Posts Tagged ‘Pope Gregory XIII’

Asteroid named after pope behind Gregorian calendar reform

Thursday, March 2nd, 2023

Pope Gregory XIII, the 16th-century pontiff responsible for what is today known as the Gregorian calendar, now has another celestial claim to fame. A working group of the International Astronomical Union has named an asteroid after him, the Vatican Observatory said Tuesday. The “560974 Ugoboncompagni” — Gregory’s birth name was Ugo Boncompagni — was announced Read more