Orbital elements: 2004 RK9 Earth MOID = 0.1103 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 356.50364 (2000.0) P Q n 0.39546213 Peri. 283.97424 +0.15731555 +0.98750403 a 1.8382283 Node 355.04822 -0.85904148 +0.13216301 e 0.4260957 Incl. 6.22534 -0.48713403 +0.08584133 P 2.49 H 21.4 G 0.15 U 2 [...
Orbital elements:
2014 KS40 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0465 AU
Epoch 2014 May 23.0 TT = JDT 2456800.5 MPC
M 355.36263 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.28305625 Peri. 4.57134 -0.24161205 +0.96916338
a 2.2973168 Node 251.45278 -0.89191158 -0.24146153
e 0.5380417 Incl. 2.92844 -0.38225300 -0.04918003
P 3.48 H 22....
The 110 - 240 metre wide asteroid 2014 HM2 will make a close pass (39.9 lunar distances, 0.1024 AU), travelling at 6.64 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 27th May 2014 @ 10:08 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 A...
The 130 - 300 metre wide asteroid 2014 GH35 will make a close pass (54.3 lunar distances, 0.1396 AU), travelling at 10.45 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 27th May 2014 @ 10:27 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.0025...
NGC 5568 (also MCG 6-31-98 and PGC 51168) is a magnitude +14.7 face-on spiral galaxy located 390 million light-years away in the constellation Boötes. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan using a 30.48 cm (12 inch) refractor at the Paris Observatory on the 27th May 18...
NGC 5571 is a group of four stars located in the constellation Boötes. The grouping was discovered by French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan using a 30.48 cm (12 inch) refractor at the Paris Observatory on the 27th May 1886. Right Ascension 14h 19m 31.8s, Declination +35° 09' 04"
NGC 6103 (also IRAS 16138+3205, MCG 5-38-49, UGC 10302 and PGC 57648) is a magnitude +13.9 spiral galaxy located 433 million light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum r...
NGC 6141 is a magnitude +14.9 spiral galaxy located 413 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan using a 30.48 cm (12 inch) refractor at the Paris Observatory on the 27th May 1886. Right Ascension 16h 23m 06.3s,...
NGC 6153 (also PN G341.8+05.4, ESO 331-6 and HD 148687) is a magnitude +11.5 planetary nebula located 4,000 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. The planetary nebula was discovered by English astronomer Ralph Copeland using a 6" refractor from Puno in the Andes on the 27th May 1883. Ri...
Mercury: at magnitude -1.7, starts the month in the constellation of Aries. Mercury is at perihelion on the 2nd. Mercury is at Dichotomy (Half phase) on the 19th. Mercury is at its Greatest Elongation (22.7° East) on the 25th. The Moon is close (Separation 7°) to Mercury on the 30th. (On May 1...
The Kompas-2 satellite, designed to forecast earthquakes from space, will be launched into space in the second quarter of 2006.
The "Kompas" is Russian space program pilot project for creation of a constellation of satellites to monitor natural and man-made catastrophes.
The w...
NGC 6235 (also ESO 586-SC5 and GCL 48) is a magnitude +8.8 globular star cluster located 37500 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Clayhall Farm House in O...
NGC 7612 (also IRAS 23170 0820, MCG 1-59-50, UGC 12512 and PGC 44698) is a magnitude +12.8 lenticular galaxy located 148 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-R...
Orbital elements:
2012 KF25 Earth MOID = 0.0201 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 131.47660 (2000.0) P Q
n 1.00201367 Peri. 336.46671 +0.73377348 -0.62571133
a 0.9890546 Node 64.98161 +0.66047128 +0.56566045
e 0.0494609 Incl. 16.98366 +0.15922992 +0.53713461
P 0.98 H 25.3...