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NGC 1047 (also MCG -1-7-32 and PGC 10132) is a magnitude +13.5 lenticular galaxy located 62 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. It has a diameter of about 30,000 light-years. The galaxies NGC 1035, NGC 1042 and NGC 1052 are in the same sky region and probably form a group. The galax...

NGC 1052 (also IRAS 02386-0828, MCG -1-7-34 and PGC 10175) is a magnitude +10.5 elliptical galaxy located 65 million light years away in the constellation Cetus. NGC 1052 is a Seyfert type 2 active galaxy. The galaxies NGC 1035, NGC 1042 and NGC 1047 are located in the same region and probably form a g...

NGC 1052-DF2 is an ultra-diffuse galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is thought to contain little or no dark matter, the first such discovery. The distance to the galaxy, derived by surface brightness fluctuation, is 62.0 ±5.5 kly. Due to close proximity, it is assumed to be associated with the el...

New bright #supernova in #Leo AT2018aqc in NGC 3655 https://t.co/Y9Iqmr48vc Edwin Quail (@EdwinQuail) April 6, 2018

NGC 3655 (IRAS 11202+1651, MCG+03-29-039, UGC 6396 and PGC 34935) is a magnitude +11.7 spiral Seyfert 2 galaxy located 68 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. NGC 3655 can be found near the 5.5-magnitude star 81 Leonis. The galaxy was discovered by the German-British astronomer...

Comet P/2005 JN (Spacewatch) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.528 AU) on the 18th June, 2012. EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2012 06 02 18 56 37.4 -27 36 14 1.5607 2.4844 148.8 12.2 18.9 2012 06 03 18 56 06.9 -27 41 47 1.5570 2.4869 149.9 11.8 18.9 2012 06 04 18 55 34.9...

Maxima of the long period variable R Cygni on the 4th April, 2011. Magnitude: 6.1-14.4 Period: 426.4 days Type: Mira Position(2000): RA 19h 36m 49.381s, Dec +50° 11' 59.46"

Comet P/2005 RV25 (LONEOS-Christensen) is at Opposition (3.406 AU) on the 25th August, 2013 EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 08 16 22 02 31.4 +01 33 20 3.4286 4.4101 163.8 3.7 18.6 2013 08 24 21 57 58.0 +01 11 43 3.4077 4.3992 167.2 2.9 18.6 2013 08 25 21 57 23.7 +01 08 42...

Orbital elements: C/2006 H1 (McNaught) T 2006 Feb. 24.566 TT MPC q 2.15508 (2000.0) P Q n 0.149642 Peri. 285.416 +0.217611 +0.975968 a 3.51371 Node 357.078 -0.786400 +0.168336 e 0.38667 Incl. 13.045 -0.578119 +0.138384 P 6.59 From 9 observations 2006 Apr. 29-May 1. MPEC 2006 - J06 COMET P/...

The 26 - 57 metre wide asteroid 2018 FW2 will make a close pass (58.92 lunar distances, 0.1514 AU), travelling at 4.98 km/second, to the Earth on the 6th April 2018 @ 23:49 UT ±01:16. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

The 120 - 270 metre wide asteroid 2009 FF will make a close pass (67.0 Lunar Distances, 0.1721 AU), travelling at 9.74 km/s, to the Earth-Moon system on the 15th May, 2009. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance betwe...

The 31 - 68 metre wide asteroid 2017 UD1 will make a close pass (50.02 lunar distances, 0.12854 AU), travelling at 11.56 km/second, to the Earth on the 6th April 2018 @ 20:49 UT ±02:52. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

The 590 metre wide asteroid 1999 FK21 will make a close pass (69.6 lunar distances, 0.1789 AU), travelling at 16.57 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 3rd April, 2011 @ 02:05 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), t...

Asteroid (3641) Williams Bay (A922 WC) is a main belt asteroid that orbits the Sun over 5.17 years at an average distance of 2.99 AU. The asteroid was discovered by Belgian astronomer George Van Biesbroeck at the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, on the 24th November 1922. The name of th...

Title: Physical Characterization of ~2-meter Diameter Near-Earth Asteroid 2015 TC25: A possible boulder from E-type Asteroid (44) Nysa Author: Vishnu Reddy, Juan A. Sanchez, William F. Bottke, Audrey Thirouin, Edgard G. Rivera-Valentin, Michael S. Kelley, William Ryan, Edward A. Cloutis, S...