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Orbital elements: 2011 PW6 Earth MOID = 0.1996 AU Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC M 302.47646 (2000.0) P Q n 0.45625491 Peri. 169.68855 -0.15830050 -0.90027352 a 1.6710817 Node 288.47506 +0.87274531 +0.06450744 e 0.5342368 Incl. 25.31270 +0.46179712 -0.43051873 P 2.16 H 18.6...

Orbital elements: 2010 JH124 Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 357.87311 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00810925 Peri. 117.29187 -0.02983623 +0.82972907 a 24.5366687 Node 136.35956 -0.92377552 -0.23586565 e 0.8909392 Incl. 53.86477 +0.38177034 -0.50588247 P 121.54 H 14.7 G 0.15 U 7 [url=http://w...

Polarised Radio Emission of the Milky Way Urumqi Radio Telescope finds new Supernova Remnants in the framework of Sino-German Cooperation The Sino-German polarisation survey of the Galactic plane has used the Urumqi 25-m telescope of the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory to conduct continuu...

Visions of Vesta As members of the public view asteroid Vesta through the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society's 25-inch Dobsonian telescope at the Open Space on Aug. 27, Society Secretary Joe Brooks will be waving them over for a look through his microscope. Brooks owns what some, including organ...

When algorithms control the world If you were expecting some kind warning when computers finally get smarter than us, then think again. There will be no soothing HAL 9000-type voice informing us that our human services are now surplus to requirements. In reality, our electronic overlords are alre...

A possible magnitude 14.8 supernova was discovered by A. Dimai (Italian Supernovae Search Project) on the 20th August, 2011, in the barred spiral galaxy NGC 2273B in the constellation Lynx. The supernova is located 60" east and 36" north from the center of the galaxy. As yet the type is un...

The irregular variable V730 Sagittarii is in outburst Date: 29th May, 2011. Magnitude range: 12.8 - <17.5 Period: ? Satellite period: ? Type: UG Position(2000): RA=19 23 00.98, Dec=-28°29'37.4"

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Maxima of long period variable Z Virginis on the 23rd August, 2011. Magnitude range: 10.4-14.9 Period: 305.71 days Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 14 10 21.4 | Dec -13° 18' 14.6"

Maxima of long period variable X Cassiopeiae on the 15th July, 2010. Magnitude: 10.1-12.5 Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 01 56 38.0944, Dec +59 15 33.721

Maxima of the long period variable star V Sculptoris. Date: 23rd August, 2011 Magnitude range: 9.9 - 14.6 V Period: 296.1 daysType: Mira Position(2000): RA=00 08 37.33 | Dec=-39° 13' 05"

Title: The 0.5 Jupiter mass transiting exoplanet WASP-13b Authors: I. Skillen, D. Pollacco, A. Collier Cameron, L. Hebb, E. Simpson, F. Bouchy, D.J. Christian, N.P. Gibson, G. Hébrard, Y.C. Joshi, B. Loeillet, B. Smalley, H.C. Stempels, R.A. Street, S. Udry, R.G. West, D.R. Anderson, S.C.C. Bar...

Orbital elements: 2010 RM64 Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC M 355.28887 (2000.0) P Q n 0.01130835 Peri. 291.08683 +0.61328276 -0.67238415 a 19.6578781 Node 113.99836 +0.78020952 +0.59747587 e 0.6867140 Incl. 26.98042 -0.12311524 +0.43694637 P 87.16 H 11.0 G 0.15 U 2 MPEC 2011...