* Astronomy

NGC 5117 (also MCG 5-32-10, UGC 8411 and PGC 46746) is a magnitude +13.5 spiral galaxy located 110 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slou...

NGC 5357 (also ESO 445-78, MCG -5-33-32 and PGC 49534) is a magnitude +12.0 elliptical galaxy located 224 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 Good...

NGC 5393 (also ESO 445-87, IRAS 13576-2838, MCG -5-33-35 and PGC 49863) is a magnitude +13.0 spiral galaxy located 277 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cap...

NGC 5464 (also ESO 446-11, IRAS 14041-2946, MCG -5-33-45 and PGC 50356) is a magnitude +13.0 spiral galaxy located 124 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cap...

NGC 5494 (also ESO 446-25, IRAS 14094-3024, MCG -5-34-1 and PGC 50732) is a magnitude +11.8 spiral galaxy located 120 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 C...

NGC 5855 (also PGC 54014) is a magnitude +14.5 compact galaxy located 488 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner Observatory, East Avenue, Rochester,...

NGC 5919 (also PGC 54826) is a magnitude +15.9 elliptical galaxy located 638 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner Observatory, East Avenue, Roche...

NGC 5920 (also UGC 9822 and PGC 54839) is a magnitude +13.6 lenticular galaxy located 624 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner Observatory, East Av...

The Fünen (stone) meteorite fell in Region Syddanmark, Denmark, on the 30th March, 1654. An unknown total mass was recovered. 55° 20'N, 10° 20'E

Asteroid (9000) Hal makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.003 AU) on the 23rd May, 2011

Comet 138P/Shoemaker-Levy is at Perihelion (1.701 AU) on the 11th June, 2012. EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2012 06 11 03 36 26.4 +26 07 26 2.5861 1.7006 23.2 13.6 20.5 2012 06 12 03 39 28.4 +26 17 14 2.5835 1.7006 23.4 13.7 20.5

Maria Cunitz or Maria Cunitia (other versions of surname include: Cunicia, Cunitzin, Kunic, Cunitiae, Kunicia, Kunicka) (Wolów, Silesia, 1610 - Byczyna, Silesia, August 22, 1664) was an accomplished German astronomer, and one of the most notable female astronomers of the modern era. She autho...

Elisabeth Catherina Koopmann Hevelius (in Polish also called Elbieta Heweliusz) (17 January 1647 22 December 1693) is considered one of the first female astronomers, and called "the mother of moon charts". She was also the second wife of fellow astronomer Johannes Hevelius. Read mor...

The 16 - 36 metre wide asteroid 2014 FO38 made a close pass (4.8 lunar distances, 0.0124 AU), travelling at 8.85 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 29th March 2014 @ 04:43 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

Asteroid (224) Oceana was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on March 30, 1882 in Vienna. Read more