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Comet 219P/LINEAR is at perihelion (2.364 AU) on the 5th March, 2010. Ephemeris Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase mag 2010 03 05 22 36.25 -00 27.5 3.340 2.364 8.6 3.6 17.4 2010 03 10 22 45.96 +00 27.9 3.337 2.365 9.8 4.1 17.4 2010 03 15 22 55.63 +01 24.0 3.332 2.365 11.3 4.7 17.4 2010 03 20 23 05.26...

The 5 - 10 metre wide asteroid 2015 GL13 made a close pass (0.5 LD, 0.0012 AU) travelling at 13.95 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 16th April 2015 @ 07:53 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred at 16:11:00 (UTC) on Saturday, June 15, 2013, south of the Crete Islands region, 61km South of Pirgos, Greece, at a depth of 10.0 km. Location 34.449°N 25.044°E

NGC 6388 (also ESO 279-SC2, GC 4307 and GCl 70) is a magnitude +6.8 globular star cluster located 32,300 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Par...

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Orbital elements: 2012 TS Earth MOID = 0.0905 AU Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC M 142.40958 (2000.0) P Q n 1.00103166 Peri. 21.07447 -0.85067766 +0.52292597 a 0.9897014 Node 190.94395 -0.51370012 -0.84864879 e 0.1142184 Incl. 16.46668 -0.11162306 -0.07964710 P 0.98 H 20.7 G...

Comet 131P/Mueller makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.503 AU) on the 2nd October, 2011.

Comet P/2010 K1 (LINEAR) = Comet P/2003 UY275 (LINEAR) Asteroid UY275 2003 was discovered by LINEAR on the 29th October 2003. Thw object was recovered by J. Scotti (Spacewatch) on the 20th May, 2010, and found to have a cometary nature; and renamed as Comet P/2003 UY275 (LINEAR). The preliminary orb...

Malala Yousafzai gets her own asteroid The unusual honour comes courtesy of NASA's Amy Mainzer, who discovered the rock, previously known as 316201, in 2010. Read more Ed ~ 2010 ML48 = 2007 EJ98

NGC 6527 (also UGC 11094, MCG 3-46-9, IRAS17595 +1943 and PGC 61297) is a magnitude 14.2 spiral galaxy (Sa), located in the constellation of Hercules. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner Observatory,...

Messier 56 (also known as M56 or NGC 6779) is a globular cluster in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1779. M56 is at a distance of about 32,900 light-years from Earth and measures roughly 84 light-years across. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_56]Read m...

Zeta 1 and 2 (HD 173648 and HD 173649) Lyrae is a wide double star, of magnitudes +4.3 and +5.7, located 156 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. RA 18:44:46, Dec +37:36:18 Blobs Lyra observing highlightsGoogle earth file: Lyra.kmz (7kb, kmz)

Image captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam. Motorised EQ1 Mount and Baader solar filter. DIY focal reducer made from a 30mm achromatic lens (10mm field stop added). New sunspots 12324 (large) and 12325 can be seen on the eastern limb. Hazy sky between broken cloud

The Great Wall of China is even greater than previously thought, according to the first detailed survey to establish the length of the ancient barricade. A two-year government mapping study found that the wall spans 8,850km - until now, the length was commonly put at about 5,000km. [url=http://n...