The 23 - 51 metre wide asteroid 2014 UA8 will make a close pass (8.1 lunar distances, 0.0208 AU) travelling at 12.27 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 23rd October 2014 @ 17:07 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256...
NGC 11 (also IRAS 00061+3710, MCG 6-1-15, UGC 73 and PGC 642) is a magnitude +13.7 edge-on spiral galaxy located 202 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflecting telescope at the Ma...
NGC 354 (also IRAS 15296+4036, MCG 7-32-21, UGC 9884 and PGC 3763) is a magnitude +13.5 spiral galaxy located 119 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflecting telescope at the Marsei...
NGC 1138 (also MCG 7-7-12, UGC 2408 and PGC 11118) is a magnitude +13.0 barred spiral galaxy located 107 million light-years away in the constellation Phoenix. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor...
Magion 1 was a small satellite to research magnetic fields and plasma around the Earth. The satellite was developed at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences in 1978 and launched with the Intercosmos international program. The satellite had a elliptical orb...
Italy's Colosseum to be restored with private donation The Italian authorities have approved a controversial plan to restore the Colosseum using a private donation, with work to begin in December. Speaking at a news conference, Rome's superintendent for archaeological heritage, Mariarosari...
NGC 534 (also ESO 296-21, MCG -6-4-26 and PGC 5215) is a magnitude +13.3 barred spiral galaxy located 268 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Feldh...
NGC 544 (also ESO 296-24, MCG -6-4-28 and PGC 5253) is a magnitude +13.3 elliptical galaxy located 273 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Feldhau...
NGC 546 (also ESO 296-25, IRAS 01229-3819, MCG -6-4-29 and PGC 5255) is a magnitude +13.7 barred spiral galaxy located 299 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting t...
NGC 577 (also NGC 580, MCG 6-50-15 and PGC 5628) is a magnitude +12.9 barred spiral galaxy located 273 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Aaron Nichols Skinner, assistant of Truman Safford, using a 46.99 cm (18.5-inch) refracto...
NGC 7445 (also MCG 6-50-15 and PGC 70178) is a magnitude +14.6 elliptical galaxy located 235 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observatory on the 23rd Oc...
NGC 7446 (also PGC 70185) is a magnitude +13.8 elliptical galaxy located 248 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observatory on the 23rd October 1878. Pos...
NGC 7449 (also MCG 6-50-16, UGC 12292 and PGC 70196) is a magnitude +14.0 elliptical galaxy located 234 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observatory on...
