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An occultation by the magnitude 12.8 Asteroid (100) Hekate of the magnitude 11.4 star TYC 0856-00523-1 is predicted to take place at ~ 00:34 UT (0:28 to 0:40 UT), Tuesday, February 26 , 2008. The event will be visible from Arabia, Europe, UK, Greenland The stars brightness may fade by 1.7 magn...

The 46 - 100 metre wide asteroid 2015 NV13 will make a close pass (39.8 LD, 0.1023 AU) travelling at 8.50 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 3rd August 2015 @ 00:42 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 200 - 460 metre wide asteroid 2015 NZ13 will make a close pass (34.4 LD, 0.0883 AU) travelling at 24.52 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 3rd August 2015 @ 08:14 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

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Comet P/2015 M2 (PANSTARRS) is at Opposition (4.916 AU) in the constellation Capricornus on the 2nd August 2015 EphemerisDate UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. Mag 2015 08 01 000000 20 50 27.2 -21 03 47 4.910 5.924 176.6 0.6 19.7 2015 08 02 000000 20 50 00.7 -21 05 48 4.910 5.924 176.8 0.6 19.7 2015...

The 80 - 180 metre wide asteroid 2015 KK122 will make a close pass (64.6 LD, 0.1660 AU) travelling at 5.43 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 2nd August 2015 @ 22:01 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

White-light image captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam. Motorised EQ1 Mount and Baader solar filter.

The 1100 - 2400 metre wide asteroid 1999 JD6 will make a close pass (53.9 lunar distances, 0.1386 AU), travelling at 16.87 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 27th July, 2010 @ 06:56 UT. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), th...

Title: The episodic Star Formation History of the Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Author: T. J. L. de Boer, E. Tolstoy, B. Lemasle, A. Saha, E. W. Olszewski, M. Mateo, M. J. Irwin, G. Battaglia We present deep photometry of the Carina dwarf Spheroidal galaxy in the B,V filters from CTIO/MOSAIC, out to...

Title: SDSS J102146.44+234926.3: New WZ Sge-type dwarf nova Authors: Alex Golovin, Ayani Kazuya, Pavlenko Elena P., Krajci Tom, Kuznyetsova Yuliana, Henden Arne, Krushevska Victoria, Dvorak Shawn, Sokolovsky Kirill, Sergeeva Tatyana P., James Robert, Crawford Tim, Corp Laurent (version v...

Title: NGC 6139: a normal massive globular cluster or a first-generation dominated cluster? Clues from the light elements Author: A. Bragaglia (1), E. Carretta (1), A. Sollima (1), P. Donati (1,2), V. D'Orazi (3,4,5), R.G. Gratton (3), S. Lucatello (3), C. Sneden (6) ((1) INAF OA Bologna, (2) Bolo...

Title: Two Transiting Earth-size Planets Near Resonance Orbiting a Nearby Cool Star Author: Erik A. Petigura, Joshua E. Schlieder, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Andrew W. Howard, Katherine M. Deck, David R. Ciardi, Evan Sinukoff, Katelyn N. Allers, William M. J. Best, Michael C. Liu, Charles A. Beichman...

Title: Signature of the presence of a third body orbiting around XB 1916-053 Author: R. Iaria, T. Di Salvo, A. F. Gambino, M. Del Santo, P. Romano, M. Matranga, C. G. Galiano, F. Scarano, A. Riggio, A. Sanna, F. Pintore, L. Burderi The ultra-compact dipping source \object{XB 1916-053} has an orbital...

Title: Galaxy Zoo: CANDELS Barred Disks and Bar Fractions Author: B. D. Simmons, Thomas Melvin, Chris Lintott, Karen L. Masters, Kyle W. Willett, William C. Keel, R. J. Smethurst, Edmond Cheung, Robert C. Nichol, Kevin Schawinski, Michael Rutkowski, Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe, Eric F. Bell, Kevin R. V...

Title: PF131010 Ciechanow fireball - the body possible related to Near Earth Asteroids 2010 TB54 and 2010 SX11 Author: A. Olech, P. Zoladek, M. Wisniewski, R.Rudawska, J. Laskowski, K. Polakowski, M. Maciejewski, T. Krzyzanowski, T. Fajfer, Z. Tyminski On 2010 October 13, the Apollo type 20-met...