NGC 99 (also IRAS 00214+1529, MCG 2-2-6, UGC 230 and PGC 1523) is a magnitude +14.0 spiral galaxy located 244 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observatory o...
A white diamond the size and shape of a small egg has sold for a record $30.8m (£19.1m) at auction in Hong Kong. Dubbed the "magnificent oval diamond", the stone was bought by a phone bidder at the Sotheby's sale. Read more
The 24 - 54 metre wide asteroid 2013 TJ6 will make a close pass (11.9 lunar distances, 0.0307 AU), travelling at 14.38 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 7th October 2013 @ 05:59 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...
The 28 - 62 metre wide asteroid 2013 TA6 made a close pass (25.3 lunar distances, 0.0651 AU), travelling at 11.58 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 7th October 2013 @ 03:46 UT ±00:03. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU...
The 28 - 62 metre wide asteroid 2013 SC21 will make a close pass (8.8 lunar distances, 0.0226 AU), travelling at 11.72 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 7th October 2013 @ 08:43 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...
The 49 - 110 metre wide asteroid 2013 TH will make a close pass (50.8 lunar distances, 0.1304 AU), travelling at 6.93 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 7th October 2013 @ 03:51 UT ±07:50. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.0025...
A small asteroid (H=30) was discovered by the Mt. Lemmon. 8TA9D69 (2008 Oct. 06.2 UT. R.A. = 23 16.8, Dec. = +07 52, V = 18.9) The 0.002 km asteroid is predicted to collide with the Earth at 1:53 UT, 7th October, 2008. pre>Date UT * R.A. (J2000) Decl. Elong. V Motion h "/min P.A. 2008 10 06 14 23 20 29....
The 210 - 460 metre wide asteroid 2002 AW will make a close pass (74.9 lunar distances, 0.1924 AU), travelling at 6.95 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 26th May, 2012 @ 22:03 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (...
A bright orange meteor, akin to a blazing ball of fire, was seen racing across the sky over Stornoway early last Monday morning. The fireball was spotted by Iain Mackinnon of Kennedy Terrace at about 6am and also by another resident who was walking their dog in the vicinity of Marybank and reported the...
NGC 1003 (also PGC 10052, UGC 2137, MCG 7-6-51, GWT 539.70 and IRAS02360 4039) is a magnitude +11.5 spiral galaxy located 29 million light years away in the constellation Perseus . The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 Inch) speculum reflect...
NGC 7775 (also UGC 12821, MCG 5-56-16, GWT 498.24, IRAS23498 2829 and PGC 72696) is a magnitude +13.3 barred spiral galaxy located 311 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at...
NGC 7662, also known as the Blue Snowball Nebula or Snowball Nebula, is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Andromeda. NGC 7662 is a popular planetary nebula for casual observers. A small telescope will reveal a star-like object with slight nebulosity. A 6" telescope with a magni...
The 30 - 68 metre wide asteroid 2013 SU24 will make a close pass (5.1 lunar distances, 0.0132 AU), travelling at 6.01 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 5th October 2013 @ 10:45 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...
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