The Peckelsheim (Diogenite) meteorite fell in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, on the 3rd March, 1953. A total mass of 117.8 g was recovered. 51° 40'N, 9° 15'E
On 2014 Mar 03 UT, the 31 km diameter asteroid (2793) Valdaj will occult a 4.0 mag star in the constellation Leo for observers along a path across SE Asia, India, Arabia, Africa. In the case of an occultation, the combined light of the asteroid and the star will drop by 2.6 mag to 6.5 mag (the combined magn...
NGC 2282 (also IC 2172 and CED 87) is a magnitude +11.6 reflection nebula located 5545 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. The nebula was discovered by American astronomer Edward Barnard using a 15.24 cm (6 inch) refractor on the 3rd March 1886. The nebula was rediscovered by Edward Ba...
NGC 2513 (also UGC 4184, MCG 2-21-9 and PGC 22555) is a magnitude +11.6 elliptical galaxy located 214 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Clayhall Far...
NGC 2571 (also Cr 181, OCL 701 and ESO 431-SC5) is a magnitude +7.0 open cluster located 4,377 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 th...
NGC 2858 (also MCG 1-24-17, UGC 4989 and PGC 26556) is a magnitude +12.6 spiral galaxy located 168 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory in...
NGC 2914 (also Arp 137, MCG 2-25-6, UGC 5096 and PGC 27185) is a magnitude +13.3 barred spiral galaxy located 145 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The galaxy is gravitationally interacting with the neighbouring galaxy NGC 2911: these two galaxies are listed as Arp 232 in the Atla...
NGC 2932 is a magnitude +14.2 group of stars located in the constellation Vela. The asterism was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Town on the 3rd March 1837. Right Ascension 09h 35m 27.7s, Declinatio...
NGC 2936 (also Arp 142, MCG 1-25-5, UGC 5130 and PGC 27422) is a magnitude +12.9 irregular spiral galaxy located 321 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. NGC 2936, which is interacting with the spiral galaxy NGC 2937 is listed in Halton C. Arp's "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies" as Arp 142...
NGC 2937 (also Arp 142, MCG 1-25-6, UGC 5131 and PGC 27423) is a magnitude +13.7 elliptical galaxy located 317.35 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. NGC 2937, which is interacting with the spiral galaxy NGC 2936 is listed in Halton C. Arp's "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies" as Arp 142....
NGC 4703 (also MCG -1-33-15 and PGC 43342) is a magnitude +13.7 edge-on spiral galaxy located 205 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 Clayhall Farm Hou...
NGC 4728 (also NGC 4728A, MCG 5-30-98 and PGC 43455) is a magnitude +14.6 elliptical galaxy located 296 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-refracor at...
NGC 4739 (also MCG -1-33-29 and PGC 43571) is a magnitude +12.5 elliptical galaxy located 174 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 Clayhall Farm House i...
