NGC 6243 (also MCG 4-40-4, UGC 10891 and PGC 59161) is a magnitude +14.1 spiral galaxy located 493 million light-years away in the constellation of 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...
NGC 6384 (also IRAS 17299+0705, MCG 1-45-1, UGC 10891 and PGC 60459) is a magnitude +13.8 barred spiral galaxy located 60.3 million light-years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) speculum reflector at Wi...
NGC 6406 is a magnitude +4.2 double star located in the constellation of Hercules. The double star was discovered by French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan using a 30.48 cm (12 inch) refractor at the Paris Observatory on the 10th June 1885. Right Ascension 17h 38m 19.2s, Declination +18° 49' 58"
Asteroid (259) Aletheia is at opposition in the constellation Ophiuchus on the 10th June 2014. Magnitude: 11.3 Distance to Sun: 2.736 AU Distance to Earth: 1.721 AU EphemerisDate UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. Mag
2014 06 09 000000 17 17 52.7 -20 47 48 1.722 2.736 176.8 1.2 11.3
2014 06 10 00000...
The 20 - 45 metre wide asteroid 2014 HM132 will make a close pass (47.9 lunar distances, 0.1230 AU), travelling at 4.07 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 10th June 2014 @ 00:00 UT ±01:03. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256...
Title: Modern Comprehensive study of the W UMa System TY Boo Author: M. M. Elkhateeb, M. I. Nouh, A. S. Saad New CCD three colors light curves of TY Boo were carried out in five nights from February to May 2006 in BVR bandpass using a 50-cm F/8.4 Ritchey Chretien telescope (Ba50) of the Baja Astronomical...
Title: A Far-UV Survey of M 80: X-ray Source Counterparts, Strange Blue Stragglers and the Recovery of Nova T Sco Authors: Andrea Dieball, Knox S. Long, Christian Knigge, Grace S. Thomson, Dave R. Zurek Using the ACS on HST, we have surveyed the FUV and NUV populations in the core region of M80. The CMD...
Daytime Zeta-Perseids meteor shower (from constellation Taurus) The Arietids, along with the Zeta Perseids, are the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year. The source of the shower is unknown, but scientists suspect that they come from the asteroid 1566 Icarus, although the orbit also...
NGC 6470 (also MCG 11-21-25, UGC 10974 and PGC 60778) is a magnitude +14.7 face-on spiral galaxy located 67 million light-years away in the constellation of Draco. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomers Lewis A. Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner...
The 300 metre wide asteroid (3361) Orpheus will make a close pass (53.8 lunar distances, 0.1383 AU), travelling at 6.51 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 25th December, 2009. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the dista...
The 63 - 140 metre wide asteroid 2014 KP76 will make a close pass (66.5 lunar distances, 0.1708 AU), travelling at 7.46 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 9th June 2014 @ 04:27 UT ±00:05. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 A...
The 240 - 540 metre wide asteroid 2002 SR41 will make a close pass (74.6 lunar distances, 0.1918 AU), travelling at 11.64 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 13th November, 2011 @ 16:12 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Dista...
A Korea Space Launch Vehicle 1 with the Science and Technology Satellite 2B is scheduled to launch from the Naro Space Centre, South Korea, at 03:53 GMT, 9th June, 2010.
