NGC 2170 (also LBN 994 and Magakian 173) is a magnitude +10.2 reflection nebula located 2,700 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. The nebula is lit by a magnitude +10.38 blue (spectral class B1) star, SAO 132861. The star is a member of Monoceros OB association. The nebula is located at...
NGC 2185 (also LBN 997 and Magakian 182) is a magnitude +13.6 reflection nebula located in the constellation Monoceros. The nebula was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 16th October 1784. Ri...
NGC 7074 (also IRAS 21271+0627, PGC 66850 and PGC 66854) is a magnitude +14.0 pair of galaxies located 160 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxies was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point ob...
NGC 7448 (also Arp 13, IRAS 22575+1542, MCG 3-58-18, UGC 12294 and PGC 70213) is a magnitude +11.7 spiral galaxy located 100 ±50 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum...
NGC 7659 (also MCG 2-59-40, UGC 12595 and PGC 71417) is a magnitude +14.0 spiral galaxy located 182 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berk...
NGC 7691 (also IRAS 23299+1534, MCG 3-60-1, UGC 12654 and PGC 71699) is a magnitude +12.9 barred spiral galaxy located 186 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum ref...
The 12 - 26 metre wide asteroid 2010 UK made a close pass (2.2 lunar distances, 0.0056 AU), travelling at 6.03 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 16th October, 2010 @ 16:48 UT. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the dis...
The 32 - 71 metre wide asteroid 2014 SL260 will make a close pass (32.2 lunar distances, 0.0829 AU) travelling at 6.31 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 15th October 2014 @ 22:16 UT ±00:04. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...
NGC 18 is a magnitude +13.4 and +13.6 double star located near to NGC 16 in the constellation Pegasus. The double star was discovered by Swedish astronomer Per Magnus Herman Schultz using a 24.38 cm (9.6 inch) f/17.7 Steinheil refractor at the Uppsala Observatory, Sweden on the 15th October 1866. R...
NGC 540 (also ESO 542-12 and PGC 5410) is a magnitude +14.5 barred spiral galaxy located 464 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth using a 66.04 cm (26 inch) Alvan Clark & Sons f/14.9 refracting...
NGC 2169, is an open cluster in the Orion constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and discovered by William Herschel on October 15, 1784. NGC 2169 is at a distance of about 3,600 light years away from Earth. It is nicknamed "The '37' Cluster" due to its str...
NGC 7076 (also Abell 75 and PK 101+08.1) is a magnitude +13.5 planetary nebula located in the constellation Cepheus. The planetary nebula was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road in Slough, Berkshire on the 1...
Scientists Prove Cosmic Rays Are Made of Protons Cosmic rays are made of protons, scientists found as they used a vast array of telescopes arranged across the Utah desert. Each telescope in the 67-unit arrangement sees the sky with a multifaceted eye. It's no wonder they call it Fly's Eye. Scientis...
