The 52 - 120 metre wide asteroid 2014 MV18 will make a close pass (7.2 lunar distances, 0.0184 AU), travelling at 6.56 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 30th June 2014 @ 15:57 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 A...
The 220 - 490 metre wide asteroid 2006 YC13 will make a close pass (63.4 lunar distances, 0.1629 AU), travelling at 14.53 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 30th June 2014 @ 08:06 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...
A Postcard from Extragalactic Space?Credit ESO ESO astronomers have used the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope to capture an image of NGC 6744. This impressive spiral galaxy lies about 30 million light-years away in the southern constellation of Pavo. But this view could almos...
NGC 6311 (also MCG 7-35-39, UGC 10741 and PGC 59750) is a magnitude +13.5 elliptical galaxy located 493 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflecting telescope at the Marseille Obse...
NGC 6300 (also ESO 101-25, IRAS 17123-6245 and PGC 60001) is a magnitude +10.2 barred spiral galaxy located 51 million light-years away in the constellation Ara. The galaxy was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflec...
Orbital elements:
2014 MR26 Earth MOID = 0.1108 AU
Epoch 2014 May 23.0 TT = JDT 2456800.5 MPC
M 24.51442 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.70062977 Peri. 266.00039 +0.53467402 -0.83956827
a 1.2554815 Node 151.02331 +0.83250884 +0.50377180
e 0.7659285 Incl. 11.45007 +0.14509559 +0.20332019
P 1.41 H 18.0 G...
Orbital elements:
2014 MQ26 Earth MOID = 0.3051 AU
Epoch 2014 May 23.0 TT = JDT 2456800.5 MPC
M 66.64601 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.47243109 Peri. 37.23824 -0.37334619 +0.88867997
a 1.6327151 Node 213.38436 -0.92409883 -0.38149165
e 0.2205689 Incl. 28.93199 -0.08157186 +0.25438560
P 2.09 H 16.5 G 0...
NGC 7216 (also ESO 76-3 and PGC 68291) is a magnitude +12.3 lenticular galaxy located 162 million light-years away in the constellation Indus. 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 29th June 1...
NGC 6932 (also ESO 47-8 and PGC 65219) is a magnitude +12.3 barred spiral galaxy located 174 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 29th June...
NGC 6501 (also MCG 3-46-4, UGC 11049 and PGC 61128) is a magnitude +12.0 spiral galaxy located 141 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road...
NGC 6500 (also IRAS 17537+1820, MCG 3-46-3, UGC 11048 and PGC 61123) is a magnitude +12.2 spiral galaxy located 138 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflect...
NGC 6389 (also IRAS 17304+1626, MCG 3-45-1, UGC 10893 and PGC 60466) is a magnitude +12.1 spiral galaxy located 143 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflect...
NGC 6380 (also Pismis 25, Tonantzintla 1, ESO 333-SC14 and GCL 68) is a magnitude +11.5 globular star cluster located 35,600 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 C...
NGC 6350 (also MCG 7-35-64, UGC 10800 and PGC 60046) is a magnitude +13.2 lenticular galaxy located 449 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observatory o...
NGC 6348 (also MCG 7-35-63 and PGC 60036) is a magnitude +14.4 spiral galaxy located 437 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observatory on the 29th June 1...
