Orbital elements:
2011 UG169 Earth MOID = 0.1000 AU
Epoch 2011 Oct. 6.0 TT = JDT 2455840.5 MPC
M 347.11106 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.59026018 Peri. 265.11253 +0.82991856 -0.55744821
a 1.4074740 Node 128.76514 +0.52240855 +0.76266000
e 0.2255770 Incl. 1.62128 +0.19576640 +0.32802625
P 1.67 H 25.9...
Orbital elements:
2011 UU158 Earth MOID = 0.3364 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 355.65132 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.30998768 Peri. 284.67449 +0.98515971 -0.07444787
a 2.1622526 Node 79.77300 +0.13357663 +0.89837085
e 0.4029875 Incl. 9.04156 -0.10778515 +0.43288258
P 3.18 H 19.5...
Orbital elements:
2010 RO64
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 10.60641 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.00303606 Peri. 294.76694 +0.96244027 +0.09060332
a 47.2348113 Node 60.95719 +0.05504526 +0.85797215
e 0.1307202 Incl. 17.02201 -0.26585473 +0.50564298
P 325 H 5.3 G 0.15 U 6 MPEC 2011 - U86
The U Gem type variable star KX Aquilae is in outburst The dwarf nova was observed by T. Gomez (Madrid) at magnitude 13.58 on the 9th March 2010. Position (2000): RA 19 33 53.686, Dec +14 17 47.30
Title: Qatar-2: A K dwarf orbited by a transiting hot Jupiter and a more massive companion in an outer orbit Authors: Marta L. Bryan, Khalid A. Alsubai, David W. Latham, Neil R. Parley, Andrew Collier Cameron, Samuel N. Quinn, Joshua A. Carter, Benjamin J. Fulton, Perry Berlind, Warren R. Brown, Lar...
Hubble Catches End of Star-Making Party in Nearby Dwarf Galaxy Galaxies throughout the universe are ablaze with star birth. But for a nearby, small spiral galaxy, the star-making party is almost over. Astronomers were surprised to find that star-formation activities in the outer regions of NGC 2...
Meteor Showers There are many minor meteor showers this month... Orionids produce rates of 5-15/hour with occasional surges in activity that may reach 25 or even 50/hour. The shower's radiant near Betelgeuse is best-placed just before morning twilight begins. Its radiant is R.A. 6hr 20m Dec +16...
Asteroid (1036) Ganymed is the largest Amor asteroid, at about 32 km in diameter. It was discovered by Walter Baade on October 23, 1924, and is named after Ganymede, the Trojan prince turned god whom Zeus designated the cupbearer to the Greek gods (Jupiter's moon Ganymede is also named after that ind...
Orbital elements:
2011 QY39 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0071 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 317.51884 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.44210311 Peri. 81.30152 +0.18020947 -0.98362811
a 1.7065552 Node 358.31623 +0.89505091 +0.16420987
e 0.5097068 Incl. 1.05726 +0.40793188 +0.07423519
P 2.23 H 2...
Prehistoric site is found at Cave Hill in Belfast Archaeologists have discovered what is believed to be a prehistoric ceremonial site on Cave Hill in north Belfast. It follows a community excavation involving more than 400 people at the site of Ballyaghagan cashel on the Upper Hightown Road, which...
MSU evolution lecture now available as free podcast From the Big Bang to Broadway: How Things Evolve A public talk by visiting scientist Robert M. Hazen is now available as an online video podcast. Hazen, of the Carnegie Institute of Washin...
SA-1 was the first Saturn I space launch vehicle, the first in the Saturn family, and was part of the American Apollo program. The rocket was launched on October 27, 1961 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Read more
The launch of the Student Space Education and Technology Initiative (SSETI) Express satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, Russia, has been delayed by 3 days, making 30 September the new tentative launch date.
The launch time will remain the same at 06:52:26 UTC.
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