* Astronomy

NGC 1605 (also OCL 406, Lund 134 and Cr 52) is a magnitude +10.7 open cluster located 8,300 light years away in the constellation Perseus. The cluster was discovered by German-English astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont, Ca...

The 92 - 210 metre wide asteroid 2006 CT will make a close pass (24.5 lunar distances, 0.0629 AU), travelling at 5.12 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 11th December, 2013 @ 02:25 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00...

Will We See A New Meteor Shower? Some computer models indicate that the Earth may pass near decades old debris left behind by Comet Wirtanen in mid December, creating a new meteor shower. In the most optimistic scenario, viewers could see as many as 10-30 meteors per hour radiating from a point in the c...

The 31 - 68 metre wide asteroid 2013 XY8 will make a close pass (2.0 lunar distances, 0.0051 AU), travelling at 9.06 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 11th December, 2013 @ 11:16 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00...

The Mihonoseki (L6) meteorite fell in Chugoku, Japan, on the 10th December, 1992. A total mass of 6.38 kg was recovered. 35° 34' 6"N, 133° 13' 12"E

The Al Rais (CR2) meteorite fell in Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia, on the 10th December, 1957. A total mass of 160 g was recovered. 24° 25'N, 39° 31'E

The St. Louis (H4) meteorite fell in Missouri, USA, on the 10th December, 1950. A total mass of 1000 g was recovered. 38° 42'N, 90° 14'W

The Ojuelos Altos (L6) meteorite fell in Andalucia, Spain, on the 10th December, 1926. A total mass of 5.85 kg was recovered. 38° 11'N, 5° 24'W

The Novy-Ergi (Stone) meteorite fell in Novgorodskaya oblast', Russia, on the 9th December, 1662. An unknown total mass was recovered. 58° 33'N, 31° 20'E

Title: Transiting planets from WASP-South, Euler and TRAPPIST: WASP-68 b, WASP-73 b and WASP-88 b, three hot Jupiters transiting evolved solar-type stars Author: L. Delrez, V. Van Grootel, D. R. Anderson, A. Collier-Cameron, A. P. Doyle, A. Fumel, M. Gillon, C. Hellier, E. Jehin, M. Lendl, M. Nev...

NGC 163 (also PGC 2149, MCG -02-02-066, NPM1G -10.0017, GC 81) is a magnitude +12.7 elliptical galaxy located 275 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by German-English astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope a...

NGC 1639 is a triple star or asterism located in the constellation Eridanus. The asterism was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Town on the 10th December 1835. Right Ascension ...

Comet 115P/Maury makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.311 AU) on the 14th June, 2011.

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The 24 - 53 metre wide asteroid 2013 XW8 will make a close pass (18.6 lunar distances, 0.0477 AU), travelling at 6.89 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 10th December, 2013 @ 19:08 UT ±00:06. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.0...