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NGC 4837 (also UGC 8068, MCG +08-24-012 and PGC 44188 + PGC 44198) are pair of magnitude +13.4 galaxies located in the constellation Canes Venatici. PGC 44188 is a magnitude +13.0 peculiar galaxy. PGC 44198 is a magnitude +13.8 spiral galaxy. The galaxies were discovered by British astronomer John...

Scientists Launch NSF Study of Sierra Negra An interdisciplinary team of scientists from the University of Miami (UM), University of Rochester, University of Idaho-Moscow and the Instituto Geofísico, Escuela Politécnica Nacional (Quito, Ecuador) have joined forces to study one the world's m...

Ferocious dinosaur was European giant Scientists in Portugal have identified what they think may have been the largest predator ever to roam across the European landmass. Fossil bones from the dinosaur were pulled from a cliff at Praia da Vermelha just north of Lisbon. Known as Torvosaurus gurney...

The Italian government has ordered immediate action to try to save the archaeological site at Pompeii from further damage Read more

The 48 - 110 metre wide asteroid 2014 DO7 will make a close pass (27.4 lunar distances, 0.0704 AU), travelling at 9.27 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 6th March 2014 @ 04:34 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...

Orbital elements: 2014 EC Earth MOID = 0.0003 AU Epoch 2013 Nov. 4.0 TT = JDT 2456600.5 MPC M 260.45998 (2000.0) P Q n 0.57090722 Peri. 262.84890 -0.36747493 +0.92995073 a 1.4391046 Node 345.57225 -0.83243862 -0.33483084 e 0.5131972 Incl. 2.85321 -0.41473862 -0.15192087 P 1.73 H 28.1 G 0....

Title: COSMOGRAIL XII: Time delays and 9-yr optical monitoring of the lensed quasar RX J1131-1231 Authors: M. Tewes, F. Courbin, G. Meylan, C. S. Kochanek, E. Eulaers, N. Cantale, A. M. Mosquera, P. Magain, H. Van Winckel, D. Sluse, G. Cataldi, D. Voros, S. Dye We present the results from 9 years of op...

The Chico (L6) meteorite was found in New Mexico, USA, in January 1954. A total mass of 104.8 kg was recovered. 36° 30'N, 104° 12'W

The Sagan (Stone) meteorite fell in Zielona Gora, Poland, on the 6th March, 1636. An unknown total mass was recovered. 51° 32'N, 14° 53'E

Orbital elements: C/2013 B2 (Catalina) T 2013 June 30.59063 TT MPC q 3.7533158 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 156.14312 -0.66746495 -0.66963693 Node 331.79628 +0.52265843 -0.10975892 e 1.0 Incl. 43.56231 +0.53039486 -0.73453343 From 42 observations 2013 Jan. 16-23. MPEC 2013 - B84 Key to Orbital...

NGC 2352 (also ESO 492 - 005) is an asterism located 5708 ±264 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The asterism was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the on the 6th March 1785. Right...

NGC 2354 (also OCL 639 and ESO 492-SC6) is a magnitude +6.5 open cluster located 13,324 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the on...

Title: NGC 2362: The Terminus of Star Formation Authors: S. E. Dahm NGC 2362 is a richly populated Galactic cluster, devoid of natal molecular gas and dust. The cluster represents the final product of the star forming process and hosts an unobscured and near-complete initial mass function. NGC 236...

NGC 2379 (also UGC 3857, MCG 6-17-6 and PGC 21036) is a magnitude +13.5 lenticular galaxy located 186 million light-years away in the constellation Gemini. 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, o...

NGC 2566 (also ESO 495-3, IRAS 08166-2520, MCG -4-20-8, UGC A 138 and PGC 23303) is a magnitude +11.0 barred spiral galaxy located 75 million light-years away in the constellation Puppis. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 spec...