NGC 7658 (also NGC 7658A, ESO 347-15, MCG -7-48-2 and PGC 71432) is a magnitude +14.3 spiral galaxy located 505 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 Feldh...
An octopus and its coconut-carrying antics have surprised scientists. Underwater footage reveals that the creatures scoop up halved coconut shells before scampering away with them so they can later use them as shelters. Writing in the journal Current Biology, the team says it is the first exampl...
Asteroid 2007 RJ1 was discovered on 3 September by the Mount Lemmon Survey thirteen days before it passes within 960,000 km of Earth. AsteroidDate(UT)Miss DistanceMag.Size2007 RJ1Sep. 16 2.5 LD (0.0065)1625 m - 57 m Read more
NASA Telescopes Help Uncover Early Construction Phase Of Giant Galaxy Astronomers have for the first time gotten a glimpse of the earliest stages of massive galaxy construction. The building site, dubbed "Sparky," is a developing galaxy containing a dense core that is blazing with th...
W Hydrae is a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Hydra. The star is nearly located within the Solar neighbourhood, between 75 and 120 parsecs, likely at 375 light years from Sun. It has a visual apparent magnitude range of 5.6 to 10. Read more W Hydrae is located about 5 degrees southwest of t...
Title: A Challenging Solar Eruptive Event of 18 November 2003 and the Causes of the 20 November Geomagnetic Superstorm. IV. Unusual Magnetic Cloud and Overall Scenario Author: V. V. Grechnev (1), A. M. Uralov (1), I. M. Chertok (2), A. V. Belov (2), B. P. Filippov (2), V. A. Slemzin (3), B. V. Jackson (...
Orbital elements:
2014 RA Earth MOID = 0.0001 AU
Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5 MPC
M 83.29228 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.55754205 Peri. 108.93147 -0.05292770 +0.99838872
a 1.4620121 Node 158.00423 -0.93552291 -0.04240779
e 0.4567820 Incl. 3.13150 -0.34927862 -0.03770331
P 1.77 H 28.8 G 0.1...
NGC 7121 (also IRAS 21422-0351, MCG -1-55-8 and PGC 67287) is a magnitude +13.4 spiral galaxy located 378 million light-years away in the constellation Aquarius. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observatory o...
NGC 6620 (also ESO 522-PN22 and PK 5-6.1) is a magnitude +12.7 planetary nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius. 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 3rd Septem...
NGC 6829 (also MCG 10-28-10, UGC 11478 and PGC 63667) is a magnitude +14.1 spiral galaxy located 151 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 Sons refractor at the Warner Observator...
NGC 6831 (also MCG 10-28-11, UGC 11483 and PGC 63674) is a magnitude +13.3 spiral galaxy located 158 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 Sons refractor at the Warner Observator...
NGC 7030 (also ESO 598-28, IRAS 21083-2041, MCG -4-50-3 and PGC 66283) is a magnitude +13.7 barred spiral galaxy located 406 million light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth using a 66.04 cm (26 inch) refr...
NGC 7241 (also MCG 3-56-20, UGC 11968 and PGC 68442) is a magnitude +12.6 barred spiral galaxy located 67 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observatory on t...
On September 1, 1914, Martha, the last known Passenger Pigeon, died in the Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, Ohio. Her body was frozen into a block of ice and sent to the Smithsonian Institution, where it was skinned and mounted. Currently, Martha (named after Martha Washington) is in the museum's archi...
