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Maxima of long period variable X Monoceros on the 15th July, 2010. Magnitude: 7.4-9.1 Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 06 57 11.8139, Dec -09 03 52.154

Chi Cygni is a giant-star Mira variable that can reach magnitude 3.5 for some time during a 408.05-day variation period, from magnitude 13.4. Chi Cygni is a rare class S (S6) star, highly enriched in zirconium, that is about 345 light year...

Maximum of the semi regular variable UY Monocerotis at 23:00 GMT, 10th March, 2011. Magnitude: 9.6-10.1 Period: 1.3 days Type: delta Cepheid Position (2000): RA 06 58 50.3186, Dec +09 37 21.853

The 12 - 27 metre wide asteroid 2005 TE49 will make a close pass (58.2 LD, 0.1495 AU) travelling at 7.12 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 14th June 2015 @ 00:32 UT ±1 day 07:50. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

Orbital elements: 2012 TC4 Earth MOID = 0.0001 AU Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC M 322.00810 (2000.0) P Q n 0.67724540 Peri. 233.68736 +0.30233884 -0.95316785 a 1.2842178 Node 198.71920 +0.88223745 +0.28295573 e 0.2940961 Incl. 1.40910 +0.36089930 +0.10680409 P 1.46 H 26.6...

(16897) 1998 DH10 / HIP 20804 event on 2017 Oct 10, 06:16 UT On 2017 Oct 10 UT, the 14 km diameter asteroid (16897) 1998 DH10 will occult a 5.9 mag star in the constellation Taurus See more

Just a reminder, the annual Draconid meteor shower peaks at 04:30 UT,Oct. 9th. The Draconids have produced two major storms in 1933 and 1946, and several other significant outbursts. Draconids are very slow meteors. The parent body of the meteors is Comet Giacobini-Zinner. Look to the north, towa...

186 Celuta is a 50 km Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by the French astronomers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on April 6, 1878. Read more

(277) Elvira / HIP 116323 event on 2017 Oct 06, 00:48 UT On 2017 Oct 06 UT, the 31 km diameter asteroid (277) Elvira will occult a 5.9 mag star in the constellation Pisces See more

Maxima of the long-period variable star X Ophiuchi on the 13th May, 2012. Magnitude range: 5.9 - 9.2 Period: 328.85 days Type: Mira Google earth file: X Ophiuchi.kmz (2kb, kmz) Position (J2000): 18 38 21.12401 | Dec. +08° 50' 02.7481"'

Highlights Autumnal Equinox On this day, the Sun rises directly in the East, and sets directly in the West. At the South Pole, the Sun will begin to rise after six months of darkness. Watch out for the zodiacal lights, also known as the false dawn, which maybe visible about two hours before sunrise from...

Comet D/1978 R1 (Haneda-Campos) is a lost periodic comet belonging to the Jupiter family of comets. It has not been recovered during the last six perihelion dates. The comet was originally co-discovered on September 1, 1978 by two amateur astronomers; Toshio Haneda in Japan, and Jose da Silva Camp...

October 5 - outburst of October Camelopardalids The dust trail of an unknown long-period comet wandered in Earth's path on October 5. The outburst of October Camelopardalids (IAU code "OCT") peaked at around 14:45 UT. CAMS California recorded 9 meteors from a compact radiant between 8:45 and 13:1...

The 5 - 11 meter wide asteroid 2016 WQ3 is at magnitude +19.0 in the constellation Cassiopeia at ~00:10 UT, 30th November 2016. Magnitude: 19.0 Distance to Earth: 0.005 AU (1.93 lunar distances) Distance to Sun: 0.990 AU

The Oct. Delta-Aurigids meteor maximum in the constellation Auriga is on the 4th October, 2011. The stream is active from 29. September to 18. October. ZHR=3.0 Velocity=65.8km/s Radiant: RA=5.6h/83° Dec=50.4°