NGC 6358 (also MCG 9-28-33, UGC 10810 and PGC 60054) is a magnitude +14.0 spiral galaxy located 426 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 Observatory...
As many as ten thousand people could have died in the catastrophic storm which ripped across Burma on Saturday, and the number is likely to rise as aid workers pick their way through rubble, floods and broken roads to the stricken areas of the Irrawaddy Delta. [url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/t...
New Excavation at Mesolithic Amesbury Over the next two weeks David Jacques and team will be back in Amesbury, continuing the exploration of our Mesolithic past. David is keen for the community to hear of the progress made to date and will be giving talks at the Melor Hall with leading experts during t...
Title: On the Spin-axis Dynamics of a Moonless Earth Author: Gongjie Li, Konstantin Batygin The variation of a planet's obliquity is influenced by the existence of satellites with a high mass ratio. For instance, the Earth's obliquity is stabilized by the Moon, and would undergo chaotic variatio...
Orbital elements:
2014 HP132 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0449 AU
Epoch 2014 May 23.0 TT = JDT 2456800.5 MPC
M 347.42921 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.42250088 Peri. 257.97810 +0.31678724 +0.85177067
a 1.7589398 Node 39.90515 -0.39236071 +0.51822440
e 0.5684558 Incl. 40.57744 -0.86353860 +0.07700778
P 2.33 H...
Dr. Josef Allen Hynek (May 1, 1910 - April 27, 1986) was a United States astronomer, professor, and ufologist.[1] He is perhaps best remembered for his UFO research. Hynek acted as scientific adviser to UFO studies undertaken by the U.S. Air Force under three consecutive names: Project Sign (1947 -...
The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on 1 May 1960, during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower and during the leadership of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union. Read more
Malcolm Scott Carpenter (born May 1, 1925) is an American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut. He is best known as one of the original seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury in April 1959. Read more
NGC 2896 (also MCG 4-23-7 and PGC 26985) is a magnitude +14.0 spiral galaxy located 192 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was discovered by Danish-German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 refractor st the Copenhagen Observatory on th...
NGC 3167 is a non-existent object located in the constellation Leo Minor. Subsequent observations of the position show no observable astronomical object. The object was discovered by Danish-German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 refractor st the Copenhage...
NGC 3354 (also IRAS 10407-3606, MCG -6-24-8 and PGC 31941) is a magnitude +13.2 spiral galaxy located 138 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia. 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...
NGC 5140 (also IRAS 13235-3336, MCG -5-32-16 and PGC 47031) is a magnitude +11.8 elliptical galaxy located 178 million light-years away in the constellation Centaurus. 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...
NGC 5141 (also MCG 6-30-4, UGC 8433 and PGC 46906) is a magnitude +12.8 spiral galaxy located 239 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet,...
NGC 5142 (also MCG 6-30-6, UGC 8435 and PGC 46919) is a magnitude +13.3 spiral galaxy located 258 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet,...
NGC 5149 (also IRAS 13238+3611, MCG 6-30-10, UGC 8444 and PGC 47011) is a magnitude +12.9 barred spiral galaxy located 260 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 specu...
