NGC 7120 (also IRAS 21419-0645, MCG -1-55-6 and PGC 67273) is a magnitude +12.6 spiral galaxy located 312 million light-years away in the constellation Aquarius. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector in Malta on the 3rd August 1864. Right...
NGC 7554 (also PGC 70850) is a magnitude +14.9 elliptical galaxy located 368 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector in Malta on the 3rd August 1864. Right Ascension 23h 15m 41.3s, Decli...
Title: Possible interaction of meteor explosion with stratospheric aerosols on cloud nucleation based on 2011 observations. Authors: Courty, M.-A.; Vaillant, M.; Benoit, R. The lack of knowledge on the nature and the variability through time of stratospheric aerosols strongly constrains th...
Title: A New Large Super-Fast Rotator: (335433) 2005 UW163 Author: Chan-Kao Chang, Adam Waszczak, Hsing-Wen Lin, Wing-Huen Ip, Thomas. A. Prince, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Russ Laher, Jason Surace Asteroids of size larger than 150 m generally do not have rotation periods smaller than 2.2 hours. Th...
Astronomers at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh are working with medics to apply technology used to detect stars to treat diseases in the human eye. Adaptive optics is used by astronomers to cut out atmospheric turbulence around stars to produce clear images. The technology they use to cut out th...
Title: Study of the sub-AU disk of the Herbig B[e] star HD 85567 with near-infrared interferometry Author: J. Vural, S. Kraus, A. Kreplin, G. Weigelt, E. Fossat, F. Massi, K. Perraut, F. Vakili Context: The structure of the inner disk of Herbig Be stars is not well understood. The continuum disks of s...
NGC 272 (also OCL 312) is a magnitude +8.5 group of stars or small open cluster located in the constellation Andromeda. The open cluster was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11-inch) f/17.5 Merz refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 2nd Aug...
NGC 1854 (also NGC 1855, ESO SC72 and GC 1064) is a magnitude +10.4 globular star cluster located 24,800 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 specul...
NGC 6814 (also IRAS 19399-1026, MCG -2-50-1 and PGC 63545) is a magnitude +11.2 barred spiral galaxy located 72 million light-years away in the constellation Aquila. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector in Sl...
NGC 6835 (also IRAS 19517-1241, MCG -2-50-9 and PGC 63800) is a magnitude +12.6 barred spiral galaxy located 74 million light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the the Marseill...
NGC 6836 (also IRAS 19518-1249, MCG -2-50-10 and PGC 63803) is a magnitude +12.9 barred spiral galaxy located 75 million light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the the Marseil...
The 130 - 280 metre wide asteroid 2014 MK27 will make a close pass (52.0 lunar distances, 0.1335 AU), travelling at 10.49 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 2nd August 2014 @ 06:15 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00...
The 1300 - 2800 metre wide asteroid 2002 JN97 will make a close pass (61.4 lunar distances, 0.1579 AU), travelling at 21.85 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 2nd August 2014 @ 09:34 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0....
Orbital elements:
2013 BT45 Earth MOID = 0.0804 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 198.46800 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.84032484 Peri. 293.11297 -0.53179393 +0.78575963
a 1.1121702 Node 300.92634 -0.57744141 -0.60927551
e 0.3937373 Incl. 21.60626 -0.61948093 -0.10660747
P 1.17 H 23...
A Huge New Crater Is Found In Siberia The area of Russia is said to be called, ominously enough, the end of the world. And that's where researchers are headed this week, to investigate a large crater whose appearance reportedly caught scientists by surprise. The crater is estimated at 262 feet wide an...
