NGC 6686 (also MCG 7-38-17 and PGC 62224) is a magnitude +14.7 compact galaxy located 325 million light-years away in the constellation Lyra. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Edward D. Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner Observatory, East Ave...
Orbital elements:
2014 KZ45 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0014 AU
Epoch 2014 May 23.0 TT = JDT 2456800.5 MPC
M 290.73858 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.52245926 Peri. 231.34864 +0.97380084 +0.10445093
a 1.5267494 Node 121.77901 -0.04677625 +0.96128101
e 0.4053044 Incl. 13.74594 -0.22253966 +0.25500749
P 1.89 H...
The name and the logo for the Luca Parmitano mission have been identified The ISS 36/37 space mission finally has a logo and a name, and will be joined by the sixth Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano at the end of May 2013: it will be called "VOLARE" and will be represented by a Soyuz that surrou...
Title: Broad Band X-Ray Spectra of Two Low-luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei NGC 1566 and NGC 4941 Authors: Taiki Kawamuro, Yoshihiro Ueda, Fumie Tazaki, Yuichi Terashima We report the first broad band X-ray spectra of the low luminosity active galactic nuclei (LLAGN) NGC 1566 (type 1.5) and NGC...
NGC 3201 (also ESO 263-SC26 and GCL 15) is a magnitude +8.24 low galactic latitude globular cluster located 16,300 light-years away in the constellation Vela. The clusters stellar population is inhomogeneous, with the redder and cooler stars tending to be located closer to the core. The effectiv...
Glittering Jewels of Messier 9 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most detailed image so far of Messier 9, a globular star cluster located close to the centre of the galaxy. This ball of stars is too faint to see with the naked eye, yet Hubble can see over 250 000 individual stars shini...
NGC 6440 (also ESO 589-SC8 and GCL 77) is a magnitude +9.3 globular cluster located 27,700 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, o...
NGC 6445 (also Little Gem nebula, Crescent Nebula, PK8+3.1 and ESO 589-PN9) is a magnitude +11.2 planetary nebula located 4,500 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. The nebula was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum...
The 23 - 51 metre wide asteroid 2014 JE15 will make a close pass (41.1 lunar distances, 0.1057 AU), travelling at 5.70 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 28th May 2014 @ 02:27 UT ±00:14. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU...
The 12 - 27 metre wide asteroid 2014 KM22 will make a close pass (18.7 lunar distances, 0.0480 AU), travelling at 4.35 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 28th May 2014 @ 08:37 UT ±00:20. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU...
The 180 - 410 metre wide asteroid 2014 GD45 will make a close pass (62.7 lunar distances, 0.1611 AU), travelling at 6.99 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 28th May 2014 @ 11:17 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256...
The 14 - 30 metre wide asteroid 2014 KF22 will make a close pass (2.7 lunar distances, 0.0068 AU), travelling at 10.68 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 28th May 2014 @ 14:28 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU...
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