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IRNSS-1D will be the Fourth out of seven in the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites after IRNSS-1A, IRNSS-1B and IRNSS-1C. Read more

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Comet P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.583 AU) on the 6th July, 2010. Ephemeris Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2010 07 05 18 12 29.8 -26 23 19 2.5828 3.5875 169.6 2.9 19.1 2010 07 06 18 11 42.7 -26 23 43 2.5825 3.5847 168.5 3.2 19.1 2010 07 07 18 10 56.0 -26 2...

Comet 129P/Shoemaker-Levy makes its closest approach to the Earth (3.078 AU) on the 12th December, 2012. EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2012 12 12 05 12 44.7 +18 38 05 3.0776 4.0598 175.4 1.1 19.5 2012 12 13 05 12 03.9 +18 37 10 3.0776 4.0591 174.9 1.2 19.5 2012 12 14 05 11...

Orbital elements: 2015 FM118 Earth MOID = 0.0011 AU Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5 MPC M 24.32966 (2000.0) P Q n 0.34364429 Peri. 27.08389 -0.84717643 +0.53130696 a 2.0186606 Node 185.01164 -0.49199355 -0.78606781 e 0.5208595 Incl. 1.46881 -0.20058525 -0.31592769 P 2.87 H 28.6 G...

Latest Galileo satellites reach launch site Another two Galileo satellites have touched down in French Guiana ready to take their place in Europes satellite navigation constellation. The pair, safely cocooned inside their air-conditioned containers inside an Air France Boeing 747, landed at...

Orbital elements: 2015 FP118 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0367 AU Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5 MPC M 356.98417 (2000.0) P Q n 0.28419657 Peri. 104.71449 +0.60228381 +0.79807876 a 2.2911674 Node 202.34880 -0.74942851 +0.55750804 e 0.5733432 Incl. 2.71540 -0.27497475 +0.22859371 P 3.47...

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The 25 - 55 metre wide asteroid 2015 FP will make a close pass (9.6 LD, 0.0248 AU) travelling at 7.49 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 28th March 2015 @ 04:23 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: 2015 FF36 Earth MOID = 0.0002 AU Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5 MPC M 23.28852 (2000.0) P Q n 0.32682522 Peri. 205.34067 -0.85136222 +0.52457816 a 2.0873359 Node 6.29921 -0.48075655 -0.77997973 e 0.5334905 Incl. 0.17939 -0.20989405 -0.34124680 P 3.02 H 26.5 G 0....

The 190 - 430 metre wide asteroid 2002 EX8 will make a close pass (43.6 LD, 0.1120 AU) travelling at 17.57 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 28th March 2015 @ 09:14 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: 2009 SG2 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0306 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 358.56252 (2000.0) P Q n 0.83742837 Peri. 251.92803 -0.17092748 +0.98290581 a 1.1147332 Node 9.09037 -0.65756751 -0.06209316 e 0.1653095 Incl. 25.65796 -0.73374980 -0.17332225 P 1.18 H 20.0 G 0.15...

Orbital elements: 2015 FT117 Earth MOID = 0.0047 AU Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5 MPC M 24.67356 (2000.0) P Q n 0.72590582 Peri. 259.30696 -0.10719598 +0.99421894 a 1.2261658 Node 4.55281 -0.87928346 -0.09191688 e 0.3423375 Incl. 4.43735 -0.46407931 -0.05549759 P 1.36 H 28.4 G 0...

Comet C/2013 V2 (Borisov) is at Opposition (3.582 AU) on the 11th December 2013 Ephemeris Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 12 11 05 14 53.0 +52 08 14 3.5820 4.4677 150.8 6.2 16.3 2013 12 12 05 13 55.8 +52 13 18 3.5767 4.4623 150.8 6.2 16.3 2013 12 13 05 12 58.2 +52 18 14 3.5717 4.45...

Orbital elements: C/2013 G9 (Tenagra) T 2015 Jan. 24.08039 TT MPC q 5.1723060 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 207.84965 -0.94239334 -0.05372762 Node 36.08511 -0.08679357 +0.99248750 e 1.0 Incl. 145.90528 -0.32305058 -0.10991770 From 46 observations 2013 Apr. 15-18. MPEC 2013 - H23 Key to Orbital el...