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NGC 4818 (also IRAS 12542-0815, MCG -1-33-57 and PGC 44191) is a magnitude +11.3 barred spiral galaxy located 49 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 Cl...

NGC 5281 (also OCL 911, Mel 120, Collinder 276 and ESO 97-SC5) is a magnitude +5.9 open cluster located 3,614 light-years away on the outer edge of the Sagittarius Arm, in the constellation Centaurus. The cluster is very young, having an age of about 14 million years, although some estimates indicat...

South Canterbury's Mackenzie Basin could become a first in World Heritage status with the creation of a starlight reserve. Work is well under way with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural organisation (Unesco) to have the area designated as a reserve by 2009, the Internationa...

Sun 02.03.14: The western limb Sun 02.03.14: The eastern limb Sun 02.03.14: Photo mosaic Sun 02.03.14: Ultraviolet (380nm) photo mosaic

The 19 - 43 metre wide asteroid 2014 DF80 made a close pass (27.9 lunar distances, 0.0717 AU), travelling at 4.09 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 1st March 2014 @ 00:50 UT ±00:38. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU)...

The Dergaon (H5 chondrite) meteorite fell in Assam, India, on the 2nd March 2001. A total mass of 12.5 kg was recovered. 26° 41'N, 93° 52'E

Title: Meteor Seen in Nevada, March 2, 1895 Authors: S. F. and E. S. H. A meteor of unusual size and brilliancy flashed across the sky, from the western to the eastern horizon, at 5:15 o'clock this morning. Its course was slightly north of east, and during its passage, the town was illuminated with a gla...

The 64 - 140 metre wide asteroid 2006 FV will make a close pass (44.5 lunar distances, 0.1145 AU), travelling at 6.19 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 2nd March 2014 @ 13:42 UT ±01:27. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.0025...

The 100 - 230 metre wide asteroid 2014 BW57 will make a close pass (43.7 lunar distances, 0.1124 AU), travelling at 10.08 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 2nd March 2014 @ 18:42 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0....

The 15 - 34 metre wide asteroid 2013 TN127 will make a close pass (75.1 lunar distances, 0.1930 AU), travelling at 8.18 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 2nd March 2014 @ 03:59 UT ±01:10. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00...

Asteroid 2009 DD45 Orbital elements: 2009 DD45 Earth MOID = 0.0003 AU Epoch 2009 Feb. 18.0 TT = JDT 2454880.5 MPC M 349.78408 (2000.0) P Q n 0.62872528 Peri. 4.09212 -0.97029342 -0.23142729 a 1.3494665 Node 162.04614 +0.21496840 -0.95843859 e 0.2656185 Incl. 13.22360 +0.11099216 -0.16684389 P 1...

NGC 3318 (also ESO 317-52, IRAS 10350-4122, MCG -7-22-26 and PGC 31533) is a magnitude +11.5 barred spiral galaxy located 128 million light-years away in the constellation Vela. The galaxy lies close to NGC 3318A and NGC 3318B The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47...

NGC 2792 (also PK 265+4.1, ESO 314-PN6 and Hen 2-20) is a magnitude +11.6 planetary nebula located 6160 light-years away in the constellation Vela. The nebula 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 2nd Mar...

Sun 01.03.14: Hand stitched photo mosaic Sun 01.03.14: Ultraviolet (380nm) photo mosaic Sun 01.03.14: Photo mosaic captured with a 100mm f5 refractor and vesta pro webcam

ATel 5930: MAXI J0057-720: Swift observations, SXP 46.6 in outburst