Supernova 1945B was discovered by W. Liller in the M83 galaxy on July 13, 1945 The supernova was located 97" W and 175" S from the center of the apparent host galaxy. Read more Read more
The 120 - 260 metre wide asteroid 2011 MF will make a close pass (45.2 lunar distances, 0.1161 AU), travelling at 6.85 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 13th July 2014 @ 06:00 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 A...
The 73 - 160 metre wide asteroid 2014 MS5 will make a close pass (17.5 lunar distances, 0.0449 AU), travelling at 11.85 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 13th July 2014 @ 06:18 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256...
The 30 - 68 metre wide asteroid 2014 NB3 will make a close pass (37.6 lunar distances, 0.0967 AU), travelling at 7.28 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 13th July 2014 @ 09:36 UT ±00:09. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU...
A magnitude 10.8 nova was discovered on the 31st May, 2013, in the constellation of Aquila by K. Itagaki, Yamagata, Japan. Position (J2000): R.A. 19 15 01.99 | Dec. +07° 19' 47.1'' Discovery report from K. Itagaki, Yamagata, Japan. Detected during the survey using 0.21-m refl. + CCD. The object...
As the filament in an incandescent light bulb, tungsten can illuminate a room, but it hasn't been spotlighted as an environmental contaminant in the same way that lead or mercury has. In fact, in the mid-1990s, believing that tungsten is relatively insoluble in water and nontoxic, the Army replace...
Sun 11.07.14: Photomosaic captured with a 100mm helios f5 refractor and Vesta pro webcam + solar filter Sun 11.07.14: Ultraviolet (390nm) photomosaic captured with a 100mm helios f5 refractor and Vesta pro webcam + solar filter
The 290 - 640 metre wide asteroid 2010 SC41 will make a close pass (17.4 lunar distances, 0.0448 AU), travelling at 14.40 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 8th December, 2010 @ 00:09 UT. See more The Lunar Distanc...
Los Vientos 054 (LoV 054) ~24°41'S, ~69°46'W Antofagasta, Chile Found: 2012 Jul 12 Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite, monomict) History: The meteorite was found in 2012 by Luc Labenne in the Atacama Desert. Physical characteristics: A single stone with shiny fusion crust on one side. The...
The 51 - 110 metre wide asteroid 2014 LX21 will make a close pass (26.1 lunar distances, 0.0670 AU), travelling at 6.88 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 12th July 2014 @ 13:30 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256...
Title: CCD BVRI and 2MASS Photometry of the Poorly Studied Open Cluster NGC 6631 Author: A. L. Tadross, R. Bendary, H. Priya, A. Essam, A. Osman Here we have obtained the BVRI CCD photometry down to a limiting magnitude of V~ 20 for the southern poorly studied open cluster NGC 6631. It is observed from t...
NGC 6638 (also ESO 522-SC30 and GCL 95) is a magnitude +9.2 globular star cluster located 30,600 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshir...
NGC 6699 (also ESO 183-21, IRAS 18477-5722 and PGC 62512) is a magnitude +12.0 barred spiral galaxy located 156 million light-years away in the constellation Pavo. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at the C...
NGC 6721 (also ESO 141-19 and PGC 62680) is a magnitude +12.0 elliptical galaxy located 203 million light-years away in the constellation Pavo. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at the Cape of Good Hope on th...
