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Orbital elements: 2013 JE1 Earth MOID = 0.1837 AU Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 MPC M 279.20734 (2000.0) P Q n 0.62306623 Peri. 164.22840 +0.97909801 +0.19779366 a 1.3576253 Node 185.12723 -0.18901125 +0.97088123 e 0.4060560 Incl. 32.01607 +0.07511214 -0.13515659 P 1.58 H 19.1...

Orbital elements: P/2009 Q3 = 2002 T1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2002 Oct. 13.0 TT = JDT 2452560.5 T 2002 Oct. 8.08524 TT MPC q 1.1919828 (2000.0) P Q n 0.14766341 Peri. 1.31153 +0.95763766 -0.27201905 a 3.5450371 Node 15.50376 +0.26088857 +0.68050405 e 0.6637601 Incl. 20.71024 +0.12193141 +0.68038215 P 6.6...

2013 FY27 is a trans-Neptunian object that belongs to the scattered disc (like Eris). Its discovery was announced on 31 March 2014. Read more

The 210 - 480 meter wide asteroid 2017 VR12 in the constellation Virgo makes its closest approach to the Earth (0.00966 AU, 3.76 lunar distances) travelling at 6.26 km/s, at 07:53 UT, 7th March 2018. Magnitude: 11.9 V Asteroid 2017 VR12 reaches magnitude 11.9 in the constellation Virgo at 03:25 UT, 7...

Asteroid 4151 Alanhale (1985 HV1) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.742 AU) on the 7th March 2018.

The 33 - 75 meter wide asteroid 2003 EM1 makes its closest approach to the Earth (0.04258 AU, 16.57 lunar distances) at 03:19 ±00:11 UT, 7th March 2018. Read more

Asteroid 2791 Paradise (1977 CA) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.047 AU) on the 6th March 2018.

NGC 6309 (also PK 9+14.1, CS=14.4 and Box nebula) is a magnitude +11.5 quadrupolar planetary nebula located about 7700 light years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has a luminosity of about 1800 times of the Sun. The magnitude of the central star is +13.7 The nebula is located 17' east of the ma...

Asteroid 716 Berkeley (1911 MD) was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at Vienna on the 30th July 1911 Read more

Title: Detection of methane on Kuiper Belt Object (50000) Quaoar Authors: E.L. Schaller, M.E. Brown The near-infrared spectrum of (50000) Quaoar obtained at the Keck Observatory shows distinct absorption features of crystalline water ice, solid methane and ethane, and possibly other higher o...

Asteroid 2018 AF4 makes its closest approach to the Earth (0.08673 AU) at 00:34 UT, 4th March 2018.

Comet 127P/Holt-Olmstead is at perihelion on the 21st October, 2009. Distance to Sun=2.196AU Distance to Earth=1.218AU Magnitude=16.6mag Ephemeris Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase mag 2009 10 21 00 45.56 +07 59.6 1.217 2.196 165.7 6.4 16.6 2009 10 26 00 41.41 +08 21.0 1.236 2.196 1...

Trans-Neptunian object 2013 FZ27 is at Opposition (47.963 AU) in the constellation Sextans on the 1st March 2015. EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 02 28 10 26 43.5 -02 52 36 47.9634 48.9335 168.3 0.2 20.9 2015 03 01 10 26 39.4 -02 52 13 47.9626 48.9330 168.3 0.2 20.9 201...

ATel 9700: Classification of DES16C2nm as a SLSN at z=1.998