The 280 - 630 metre wide asteroid 2002 QC7 will make a close pass (27.8 lunar distances, 0.0714 AU), travelling at 15.17 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 28th February, 2012 @ 16:52 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Di...
On the 24 May the Colombian government ordered the evacuation of ~9,000 people living near the volcano Galeras due to an increased activity.
During 16-23 May, small shallow earthquakes occurred beneath the volcano. There was an increase in earthquakes associated with fracturing with...
Orbital elements:
2011 WC44 Earth MOID = 0.0980 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 352.63786 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.29289281 Peri. 91.26266 +0.85790247 +0.40124965
a 2.2455889 Node 245.16183 -0.48269521 +0.84345435
e 0.6757679 Incl. 20.71091 +0.17609285 +0.35718829
P 3.37 H 20.5...
Orbital elements:
2011 WE44 Earth MOID = 0.2592 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 328.55052 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.30191597 Peri. 191.52576 +0.21889019 -0.91400709
a 2.2006214 Node 246.60283 +0.92220985 +0.30815554
e 0.4359597 Incl. 21.85044 +0.31877278 -0.26387726
P 3.26 H 20....
Orbital elements:
2011 WG44 Earth MOID = 0.2002 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 296.97279 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.58670971 Peri. 201.31929 +0.21596462 -0.95381726
a 1.4131465 Node 236.77280 +0.92804921 +0.26697872
e 0.1647248 Incl. 14.45351 +0.30345337 -0.13767718
P 1.68 H 22....
Orbital elements:
2011 WF44 Earth MOID = 0.0032 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 344.02426 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.37096900 Peri. 119.34970 +0.99285514 +0.10613341
a 1.9182754 Node 234.60941 -0.11871192 +0.92484692
e 0.5902882 Incl. 3.83590 +0.01208892 +0.36523126
P 2.66 H 25.0...
Jesse Ernest Wilkins, Jr. (November 27, 1923 - May 1, 2011) was an African American mathematician and nuclear scientist, who gained first fame on entering the University of Chicago at age 13, becoming its youngest ever student. Read more
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The dwarf nova V426 Ophiuchi is in outburst. Date: 26th May, 2011 Magnitude range: 11.2 - 13.4 V Period: ? Satellite period: 0.2853 days Type: ? Position (2000): RA 18 07 51.69 | Dec +05° 51' 47.9''
Orbital elements:
P/2010 U1 (Boattini)
T 2010 May 15.4072 TT MPC
q 4.884163 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.0573477 Peri. 93.7937 +0.9556524 -0.2588386
a 6.659763 Node 281.2472 +0.1794089 +0.8899414
e 0.266616 Incl. 8.2341 +0.2335401 +0.3755088
P 17.2
From 36 observations 2010 Oct. 1-18. [url=http:...
Orbital elements:
2011 WS41
Epoch 2011 Nov. 15.0 TT = JDT 2455880.5 MPC
M 6.84195 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.04464650 Peri. 313.33461 -0.71195582 +0.33373378
a 7.8694516 Node 104.23155 +0.66831554 +0.59212609
e 0.7605345 Incl. 140.40076 -0.21557653 +0.73349060
P 22.1 H 17.8 G 0.15
From 12 observ...
Orbital elements:
2011 WR41 Earth MOID = 0.0396 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 55.37753 (2000.0) P Q
n 1.35787641 Peri. 349.32992 -0.39770696 +0.91292192
a 0.8076612 Node 257.18523 -0.83472609 -0.40148462
e 0.3535985 Incl. 5.39423 -0.38086943 -0.07337348
P 0.73 H 25.0 G...
Orbital elements:
2011 WO41 Earth MOID = 0.1745 AU
Epoch 2011 Nov. 15.0 TT = JDT 2455880.5 MPC
M 320.89760 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.37952619 Peri. 139.14616 -0.31823037 +0.89326789
a 1.8893317 Node 110.09706 -0.93375614 -0.23748001
e 0.6302351 Incl. 19.75983 -0.16379531 -0.38167490
P 2.60 H 16....
Orbital elements:
2011 WP41 Earth MOID = 0.0669 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 348.18879 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.36309570 Peri. 292.37887 +0.97785144 +0.11629627
a 1.9459065 Node 61.32541 -0.01956984 +0.87858105
e 0.5411665 Incl. 11.43998 -0.20838324 +0.46321758
P 2.71 H 24.2...
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