NGC 2854 (also Arp 285, IRAS 09206+4925, MCG 8-17-92, UGC 4995 and PGC 26631) is a magnitude +13.0 spiral galaxy located 127 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy is gravitationally interacting with the neighbouring galaxy NGC 2856: these two galaxies are listed as...
NGC 2856 (also Arp 285, IRAS 09208+4927, MCG 8-17-93, UGC 4997 and PGC 26648) is a magnitude +13.2 spiral galaxy located 121 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy is gravitationally interacting with the neighbouring galaxy NGC 2854: these two galaxies are listed as...
NGC 3214 (also MCG 10-15-71 and PGC 30419) is a magnitude +14.4 spiral galaxy located 356 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by English astronomer Ralph Copeland using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) reflector at Birr castle on the 9th March 1874. Right Ascens...
NGC 3970 (also MCG -2-30-41 and PGC 37425) is a magnitude +13.5 lenticular galaxy located 264 million light-years away in the constellation Crater. 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 9t...
NGC 3974 (also MCG -2-31-1, IRAS 12312-1145 and PGC 37452) is a magnitude +13.4 barred spiral galaxy located 253 million light-years away in the constellation Crater. 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 4157 (also UGC 7183, MCG 9-20-106, IRAS 12085+5045 and PGC 38795) is a magnitude +11.3 spiral galaxy located 36 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 4524 (also MCG -2-32-14, IRAS 12312-1145 and PGC 41757) is a magnitude +13.7 spiral galaxy located 219 million light-years away in the constellation Corvus. 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 4741 (also MCG 8-23-98, UGC 8000 and PGC 43504) is a magnitude +13.7 spiral galaxy located 408 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor...
NGC 5994 (also UGC 10033, MCG 3-40-38, Arp 72 and PGC 56020) is a magnitude +14.8 barred spiral galaxy located 151 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens. The galaxy is gravitationally interacting with the neighbouring galaxy NGC 5996: these two galaxies are listed as Arp 72 in the A...
The 18 - 40 metre wide asteroid 2014 EB4 made a close pass (8.4 lunar distances, 0.0215 AU), travelling at 8.49 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 7th March 2014 @ 17:19 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU)....
Nicolaus Copernicus assisted Domenico Maria de Novara, professor of astronomy at the university of Bologna to observe the Moon occult the star Aldebaran on March 9, 1497. All of the observations were made with an un-aided eye. Source (PDF) Read more
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The 230 - 520 metre wide asteroid 2005 EY95 will make a close pass (26.5 lunar distances, 0.0681 AU), travelling at 15.3 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 9th March, 2014 @ 00:54 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...