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The 69 - 150 metre wide asteroid 2014 AB17 will make a close pass (18.4 lunar distances, 0.0472 AU), travelling at 15.15 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 15th January 2014 @ 14:56 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or...

At dusk on Wednesday, 15 January 1192, the inhabitants of Anchin, in eastern Flanders, witnessed a terrifying sight. An anonymous monk reported that ...At the setting of the sun and in the dusk of night, many people saw a kind of terrible fire that filled the entire northern part of the globe [of the sk...

The Uttarayana festival starts from Wednesday 15th January 2014 and ends on Wednesday 16th July 2014 Read more

Soyuz 5 was a Soyuz spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union on January 15, 1969, which docked with Soyuz 4 in orbit. Read more

The British Museum, in London, is widely considered to be one of the world's greatest museums of human history and culture. The museum first opened to the public on 15 January 1759 in Montagu House in Bloomsbury, on the site of the current museum building. Read more

Greenish rock may be first meteorite from Mercury NWA 7325 is the name for a meteorite fall that was spotted in southern Morocco in 2012, comprising 35 fragments totalling about 345 grams. The dark green stones were purchased by meteorite dealer Stefan Ralew, who operates the retail site SR Meteori...

The Aguila Blanca (L2) meteorite fell in Cordoba, Argentina, on the 15th January, 1920. A total mass of 1440 g was recovered. 30° 52'S, 64° 33'W

The Renazzo (CR2) meteorite fell in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on the 15th January, 1824. A total mass of 1000 g was recovered. 44° 46'N, 11° 17'E

Orbital elements: 2009 WZ104 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0304 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 184.37689 (2000.0) P Q n 1.24377248 Peri. 10.73122 +0.06629664 +0.98315275 a 0.8563318 Node 263.22748 -0.92769956 -0.00212371 e 0.1915831 Incl. 9.87714 -0.36739391 +0.18277354 P 0.79 H 20.5 G 0.1...

Orbital elements: 2012 GV11 Earth MOID = 0.0746 AU Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC M 165.61391 (2000.0) P Q n 0.92642556 Peri. 216.53551 +0.93352130 -0.35761886 a 1.0421471 Node 164.35928 +0.34721470 +0.88412825 e 0.2236597 Incl. 5.41260 +0.08933050 +0.30070915 P 1.06 H 22.2...

Annular Solar Eclipse of January 15 2010 This event is the first Annular Solar Eclipse of 2010 will be viewable from eastern Europe, most of Africa, Asia, and Indonesia.. Download (22kb, kmz) On Jan 15th 2010 at approx 13.20 hrs IST, there is a a...

About 375 million years ago, Canada’s Ellesmere Island looked very different. It enjoyed a subtropical climate on a massive continent, with big ferns and giant horsetails. Not only did the landscape look different, so did the animals. Rummaging around in the shallow waters, occasionally poking...

Orbital elements: 2014 AK51 Earth MOID = 0.0010 AU Epoch 2013 Nov. 4.0 TT = JDT 2456600.5 MPC M 348.96520 (2000.0) P Q n 0.20357230 Peri. 347.35371 -0.05364093 -0.99766253 a 2.8619163 Node 105.70946 +0.91994827 -0.06586133 e 0.6603233 Incl. 2.52045 +0.38835273 +0.01821405 P 4.84 H 26.6 G...

Orbital elements: 2014 AG51 Earth MOID = 0.0007 AU Epoch 2013 Nov. 4.0 TT = JDT 2456600.5 MPC M 350.70499 (2000.0) P Q n 0.39877439 Peri. 119.14778 +0.74173856 -0.67064581 a 1.8280352 Node 282.97027 +0.61259592 +0.68207424 e 0.5812933 Incl. 0.44817 +0.27303873 +0.29156291 P 2.47 H 29.9 G...

The 78 - 180 metre wide asteroid 2013 YD48 will make a close pass (20.1 lunar distances, 0.0516 AU), travelling at 13.83 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 14th January 2014 @ 22:46 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0...