Orbital elements: 2010 KQ10 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0219 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 25.90584 (2000.0) P Q n 0.21259747 Peri. 286.17306 -0.98370602 -0.13923535 a 2.7803362 Node 245.93793 +0.17071697 -0.92178821 e 0.7208487 Incl. 7.15536 -0.05637540 -0.36182871 P 4.64 H 21.1 G 0.1...
The 740 - 1600 metre wide asteroid 1999 HE1 will make a close pass (29.9 lunar distances, 0.0768 AU), travelling at 11.41 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 5th June, 2010. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the dist...
An ILS Proton rocket with the BADR 5 communications satellite is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at 22:00 GMT, 3rd June, 2010.
Cyclone Phet seen soaking arid north-west by weekend The deep depression over west-central and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea remained practically stationary overnight on Tuesday but intensified faster than anticipated into a cyclonic storm, named 'Phet.' [url=http://www.thehindub...
Orbital elements: 2010 LF Earth MOID = 0.0652 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 21.23907 (2000.0) P Q n 0.33336007 Peri. 155.93609 -0.55025228 +0.81811602 a 2.0599673 Node 80.27966 -0.79095839 -0.44657451 e 0.4849182 Incl. 9.75829 -0.26759532 -0.36229462 P 2.96 H 23.8 G 0.15 U 7 [url...
Orbital elements: 2010 KZ117 Earth MOID = 0.1669 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 5.10651 (2000.0) P Q n 0.28342061 Peri. 321.51999 +0.17133191 +0.90305211 a 2.2953474 Node 314.11011 -0.71214714 -0.16274795 e 0.5176140 Incl. 33.26952 -0.68080234 +0.39750470 P 3.48 H 18.6 G 0.15 U 8...
Orbital elements: 2009 SP171 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0292 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 161.86402 (2000.0) P Q n 0.65717494 Peri. 291.59692 -0.86792225 -0.40145891 a 1.3102336 Node 226.15299 +0.44661849 -0.88844165 e 0.3278033 Incl. 23.92522 -0.21735431 -0.22249086 P 1.50 H 19.1 G...
The magnitude 17.1 asteroid (2655) Guangxi will occult the magnitude 6.4 star HD 94747 in the constellation Leo Minor at ~18:30 UT, 4th June, 2010. The 1.8 second event is visible from Arabia and Turkey. Position (2000): RA 10 56 34.4279, Dec +25 30 00.877
China launches 4th navigation satellite China successfully launched its fourth orbiter into space at 23:53 (15:53 GMT) Wednesday, as a part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass system. The launch was disclosed by the Ministry of Industry an...
Scientists testing a cosmetic anti-ageing product sold on the high street have shown it can clinically reduce wrinkles and improve the appearance of skin damaged by everyday exposure to sunlight. Dermatologists at The University of Manchester carried out a clinical trial on 60 volunteers with t...
The Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer (USEF) of Tokyo, Japan and Eurockot Launch Services GmbH of Bremen, Germany yesterday signed a contract for the launch of the SERVIS-2 spacecraft on a Rockot launch vehicle following an international competition. SERVIS-2 will verify the p...
'Pockmark' survey of Coast by Chemistry postgrads A group of five postgraduate students from DCU's School of Chemical Science are setting sail today for a week-long research voyage around the Irish coast. They will undertake a major study of marine geological settings known as 'pockmarks' thro...
Orbital elements: 2008 HF2 Earth MOID = 0.1748 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 320.88208 (2000.0) P Q n 0.44562020 Peri. 153.68989 +0.99215651 -0.03062381 a 1.6975639 Node 208.85974 +0.00795493 +0.98302950 e 0.7459279 Incl. 14.54198 +0.12474846 +0.18087340 P 2.21 H 19.6 G 0.15 U 3...