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Comet C/2007 T1 (McNaught)
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Rob H. McNaught (Siding Spring) discovered on October 09, 2007 a new comet, C/2007 T1, at magnitude 12.5. The discovery of C/2007 T1, was quickly confirmed by other observers. With this discovery Rob McNaught has now 38 comets to his credit. The preliminary orbital elements of the comet C/200...
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7307 Takei
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George Takei who played Sulu on Star Trek now has his name on an asteroid. The asteroid formerly known as 1994 GT9, is located between Mars and Jupiter, and has been renamed 7307 Takei in honour of the actor. The asteroid was discovered by two Japanese astronomers, Y. Shimizu, T. Urata in April, 1994....
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Gas-giant Orbits
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Gas-giant chaos will remain a mystery for now Something as trivial as a passing comet could have a huge effect on the future motion of a gas giant like Jupiter, but we cannot know for the time being, claims a physicist in the US. By performing computer simulations, Wayne Hayes from the University of Cal...
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Pale Blue Dot
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Carl Sagan: Pulitzer Prize-winning author, astronomer and astrochemist shares his thoughts on our place in the Universe. Sagan makes a plea for peace and understanding, but for us to first humble ourselves. To reconsider our global priorities, not as a single nation, but together as humankind. C...
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Martian Polar Layered Deposits
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This video provides zoom and pan moves to emphasize the context and features of layered deposits near the north pole of Mars. The detailed view comes from an image taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Dec. 12, 2006. Patter...
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Asteroid 2007 RN133
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Near Earth Object 2007 RN133 will miss the Earth by ~ 4.97million km, 12.9 lunar distances, on 19 September. It is estimated to have a diameter of 24 m - 55 metres, and be travelling at a velocity relative to the Earth of 19.25 km per second. Read more
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Asteroid 2007 RW19
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Near Earth Object 2007 RW19 will miss the Earth by ~ 4.16 million km, 10.8 lunar distances, on 20 September. It is estimated to have a diameter of 25 - 56 metres, and be travelling at a velocity relative to the Earth of 10.79 km per second Read more
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Asteroid 2007 RC20
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Asteroid 2007 RC20 is to pass the Earth at a distance of 5.1 lunar distances on September 20th. The 22 metre sized rock will reach magnitude 19. Read more
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Comet 2007 R4 (Garradd)
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G. J. Garradd has announced the discovery of Comet 2007 R4 (Garradd) on the 14th September 2007, via the Siding Spring survey. The magnitude 18 object was confirmed by A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Kilmartin (Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo) and C. Jacques, E. Pimentel (CEAMIG-REA Observatory). Prelim...
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2002 NY40
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Title: Characterisation of the near-Earth Asteroid 2002 NY40 Authors: Lewis C. Roberts, Jr., Doyle T. Hall, John V. Lambert, John L. Africano2, Keith T. Knox, Jacob K. Barros, Kris M. Hamada, Dennis Liang, Paul F. Sydney In August 2002, the near-Earth asteroid 2002 NY40, made its closest approach...
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Asteroid 2002NY40
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Title: Characterisation of the near-Earth Asteroid 2002NY40 Authors: Lewis C. Roberts, Jr., Doyle T. Hall, John V. Lambert, John L. Africano, Keith T. Knox, Jacob K. Barros, Kris M. Hamada, Dennis Liang, Paul F. Sydney, Paul Kervin In August 2002, the near-Earth asteroid 2002 NY40, made its close...
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C/2006 VZ13 ( LINEAR )
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The comet is brightening and may reach magnitude 9 in July. Just now it is observable in the Northern Hemisphere, in the constellation Cepheus. The comet was first discovered by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research project on November 13, 2006. Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elon...
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2002 PD149 (160256)
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The small solar system body 2002 PD149 (160256) has been found to have a binary companion. 2007 Aug. 31. CBET 1046 (subscription) The Trans-Neptunian Object 2002 PD149 was discovered by M. W. Buie, at the Cerro Tololo...
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Apollo asteroids
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Title: Apollo asteroids (1566) Icarus and 2007 MK6: Icarus family members? Authors: K. Ohtsuka, H. Arakida, T. Ito, T. Kasuga, J. Watanabe, D. Kino****a, T. Sekiguchi, D. J. Asher, S. Nakano (Version v2) Although it is more complicated to search for near-Earth object (NEO) families than main bel...
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Asteroid (85472) Xizezong
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