* Astronomy

NGC 543 (also PGC 5311, MCG 0-4-138, GWT 385 130 or DRCG 7-53) is a magnitude +13.3 lenticular galaxy located 243 million light-years (61.8 million parsecs) away in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17....

NGC 1645 (also PGC 15903, MCG -1-13-2 or NPM1G -05.0213) is a magnitude +13.0 lenticular galaxy located 225 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 refractor at the Copenh...

NGC 6747 (also GWT 341.12, 72.0185 NPM1G or PGC 62564) is a magnitude +14.1 elliptical galaxy located 534 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner Obs...

NGC 7437 (also UGC 12270, MCG 2-58-41, GWT 430.34 or PGC 70131) is a magnitude +13.3 face-on spiral galaxy located 97 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at...

Mercury: at magnitude -0.0, starts the month in the constellation of Virgo. The planet is in conjunction with Saturn (5.0° separated) on the 8th. Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation (East 25.3°) at 10:10 UT, 9th October. The planet is at Dichotomy (Half phase) at 16:00 UT, 14th October, 2...

The Djoumine (H5-6) meteorite fell in Banzart, Tunisia, on the 31st October, 1999. A total mass of 10 kg was recovered. 36° 57'N, 9° 33'E

The Yanzhuang (H4) meteorite fell in Guangdong, China, on the 31st October, 1990. A total mass of 3.5 kg was recovered. 24° 34'N, 114° 10'E

The Kalaba (H4) meteorite fell in Shaba, Congo - Dem. Rep., on the 31st October, 1951. A total mass of 950 g was recovered. 6° 50'S, 29° 30'E

The Monroe (H4) meteorite fell in North Carolina, USA, on the 31st October, 1849. A total mass of 8.6 kg was recovered. 35° 15'N, 80° 30'W

China launches remote-sensing satellite The Yaogan XVIII remote-sensing satellite was successfully launched on Tuesday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China's Shanxi Province, according to a press release from the centre. Read more

The Valdavur (H6) meteorite fell in Pondicherry, India, on the 30th October, 1944. A total mass of 2.8 kg was recovered. 11° 59'N, 79° 45'E

NGC 7507 (also ESO 469-19, MCG -5-54-22, AM 2309-284 or PGC 70676) is a magnitude +10.4 elliptical galaxy located 72 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. The galaxy was discovered by the British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting...

NGC 7312 (also UGC 12083, MCG 1-57-10, GWT 404.23 or PGC 69198) is a magnitude +13.4 barred spiral galaxy located 382 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector at William Lassell's Tigné...

NGC 973 (also IRAS 02313+3217, MCG 5-7-13, UGC 2048 and PGC 9795) is a magnitude +12.8 spiral galaxy located 223 million light-years away in the constellation Triangulum. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the...