Orbital elements:
2013 RD32 = 2004 RS331 Earth MOID = 0.3630 AU
Id. G. V. Williams, A. Lowe
Epoch 2013 Nov. 4.0 TT = JDT 2456600.5 MPC
M 52.78899 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.22120735 Peri. 85.96207 -0.23609340 +0.97112681
a 2.7077154 Node 170.17754 -0.95206018 -0.22411603
e 0.5211460 Incl. 11.57963 -0...
The 38 - 85 metre wide asteroid 2013 TH69 will make a close pass (35.7 lunar distances, 0.0918 AU), travelling at 6.26 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 11th October 2013 @ 19:38 UT ±00:43. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00...
NGC 7388 is a magnitude +14.3 multiple star in the constellation Pegasus. NGC 7388 was discovered by Irish astronomer Lawrence Parsons, 4th Lord Rosse using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector at Birr Castle on the 11th October, 1873. Right Ascension 22h 50m 21.0s, Declination +11° 42...
NGC 7036 is a magnitude +14.6 triple star in the constellation Pegasus. The asterism was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Windsor Road in Slough, Berkshire on the 11th October 1825. Right Ascension 21h 10m 12.0s, D...
Title: The great fireball of 1934, October 11, and an instance of streak-drift Author: King, A.; Whipple, F. J. W. On October 11, 1934, at 2 p.m., a fireball of great brilliancy appeared over eastern Yorkshire. The meteor announced its arrival with a tremendous burst... The fireball, probab...
Title: Possible Signs of Water and Differentiation in a Rocky Exoplanetary Body Authors: J. Farihi, C. Brinkworth, B. T. Gaensicke, T. R. Marsh, J. Girven, D. W. Hoard, B. Klein, D. Koester Spitzer observations reveal the presence of warm debris from a tidally destroyed rocky and possibly icy plan...
Diamond drizzle forecast for Saturn and Jupiter It may actually be raining diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter, according to two planetary scientists. Researchers have long wondered whether the high pressures inside the giant planets could turn carbon into diamond2, and even though some researcher...
The 28 - 62 metre wide asteroid 2013 SU19 will make a close pass (27.2 lunar distances, 0.0699 AU), travelling at 7.89 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 10th October 2013 @ 07:39 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00...
On 10 October 1885 in New York City, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers detonated 300,000 pounds of explosives on Flood Rock, annihilating the island, in order to clear the Hell Gate for the benefit of East River shipping traffic. The explosion sent a geyser of water 250 feet in the air; the blast was felt...
NGC 228 (also PGC 2563, UGC 458, MCG 4-2-48, ZWG 479.62 or IRAS00401 +2313) is a magnitude +13.9 face-on spiral galaxy located 341 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) refl...
NGC 229 (also PGC 2577, MCG 4-2-49 or ZWG 479.64) is a magnitude +14.1 spiral galaxy located 338 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observator...
NGC 591 (also IRAS 01306+3524, MCG 6-4-38, UGC 1111 and PGC 5800) is a magnitude +13.0 spiral galaxy located 209 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Truman Henry Safford using a 46.99 cm (18.5-inch) refractor at the Dearborn...
NGC 7029 (also ESO 235-72, PGC 66318) is a magnitude +11.4 elliptical galaxy located 130 million light-years away in the constellation Indus. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont,...