The 97 - 220 metre wide asteroid 2005 EY169 will make a close pass (28.3 lunar distances, 0.0727 AU), travelling at 12.39 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 11th March, 2011 @ 13:36 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00...
There are currently 31 known martian meteorites. They have been found on every continent except Australia. Four of them (Shergotty, Zagami, Nahkla and Chassigny) were observed to fall between 1815 and 1962. The 27 meteorites found long after they fell include 11 Antarctic and 16 non-Antarctic sa...
NGC 4536 (also UGC 7732, MCG 0-32-23, ZWG 14.68 and PGC 41823) is a magnitude +11.1 spiral galaxy located 55 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) reflecting telescope at Datchet, Be...
NGC 2356 (also NGC 2355, Mel 63, and OCL 496) is a magnitude +9.7 open star cluster containing about 50 stars (down to +14.0 mag) located 5,400 light years away in the constellation Gemini. The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 spe...
NGC 2401 (also OCL 588 and Collinder 149) is a magnitude +12.6 open cluster located 20,548 light-years away in the constellation Puppis. The cluster 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 the 8...
NGC 2417 (also ESO 123-15, IRAS 07295-6208 and PGC 21155) is a magnitude +12.1 barred spiral galaxy located 147 million light-years away in the constellation Carina. 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 Goo...
NGC 2425 (also OCL 599) is a magnitude +12.8 open star cluster located 11,600 light-years away in the constellation Puppis. In the sky it can be found roughly between Messier 46 and Messier 47. The age of the cluster is estimated as 2.5 ±0.5 billion years. The cluster was discovered by German-British...
NGC 2578 (also IRAS 08191-1310, MCG -2-22-2 and PGC 23440) is a magnitude +12.6 barred spiral galaxy located 211 million light-years away in the constellation Puppis. In the sky it can be found roughly 25' south-west of 22 Puppis. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Her...
NGC 2887 (also ESO 91-9 and PGC 26592) is a magnitude +11.7 lenticular galaxy located 134 million light-years away in the constellation Carina. 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 Hope on the 8th March 1...
NGC 3497 (also NGC 3528, NGC 3525, IC 2624, ESO 570-6 and PGC 33667) is a magnitude +11.9 lenticular galaxy located 169 million light-years away in the constellation Crater. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecto...
NGC 3571 (also NGC 3544, ESO 570 -11, MCG-3-29-1, and PGC 34028) is a magnitude +12.2 barred spiral galaxy located 172 million light-years away in the constellation Crater. In the sky it can be found roughly 19' north-west of the star Psi Crater. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronom...
The 38 - 86 metre wide asteroid 2013 YR2 will make a close pass (29.7 lunar distances, 0.0762 AU), travelling at 3.93 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 8th March, 2014 @ 14:50 UT ±01:19. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256...
The 370 - 820 metre wide asteroid 2008 AH33 will make a close pass (47.6 lunar distances, 0.1223 AU), travelling at 22.96 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 17th February, 2011 @ 15:21 UT ±1 day 06:40. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km,...
Title: IGR J17488-2338: a newly discovered giant radio galaxy Author: Manuela Molina (INAF/IASF-Bologna), L. Bassani (INAF/IASF-Bologna), A. Malizia (INAF/IASF-Bologna), A. J. Bird (University of Southampton), A. Bazzano (INAF/IAPS-Rome), P. Ubertini (INAF/IAPS-Rome), T. Venturi (IN...
