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The Alpha Hydrids are a minor shower that peaks on January 20 Read more

Orbital elements: C/2012 Y3 (McNaught) T 2012 Aug. 26.59107 TT MPC q 1.7817191 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 236.15392 +0.48855992 -0.30493737 Node 121.69328 -0.00638094 +0.93566775 e 1.0 Incl. 73.90221 -0.87250701 -0.17759240 From 54 observations 2012 Dec. 30-2013 Jan. 1. MPEC 2013 - A03 Comet ...

The 23 - 52 metre wide asteroid 2008 CL20 will make a close pass (23.1 lunar distances, 0.0594 AU), travelling at 9.46 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 4th February, 2010. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the di...

NGC 2293 (also ESO 490-49, McG -4-16-23, VV 178, AM 0645-264, CGMW 2-42 and PGC 19619) is a magnitude +11.2 interacting spiral galaxy located 94 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 Inch) ref...

NGC 2292 (also ESO 490-48, MCG -4-16-22, SGC 064539-2641.4, VV 178b, GC 1459, AM 0645-264 and PGC 19617) is a magnitude +10.8 interacting spiral galaxy located 94 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47....

NGC 2272 (also ESO 490-33, MCG -5-16-17 and PGC 19466) is a magnitude +11.5 elliptical galaxy located 98 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 Inch) reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Clar...

NGC 2263 (also ESO 490-19, MCG -4-16-14, IRAS 06364-2448 and PGC 19355) is a magnitude +12.1 barred spiral galaxy located 126 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 Inch) reflecting telescop...

NGC 2217 (also ESO 489-42, MCG -5-15-10, AM 0619-271, IRAS 06196-2712 and PGC 18883) is a magnitude +10.7 face-on barred spiral galaxy located 75 million light years away in the constellation Canis Major. Tightly wound spiral arms form an almost circular ring around the galaxy. The galaxy was disc...

NGC 2206 (also ESO 489-26, MCG -4-15-19, UGCA 123, AM 0614-264, IRAS 06140-2644, and PGC 18736) is a magnitude +12.1 inclined barred spiral galaxy located 289 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm...

Title: The spectacular airburst over Lugo (Italy) on January 19, 1993 Authors: Cevolani, G., Hajdukova, M., Foschini, L., & Trivellone, G. The paper deals with the spectacular fireball observed on January 19, 1993 and ending with an explosion approximately over the town Lugo (44°25'N, 11°5...

The Great Southern Comet of 1887, or C/1887 B1 using its International Astronomical Union designation, was a bright comet seen from the Southern Hemisphere during January 1887. Later calculations indicated it to be part of the Kreutz Sungrazing group. Read more

NGC 2483 (also OCL 677 and ESO 430-SC2) is a magnitude +7.6 open cluster, angular size of 9.0', located ~5410 light-years away in the constellation Puppis. The open cluster transits around midnight, 19th January. The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18....

The Kidairat (H6) meteorite fell in Kurdufan, Sudan, in January, 1983. A total mass of 100 kg was recovered. 14°N, 28°E

The Garhi Yasin (IIE iron) meteorite fell in Sind, Pakistan, in January, 1917. A total mass of 380 g was recovered. 27°53' N, 68°32' E

The Visuni (H6) meteorite fell in Sind, Pakistan, on the 19th January, 1915. A total mass of 594 g was recovered. 25° 27'N, 70° 0'E