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Comet P/2015 M2 (PANSTARRS) is at Perihelion (5.929 AU) on the 24th August 2015 EphemerisDate UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. Mag 2015 08 23 000000 20 41 05.8 -21 42 55 4.975 5.921 157.4 3.8 19.7 2015 08 24 000000 20 40 43.0 -21 44 21 4.981 5.921 156.3 3.9 19.7 2015 08 25 000000 20 40 20.5 -21 45 44 4.9...

The 51 - 110 metre wide asteroid 2015 OV will make a close pass (29.2 LD, 0.0750 AU) travelling at 6.89 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 24th August 2015 @ 12:01 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

Met Office under a cloud as BBC considers breaking 90-year partnership Yesterday it emerged that the forecaster's contract to supply data and presenters to the BBC was due to expire in April. The broadcaster has put the five-year deal out to tender, as is standard practice, and Metra, the national f...

The 12 - 26 metre wide asteroid 2015 QS8 made a close pass (5.0 LD, 0.0129 AU) travelling at 7.80 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 22nd August 2015 @ 14:45 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

The 19 - 43 metre wide asteroid 2015 QR3 made a close pass (17.0 LD, 0.0437 AU) travelling at 6.93 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 21st August 2015 @ 19:45 UT ±00:03. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

The 59 - 130 metre wide asteroid 2015 QT8 made a close pass (35.1 LD, 0.0902 AU) travelling at 7.32 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 20th August 2015 @ 11:45 UT ±00:59. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

Sun 23.08.15; White-light image of sunspot 12403 captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam.

Sun 22.08.15; White-light image of sunspot 12403 captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam.

.@WISE_Mission asteroid discovery 2015 QM3 is a hot potato, cruising between Earth's orbit & Mercury's. pic.twitter.com/y9ZsgQjPpy Amy Mainzer (@AmyMainzer) August 22, 2015

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Orbital elements: P/2013 EV9 (Spacewatch) Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 T 2013 Apr. 7.16359 TT MPC q 2.1252250 (2000.0) P Q n 0.11732597 Peri. 22.10380 -0.99447281 +0.06750493 a 4.1324405 Node 161.22395 -0.08028747 -0.98248915 e 0.4857216 Incl. 14.46825 +0.06765909 -0.17366...

The 73 - 160 metre wide asteroid 2015 PQ will make a close pass (45.8 LD, 0.1177 AU) travelling at 6.11 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 23rd August 2015 @ 09:47 UT ±00:03. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

The 370 - 820 metre wide asteroid 2001 EB18 will make a close pass (45.2 lunar distances, 0.1161 AU), travelling at 26.33 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 22nd February 2014 @ 19:27 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (...

The 59 - 130 metre wide asteroid 2010 RJ43 will make a close pass (75.3 lunar distances, 0.1935 AU), travelling at 10.65 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 26th November, 2011 @ 11:58 UT ±09:43. See more The Lunar D...

American observational astronomer Edwin Fath (23 August 1880 - 26 January 1959) made four significant discoveries: that spiral nebulae have spectra-like star clusters; as an exception to that observation, that a few spiral nebulae have broad emission lines; that the spectrum of zodiacal ligh...