The 1200 - 2600 metre wide asteroid 2001 EA16 will make a close pass (35.5 lunar distances, 0.0913 AU) travelling at 24.48 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 7th October 2014 @ 00:29 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0....
Christopher Columbus's Santa Maria wreck 'found' A US underwater investigator has said he believes he has found the wreck of the Santa Maria, the flagship of Christopher Columbus's famed expedition. Barry Clifford said evidence "strongly suggests" a ruin off Haiti's north coast is t...
NGC 67 (Arp 113, MCG 5-1-64 and PGC 1185) is a magnitude +14.2 elliptical galaxy located 305 million light-years in the constellation of Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by R. J. Mitchell, astronomical assistant to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum refle...
NGC 69 (Arp 113, MCG 5-1-66 and PGC 1191) is a magnitude +14.7 lenticular galaxy located 307 million light-years in the constellation of Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by R. J. Mitchell, astronomical assistant to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum refle...
NGC 70 (Arp 113, IC 1539, MCG 5-1-67, UGC 174 and PGC 1194) is a magnitude +13.5 spiral galaxy located 329 million light-years in the constellation of Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by R. J. Mitchell, astronomical assistant to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) spe...
NGC 71 (Arp 113, MCG 5-1-68, UGC 173 and PGC 1197) is a magnitude +13.2 lenticular galaxy located 308 million light-years in the constellation of Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by R. J. Mitchell, astronomical assistant to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) specul...
NGC 72 (Arp 113, MCG 5-1-69, UGC 176 and PGC 1204) is a magnitude +13.5 spiral galaxy located 334 million light-years in the constellation of Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by R. J. Mitchell, astronomical assistant to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum re...
NGC 74 (MCG 5-1-71 and PGC 1219) is a magnitude +14.8 spiral galaxy located 326 million light-years in the constellation of Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by R. J. Mitchell, astronomical assistant to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector at Birr C...
NGC 399 (MCG 5-3-67, UGC 712 and PGC 4096) is a magnitude +13.5 barred spiral galaxy located 237 million light-years in the constellation of Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by Irish astronomer Lawrence Parsons, 4th Lord Rosse using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector at Birr Castle on the 7t...
NGC 402 is a magnitude +13.6 star located in the constellation of Pisces. The star was discovered by Irish astronomer Lawrence Parsons, 4th Lord Rosse using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector at Birr Castle on the 7th October 1874. Right Ascension 01h 09m 13.4s, Declination +32° 48' 21"...
NGC 5283 (also MCG 11-17-7, UGC 8672 and PGC 48425) is a magnitude +13.2 spiral galaxy located 143 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. The galaxy was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 refractor at the Copenhagen Obse...
NGC 7326 is a magnitude +14.0 pair of stars located in the constellation of Pegasus. The double star was discovered by Irish astronomer Lawrence Parsons, 4th Lord Rosse using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector at Birr Castle on the 7th October 1874. Right Ascension 22h 36m 52.1s, Declination...
NGC 7564 is a magnitude +14.3 star located in the constellation Pisces. The star was discovered by French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan using a 30.48 cm (12 inch) refractor at the Paris Observatory on the 7th October 1885. Right Ascension 23h 16m 01.1s, Declination +07° 20' 54"
NGC 7577 (also MCG 6-31-98 and PGC 70947) is a magnitude +15.7 face-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan using a 30.48 cm (12 inch) refractor at the Paris Observatory on the 7th October 1885. Right Ascension 23h 1...
NGC 7772 (also OCL 230) is a magnitude +12.0 open star cluster located in the constellation Pegasus. The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Windsor Road in Slough, Berkshire, on the 7th October 1825. Right A...