* Astronomy

The Mianchi (H5) meteorite fell in Henan, China, on the 4th September, 1980. A total mass of 1100 g was recovered. 34° 48'N, 111° 42'E

The Plantersville (H6) meteorite fell in Texas, USA, on the 4th September, 1930. A total mass of 2.09 kg was recovered. 30° 42'N, 96° 7'W

The Mezö-Madaras (L3.7) meteorite fell in Harghita, Romania, on the 4th September, 1852. A total mass of 22.7 kg was recovered. 46° 30'N, 25° 44'E

Newly Identified Galactic Supercluster Is Home to the Milky Way Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope (GBT) -- among other telescopes -- have determined that our own Milky Way galaxy is part of a newly identified ginormous supercluster of galaxies, which they...

Title: The Spitzer c2d Survey of Large, Nearby, Interstellar Clouds. IV. Lupus Observed with MIPS Authors: Nicholas L. Chapman, Shih-Ping Lai, Lee G. Mundy, Neal J. Evans II, Timothy Y. Brooke, Lucas A. Cieza, William J. Spiesman, Luisa M. Rebull, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, Alberto Noriega-Crespo, La...

NGC 524 (also IRAS 01221+0916, MCG 1-4-53, UGC 968 and PGC 5222) is a magnitude +10.2 spiral galaxy located 109 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at O...

NGC 532 (also IRAS 01226+0900, MCG 1-4-56, UGC 982 and PGC 5264) is a magnitude +12.9 spiral galaxy located 109 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at O...

NGC 626 (also ESO 297-6, MCG -7-4-18 and PGC 5901) is a magnitude +12.7 barred spiral galaxy located 261 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 665 (also MCG 2-5-19, UGC 1223 and PGC 6415) is a magnitude +12.2 spiral galaxy located 249 million light-years in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Observatory House, Wi...

NGC 673 (also IRAS 01457+1116, MCG 2-5-33, UGC 1259 and PGC 6624) is a magnitude +12.6 spiral galaxy located 238 million light-years in the constellation Aries. The galaxy was discovered by by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Obser...

NGC 6703 (also MCG 8-34-20, UGC 11356 and PGC 62409) is a magnitude +11.3 elliptical galaxy located 113 million light-years away in the constellation Lyra. 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 Ob...

NGC 6807 (also PK 42-6.1 and HD 184488) is a magnitude +12.0 planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquila. The planetary nebula was discovered by American astronomer Edward Charles Pickering using a 38.1 cm (15 inch) refractor at the Harvard College Observatory on the 4th September 1882...

NGC 7075 (also ESO 343-4, MCG -7-44-20 and PGC 66895) is a magnitude +12.7 elliptical galaxy located 255 million light-years away in the constellation Grus. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Feldhausen...

NGC 7087 (also ESO 343-8, IRAS 21314-4102, MCG -7-44-25 and PGC 66988) is a magnitude +13.0 spiral galaxy located 234 million light-years away in the constellation Grus. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope a...

NGC 7545 (also ESO 347-4, IRAS 23127-3848, MCG -7-47-26 and PGC 70840) is a magnitude +13.1 barred spiral galaxy located 97 million light-years away in the constellation Grus. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting teles...