NGC 6390 (also MCG 10-25-47, UGC 10881 and PGC 60356) is a magnitude +13.8 spiral galaxy located 144 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 6393 (also MCG 10-25-54 and PGC 60405) is a magnitude +15.7 face-on spiral galaxy located 304 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 Observatory,...
NGC 6394 (also IRAS 17296+5940, MCG 10-25-55, UGC 10889 and PGC 60410) is a magnitude +14.5 barred spiral galaxy located 390 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...
NGC 6396 (also ESO 393-SC10, Collinder 339 and OCL 1018) is a magnitude +8.5 open star cluster located 3,888 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope o...
NGC 6398 (also ESO 139-18 and PGC 60735) is a magnitude +12.7 barred spiral galaxy located 247 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 reflector at the Cape of Good Hope on the 7th Jul...
NGC 6399 (also MCG 10-25-59, UGC 10896 and PGC 60442) is a magnitude +13.7 lenticular galaxy located 496 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 Observ...
NGC 6868 (also ESO 233-39 and PGC 64192) is a magnitude +10.7 elliptical galaxy located 131 million light-years away in the constellation Telescopium. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope on the 7...
NGC 6870 (also ESO 233-41, IRAS 20065-4826 and PGC 64197) is a magnitude +12.3 spiral galaxy located 136 million light-years away in the constellation Telescopium. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Goo...
NGC 6893 (also ESO 234-6, IRAS 20172-4824 and PGC 64507) is a magnitude +11.8 barred spiral galaxy located 141 million light-years away in the constellation Telescopium. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape...
Orbital elements:
2014 MK60 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0185 AU
Epoch 2014 May 23.0 TT = JDT 2456800.5 MPC
M 186.06608 (2000.0) P Q
n 1.10316090 Peri. 51.54951 +0.67353217 -0.73907964
a 0.9276343 Node 356.05879 +0.62002670 +0.57284020
e 0.2297231 Incl. 9.00343 +0.40239447 +0.35442261
P 0.89 H 20...
The Great Comet of 1861 formally designated C/1861 J1 and 1861 II, was a comet that was visible to the naked eye for approximately 3 months. It was categorized as a Great Comet, one of eight in the 19th century. It was discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia, on May 13, 1861, wit...
Iceberg bigger than Guam drifting from Antarctic glacier Scientists are watching an iceberg bigger than the island of Guam as it slowly moves away from an Antarctic glacier. NASA scientist Kelly Brunt said it is more a wonder than a worry and is not a threat to shipping or sea level rise. Brunt said the...
Title: Recent outburst of the young star V1180 Cas. Author: S. Antoniucci, A.A.Arkharov, A. Di Paola, T. Giannini, A. Harutyunyan, E. N. Kopatskaya, V.M Larionov, G. Li Causi, D. Lorenzetti, D. Morozova, B. Nisini, F. Vitali We report on the ongoing outburst of the young variable V1180 Cas, which i...
Title: Modelling of Sigma Scorpii, a high-mass binary with a Beta Cep variable primary component. Author: A. Tkachenko, C. Aerts, K. Pavlovski, P. Degroote, P. I. Papics, E. Moravveji, H. Lehmann, V. Kolbas, K. Clemer High-mass binary stars are known to show an unexplained discrepancy between th...
Title: WISEP J061135.13-041024.0AB: A J-Band Flux Reversal Binary at the L/T Transition. Author: Christopher R. Gelino, R. L. Smart, Federico Marocco, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Michael C. Cushing, Gregory Mace, Rene A. Mendez, C. G. Tinney, Hugh R. A. Jones We present Keck II laser guide star adaptiv...
