NGC 5977 (also MCG 3-40-23, UGC 9967 and PGC 55769) is a magnitude +13.4 barred spiral galaxy located 373 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observatory o...
NGC 5824 (also NGC 5834, ESO 387-SC1 and GCL 31) is a magnitude +9.09 globular star cluster located in the constellation Lupus. The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, New South Wales,...
The 400 - 900 metre wide asteroid 2013 XM24 will make a close pass (44.0 lunar distances, 0.1131 AU), travelling at 22.34 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 29th June 2014 @ 06:58 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...
Mercury: at magnitude 1.4, starts the month in the constellation of Gemini. The planet is best seen from 21:50 -22:35 UT. Mercury is at Aphelion (distance to sun: 0.4667 AU) on the 15th. Mercury makes its closest approach to the Earth (0.553 AU) on the 18th June 2014. (On June 1st, RA= 6h07m47s D...
This shower is currently active during June 27 to July 5 and possesses a maximum of activity that falls on the 28th.
The June Bootids have an hourly rate between 3 and 100. The stream is noted for an especially strong display in 1916, and good displays in 1921 and 1927.
A 65% illuminated Moon...
NGC 6209 (also ESO 43-8, IRAS 16489-7230 and PGC 59252) is a magnitude +11.8 spiral galaxy located 269 million light-years away in the constellation Apus. 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 th...
NGC 6236 (also IRAS 16450+7052, MCG 12-16-8, UGC 10546 and PGC 58891) is a magnitude +11.9 barred spiral galaxy located 59 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 6269 (also MCG 5-40-12, UGC 10629 and PGC 59332) is a magnitude +12.2 elliptical galaxy located 479 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) speculum reflector at William Lassell's Tigné P...
Title: The outflows and 3D structure of NGC 6337, a planetary nebula with a close binary nucleus Authors: Ma. T. García-Díaz, D. M. Clark, J. A. López, W. Steffen, M. G. Richer NGC 6337 is a member of the rare group of planetary nebulae where a close binary nucleus has been identified. The nebula's morp...
NGC 6496 is a globular cluster which is in the direction of the bulge. NGC 6496 lies in the Southern sky at RA=17:59:03.68 and Dec=-44:15:57.4. Read more
NGC 6534 is a lost object located in the constellation Draco. The object is positioned 37' south of NGC 6536 The object was observed by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner Observatory, East Avenue, Rochester, New York, on the 28th J...
Title: An Examination of the X-ray Sources in the Globular Cluster NGC 6652 Authors: W. S. Stacey (1), C. O. Heinke (1), H. N. Cohn (2), P. M. Lugger (2), A. Bahramian (1) ((1) University of Alberta, (2) Indiana University) We observed the globular cluster NGC 6652 with Chandra for 47.5 ks, detecting s...
NGC 6653 (also ESO 45-13 and PGC 62342) is a magnitude +12.2 elliptical galaxy located 237 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 28th June 1...
