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Orbital elements: P/2011 VJ5 (Lemmon) Epoch 2011 Dec. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455920.5 T 2011 Dec. 8.70042 TT MPC q 1.5059074 (2000.0) P Q n 0.15797588 Peri. 315.12622 -0.57537324 -0.81780214 a 3.3890309 Node 169.97890 +0.76850031 -0.54561286 e 0.5556525 Incl. 3.97212 +0.27991590 -0.18304715 ...

Maxima of long period variable V Bootis on the 23rd March, 2010 Magnitude: 7.0-11.3 Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 14 29 45.2669, Dec +38 51 40.648

Comet P/1783 W1 = 2003 A1 = 2009 R2 (Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski) Orbital elements: P/2003 A1 = 2009 R2 Id. D. Chestnov Epoch 2003 Feb. 10.0 TT = JDT 2452680.5 T 2003 Feb. 1.25508 TT MPC q 1.9157137 (2000.0) P Q n 0.13907171 Peri. 357.08440 +0.59893561 -0.53790383 a 3.6895794 Node 55.19398 +0.74856136 +0...

Comet P/2005 T2 (Christensen) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.286 AU) on the 18th July, 2012.

Asteroid (45) Eugenia was discovered on June 28, 1857 by the Franco-German amateur astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt. Read more

Orbital elements: 2011 GP44 Earth MOID = 0.0455 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 58.78376 (2000.0) P Q n 1.40366180 Peri. 193.08194 +0.82024533 -0.56984326 a 0.7900012 Node 201.88427 +0.53609794 +0.79617112 e 0.4191987 Incl. 7.67222 +0.19949084 +0.20344582 P 0.70 H 24.3 G 0...

The 21 - 47 metre wide asteroid 2018 EV1 will make a close pass (7.68 lunar distances, 0.0197 AU), travelling at 11.18 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 22nd March 2018 @ 09:45 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 A...

The long period variable star V Monocerotis is at maxima on the 10th April, 2013. Magnitude range: 6.0 - 13.9 Period: 340.5 days Type: Mira Position (J2000): R.A. 06 22 43.58276 | Dec. -02° 11' 43.5061''

Comet 235P/LINEAR makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.629 AU) on the 11th June, 2011.

The asteroid 1981 Midas was discovered on March 6, 1973 by Charles T. Kowal at Palomar Observatory. It is named after Midas, the king of Phrygia in Greek mythology who turned objects to gold when he touched them. Midas is an Apollo asteroid, a Venus and Mars-crosser asteroid with an orbital period of 2...

Asteroid (18) Melpomene is at Opposition on the 17th March, 2011. Distance to Sun=2.744 AU Distance to Earth=1.754 AU Magnitude=10.16 Ephemeris Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(ICRF/J2000.0)_DEC Mag 2011-Mar-16 00:00 12 00 31.35 +07 32 05.4 10.17 2011-Mar-17 00:00 11 59 37.23 +07 41 10.4 10.16 201...

The 48 - 110 metre wide asteroid 2018 EZ will make a close pass (28.9 lunar distances, 0.07426 AU), travelling at 5.84 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 21st March 2018 @ 06:32 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 A...

The 10 - 23 metre wide asteroid 2018 FG1 will make a close pass (4.4 lunar distances, 0.01144 AU), travelling at 5.84 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 21st March 2018 @ 04:45 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU...

Comet 61P/Shajn-Schaldach is at Opposition (3.844 AU) on the 13th May, 2013. Ephemeris Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 05 11 15 27 54.5 -11 33 17 3.8487 4.8519 172.6 1.5 2013 05 12 15 27 16.4 -11 30 34 3.8460 4.8500 172.8 1.5 2013 05 13 15 26 38.3 -11 27 52 3.8437 4.8480 172.9 1....

Comet C/2015 V4 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (5.445 AU) on the 12th March 2018.