NGC 6050 (also Arp 272, IC 1179, UGC 10186, MCG 3-41-93 and PGC 57058) is a magnitude +14.1 interacting barred spiral galaxy located 450 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. NGC 6050 is in the process of collision with the spiral galaxy IC 1179. The pair were catalogued by Halton...
NGC 6047 (also MCG 3-41-87 and PGC 57033) is a magnitude +13.5 elliptical galaxy located 431 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner Observatory, Ea...
NGC 6045 (also ARP 71, UGC 10177, MCG+03-41-088 and PGC 57031) is a magnitude +13.9 spiral galaxy located 459 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. Together with PGC 84720 (also called NGC 6045B) it forms Arp 71. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift usin...
NGC 6044 (also IC 1172, MCG 3-41-84 and PGC 57015) is a magnitude +14.3 lenticular galaxy located 456 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner Observa...
NGC 6043 (also MCG 3-41-86, PGC 57019 and PGC 1541265) is a pair of magnitude +14.3. and +15.2 galaxies [a barred spiral and a compact galaxy] located 455 and 427 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxies were discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift using a 40.6 cm...
Successful launch of ERC Balloons Two balloons, carrying prototype Earth Return Capsules, have been launched from Esrange Space Center. The first balloon was launched on Monday, June 15 at 20:34 UTC and the second balloon was launched on Sunday, June 21, at 15:36 UTC. Read more
NGC 6042 (also NGC 6039, MCG 3-41-79 and PGC 56972) is a magnitude +13.9 elliptical galaxy located 480 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observatory on th...
NGC 6041 (also UGC 10170, MCG + 03-41-078 and PGC 56962 and PGC 56960) is a pair of magnitude +13.4 and +15.8 elliptical galaxies located 484 and 479 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxies were discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inc...
NGC 6040 (also ARP 122, NGC 6040A + NGC 6040B, UGC 10165, MCG+03-41-074 and PGC 56932) is a pair of magnitude +13.9 and +14.2 spiral galaxies located 580 and 564 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy is part of the Hercules Supercluster and, together with the galaxy NGC...
The 48 - 110 metre wide asteroid 2013 VY9 will make a close pass (34.0 LD, 0.0872 AU) travelling at 12.70 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 27th June 2015 @ 21:43 UT ±1 day 22:26. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).
The 170 - 380 metre wide asteroid 2003 BX33 will make a close pass (46.4 LD, 0.1192 AU) travelling at 11.94 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 27th June 2015 @ 16:36 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).
Orbital elements: 2008 LC18 Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 168.90351 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00599597 Peri. 7.37337 -0.08819400 -0.88243527 a 30.0074799 Node 88.52262 +0.88868775 -0.27925380 e 0.0820038 Incl. 27.53217 +0.44995100 +0.37858329 P 164.38 H 8.4 G 0.15 U 6 [url=http://www.mi...
