Orbital elements: 2010 AO2 Earth MOID = 0.1670 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 268.33022 (2000.0) P Q n 0.96768887 Peri. 323.60429 -0.24996607 +0.91561722 a 1.0123069 Node 290.00378 -0.79032545 -0.38082748 e 0.3379931 Incl. 19.57970 -0.55937702 +0.12890127 P 1.02 H 22.6 G 0.15 U 4 M...
Nu Ophiuchi ( Oph, Oph) is a Class K0, third-magnitude star in the constellation Ophiuchus. Its closest stellar neighbour is the bright binary system Tau Ophiuchi, roughly 16.9 light years away from the star. Read more
Massive supernova produced rainbow of elements for months. Astronomers have watched the violent death of what was probably the most massive star ever detected. The supernova explosion, which lasted for months, is thought to have generated more than 50 Suns' worth (10^32 kilograms) of different...
Orbital elements: 2011 AD3 Earth MOID = 0.0106 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 14.44273 (2000.0) P Q n 0.20908893 Peri. 118.34544 +0.55162470 -0.83376955 a 2.8113529 Node 298.15755 +0.75575504 +0.51139462 e 0.6794560 Incl. 1.50826 +0.35290864 +0.20809583 P 4.71 H 26.5 G 0.15 U 9 MPE...
Orbital elements: 2011 AB3 Earth MOID = 0.0583 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 268.42264 (2000.0) P Q n 1.03779399 Peri. 139.23172 -0.41771276 +0.90037544 a 0.9661887 Node 105.75883 -0.86302689 -0.35126693 e 0.1808106 Incl. 7.27187 -0.28407857 -0.25677931 P 0.95 H 23.7 G 0.15 U 9 MP...
Orbital elements: 2011 AF3 Earth MOID = 0.0102 AU Epoch 2010 Dec. 30.0 TT = JDT 2455560.5 MPC M 357.51516 (2000.0) P Q n 0.05324601 Peri. 109.35221 -0.85996587 +0.49767233 a 6.9975288 Node 100.63682 -0.50069910 -0.77986072 e 0.9444501 Incl. 6.60532 -0.09878826 -0.37965710 P 18.5 H 25.1 G 0.15 Fro...
Orbital elements: 2011 AE3 Earth MOID = 0.0006 AU Epoch 2010 Dec. 30.0 TT = JDT 2455560.5 MPC M 103.41798 (2000.0) P Q n 1.08006347 Peri. 59.65245 +0.95161234 +0.29552909 a 0.9408128 Node 283.04768 -0.30318768 +0.85820555 e 0.1105866 Incl. 4.96075 -0.05011177 +0.41969727 P 0.91 H 28.1 G 0.15 From...
Frederick Man, Al LaBrush, Says He Saw Meteor Look closely. Al LaBrush says that's what he did to find these tiny chunks of metal. LaBrush got a scare last Tuesday night. Read more...
A partial solar eclipse will occur on January 4, 2011. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the moon's shadow misses the e...
4 of Colombia's volcanoes on yellow alert Colombia's Mount Machin and the snow-capped volcanoes Galeras, Huila, and Ruiz have been put on yellow alert after elevated activity, reports La Patria. Authorities recorded small earthquakes in the Tomila district late last week. The most significant...
Cat-lovers may be more neurotic than other people as a result of a feline parasite that could ultimately also be responsible for international cultural differences, according to a radical theory published today.
More than a quarter of the world's population - ranging from about seven per cen...
Orbital elements: 2009 PQ1 Earth MOID = 0.0220 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 0.23372 (2000.0) P Q n 0.53837507 Peri. 271.25296 -0.52208487 +0.85125404 a 1.4965093 Node 327.10152 -0.73870519 -0.48229472 e 0.4893935 Incl. 5.58469 -0.42631214 -0.20678097 P 1.83 H 22.5 G 0.15 U 7 [ur...
Orbital elements: 2010 CN19 Earth MOID = 0.0158 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 33.43246 (2000.0) P Q n 0.96490634 Peri. 254.64946 +0.74835678 -0.64557489 a 1.0142522 Node 145.15005 +0.66325486 +0.72574691 e 0.2773766 Incl. 15.45754 +0.00742456 +0.23774879 P 1.02 H 26.4 G 0.15 U 9 [...
Orbital elements: 2009 QH6 Earth MOID = 0.0025 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 227.24344 (2000.0) P Q n 0.90174362 Peri. 102.87441 +0.37715437 -0.91475673 a 1.0610781 Node 323.87424 +0.72557063 +0.38902217 e 0.1842382 Incl. 14.22037 +0.57558826 +0.10900402 P 1.09 H 22.7 G 0.15 U 9...
