NGC 6242 (also OCL 1001, ESO 332-SC10 and Collinder 317) is a magnitude +6.4 open star cluster located 3,689 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. The cluster was discovered by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille using a 1.27 cm (0.5 inch) refractor in South Africa on the 19th Ma...
NGC 6541 (also GCl 86, ESO 280-SC4 and Caldwell 78) is a magnitude +6.3 globular star cluster located 24,400 light-years away in the constellation Corona Australis. The cluster was discovered by Italian astronomer Nicolò Cacciatore using a 7.62 cm (3 inch) refractor at the Palermo Astronomical O...
The 180 - 410 metre wide asteroid 2014 EB49 will make a close pass (60.6 lunar distances, 0.1556 AU), travelling at 18.44 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 19th March 2014 @ 22:32 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...
NGC 2505 (also IRAS 08001+5341, MCG 9-13-115, UGC 4193 and PGC 22644) is a magnitude +13.2 spiral galaxy located 448 million light-years away in the constellation Lynx. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at...
NGC 2507 (also IRAS 07587+1550, MCG 3-21-10, UGC 4172 and PGC 22510) is a magnitude +12.7 lenticular galaxy located 210 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflec...
NGC 2534 (also MCG 9-14-14, UGC 4268 and PGC 23024) is a magnitude +12.6 elliptical galaxy located 159 million light-years away in the constellation Lynx. 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,...
NGC 2701 (also IRAS 08554+5357, MCG 9-15-63, UGC 4695 and PGC 25237) is a magnitude +12.0 barred spiral galaxy located 107 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 r...
NGC 2704 (also IC 2424, MCG 7-19-5, UGC 4678 and PGC 25134) is a magnitude +13.5 barred spiral galaxy located 327 million light-years away in the constellation Lynx. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Wind...
NGC 2710 (also IRAS 08560+5554, MCG 9-15-66, UGC 4705 and PGC 25258) is a magnitude +12.9 spiral galaxy located 116 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 reflect...
NGC 2838 (also MCG 7-19-61 and PGC 26434) is a magnitude 13.8 elliptical galaxy located 380 million light-years away in the constellation Lynx. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector on the 18th March 1787. Righ...
NGC 2844 (also IRAS 09186+4021, MCG 7-19-64, UGC 4971 and PGC 26501) is a magnitude +12.8 spiral galaxy located 68 million light-years away in the constellation Lynx. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Wi...
NGC 2852 (also MCG 7-19-65, UGC 4986 and PGC 26571) is a magnitude +13.3 barred spiral galaxy located 82 million light-years away in the constellation Lynx. 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...
NGC 2853 (also MCG 7-19-66, UGC 4987 and PGC 26580) is a magnitude +13.4 barred spiral galaxy located 81 million light-years away in the constellation Lynx. 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...
