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NGC 7722 (also IRAS 23361+1540, MCG 3-60-17, UGC 12718 and PGC 71993) is a magnitude +12.4 spiral galaxy located 185 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 refractor at the Cop...

The Dundrum (H5) meteorite fell in Munster, Ireland, on the 12th August, 1865. The meteorite was observed falling in Clonoulty, about 5 km north of Dundrum Village. A total mass of 2.27 kg was recovered. The Meteorite is currently stored at the Natural History Museum in London. 52° 33'N, 8° 2'W

Orbital elements: 2012 SZ49 Earth MOID = 0.0790 AU Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC M 17.64851 (2000.0) P Q n 0.49604718 Peri. 310.29031 +0.85868478 +0.51143004 a 1.5804741 Node 19.02345 -0.43392200 +0.75993097 e 0.3354030 Incl. 5.83935 -0.27271256 +0.40117856 P 1.99 H 22.7 G...

Orbital elements: 2010 LE15 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0230 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 226.37049 (2000.0) P Q n 1.22614475 Peri. 328.42468 -0.23126581 -0.95861710 a 0.8645197 Node 134.34503 +0.93397198 -0.26654579 e 0.2753742 Incl. 13.42531 +0.27241966 +0.10003296 P 0.80 H 18.8 G 0...

Comet 296P/Garradd is at Perihelion (1.831 AU) on the 1st March 2014 EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 02 28 18 50 58.2 -26 45 05 2.1552 1.8307 57.8 27.3 18.3 2014 03 01 18 53 28.6 -26 32 29 2.1471 1.8307 58.2 27.4 18.3 2014 03 02 18 55 58.1 -26 19 40 2.1389 1.8307 58.7 27.5 18....

Title: Interpretation of the observations made in 1883 in Zacatecas (Mexico): A fragmented Comet that nearly hits the Earth Authors: Hector Javier Durand Manterola, Maria de la Paz Ramos Lara, Guadalupe Cordero In 1883, on the 12th and 13th of August, Mexican astronomer Jose A. y Bonilla observed...

ATel 6381: Spectroscopic classification of ASASSN-14fc as a cataclysmic variable in outburst

Sunspot 12137 Sunspot 12134 6 overlapping panel photomosaic of Sunspot 12135 captured with a 100mm refractor and Vesta pro webcam. (Extremely windy, broken cloud)

The 190 - 430 metre wide asteroid 2014 PA59 will make a close pass (68.7 lunar distances, 0.1765 AU), travelling at 13.88 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 11th August 2014 @ 16:40 UT ±00:10. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.0...

The Bethlehem (H) meteorite fell in New York, USA, on the 11th August, 1859. A total mass of 13.9 g was recovered. 42° 32'N, 73° 50'W

The Shytal (L6) meteorite fell in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on the 11th August, 1863. A total mass of 3.2 kg was recovered. 24° 20'N, 90° 10'E

The Higashi-koen (H6) meteorite fell in Kyushu, Japan, on the 11th August, 1897. A total mass of 750 g was recovered. 33° 36'N, 130° 26'E

The Breitscheid (H5) meteorite fell in Hessen, Germany, on the 11th August, 1956. A total mass of 1500 g was recovered. 50° 40' 1"N, 8° 11' 1"E

NGC 6769 (also ESO 141-48 and PGC 63042) is a magnitude +11.8 barred spiral galaxy located 190 million light-years away in the constellation Pavo. NGC 6769 with NGC 6770 and NGC 6771 form the NGC 6769 triple Group. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 in...

August 11, 1124 " And the stars appeared and the Moon (sic). And the Sun began to augment and became full again and everyone in the town was very glad." Refers to a total solar eclipse in Novgorod, Russia, of 11 August 1124. Source (PDF)