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Alice Grace Cook (1887 - 1958) was a British astronomer. She joined the British Astronomical Association in 1911, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1915, part of the first group of women elected as fellows Read more

Fiammetta Wilson (July 19, 1864 - July 21, 1920) was a British astronomer elected a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1916. Read more

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Orbital elements: 2016 CR247 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0355 AU Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5 MPC M 68.87183 (2000.0) P Q n 0.85087511 Peri. 57.10512 +0.55560366 -0.83143900 a 1.1029576 Node 359.11637 +0.65962574 +0.44349832 e 0.0920980 Incl. 13.92090 +0.50616051 +0.33469155 P 1.16 H...

Orbital elements: 2016 CO247 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0148 AU Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5 MPC M 50.16277 (2000.0) P Q n 0.57720335 Peri. 90.11940 +0.87493690 -0.38528794 a 1.4286203 Node 292.54840 +0.20903572 +0.84691221 e 0.5180784 Incl. 18.51798 +0.43679456 +0.36645998 P 1.71 H...

Comet 15P/Finlay is at Opposition (3.999 AU) on the 14th April, 2013. EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 04 13 13 27 11.4 -10 45 49 4.0031 5.0054 178.1 0.4 22.0 2013 04 14 13 26 29.4 -10 42 13 3.9990 5.0017 178.5 0.3 22.0 2013 04 15 13 25 47.2 -10 38 36 3.9952 4.9980 178.1 0.4...

ATel 8651: Bright PSN in NGC5128 (Centaurus A) Discovered By Backyard Observatory Supernova Search (BOSS) mag 14.0V

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Orbital elements: 2016 CL195 Earth MOID = 0.0003 AU Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5 MPC M 10.56326 (2000.0) P Q n 0.38123358 Peri. 78.46147 +0.60417563 -0.79681941 a 1.8836865 Node 334.36486 +0.72453617 +0.55304172 e 0.6245263 Incl. 0.94252 +0.33169134 +0.24335917 P 2.59 H 23.8 G...

Orbital elements: 2016 CW193 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0019 AU Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5 MPC M 8.03418 (2000.0) P Q n 0.24386851 Peri. 234.87104 +0.49918481 -0.86643337 a 2.5372634 Node 185.21503 +0.82751480 +0.48024663 e 0.6743813 Incl. 6.55757 +0.25697040 +0.13658843 P 4.04 H 2...

Orbital elements: 2016 CB194 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0059 AU Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5 MPC M 48.55618 (2000.0) P Q n 0.24847354 Peri. 324.86361 +0.96471647 -0.22985172 a 2.5058166 Node 48.95553 +0.26318973 +0.82834422 e 0.6366576 Incl. 9.80329 +0.00730100 +0.51089534 P 3.97 H 1...

Orbital elements: 2016 CM194 Earth MOID = 0.0003 AU Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5 MPC M 318.38893 (2000.0) P Q n 0.55542984 Peri. 239.41914 -0.91452122 +0.39545855 a 1.4657163 Node 323.67996 -0.30405058 -0.81089227 e 0.4246758 Incl. 8.27307 -0.26684111 -0.43135399 P 1.77 H 27....

Orbital elements: 2016 CU193 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0145 AU Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5 MPC M 235.71253 (2000.0) P Q n 0.55268685 Peri. 323.25437 +0.39909192 +0.78962139 a 1.4705618 Node 322.39100 -0.54761791 -0.20242839 e 0.3558414 Incl. 49.79289 -0.73541843 +0.57924158 P 1.7...

Hubble Watches the Icy Blue Wings of Hen 2-437 In this cosmic snapshot, the spectacularly symmetrical wings of Hen 2-437 show up in a magnificent icy blue hue. Hen 2-437 is a planetary nebula, one of around 3,000 such objects known to reside within the Milky Way. Located within the faint northern cons...