NGC 4843 (also MCG 0-33-24 and PGC 44388) is a magnitude +13.1 spiral galaxy located 226 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 at Windsor Road, Slough, on t...
NGC 4846 (also IRAS 12554+3637, MCG 6-29-2, UGC 8079 and PGC 44362) is a magnitude +13.7 spiral galaxy located 208 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 Win...
NGC 4915 (also MCG -1-33-69, UGCA 318 and PGC 44891) is a magnitude +12.1 elliptical galaxy located 139 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. In the sky it can be found roughly 5' southwest of the magnitude +15.3 galaxy NGC 4918. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronome...
The 7 - 15 metre wide asteroid 2004 DA53 will make a close pass (48.9 lunar distances, 0.1258 AU), travelling at 7.01 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 11th March 2014 @ 01:44 UT ±20:39. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...
The 400 - 900 metre wide asteroid 2000 RS11 will make a close pass (13.7 lunar distances, 0.0352 AU), travelling at 11.39 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 11th March 2014 @ 09:24 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0...
Comet C/2014 C2 (STEREO) is at Perihelion (0.512 AU) in the constellation Aquila on the 18th February 2014 Magnitude: 9.7 mag Distance to Earth: 1.095 AU Distance to Sun: 0.512 AU Orbital elements: C/2014 C2 (STEREO)
T 2014 Feb. 18.30018 TT MPC
q 0.5120766 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 56.22579 -0.4483156...
Asteroid (425) Cornelia / HIP 14514 event on 2014 Mar 10, 21:37 UT On 2014 Mar 10 UT, the 70 km diameter asteroid (425) Cornelia will occult a 6.1 mag star in the constellation Aries for observers along a path across Europe. In the case of an occultation, the combined light of the asteroid and the star wil...
Asteroid 2007 EB26 was discovered on the 10th March 2007. Other than Mercury, asteroid 2007 EB26 with a semi-major axis of 0.55 AU (82,000,000 km; 51,000,000 mi) has the smallest known semi-major axis of any known object orbiting the Sun. Read more
NGC 2457 (also MCG 9-13-86 and PGC 22161) is a magnitude +15.4 barred spiral galaxy located 333 million light-years away in the constellation Lynx. The galaxy is close to the neighbouring galaxy NGC 2456. The galaxy was discovered by English astronomer Ralph Copeland using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) re...
NGC 2651 (also GWT 61.1 and PGC 24521) is a magnitude +13.3 spiral galaxy located 400 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer. The galaxy is 1° 50' west of Messier 67 The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector at William Lassell's Ti...
NGC 2690 (also UGC 4647, MCG 0-23-8 and PGC 24926) is a magnitude +13.3 spiral galaxy located 74 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. 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...
NGC 2900 (also UGC 5065, MCG 1-24-26, IRAS 09 276 +0421 and PGC 26974) is a magnitude +13.5 barred spiral galaxy located 245 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at th...
