* Astronomy

NGC 5115 (also MCG 2-34-10, UGC 8408 and PGC 46754) is a magnitude +13.7 spiral galaxy located 336 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, E...

NGC 5952 (also PGC 55496) is a magnitude +14.5 lenticular galaxy located 538 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector on the 25th March 1865. Right Ascension 15h 34m 56.3s, Declinatio...

NGC 5955 (also MCG 1-40-6 and PGC 55510) is a magnitude +14.9 face-on spiral galaxy located 454 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory i...

NGC 5983 (also MCG 1-40-12, UGC 9983 and PGC 55845) is a magnitude +13.9 elliptical galaxy located 566 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point obser...

NGC 5997 (also PGC 56044) is a magnitude +14.2 compact galaxy located 567 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory in Sliema, Malta, on t...

NGC 4939 (also MCG -2-33-104 and PGC 45170) is a magnitude +11.3 face-on spiral galaxy located 143 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector on the 25th March 1...

The Dowa (Stone) meteorite fell in Central, Malawi, on the 25th March, 1976. A total mass of 642 g was recovered. 13° 40'S, 33° 55'E

The Kulak (L5) meteorite fell in Baluchistan, Pakistan, on the 25th March, 1961. A total mass of 454 g was recovered. 30° 43' 52"N, 66° 48' 8"E

The Bishopville (Aubrite) meteorite fell in South Carolina, USA, on the 25th March, 1843. A total mass of 6 kg was recovered. 34° 10'N, 80° 17'W

The Timochin (H5) meteorite fell in Kaluzhskaya oblast', Russia, on the 25th March, 1807. A total mass of 65.5 kg was recovered. 54° 30'N, 35° 12'E

The 11 - 25 metre wide asteroid 2014 FZ will make a close pass (7.5 lunar distances, 0.0194 AU), travelling at 4.21km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 25th March, 2014 @ 02:08 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU)...

The 21 - 47 metre wide asteroid 2014 FD will make a close pass (4.5 lunar distances, 0.0116 AU), travelling at 8.45 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 25th March, 2014 @ 04:33 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU)...

The Great Comet of 1811 was discovered March 25, 1811 by Honoré Flaugergues at 2.7 AU from the sun in the now-defunct constellation of Argo Navis. Read more

Orbital elements: 2013 GW68 Earth MOID = 0.0599 AU Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 MPC M 104.28017 (2000.0) P Q n 0.92913869 Peri. 240.31674 +0.33111005 -0.94244079 a 1.0401174 Node 190.66146 +0.92917161 +0.33425288 e 0.3428698 Incl. 14.58884 +0.16433580 +0.00896537 P 1.06 H 21....

Orbital elements: 2011 EN40 Earth MOID = 0.1486 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 273.66703 (2000.0) P Q n 0.70473644 Peri. 165.10704 +0.69182581 +0.71229726 a 1.2505994 Node 148.39226 -0.68342574 +0.69885166 e 0.7229247 Incl. 13.05221 -0.23303713 +0.06510731 P 1.40 H 20.3 G 0.15 U 9...