Orbital elements:
2012 BH86 Earth MOID = 0.0031 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 339.22203 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.66207503 Peri. 249.22568 -0.74382403 +0.66776569
a 1.3037608 Node 332.64495 -0.58779919 -0.67388391
e 0.3893077 Incl. 3.56153 -0.31814765 -0.31617947
P 1.49 H 24.4...
Orbital elements:
2012 BL77 Earth MOID = 0.1194 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 310.84795 (2000.0) P Q
n 1.08286016 Peri. 147.43499 +0.06336662 +0.95122794
a 0.9391922 Node 124.43067 -0.97598847 +0.12223825
e 0.5134860 Incl. 21.47137 -0.20840150 -0.28323704
P 0.91 H 23....
Title: Suzaku Observations of the cluster of galaxies Abell 2052 Authors: Takayuki Tamura (ISAS/JAXA), Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Yoh Takei, Noriko Y. Yamasaki, Akiharu ITOH, Kiyoshi Hayashida, J. Patrick Henry, Hideyo Kunieda, Kyoko Matsu****a, Takaya Ohashi The results from Suzaku XIS observatio...
Orbital elements:
2012 BX85
Epoch 2012 Jan. 14.0 TT = JDT 2455940.5 MPC
M 286.99245 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.00339720 Peri. 259.33806 -0.83884231 +0.54415674
a 43.8250250 Node 313.62693 -0.49077140 -0.76817866
e 0.1024533 Incl. 1.21870 -0.23555680 -0.33733512
P 290 H 5.5 G 0.15
From 14 observa...
A paper recently appeared in this Journal which proposed that the hook-like shadow recorded on the floor of the lunar crater Plato by Wilkins and Moore on 1952 April 3, is projected by a complex and elongated hill lying on Plato's floor, at the foot of its south wall. The hill is easily visible on Lunar O...
Mons Pico is a solitary lunar mountain that lies in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin, and to the south of the dark-floored crater Plato. This peak forms part of the surviving inner ring of the Imbrium basin. A smaller peak to the south of Mons Pico is designated Pico . This region of the mare is...
Orbital elements:
2012 BK77 Earth MOID = 0.1473 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 14.89858 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.34481005 Peri. 110.06045 -0.60594184 -0.79491981
a 2.0141081 Node 17.34288 +0.68611118 -0.54169985
e 0.4561928 Incl. 5.89397 +0.40259897 -0.27324672
P 2.86 H 22.2 G 0...
Simon Forman (31 December 1552 - 5 or 12 September 1611) was arguably the most popular Elizabethan astrologer, occultist and herbalist active in London during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and James I of England. Read more
There are many meteor showers this month... The Quadrantids Meteors Shower Peaks on January 4. It is active from January 1 through January 5.ShowerActivity PeriodMaximumRadiantVelocityZHRDateR.A.Dec.km/sZeta AurigidsDec 11-Jan 21Dec. 31/Jan. 1QuadrantidsJan 1-5Jan. 416.3h...
The dwarf nova TY Piscium is in outburst. Date: 29th January, 2012 Magnitude range: 11.7 - 18.0 V. Period: ? Satellite period: 0.06833 days Type: UGSU Position (J2000): R.A. 01 25 39.35 | Dec. +32° 23' 09.0"
Bright Meteor over Oklahoma - 29 January 2011 Hot off the allsky camera - BOLIDE at 02:40:13 UTC over Central Oklahoma. Angular velocity and brightness indicate it COULD have dropped a fall.
Title: Formation of Carbon Dwarfs Authors: Charles L. Steinhardt, Dimitar D. Sasselov (Version v2) We consider the formation of dwarf carbon stars via accretion from a carbon AGB companion in light of the new 107 object sample of Downes et al. (2004). This sample is now large enough to allow good mas...
Rare moon mineral found in Australia Australian scientists have discovered a rare mineral previously known only to be found in lunar rock samples and used it to date an Earth rock which formed over a billion years ago. Named tranquillityite after the Sea of Tranquility, where astronauts landed on t...
The 13.3 magnitude asteroid (356) Liguria will occult the 5.4 magnitude star HD 210424 in the constellation Aquarius at 22:37 UT, 7th Dec 2010. The 5.4 second event is visible from W Africa and NE Brazil. Position (2000): RA 22 10 37.4823, Dec -11 33 53.782