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The 13 - 28 metre wide asteroid 2015 KY56 will make a close pass (5.7 LD, 0.0145 AU) travelling at 13.03 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 25th May 2015 @ 05:40 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 22 - 49 metre wide asteroid 2015 KQ18 will make a close pass (15.5 LD, 0.0398 AU) travelling at 11.43 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 25th May 2015 @ 05:45 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 17 - 38 metre wide asteroid 2015 HT9 will make a close pass (12.1 LD, 0.0312 AU) travelling at 6.13 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 25th May 2015 @ 20:09 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 11 - 25 metre wide asteroid 2015 KV56 made a close pass (12.0 LD, 0.0309 AU) travelling at 6.64 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 20th May 2015 @ 15:37 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: 2012 AA11 Earth MOID = 0.0545 AU Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC M 359.91298 (2000.0) P Q n 0.35498983 Peri. 144.19473 -0.97439110 -0.22031479 a 1.9754169 Node 23.20046 +0.17041954 -0.85406110 e 0.4824119 Incl. 6.55645 +0.14669411 -0.47121230 P 2.78 H 20.1 G...

Orbital elements: 2006 KK21 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0332 AU Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5 MPC M 22.03654 (2000.0) P Q n 0.22002495 Peri. 284.77899 -0.41378829 -0.90961761 a 2.7174074 Node 189.91028 +0.89595600 -0.39967697 e 0.8722813 Incl. 12.44249 +0.16137565 -0.11337607 P 4.48 H...

White light image captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam.

Lambda Geminorum (54 Geminorum, HIP 35350) is a class A3, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini. Read more

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Comet 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.806 AU) on the 6th October, 2012.

Comet C/2014 OE4 (PANSTARRS) is at Opposition (6.391 AU) in the constellation Ophiuchus on the 24th May 2015 EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 05 23 16 24 52.2 +01 54 37 6.3948 7.3351 156.6 3.1 2015 05 24 16 24 22.4 +02 00 41 6.3910 7.3316 156.7 3.1 2015 05 25 16 23 52.5 +02 0...

Comet P/2008 T1 (Boattini) was discovered by Andrea Boattini (Mt Lemmon Survey) on October 1, 2008. The comet was identified on archive Spacewatch images from the 2 and 21 September, 2008. The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on February 25, 2008 at a dista...

When professional astronomers study a comet carefully enough and they are patient enough to do so every chance they get, the results can be astonishing. This type of result is just what Lowell Observatory astronomers and colleagues have with research on Comet 10P/Tempel 2. Lowell astronomer Davi...

The 230 - 520 metre wide asteroid (152564) 1992 HF will make a close pass (46.8 LD, 0.1202 AU) travelling at 18.02 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 24th May 2015 @ 02:15 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

Japan to deploy imaging satellite in islands disputes Japan's space agency is offering to use a high-resolution imaging satellite to monitor shipping near disputed islands, in the agency's first-ever maritime surveillance mission. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is scheduled...