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NGC 2567 (also ESO 431-SC3 and OCL 708) is a magnitude +7.4 open cluster located 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 on the 4th March 1783. Right Ascension 08h 18m 32.0s, Declina...

NGC 3217 (also IC 606, IRAS 10208+1112, MCG 2-27-6 and PGC 30448) is a magnitude 14.6 spiral galaxy located 442 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer David Peck Todd using the 66.04 cm (26 inch) f/15 Clark refractor of the U.S. Naval Obse...

NGC 3602 (also MCG 3-29-17 and PGC 34351) is a magnitude 15.0 spiral galaxy located 276 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector on the 4th March 1865. Right Ascension 11h 15m 48.3s, Declin...

NGC 3636 (also MCG -2-29-19 and PGC 34709) is a magnitude 12.4 elliptical galaxy located 80 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 reflector on the 4th March 1786. Rig...

NGC 3637 (also MCG -2-29-20 and PGC 34731) is a magnitude 12.7 barred spiral galaxy located 85 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 reflector on the 4th March 1786. R...

Title: Is there a black hole in NGC 4382? Authors: Kayhan Gultekin, Douglas O. Richstone, Karl Gebhardt, S. M. Faber, Tod R. Lauer, Ralf Bender, John Kormendy, Jason Pinkney We present HST STIS observations of the galaxy NGC 4382 (M85) and axisymmetric models of the galaxy to determine mass-to-lig...

The 400 - 900 metre wide asteroid 2014 DU110 will make a close pass (45.9 lunar distances, 0.1179 AU), travelling at 18.57 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 4th March 2014 @ 00:40 UT ±00:03. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0...

The 70 - 160 metre wide asteroid 2014 DU110 will make a close pass (57.7 lunar distances, 0.1483 AU), travelling at 13.90 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 4th March 2014 @ 14:31 UT ±00:25. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0....

The Sitathali (H5) meteorite fell in Madhya Pradesh, India, on the 4th March, 1875. A total mass of 1.6 kg was recovered. 20° 55'N, 82° 35'E

The Segowlie (LL6) meteorite fell in Bihar, India, on the 4th March, 1853. A total mass of 6.93 kg was recovered. 26° 45'N, 84° 47'E

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Asteroid (624) Hektor makes its closest approach to the Earth (4.137 AU) on the 21st February, 2013.

Guatemalas Pacaya volcano erupted on Thursday covering the capital with a cloud of black ash that closed the airport and forced evacuations of nearby villages. Read more Latitude: 14°22'51"N, Longitude: 90°36'04&qu...

The Ijopega (H6) meteorite fell in Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, on the 3rd March, 1975. A total mass of 7.33 kg was recovered. 6° 2'S, 145° 22'E