Meteorite discovery reported in Exeter A piece of a meteoric fireball that was seen across the region may have landed on one of the town's streets. The fireball, caused when debris burns up in the atmosphere, was spotted by numerous people in New England and Canada on Tuesday night, including Aidan U...
Orbital elements:
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Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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The history of standard time in the United States began November 18, 1883 when United States and Canadian railroads instituted standard time in time zones. Before then, time of day was a local matter, and most cities and towns used some form of local solar time, maintained by some well-known clock (f...
Orbital elements:
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Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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The Swift satellite detected a intense gamma-ray burst, GRB 080319B at 6:13 UTC, March 19th, 2008. The optical afterglow of the burst may have reached naked-eye visibility (magnitude ~ 5.7) for a brief few moments. Position(2000): RA: 14 31 40.98 , Dec: +36 18 8.8 [url=http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.g...
Orbital elements:
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Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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Orbital elements:
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Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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Orbital elements:
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Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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Orbital elements:
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Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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Orbital elements:
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Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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Orbital elements:
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Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 354.79250 (2000.0) P Q
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Orbital elements:
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Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
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