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NGC 5050 (also MCG 1-34-12, UGC 8329 and PGC 46138) is a magnitude +14.6 spiral galaxy located 271 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) speculum reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point obser...

NGC 5013 (also MCG 1-34-7 and PGC 45838) is a magnitude +15.1 face-on barred spiral galaxy located 381 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) speculum reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point o...

NGC 4991 (also PGC 45604) is a magnitude +14.7 face-on spiral galaxy located 784 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) speculum reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory in Sliema...

NGC 3042 (also MCG 0-25-30, UGC 5307 and PGC 28498) is a magnitude +12.9 edge-on spiral galaxy located 177 million light-years away in the constellation Sextans. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) speculum reflector at William Lassell's Tigné P...

NGC 3126 (also IRAS 10054+3206, MCG 5-24-19, UGC 5466 and PGC 29484) is a magnitude +12.8 edge-on spiral galaxy located 238 million light-years away in the constellation Leo Minor. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 refractor a...

NGC 3012 (also MCG 6-22-17, UGC 5262 and PGC 28270) is a magnitude +13.5 elliptical galaxy located 536 million light-years away in the constellation Leo Minor. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 refractor at the Copenhagen Obse...

NGC 2824 (also MRK 394, IRAS 09160+2628, MCG +04-22-031, UGC 4933 and PGC 26330) is a magnitude +13.2 lenticular galaxy located 127 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 refra...

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Orbital elements: 2011 EX4 Earth MOID = 0.0040 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 102.11074 (2000.0) P Q n 1.24325645 Peri. 219.14037 +0.97581148 -0.21732649 a 0.8565688 Node 153.38315 +0.21149888 +0.91107509 e 0.2739149 Incl. 3.03087 +0.05531893 +0.35030183 P 0.79 H 24.4 G 0.15 U 8 MP...

Comet 14P/Wolf is at Opposition (4.097 AU) in the constellation Virgo on the 30th April 2015 EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 04 29 14 45 09.2 -04 04 39 4.0992 5.0898 168.5 2.3 2015 04 30 14 44 36.4 -03 59 17 4.0966 5.0877 168.6 2.2 2015 05 01 14 44 03.6 -03 53 58 4.0944 5.08...

Copernicus crater 15_01_2012 06_09_49. Spoiler The moon captured with a 100mm refractor and Vista pro webcam. Light Yellow filter + IR-cut filter Copernicus is a prominent lunar impact crater named after the astronomer N...

21 panel photomosaic captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam. Motorised EQ1 Mount. 2x skywatcher Barlow lens.

NGC 4143 (also MCG 7-25-36, UGC 7142 and PGC 38654) is a magnitude +10.8 barred spiral galaxy located 44 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at W...

The Frank Slide is a natural landslide feature in the southern Rocky Mountains of Canada, and a significant historical event in western Canada. On April 29, 1903, at 4:10 a.m., 90 million tonnes (30 million cubic metres) of limestone crashed from the east face of Turtle Mountain and covered approx...

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