* Astronomy

Yoshihide Kozai (1 April 1928 - 5 February 2018) was a Japanese astronomer specialising in celestial mechanics. He is best known for discovering, simultaneously with Michael Lidov, the Kozai mechanism, for which he received the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy in 1979 Read more

Comet C/2017 X1 (PANSTARRS) is at Opposition (3.915 AU) on the 28th February 2018.

90482 Orcus (originally known by the provisional designation 2004 DW) is a Kuiper Belt object (KBO) and a likely dwarf planet that was discovered by Michael Brown of Caltech, Chad Trujillo of the Gemini Observatory, and David Rabinowitz of Yale University. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

The 32 - 71 metre wide asteroid 2015 BF511 will make a close pass (10.7 LD, 0.0275 AU) travelling at 7.10 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 17th February 2015 @ 17:33 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

(451) Patientia Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5 Goffin M 46.88176 (2000.0) P Q n 0.18404482 Peri. 340.35149 +0.33438737 -0.90512786 a 3.0609317 Node 89.39445 +0.89598323 +0.21893868 e 0.0772119 Incl. 15.22186 +0.29223132 +0.36443026 P 5.36 H 6.65 G 0.19 U Ephemeris Date TT R. A. (2000) D...

Comet 321P/SOHO is at Opposition (3.810 AU) on the 27th February 2018.

Highlights Objects of the Heart for Valentine's Day. On February 14, many areas of the world will celebrate love with Valentine's Day. For those of you lucky enough to have a loved one of your own (or not), consider the following objects provided in the Heavens: The first and most obvious is the plan...

Asteroid 2018 CU14 will make a close approach to the Earth (0.0139 AU) at 10:57 UT ±00:01, 27th February 2018.

Asteroid 2018 DT will make a close approach to the Earth (0.0107 AU) at 04:04 UT ±00:01, 27th February 2018.

Soyuz MS-06 is scheduled to return to Earth from the International Space Station on the 27th February 2018. Read more

The 43 - 96 metre wide asteroid 2014 EY24 will make a close pass (8.5 lunar distances, 0.0217 AU), travelling at 7.94 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 18th March 2014 @ 01:05 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 A...

Comet C/2017 S6 (Catalina) is at Perihelion (1.543 AU) on the 26th February 2018.

Asteroid 2018 DA will make a close approach to the Earth (0.0281 AU) at 23:35 UT, 26th February 2018.

Asteroid 2016 FU12 will make a close approach to the Earth (0.0337 AU) at ~21:53 UT, 26th February 2018.

Asteroid 2017 DF38 will make a close approach to the Earth (0.0980 AU) at ~20:13 UT, 26th February 2018.