NGC 5016 (also IRAS 13096+2421, MCG 4-31-13, UGC 8279 and PGC 45836) is a magnitude +12.8 face-on spiral galaxy located 120 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 spe...
NGC 5052 (also MCG 5-31-165, UGC 8330 and PGC 46131) is a magnitude +13.2 lenticular galaxy located 305 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road...
NGC 5242 is a non-existent object located in the constellation Virgo. The object was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 10th April 1828. Right Ascension 13h 37m 07.3s, Declination +02° 46' 14"
Chance Meeting Creates Celestial Diamond Ring Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile have captured this eye-catching image of planetary nebula PN A66 33 - usually known as Abell 33. Created when an aging star blew off its outer layers, this beautiful blue bubble is, by chance, align...
The 28 - 62 metre wide asteroid 2014 GG45 made a close pass (5.0 lunar distances, 0.0128 AU), travelling at 20.93 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 9th April 2014 @ 12:08 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).
Orbital elements:
2014 GY44 Earth MOID = 0.0010 AU
Epoch 2014 May 23.0 TT = JDT 2456800.5 MPC
M 86.69727 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.76232003 Peri. 271.57182 -0.17646348 -0.98394364
a 1.1868008 Node 188.73028 +0.95857851 -0.16561453
e 0.3896141 Incl. 10.15063 +0.22357970 -0.06653372
P 1.29 H 25.4 G...
April 1893 News has been received of an extra-ordinary occurrence at St. Louis, in the state of Missouri. An aerolite fell and struck the statue erected to the memory of the late John Brown, the hero of Harper's Ferry and the abolitionist martyr. Source
Orbital elements:
2014 GM35 Earth MOID = 0.0029 AU
Epoch 2014 May 23.0 TT = JDT 2456800.5 MPC
M 23.03203 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.25175720 Peri. 268.97256 -0.22447721 -0.97431850
a 2.4839801 Node 194.03761 +0.92058541 -0.20606926
e 0.7844471 Incl. 4.18569 +0.31958174 -0.09076845
P 3.91 H 26.8 G 0...
NGC 3102 (also MCG 10-15-7, UGC 5418 and PGC 29220) is a magnitude +13.3 elliptical galaxy located 141 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windso...
NGC 3246 (also IRAS 10240+0407, MCG 1-27-9, UGC 5661 and PGC 32284) is a magnitude +12.6 spiral galaxy located 99 million light-years away in the constellation Sextans. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor R...
NGC 3386 (also MCG 1-28-10 and PGC 32284) is a magnitude +14.2 elliptical galaxy located 470 million light-years away in the constellation Sextans. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 9...
NGC 3543 (also MCG 10-16-75, UGC 6213 and PGC 33953) is a magnitude +14.2 edge-on spiral galaxy located 77 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Win...
NGC 3671 (also PGC 35149) is a magnitude +14.8 compact galaxy located 827 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy 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 9th Ap...