Orbital elements:
2012 XQ93 Earth MOID = 0.1194 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 349.31604 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.50682461 Peri. 274.21096 +0.93787329 -0.29868627
a 1.5579885 Node 103.23896 +0.34361282 +0.87021656
e 0.4021151 Incl. 10.45133 -0.04820711 +0.39180307
P 1.94 H 21...
Dalziel's agency on September 6 Sent the following extraordinary story, which it says has aroused much scientific interest in New York. An aerolite has fallen in Idaho, and although composed as usual of meteoric iron, it is said to contain so large a proportion of pure gold as to constitute a very imp...
When you walk into the rocks and minerals section of the ROM, you probably wouldn't look twice at the dull grey, brown and black rocks on display on the far left wall - there are just so many beautiful, colourful rocks to see. But don't be fooled by their bland appearance; these rocks are probably some of...
NGC 2 (also MCG 4-1-26, UGC 59 and PGC 567) is a magnitude +14.2 inclined spiral galaxy located 316 ±36 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by Irish astronomer Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector at Birr Cas...
NGC 3809 (also MCG 10-17-40, UGC 6649 and PGC 36263) is a magnitude +12.7 spiral galaxy located 158 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 refractor at the Copenhagen Observ...
NGC 6974 (also GC 5975) is a magnitude +13.2 supernova remnant and emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. NGC 6974 is a part of the Veil Nebula. The supernova remnant was discovered by Irish astronomer Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector...
NGC 7047 (also IRAS 21138-0102, MCG 0-54-10, UGC 11712 and PGC 66461) is a magnitude +13.4 barred spiral galaxy located 267 million light years away in the constellation Aquarius. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at t...
NGC 7304 is a magnitude +12.8 missing or nonexistent object (possibly a triple star) located in the constellation Pegasus. The object was observed by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 20th August 1862. Right...
"At the hour of wu (i.e. between 11 and 13 h) the sun was eclipsed. The sky and Earth became dark in the daytime. All the birds flew about in alarm. The domestic animals went into the forest. At the hour of yu (17-19 h) the light came back." Source: Fu-ning Chou-chih (local history of Fu-ning c...
Ultraviolet (390nm) image captured with a 100mm refractor and Vesta pro webcam + DIY focal reducer Visible light image captured with a 100mm refractor and Vesta pro webcam + DIY focal reducer Photomosaic captured with a 100mm refractor and Vesta pro webcam Photomosaic captured with a 100mm refra...
Dark Energy Survey kicks off second season cataloguing deep space UCL scientists are set to continue investigations into why expansion of the universe is speeding up, having already secured high quality early data. On 15th August, with its successful first season behind it, the Dark Energy Surve...
Two Russian cosmonauts have set off on a spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS) to launch a nano-satellite. Flight engineers Oleg Artemyev and Aleksandr Skvortsov launched a small satellite named Chasqui I. Read more
