* Astronomy

The Ipiranga (H6) meteorite fell in Parana, Brazil, on the 27th December, 1972. A total mass of 7 kg was recovered. 25° 30'S, 54° 30'W

The Umm Ruaba (L5) meteorite fell in Kurdufan, Sudan, on the 27th December, 1966. A total mass of 1700 g was recovered. 13° 28'N, 31° 13'E

The Quenggouk (H4) meteorite fell in Irrawaddy, Burma, on the 27th December, 1857. A total mass of 6.05 kg was recovered. 17° 46'N, 95° 11'E

The Ski (L6) meteorite fell in Akershus, Norway, on the 27th December, 1848. A total mass of 850 g was recovered. 59° 44'N, 10° 52'E

Ruzhany meteorite on display in Sapieha Palace museum The museum at Sapieha Palace in Ruzhany, Pruzhany District, has got a unique artifact - Ruzhany meteorite, BelTA learned from the museum director Ruslan Kniga. The meteorite is one of the most common types - a chondrite. It weighs about 25kg and...

The Fayetteville (H4) meteorite fell in Arkansas, USA, on the 26th December, 1934. A total mass of 2.36 kg was recovered. 36° 3'N, 94° 10'W

NGC 2459 is a magnitude +12.0 open cluster (group of 5 stars) located 4240 ± 196 light-years away in the constellation Canis Minor. The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum telescope at Clayhall Farm House in Old Windsor, on...

NGC 2369 (also ESO 122-18, AM 0716-621, IRAS07160-6215 and PGC 20556) is a magnitude +12.3 edge-on barred spiral galaxy located 149 million light-years away in the constellation Carina. It is located near NGC 2369A and NGC 2369B, and is the brightest member of the NGC 2417 group. The galaxy was di...

NGC 2270 is a magnitude +9.0 open cluster of about 50 stars located 4566 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Windsor Road, Slough on the 26th December 1786...

NGC 2251 (also OCL 499) is a magnitude +7.3 open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros. The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 26th December 1783. Right Ascension 06...

NGC 2063 (also OCL 499) is a magnitude +7.3 asterism located in the constellation Orion. The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 26th December 1783. Right Ascension 05h 46m 42.0s, D...

NGC 1796 (also ESO 119-30, AM 0507-611, IRAS05021-6112 and PGC 16617) is a magnitude +12.1 barred spiral galaxy located 47 million light-years away in the constellation Dorado. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Feld...

Orbital elements: 2009 WA105 Earth MOID = 0.0433 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 9.09803 (2000.0) P Q n 0.24881078 Peri. 7.54429 +0.41076449 -0.90396029 a 2.5035518 Node 58.27169 +0.82903871 +0.31606269 e 0.5891653 Incl. 8.03325 +0.37943030 +0.28802808 P 3.96 H 23.9 G 0.15 U 8 [url=...

A magnitude 15.1 Type II supernova, 2008in, has been discovered by D. Denisenko and S. Korotkiy on the 29th December, 2008, in the face-on spiral galaxy Messier 61 (NGC 4303) in the constellation Virgo. The supernova is located 102" east and 22" north from the center of the galaxy. Posit...

The Pervomaisky (L6) meteorite fell in Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, on the 26th December, 1933. A total mass of 66 kg was recovered. 56° 38'N, 39° 26'E