Orbital elements: 2009 QR Earth MOID = 0.0001 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 302.75171 (2000.0) P Q n 0.62553784 Peri. 208.21700 +0.99945622 +0.01687721 a 1.3540467 Node 150.77443 -0.00587546 +0.93648716 e 0.2720608 Incl. 3.32606 -0.03244614 +0.35029552 P 1.58 H 27.4 G 0.15 U 6 [u...
Orbital elements: 2008 SO218 Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 351.62869 (2000.0) P Q n 0.04262189 Peri. 354.61668 +0.99315468 -0.11152462 a 8.1167261 Node 348.04514 -0.09993520 -0.96520055 e 0.5630824 Incl. 170.34850 -0.06047102 -0.23653785 P 23.12 H 12.7 G 0.15 U 2 [url=http://ww...
A Molniya 3-39 communications satellite that was launched on the 20th September, 1990 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, on the Molniya Program, is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 1st July, 2009 @ 12:13 GMT ± 48 hours. TLE Data pre>MOLNIYA 3-39 1 20813U 90084A 09178.98249733 .18...
ESA at MAKS 2009 ESA joins other major space and aviation players at the 9th International Aviation and Space Salon, MAKS 2009, at the Zhukovsky Air Base near Moscow this week. Read more
A Widnes woman, who asked not to be identified, claims she witnessed a bizarre object in the sky, alongside her husband, daughter and a passing dog walker. She told the Weekly News they were at Lincoln Square near Victoria Park, at about 10.20pm, on Saturday, August 15, when they witnessed a 'big oran...
The 1300 - 3000 metre wide asteroid 1996 EN will make a close pass (75.6 Lunar Distances, 0.1942 AU), travelling at 21.20 km/s, to the Earth-Moon system on the 28th August, 2009. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance betw...
Orbital elements: 2009 QZ6 Earth MOID = 0.2795 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 66.55125 (2000.0) P Q n 0.49815633 Peri. 302.20623 -0.68185534 +0.65974271 a 1.5760099 Node 281.23446 -0.51439149 -0.73953555 e 0.2280467 Incl. 18.79020 -0.52007181 -0.13351675 P 1.98 H 17.7 G 0.15 U 9 [...
Orbital elements: 2009 QJ6 Earth MOID = 0.0553 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 315.66970 (2000.0) P Q n 0.60940929 Peri. 187.68707 +0.93421990 +0.27694028 a 1.3778333 Node 152.72037 -0.29558271 +0.95382819 e 0.2272111 Incl. 29.37235 -0.19965981 -0.11625775 P 1.62 H 22.6 G 0.15 U 8...
Title: HD 77361: A new case of super Li-rich K giant with anomalous low 12C/13C ratio Authors: Bharat Kumar Yerra, Bacham Eswar Reddy (Indian Institute of Astrophysics) Results from high resolution spectroscopic analysis of HD 77361 are reported. The LTE analysis shows that HD 77361 is a K giant of...
Orbital elements: 2006 WN1 Earth MOID = 0.1607 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 351.47298 (2000.0) P Q n 0.32386728 Peri. 93.32783 +0.88696915 +0.45787786 a 2.1000260 Node 239.42982 -0.44664068 +0.81726347 e 0.4508741 Incl. 4.01458 -0.11746418 +0.34989754 P 3.04 H 18.9 G 0.15 U 3 [u...
For decades, astronomers have gone about their business of studying the cosmos with the assumption that stars of certain sizes form in certain quantities. Like grocery stores selling melons alone, and blueberries in bags of dozens or more, the universe was thought to create stars in specific bund...
As we enter the "dog days of summer," Evening Sky Tours is welcomes Jupiter into the night skies over red rock country. The planet will be "available" for visitors viewing pleasure for the next several months. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system - a huge gas giant t...
Meteorite investigation continues on Luella stones Luella resident Carlene Walker had an exciting Monday. After finding two rocks this past Thursday morning that she suspects to be meteorites, Walker got in touch with several local experts to confirm the identification. Then, after finding an...
Orbital elements: 2009 QG2 Earth MOID = 0.0198 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 338.08529 (2000.0) P Q n 0.27725654 Peri. 39.32536 +0.96618633 +0.25407936 a 2.3292433 Node 305.90103 -0.24812276 +0.86986106 e 0.5715426 Incl. 3.10706 -0.07013613 +0.42283025 P 3.55 H 23.2 G 0.15 U 7 [u...
Orbital elements: 2009 QO5 Earth MOID = 0.2173 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 337.28859 (2000.0) P Q n 0.41525216 Peri. 182.09226 +0.85242496 +0.51538708 a 1.7793503 Node 146.41235 -0.47736485 +0.83583891 e 0.3089360 Incl. 9.15527 -0.21329437 +0.18907529 P 2.37 H 21.9 G 0.15 U 9 [...