Orbital elements: 2009 QF31 Earth MOID = 0.2552 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 183.92509 (2000.0) P Q n 0.54851575 Peri. 149.54666 -0.63805213 -0.72099561 a 1.4780075 Node 336.27039 +0.49825401 -0.11897728 e 0.1735315 Incl. 42.19465 +0.58705403 -0.68264906 P 1.80 H 18.4 G 0.15 U...
Two Russian cosmonauts will leave the confines of the International Space Station on Aug.3 to move a cargo boom from one airlock to another, install a prototype laser communications system and deploy an amateur radio micro-satellite. Expedition 28 Flight Engineers Sergei Volkov and Alexander S...
Title: Lunar Exosphere Influence on Lunar-based Near-ultraviolet Astronomical Observations Authors: J. Wang, J. S. deng, J. Cui, L. Cao, Y. L. Qiu, J. Y. Wei The potential effect of the lunar exosphere on the near-ultraviolet sky background emission is predicted for Lunar-based Ultraviolet Te...
August 4-7, 2011 Embassy Suites Grapevine Dallas, Texas The Mars Society invites you to attend the 14th Annual International Mars Society Convention in Dallas, Texas. The Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, as well as the State of Texas, are considered by many the heart of the aerospace indu...
Vesta Fiesta! Dawn Arrives at Vesta A Free Public Lecture at NYSKies Friday, August 5, 2011: 6:30 PM McBurney Hall, 125 West 14th Street in Manhattan. Read more Electricano - Vesta Meteorite [Avangardia Records...
Orbital elements:
2011 OB26 Earth MOID = 0.0011 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 348.95706 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.46350191 Peri. 234.92292 +0.97149667 -0.23618187
a 1.6536174 Node 138.72778 +0.22628161 +0.89841477
e 0.4768267 Incl. 1.76409 +0.07064603 +0.37022833
P 2.13 H 25.7...
Title: SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates IV. KOI-196b: a non-inflated hot-Jupiter with a high albedo Authors: A. Santerne, A. S. Bonomo, G. Hébrard, M. Deleuil, C. Moutou, J.-M. Almenara, F. Bouchy, R. F. Díaz We report the discovery of a new hot-Jupiter, KOI-196b, transiting a sol...
The variable star SV Arietis is in outburst. Date: 2nd August, 2011 Magnitude range: 12 - 22.1 V Period: - Type: WZ Sge Position (2000): RA 03 25 03.34 | Dec +19 49 52.9
Planetarium to get new observatory Space enthusiasts in the city will soon get a chance to view exo-planets and galaxies situated outside our solar system as Birla Planetarium will set up a new public observatory with a high-powered, imported telescope. [url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/...
Comet 27P/Crommelin, also known as Comet Pons-Coggia-Winnecke-Forbes, is a periodic comet in the solar system named after the British astronomer Andrew C. D. Crommelin who calculated its orbit in 1930. It is one of only four comets not named after their discoverer(s), the other three being Comet...
Orbital elements:
2011 OP24 Earth MOID = 0.1420 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 274.42507 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.71839110 Peri. 320.62786 -0.28457608 -0.94755300
a 1.2347018 Node 145.19245 +0.93125464 -0.30925965
e 0.5557323 Incl. 14.76366 +0.22755494 +0.08063358
P 1.37 H 20....
A new evolutionary crystallography algorithm predicts the structure of crystals under a range of extreme pressure and temperature conditions on the basis of the chemical composition alone. One of these crystals would be a form of red-coloured oxygen. Predicting crystal structures is difficul...
One of the most important and earliest maps ever made in Britain is the subject of a new book just published by the Bodleian Library. The Gough Map: The earliest road map of Britain explores the hidden secrets and baffling detail of one of the greatest medieval cartographic artefacts. Dating from aro...
Sunspots 11260, 11261, 11263 Expand (518kb, 1024 x 1024)Credit: SOHO/MDIThree large Sunsopts 11260, 11261, 11263, are visible in small telescopes (with a solar filter).
