* Astronomy

The Cangas de Onis (H5) meteorite fell in Asturias, Spain, on the 6th December, 1866. A total mass of 34 kg was recovered. 43° 23'N, 5° 9'W

NGC 1546 (also ESO 157-12, AM 0413-561, IRAS04134-5611, and PGC 14723) is a magnitude +11.0 lenticular galaxy located 59 million light-years away in the constellation Dorado. The galaxy was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecto...

NGC 1533 (also ESO 157-3, IRAS 04088-5614, and PGC 14582) is a magnitude +11.7 barred lenticular galaxy located 62 million light-years away in the constellation Dorado. The galaxy was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Feldha...

Title: Young stellar populations and star clusters in NGC 1705 Authors: F. Annibali (INAF-Oapd, Stsci), M. Tosi (INAF-Oabo), M. Monelli (IAC), M. Sirianni (ESA, Stsci), P. Montegriffo (INAF-Oabo), A. Aloisi (ESA, Stsci), L. Greggio (INAF-Oapd) We present HST photometry of the late-type dwarf...

Adelie Land is a meteorite discovered on December 5, 1912 in Antarctica by Francis Howard Bickerton (1889-1954). It was named after Adélie Land and it was the first meteorite found in Antarctica. Read more

The Frankfort (stone, Howardite) meteorite fell in Alabama, USA, on the 5th December, 1868. A total mass of 650 g was recovered. 34° 29'N, 87° 50'W

Kuiper Belt Object (84922) 2003 VS2 is a trans-Neptunian object discovered by the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking program on November 14, 2003. Like Pluto, it is in a 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune, giving it the orbital properties of a plutino. It is very likely a dwarf planet. [url=http://en.wi...

Orbital elements: 2008 XB2 Earth MOID = 0.0052 AU Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC M 302.23635 (2000.0) P Q n 0.79682236 Peri. 259.29332 -0.98188999 -0.18468828 a 1.1522898 Node 270.05407 +0.18610157 -0.89855022 e 0.3725640 Incl. 2.41958 +0.03547183 -0.39811776 P 1.24 H 24.5 G 0.15 U 9 M...

Orbital elements: 2010 TK7 Earth MOID = 0.0837 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 182.73783 (2000.0) P Q n 0.98687906 Peri. 45.90750 -0.74739442 -0.56399001 a 0.9991410 Node 96.60268 +0.46229630 -0.82109166 e 0.1887139 Incl. 20.70213 +0.47716215 -0.08788490 P 1.00 H 20.7 G 0...

NGC 1570 (also NGC 1571, ESO 250-19, MCG -7-10-1, AM 0420-434, PGC 14971) is a magnitude +12.3 elliptical galaxy located 204 million light years away in the constellation Caelum. The galaxy was discovered by John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Feldhausen, Cla...

NGC 1574 (also ESO 157-22, AM 0421-570, and PGC 14965) is a magnitude +10.3 lenticular galaxy located 48 million light years away in the constellation Reticulum. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Feldhausen,...

NGC 1688 (also ESO 119-6, AM 0447-595, IRAS 04476-5953, PGC 16050) is a magnitude +11.6 barred spiral galaxy located 56 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) f/13 speculum reflector at Fe...

NGC 1703 (also ESO 119-19, AM 0452-594, IRAS 04521-5949, and PGC 16234) is a magnitude +11.3 barred spiral galaxy located 70 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) f/13 speculum reflector...

The Farmville (H4) meteorite fell in North Carolina, USA, on the 4th December, 1934. A total mass of 56 kg was recovered. 35° 33'N, 77° 32'W

The Zavetnoe (L6) meteorite fell in Rostovskaya oblast', Russia, on the 4th December, 1952. A total mass of 800 g was recovered. 47° 8'N, 43° 54'E