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The 23 - 51 metre wide asteroid 2009 QC35 will make a close pass (2.9 Lunar Distances, 0.0075 AU), travelling at 10.16km/s, to the Earth-Moon system on the 2nd September, 2009. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the dista...

The William Baehr Observatory was built there for Baehr, a wealthy Chicago businessman who took up part-time residence at his ranch in the foothills in the 1920s. Jefferson County Open Space now owns the ranch, making it accessible to the public for hiking, fishing, picnicking and educational pro...

Orbital elements: P/2009 Q2 = 2003 XD10 (LINEAR-NEAT) Epoch 2003 Aug. 29.0 TT = JDT 2452880.5 T 2003 Sept. 16.84059 TT MPC q 1.8808134 (2000.0) P Q n 0.16156476 Peri. 9.14066 +0.60964186 -0.77308038 a 3.3386556 Node 43.55521 +0.71025858 +0.43463338 e 0.4366554 Incl. 14.72703 +0.35195105 +0.461...

Orbital elements: 2009 QF34 Earth MOID = 0.2130 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 340.77106 (2000.0) P Q n 0.32166688 Peri. 165.88169 +0.88324150 +0.46884772 a 2.1095921 Node 166.15007 -0.43345664 +0.82294665 e 0.4196510 Incl. 1.94891 -0.17888488 +0.32084363 P 3.06 H 22.2 G 0.15 U 9...

Orbital elements: 2009 QH34 Earth MOID = 0.0052 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 336.21904 (2000.0) P Q n 0.28339263 Peri. 188.65957 +0.98419250 +0.17627959 a 2.2954985 Node 161.16138 -0.15916218 +0.92260560 e 0.5594855 Incl. 3.02640 -0.07766935 +0.34310990 P 3.48 H 24.9 G 0.15 U 7...

Orbital elements: 2009 QY33 Earth MOID = 0.2246 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 246.42987 (2000.0) P Q n 0.55199677 Peri. 285.57685 +0.01690992 -0.99265089 a 1.4717872 Node 162.11058 +0.99957331 +0.01392853 e 0.2820113 Incl. 22.95965 +0.02381727 +0.12020904 P 1.79 H 19.6 G 0.15 U...

Orbital elements: 2009 QG34 Earth MOID = 0.1271 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 352.66037 (2000.0) P Q n 0.20639532 Peri. 300.45485 +0.55496922 +0.83154646 a 2.8357601 Node 3.52478 -0.57272653 +0.40218919 e 0.6612458 Incl. 22.20050 -0.60331873 +0.38311138 P 4.78 H 19.5 G 0.15 U 9 [...

Orbital elements: 2009 QE34 Earth MOID = 0.0077 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 330.49931 (2000.0) P Q n 0.67231777 Peri. 164.02025 +0.60286504 +0.79737306 a 1.2904851 Node 143.04278 -0.73690441 +0.56964721 e 0.2323263 Incl. 2.61071 -0.30581962 +0.19924424 P 1.47 H 23.4 G 0.15 U 7...

Orbital elements: 2009 QD34 Earth MOID = 0.2585 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 344.74994 (2000.0) P Q n 0.25606069 Peri. 252.33270 +0.98204701 +0.15280828 a 2.4560702 Node 98.76834 -0.10034824 +0.91968154 e 0.4960770 Incl. 6.42555 -0.15973069 +0.36171188 P 3.85 H 17.7 G 0.15 U 9 [...

The inner main-belt asteroid 2009 QW32 was discovered on the 28 August, 2009. See more

The inner main-belt asteroid 2009 QV32 was discovered on the 28 August, 2009. See more

Mirror cast for Mexican 6.5-meter infrared telescope With the casting today (Wed., Aug. 26) of a 6.5-meter mirror in Arizona, Mexican and American astronomers have taken the first step toward creation of a major new telescope that will survey infrared objects in the northern sky with unprecedent...

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Epsilon Ophiuchi is a star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has the traditional name Yed Posterior (and the star Delta Ophiuchi, with which it forms a naked eye optical double, is Yed Prior). Source Position(2000): RA 16 18 19.28...

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