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Orbital elements: 2011 AK37 Earth MOID = 0.0252 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 11.00559 (2000.0) P Q n 0.21183510 Peri. 322.04348 +0.15573213 -0.98622932 a 2.7870030 Node 118.93402 +0.92113987 +0.12463967 e 0.6491134 Incl. 3.64709 +0.35671955 +0.10870452 P 4.65 H 25.2 G 0.15 U 7 MP...

Orbital elements: 2011 AM37 Earth MOID = 0.0006 AU Epoch 2010 Dec. 30.0 TT = JDT 2455560.5 MPC M 27.28667 (2000.0) P Q n 0.84830127 Peri. 128.83566 +0.49381555 -0.86845544 a 1.1051875 Node 291.51934 +0.78245996 +0.46582842 e 0.1529084 Incl. 2.70766 +0.37934498 +0.16967330 P 1.16 H 29.7 G 0.15 Fro...

Orbital elements: 2011 AN37 Earth MOID = 0.0264 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 75.69524 (2000.0) P Q n 0.81513738 Peri. 280.99185 +0.79600800 -0.60150791 a 1.1349642 Node 116.02087 +0.58054103 +0.72712916 e 0.1955002 Incl. 4.30930 +0.17129905 +0.33086466 P 1.21 H 26.1 G 0.15 U 9 MP...

Orbital elements: 2011 AL52 Earth MOID = 0.0710 AU Epoch 2010 Dec. 30.0 TT = JDT 2455560.5 MPC M 240.26153 (2000.0) P Q n 1.12365001 Peri. 257.14336 -0.97901262 +0.02387269 a 0.9163232 Node 283.95245 +0.06807255 -0.89777312 e 0.1891254 Incl. 12.03737 -0.19209482 -0.43981078 P 0.88 H 17.6 G 0.15 F...

Orbital elements: 2011 AM52 Earth MOID = 0.2909 AU Epoch 2010 Dec. 30.0 TT = JDT 2455560.5 MPC M 24.48141 (2000.0) P Q n 0.23883839 Peri. 50.29462 +0.84767771 +0.13813918 a 2.5727641 Node 295.80149 -0.44913978 +0.70071457 e 0.7841410 Incl. 34.67557 +0.28234013 +0.69994047 P 4.13 H 19.4 G 0.15 Fro...

Orbital elements: 2011 AO52 Earth MOID = 0.1352 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 355.20929 (2000.0) P Q n 0.20554898 Peri. 12.84763 -0.99368825 -0.06320284 a 2.8435388 Node 162.69934 +0.05337061 -0.99304116 e 0.6059145 Incl. 18.15807 +0.09866735 -0.09937132 P 4.80 H 18.0 G 0.15 U 8 M...

Space Climate Symposium 4 January 16 - 21, 2011. Goa, India Read more

Title: A Spitzer Survey of Young Stellar Clusters within One Kiloparsec of the Sun: Cluster Core Extraction and Basic Structural Analysis Authors: R. A. Gutermuth, S. T. Megeath, P. C. Myers, L. E. Allen, J. L. Pipher, G. G. Fazio We present a uniform mid-infrared imaging and photometric survey of 3...

Asteroid named after early UNB president You might not know his name, but William Brydone Jack played a huge role in the early days of the University of New Brunswick. He was a man of many talents, one of which was his love of astronomy. To mark his many astronomical achievements, the local chapter of th...

Occultation of the magnitude +4.87, A-type main sequence dwarf Zeta Arietis in the constellation Aries by the Moon (73%). The event is visible from Europe and North America. Zeta Arietis is approximately 340 light years from Earth. Aberdeen: 23:01 31 UT, 14th January, 201...

National Geographic Telescope Item No. 1061003083 This 70 mm Telescope comes with a full height adjustable tripod with a maxinium magnification of 15x and 225x for clear detailed viewing. Also includes 5 x 24 Finderscope to help locate and pinpoint objects with ease. * Compact 300 mm "land an...

Huge Fireball Spotted Over Southeast US At roughly 8:50pm local time an apparent meteor was spotted by observers in Acadiana including KATC's Hoyt Harris. Hoyt and Acadiana were not alone in the observation with twitter reports (#flashoflight) from Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi...

Title: The Magnetic and Metallic Degenerate G77-50 Authors: J. Farihi, P. Dufour, R. Napiwotzki, D. Koester An accumulation of multi-epoch, high-resolution, optical spectra reveal that the nearby star G77-50 is a very cool DAZ white dwarf externally polluted by Mg, Fe, Al, Ca, and possibly Na, C...

Tropical Storm Vania (05P) is forecast to make landfall in New Caledonia probability for CAT 1 or above is 55% in about 4 hours probability for TS is 85% in about 4 hours Tadine (21.5 S, 167.9 E) probability for CAT 1 or above is 50% in about 4 hours Noum'ea (22.2 S, 166.5 E) probability for CAT 1 or above is 4...

ESO's Hidden Treasures Brought to Light ESO's Hidden Treasures 2010 astrophotography competition attracted nearly 100 entries, and ESO is delighted to announce the winners. Hidden Treasures gave amateur astronomers the opportunity to search ESO's vast archives of astronomical data for a wel...