saskatchewan, to be played at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, on November 7, 2027, the earliest Grey Cup ever, with a fully indoor festival; announced October 27, 2025.

114th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (114-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая бригада)

114th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (114 омсбр), also Vostok Brigade, military unit 08818/42038, a Russian Ground Forces motor rifle brigade of the 51st Combined Arms Army, formed from the DPR's 11th Regiment; fought at Avdiivka, Pokrovsk, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

114th United States Congress

114th United States Congress (2015-2017), the 114th session of the U.S. House and Senate: Republican-controlled both chambers under Democratic President Obama, divided government, 329 laws enacted, record 108 women members.

115 Antioch earthquake

The 115 Antioch earthquake struck Antioch-on-the-Orontes, modern Antakya in Turkey, on 13 December 115 CE, nearly killing Emperor Trajan and destroying much of the city during his war against Parthia.

115 Thyra

115 Thyra (A871 PA) is a large S-type main-belt asteroid, ~80 km across, discovered 6 August 1871 by James Craig Watson at Ann Arbor, named for an early Danish queen; orbits at 2.38 AU with 7.24-hour rotation.

11509 Thersilochos

11509 Thersilochos (1990 VL6), a roughly 50 km Jupiter Trojan asteroid with 17.37-hour rotation, dark 0.065 albedo, 11.77-year orbit at 5.174 AU, not hazardous, with 2026 occultation events.

11552 Boucolion

11552 Boucolion (1993 BD4) is a large, dark D-type Jupiter Trojan asteroid in the L5 camp, about 51 km across, discovered 27 January 1993 by E. W. Elst at Caussols, rotating in 32.44 hours.

11554 Asios

11554 Asios (1993 BZ12) is a large Jupiter Trojan asteroid about 41.6 km across with albedo 0.065, orbiting at 5.285 AU with a 12.16-year period, known from 2,867 observations since 1990.

1157 Aleppo earthquake

The 1157 Aleppo earthquake was a major earthquake that struck northern Syria on 12 August 1157, part of a damaging sequence between Homs and Aleppo.

115P/Maury

115P/Maury (P/1985 Q1, 1994 J1) is a Jupiter-family periodic comet discovered by Alain Maury at Palomar in August 1985, with an 8.8-year orbit, perihelion 2.06 AU, and a 2.22 km nucleus.

115th United States Congress

The 115th United States Congress (2017-2019), the 115th bicameral session of the U.S. legislature, with Republican control of the House, Senate, and Trump presidency; enacted 442 laws including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and 16 CRA rule repeals.

116 000

116 000 is the harmonized European freephone number for the missing children hotline, reserved by the EU in 2007 and free to call 24 hours a day.

116 Sirona

116 Sirona (A871 RA), main-belt S/Sk-type asteroid, 71.7 km diameter, discovered 8 September 1871 by C. H. F. Peters, named for the Celtic goddess Sirona; 4.6-year orbit, 12.03-hour rotation, not hazardous.

1169 eruption of Etna

The 1169 eruption of Etna is a putative eruption of the Sicilian volcano on 4 February 1169, the same day as an earthquake that destroyed Catania.

1169 Syracuse earthquake

The 1169 Syracuse earthquake struck eastern Sicily at dawn on 4 February 1169, destroying Catania, where about 15,000 of 23,000 inhabitants died, and generating a tsunami along the Ionian coast.

116th United States Congress

116th United States Congress (January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021): divided government with Democratic House, Republican Senate, and President Trump; Nancy Pelosi Speaker; 353 bills sent to Trump, 10 vetoes; among the least productive Congresses in five decades.

117 Lomia

117 Lomia (罗女星), provisional designation A871 RB, is a large dark main-belt asteroid about 209 km across, discovered by Alphonse Borrelly at Marseille in 1871, of Tholen XC/X spectral type, rotating every 9.13 hours.

1172 Aneas

1172 Aneas (1930 UA) is a large D-type Jupiter Trojan asteroid in the L5 swarm, about 118–143 km across, type object of the Aneas family, with a comet-like 10-micron silicate emission feature.

1173 Anchises

1173 Anchises is a large, dark Jupiter Trojan asteroid trailing Jupiter at its L5 point, discovered in 1930 and the first Trojan shown to be dynamically unstable.

117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1

117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 is a quasi-Hilda Jupiter-family comet discovered in 1989 by Helin, Roman, and Alu at Palomar; period about 8.3 years, perihelion 3.05 AU, 9-km nucleus, active throughout its orbit.

117th United States Congress

The 117th United States Congress was the legislative session from January 2021 to January 2023, under a narrow Democratic majority, passing major pandemic, infrastructure, and climate laws.

118 (film)

118 is a 2019 Telugu psychological thriller directed by cinematographer K.V. Guhan, starring Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Nivetha Thomas, and Shalini Pandey. A journalist investigates recurring nightmares of a murder linked to resort room 118; released March 1, 2019, a sleeper hit.

118 118 (UK)

118 118, branded Texpert, is a British directory assistance telephone service run by The Number UK since deregulation in 2002, known for adverts featuring two moustachioed runners.

118 Peitho

118 Peitho (信神星), S-type inner main-belt asteroid discovered 15 March 1872 by R. Luther at Düsseldorf; about 40-45 km across, rotation period 7.8066 h, orbital period 3.81 years, albedo 0.245.

1185 shugo and jito edict

The 1185 shugo and jito edict, the Bunji imperial sanction (文治勅許), authorized Minamoto no Yoritomo to place a shugo in each province and a jitō on each shōen in 1185.

11887 Echemmon

11887 Echemmon (1990 TV12) is a roughly 31-km Jupiter Trojan asteroid at the L5 point, discovered 14 October 1990 by Börngen and Schmadel at Tautenburg, named after a son of Priam.