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Orbital elements: P/2013 G4 (PANSTARRS) T 2013 Mar. 4.55776 TT MPC q 2.6983806 (2000.0) P Q n 0.10742416 Peri. 220.65132 -0.93164979 +0.36164021 a 4.3826292 Node 340.46263 -0.30001359 -0.82038410 e 0.3843009 Incl. 6.05658 -0.20498907 -0.44292921 P 9.17 From 21 observations 2013 Apr...

Orbital elements: P/2006 Y2 = 2012 K9 (Gibbs) Epoch 2012 June 2.0 TT = JDT 2456080.5 T 2012 May 20.86037 TT MPC q 1.2633710 (2000.0) P Q n 0.18405270 Peri. 34.48859 -0.75912895 -0.62187752 a 3.0608445 Node 105.87684 +0.54308322 -0.76796052 e 0.5872476 Incl. 11.53462 +0.35886468 -0.15331...

Comet C/2015 GX (PANSTARRS) is at Perihelion (1.972 AU) in the constellation Draco on the 26th August 2015 EphemerisDate__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(ICRF/J2000.0)_DEC Mag 2015-Aug-25 00:00 10 51 14.79 +74 53 07.3 18.54 19.80 2015-Aug-26 00:00 10 50 59.36 +74 52 20.6 18.54 19.80 2015-Aug-27 00:00 1...

Comet C/2015 M3 (PANSTARRS) is at Opposition (3.140 AU) in the constellation Hercules on the 18th July 2015. Ephemeris Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(ICRF/J2000.0)_DEC Mag 2015-Jul-10 00:00 18 07 06.29 +48 33 23.5 19.65 2015-Jul-11 00:00 18 06 27.55 +48 21 19.7 19.65 2015-Jul-12 00:00 18 05 49.58 +...

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Kuiper Belt Object 2004 PG115 is at Opposition (36.185 AU) on the 18th August, 2012.

Centaur (7066) Nessus (1993 HA2) is at Opposition (24.966 AU) on the 23rd August 2014 EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 08 22 22 27 26.8 -25 14 06 24.9656 25.9462 165.5 0.6 23.8 2014 08 23 22 27 18.7 -25 14 47 24.9674 25.9479 165.5 0.6 23.8 2014 08 24 22 27 10.6 -25 15 28 24.9...

The 77 - 170 metre wide asteroid 2005 QQ87 will make a close pass (32.9 LD, 0.0845 AU) travelling at 18.99 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 25th August 2015 @ 20:01 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

The 41 - 91 metre wide asteroid 2015 QU8 made a close pass (64.3 LD, 0.1652 AU) travelling at 4.80 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 22nd August 2015 @ 14:58 UT ±07:58. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

Norwegian archaeologists have solved one of the great puzzles of the Roman Empire: Why was the vibrant city of Palmyra located in the middle of the Syrian Desert? In ancient Roman times A.D., Palmyra was the most important point along the trade route linking the east and west, reaching a population...

ATel 7944: ASAS-SN Discovery of A Possible Hostless Supernova or High Amplitude CV Outburst

Nine panel photomosaic captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam. Roughly processed in MS ICE (planar motion 1) and Paint Shop Pro.

Meteoriteshttp://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44605841/xi-ujimgin-meteorite/

Kuiper Belt Object 2004 NT33 is at Opposition (37.937 AU) in the constellation Pegasus on the 24th August 2015 EphemerisDate UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. Mag 2015 08 23 000000 21 23 15.3 +18 33 12 37.935 38.796 148.0 0.8 20.4 2015 08 24 000000 21 23 10.3 +18 32 44 37.936 38.797 148.0 0.8 20.4 201...

Comet C/2014 AA52 (Catalina) is at Perihelion (2.003 AU) in the constellation Phoenix on the 27th February 2015. EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 02 15 00 55 48.3 -49 25 16 2.4535 2.0086 52.3 22.9 15.0 2015 02 16 00 55 21.4 -48 54 21 2.4633 2.0077 51.8 22.7 15.0 2015 02 17...