The Suchy Dul (L6) meteorite fell in Vychodocesky, Czech Republic, on the 16th September, 1969. A total mass of 0.815 kg was recovered. 50° 32' 17"N, 16° 15' 48"E
NGC 688 (also IRAS 01478+3502, MCG 6-5-15, UGC 1302 and PGC 6799) is a magnitude +12.7 barred spiral galaxy located 191 million light-years away in the constellation Triangulum. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refract...
NGC 717 (also MCG 6-5-41, UGC 1363 and PGC 7033) is a magnitude +13.9 spiral galaxy located 228 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Obser...
NGC 753 (also IRAS 01547+3540, MCG 6-5-66, UGC 1437 and PGC 7387) is a magnitude +12.3 spiral galaxy located 225 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the...
NGC 843 is a magnitude +12.7 group of three stars located in the constellation Triangulum. The asterism was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 16th September 1865. Right Ascension 02h 11m 0...
NGC 1184 (also IRAS 03088+8035, MCG 13-3-2, UGC 2583 and PGC 12174) is a magnitude +12.4 edge-on spiral galaxy located 108 million light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum ref...
NGC 6497 (also NGC 6498, IRAS 17506+5929, MCG 10-25-109, UGC 11020 and PGC 60999) is a magnitude +13.5 barred spiral galaxy located 283 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Son...
NGC 7557 (also MCG 1-59-21 or PGC 70854) is a magnitude +14.2 spiral galaxy located 170 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by Irish astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney, assistant to William Parsons, using the 'Parsonstown Leviathan' 182.88 cm (72 inch) re...
On 2014 Sep 16, asteroid (1061) Paeonia will occult the +3.3 mag star HIP 29655 in the constellation Gemini for observers along a path across Europe. Read more
The 59 - 130 metre wide asteroid 2014 QW33 will make a close pass (55.1 Lunar Distances, 0.1415 AU), travelling at 6.44 km/s, to the Earth-Moon system on the 16th September, 2014 @ 03:16 UT ±00:25. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256...
Typhoon Kalmaegi Hits the Philippines Government authorities are warning citizens that the typhoon could bring landslides, flash floods and storm surge. At least three towns already pre-emptively evacuated as Kalmaegi, also known as "Luis" in the Philippines, approached the area...
Orbital elements: 2009 RR Earth MOID = 0.0029 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 265.68990 (2000.0) P Q n 0.64890062 Peri. 257.86028 +0.29779819 -0.95458883 a 1.3213481 Node 174.78957 +0.90901972 +0.28076208 e 0.4245200 Incl. 5.52332 +0.29154654 +0.09966354 P 1.52 H 25.6 G 0.15 U 8 [u...
MeteoritesThe Gambat (L6) meteorite fell in Sind, Pakistan, on the 15th September 1897. http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44992796/gambat-meteorite/ The Baroti (L6) meteorite fell in Himachal Pradesh, India, on the 15th September 1910. http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44992808...
