The 230 - 500 metre wide asteroid 2014 MX17 will make a close pass (64.5 lunar distances, 0.1658 AU), travelling at 23.94 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 28th June 2014 @ 16:54 UT ±00:03. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...
The 53 - 120 metre wide asteroid 2014 KD39 will make a close pass (52.1 lunar distances, 0.1340 AU), travelling at 6.61 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 28th June 2014 @ 16:22 UT ±00:06. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256...
Orbital elements: 2010 MF1 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0382 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 354.85710 (2000.0) P Q n 0.24264489 Peri. 27.77972 +0.69894977 +0.69863591 a 2.5457863 Node 287.02430 -0.68222881 +0.58720219 e 0.5978446 Incl. 9.20124 -0.21455320 +0.40878044 P 4.06 H 19.4 G 0.15...
The 150 - 330 metre wide asteroid 1994 CJ1 will make a close pass (35.3 lunar distances, 0.0907 AU), travelling at 7.63 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 28th June 2014 @ 02:19 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256...
Athena: Europe plans huge X-ray space telescope Europe has initiated the process that should lead to the biggest X-ray space telescope ever built. Dubbed Athena, the satellite will be some 12m in length and weigh about five tonnes when launched in 2028. The European Space Agency's (Esa) Science Pr...
Orbital elements:
2014 MQ18 Earth MOID = 0.2020 AU
Epoch 2014 May 23.0 TT = JDT 2456800.5 MPC
M 328.20937 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.18612033 Peri. 332.03274 +0.77211513 +0.62181634
a 3.0381334 Node 346.79414 -0.42115624 +0.34623459
e 0.6158844 Incl. 35.01497 -0.47588407 +0.70247139
P 5.30 H 15.8...
NGC 6054 (also IC 1183, MCG 3-41-103 and PGC 57086) is a magnitude +14.2 lenticular galaxy located 469 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. 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 Obse...
NGC 6505 (also MCG 11-22-7, UGC 11026 and PGC 60995) is a magnitude +14.4 lenticular galaxy located 589 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 6507 (also OCL 32) is a magnitude +9.6 open star cluster located 4,000 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 Windsor Road, Slough, on the 27th June 1...
NGC 6546 (also ESO 521-SC29, Collinder 365 and OCL 24) is a magnitude +8.0 open star cluster located 3,000 light-years(?) away in the constellation Sagittarius. The open cluster consists of about 150 stars, with the brightest central stars of magnitude +10.6 The cluster was discovered by Britis...
NGC 6876 (also ESO 73-35 and PGC 64447)is a magnitude +11.3 elliptical galaxy located 184 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 27th June 1...
NGC 6880 (also ESO 73-37, IRAS 20142-7100 and PGC 64479)is a magnitude +12.1 barred spiral galaxy located 181 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 H...
The 16 - 35 metre wide asteroid 2014 MG6 will make a close pass (9.5 lunar distances, 0.0244 AU), travelling at 5.31 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 27th June 2014 @ 14:41 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU)...
Orbital elements:
2014 ME6 Earth MOID = 0.0066 AU
Epoch 2014 May 23.0 TT = JDT 2456800.5 MPC
M 304.63746 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.60739453 Peri. 98.21105 +0.98957431 -0.12556314
a 1.3808785 Node 269.02278 +0.08778948 +0.91418209
e 0.5324155 Incl. 4.04588 +0.11417400 +0.38536347
P 1.62 H 25.6 G 0....
The 99 - 220 metre wide asteroid 2014 MY17 made a close pass (35.1 lunar distances, 0.0902 AU), travelling at 14.13 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 26th June 2014 @ 03:27 UT ±00:03. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU)...
