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A magnitude 9.4 nova was discovered in the constellation Monocerotis on the 9th August, 2012, by S. Fujikawa (Japan) Position (J2000): R.A. 06 39 38.74 | Dec. +05° 53' 52.0''

Comet 36P/Whipple makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.901 AU)on the 24th July, 2010. Ephemeris Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2010 07 24 19 26 59.0 -09 22 30 2.9011 3.8904 164.8 3.9 19.7 2010 07 25 19 26 21.4 -09 25 05 2.9013 3.8882 164.1 4.1 19.7 2010 07 26 19 25 44.0 -09 27 43 2.9017...

NGC 3831 (also MCG -2-30-23 and PGC 36417) is a magnitude +12.7 Seyfert spiral galaxy located 245 million light-years away in the constellation Crater. NGC 3831 is likely associated with two smaller galaxies; PGC 36416 and PGC 36393. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Hersche...

New Desktop Application Has Potential to Increase Asteroid Detection, Now Available to Public A software application based on an algorithm created by a NASA challenge has the potential to increase the number of new asteroid discoveries by amateur astronomers. Analysis of images taken of our sol...

Baader A4 AstroSolar Solar Filter Material ND 5.0 Baader Planetariums AstroSolar safety film is a specially manufactured streak- and blisterfree foil. It attains the optical performance of planeparallel glass filters. The base material is not "Mylar". High density coatings on bo...

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Orbital elements: 2015 BZ310 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0494 AU Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5 MPC M 316.24848 (2000.0) P Q n 0.34031861 Peri. 271.20837 -0.80142159 +0.59526560 a 2.0317905 Node 305.32632 -0.51648810 -0.73782011 e 0.5529961 Incl. 4.08766 -0.30160153 -0.31824573 P 2.90 H...

The 39 - 88 metre wide asteroid 2014 SQ260 will make a close pass (55.2 lunar distances, 0.1418 AU), travelling at 12.96 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 2nd October 2014 @ 08:38 UT ±00:06. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00...

The 200 - 440 metre wide asteroid 2015 CA1 will make a close pass (50.6 LD, 0.1301 AU) travelling at 10.09 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 16th March 2015 @ 05:39 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 65 - 150 metre wide asteroid 2015 CW12 will make a close pass (39.8 LD, 0.1022 AU) travelling at 6.30 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 16th March 2015 @ 06:10 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 27 - 60 metre wide asteroid 2015 DB199 will make a close pass (37.5 LD, 0.0963 AU) travelling at 5.27 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 16th March 2015 @ 07:20 UT ±00:07. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

On 2015 March 16th, asteroid (126) Velleda will occult a 5.3 mag star in the constellation Leo for observers along a path across Peru. Read more

Comet 178P/Hug-Bell is at perihelion (1.934 AU) on the 23rd July, 2013.

Orbital elements: 2015 EO6 Earth MOID = 0.0007 AU Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5 MPC M 17.36353 (2000.0) P Q n 0.27972724 Peri. 91.86774 -0.13198699 +0.99110416 a 2.3155076 Node 170.49661 -0.94563580 -0.12072533 e 0.7611292 Incl. 5.94039 -0.29724125 -0.05601733 P 3.52 H 30.2 G 0....

Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona, USA. This view shows the University of Arizona's 2.3 metre Steward Observatory Telescope (left) and the Kitt Peak National Observatory's 4.0 metre Nicholas U. Mayall...