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UCAC4 328-061594
UCAC4 328-061594, a DC white dwarf about 130 light-years away, hosts UCAC4 328-061594 b (CWISE J101017.43-242300.4), a 21-Jupiter-mass imaged companion at 19,000 au, the widest known planetary orbit, discovered in 2024 via Backyard Worlds.
UCAS
UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) is the UK's independent charity operating the shared admissions service for higher education, handling nearly 3 million applications from 752,210 students in 2024, with five-choice applications, October and January deadlines, and Clearing.
UCAS Tariff
UCAS Tariff points convert UK post-16 qualifications and grades into a number used by some universities for entry requirements; only Level 3/SCQF Level 6 qualifications count, with A at A level worth 56 points under the 2017-revised scale.
Ucayali
Ucayali, a department and region of the Peruvian Amazon with capital Pucallpa; created as a province in 1900 and a department in 1980; second largest department, 102,400 km², four provinces, forest-based economy.
Ucayali - Urubamba Piedmont
Ucayali-Urubamba Piedmont, FEOW freshwater ecoregion 317 in Peru, a 250-750 m Andes-Amazon transition of whitewater rivers; nearly 21 endemic fish species, threatened by dams and Camisea gas development.
Ucayali River
Ucayali River (Río Ucayali), Peruvian white-water Amazon tributary formed at Atalaya by the Apurímac and Urubamba; about 1,460 km long, joins the Marañón above Iquitos to form the Amazon, discharging 12,000 m³/s.
UCC-1 financing statement
UCC-1 financing statement: the standard form filed with state offices under UCC Article 9 to perfect a security interest in personal property collateral; effective five years, renewable by UCC-3 continuation within a six-month window.
UCCA (unmanned combat aircraft)
UCCA, short for uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft and also known as a loyal wingman, is an autonomous armed drone that teams with crewed fighter jets rather than flying independent strike missions.
Uccharon
Uccharon was the rock band of Bangladeshi singer Azam Khan, formed after the 1971 Liberation War; it pioneered Bengali Pop, released 16 albums, and was revived in 2025.
Uccle
Uccle (Ukkel) is a large, green, high-income commune in southern Brussels, first cited about 1090, with about 77,000 residents, a quarter from the EU, a 2019 climate emergency plan, and 30 km/h zones on 95% of its roads.
UCF Knights football
UCF Knights football: University of Central Florida's FBS team in Orlando, Big 12 member since July 2023, plays at Acrisure Bounce House (45,301); 210-165 all-time, 6 conference titles, 13-0 in 2017 under Scott Frost.
Uch Gas Field
Uch Gas Field is a low-Btu natural gas field in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan, discovered in 1955 and operated by OGDCL to fuel the Uch-I and Uch-II power plants.
Uche Okechukwu
Uche Okechukwu (Deniz Uygar), born 1967, Nigerian centre-back; Super Eagles 1989–98, AFCON gold 1994, Olympic gold Atlanta 1996, Fenerbahçe and Brøndby defender.
Uche Okeke
Uche Okeke (1933–2016) was a Nigerian painter and founding member of the Zaria Art Society whose theory of Natural Synthesis revived the Igbo uli design tradition.
Uchechi Treasure Okonkwo
Uchechi Treasure Okonkwo, known as Adakirikiri, is a Nigerian Nollywood teen actress, gospel singer, and producer born in Owerri in 2010, founder of Adakirikiri TV and a 2024 double Best Teen Actress award winner.
Uchi Maius
Uchi Maius (Henchir ed-Douâmis), Roman colony in Africa Proconsularis near Dougga, Tunisia; a pagus of Carthage with Marian and Augustan titles, promoted colony under Severus Alexander, excavated by Sassari and the INP since 1995.
Uchida Kōsai
Uchida Kōsai (内田康哉), also read Uchida Yasuya, was a Japanese diplomat who served five times as foreign minister and in 1932 demanded recognition of Manchukuo.
Uchida Ryōichi
Uchida Ryōichi (内田良平, 1874–1937), usually romanized Uchida Ryōhei, was a Japanese ultranationalist who founded the Black Dragon Society (Kokuryūkai) in 1901 and promoted Pan-Asianism and Japan's annexation of Korea.
Uchigatana (打刀)
Uchigatana (打刀), the edge-up belt-worn Japanese sword of 2 shaku (60 cm) or more; emerged mid-Muromachi period for infantry fighting, replacing the tachi; today simply called katana.
Uchimura Kanzō
Uchimura Kanzō (内村鑑三, 1861 to 1930) was a Japanese Christian writer and evangelist who refused to bow before the emperor's signature in 1891 and founded the non-church (mukyōkai) movement.
Uchinoura Space Center
Uchinoura Space Center, formerly Kagoshima Space Center, is a JAXA launch facility in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, established in 1962, from which Japan's first satellite, Ohsumi, launched in 1970.
Uchiura Bay
Uchiura Bay (内浦湾), also Funka Bay or Volcano Bay, is a roughly circular bay about 50 km across on Hokkaido's Oshima Peninsula, named in 1796 by Captain Broughton; fisheries, scallop aquaculture, and volcanic hazards define it.
UCHL1
UCHL1 (PGP 9.5, PARK5), ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1, is a neuron-enriched human deubiquitinating enzyme on chromosome 4p13 that recycles ubiquitin, stabilizes monoubiquitin, and is linked to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.
Uchpinda power station
Uchpinda power station, also called Uchpinda TPP, is a 1,440 MW coal-fired power station in Chhattisgarh, India, with four 360 MW units commissioned between 2015 and 2019.
Uchronia (film)
Uchronia (2026) is a Greek-Netherlands psychedelic docu-essay by Fil Ieropoulos, written by Foivos Dousos, in which Arthur Rimbaud's ghost meets queer revolutionaries; premiered at the 2026 Berlinale Forum Expanded.
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger (宇宙戦隊キュウレンジャー), the 41st Super Sentai series, aired on TV Asahi 2017–2018 in 48 episodes; a space-and-constellation tokusatsu show that began with nine warriors, expanded to twelve, and fought the Space Shogunate Jark Matter.
Uchur
Uchur (Учур), Evenki for "whirlwind", is an 812 km right tributary of the Aldan River in Khabarovsk Krai and Yakutia, Russia, draining 113,000 km² with a mean discharge of 1345 m³/s, navigable on its lower 159 km.
UCI Cinemas
UCI Cinemas (United Cinemas International) is a European multiplex chain founded in 1989 by Paramount and MCA/Universal, later merged with Odeon under Terra Firma and AMC, operating UCI brands in Germany, Italy, Portugal, and formerly Brazil.
UCI Machine Learning Repository
The UCI Machine Learning Repository is a collection of machine learning datasets maintained by the University of California, Irvine. Created in 1987, it hosts 689 datasets used by researchers worldwide.
UCI Road World Championships
UCI Road World Championships, annual road cycling world titles run by the Union Cycliste Internationale since 1921 (professionals from 1927); rainbow jersey, road races and time trials; Kigali 2025 first African edition, Montréal 2026.