Maxima of the long period variable T Sagittarius (HD 180196) on the 12th August, 2010. Magnitude: 8.0-12.6 Type: Mira Position(2000): RA 19 16 14.4401, Dec -16 58 17.063
NGC 2157 (also ESO 57-SC58) is a magnitude +10.2 open cluster located in the constellation Dorado. The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot, 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on the 6th No...
NGC 1940 (also ESO 85-SC78) is a magnitude +11.9 open cluster located in the constellation Dorado. The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot, 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on the 6th No...
NGC 1591 (also PGC 15276, ESO 484-25, MCG -4-11-15 and IRAS04274-2649) is a magnitude +12.9 barred spiral galaxy located 189 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflect...
NGC 1559 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Reticulum. It is also a Seyfert galaxy. Read more NGC 1559 (also ESO 84-10 and PGC 14814) is a magnitude +10.7 barred spiral galaxy located 60 million light-years away in the constellation Reticulum. The galaxy was discovered by Scottish astro...
The 40 - 89 metre wide asteroid 2013 UH5 will make a close pass (15.6 lunar distances, 0.0402 AU), travelling at 8.93 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 5th November, 2013 @ 00:23 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00...
The 48 - 110 metre wide asteroid 2013 UM5 will make a close pass (20.8 lunar distances, 0.0535 AU), travelling at 19.49 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 5th November, 2013 @ 10:14 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0....
The 14 - 32 metre wide asteroid 2013 VG2 will make a close pass (2.6 lunar distances, 0.0067 AU), travelling at 12.82 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 4th November, 2013 @ 23:57 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00...
NGC 1617 (also PGC 15405, ESO 157-41, IRAS 04305-5442, GC 875 and AM 0430-544) is a magnitude +10.5 barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years away in the constellation Dorado. The galaxy was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot, 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/1...
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope view of the nearby barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672 unveils details in the galaxys star-forming clouds and dark bands of interstellar dust. NGC 1672 is more than 60 million light-years away in the direction of the southern constellation Dorado. These observations of...
NGC 1947 (also ESO 85-87, IRAS 05264-6347 and PGC 17296) is a magnitude +11.7 lenticular galaxy located 51 million light-years away in the constellation Dorado. The galaxy was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian refl...
NGC 7139 (also PK 104 +7.1 and GC 4706) is a magnitude +13.0 planetary nebula located 4300 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. The planetary nebula was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road in Slo...
The Prambachkirchen (L6) meteorite fell in Oberosterreich, Austria, on the 5th November, 1932. A total mass of 2.13 kg was recovered. 48° 18' 9"N, 13° 56' 27"E
The St. Christophe-la-Chartreuse (L6) meteorite fell in Pays de la Loire, France, on the 5th November, 1841. A total mass of 5.5 kg was recovered. 46° 57'N, 1° 30'W
