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Comet C/2009 S3 (Lemmon)
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Orbital elements: C/2009 S3 (Lemmon) T 2011 Dec. 25.349 TT MPC q 6.68049 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 129.389 +0.727478 +0.346210 Node 223.179 -0.126569 +0.916260 e 1.0 Incl. 59.962 +0.674356 -0.201511 From 30 observations 2009 Sept. 24-27.[url=http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/mpec/K09/K09SC2.html]MP...
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Asteroid 2006 WV1
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The 18 - 39 metre wide asteroid 2006 WV1 has passed the Earth. See more
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Asteroid 2010 JN33
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Orbital elements: 2010 JN33 Earth MOID = 0.2727 AU Epoch 2010 May 4.0 TT = JDT 2455320.5 MPC M 349.19384 (2000.0) P Q n 0.43668080 Peri. 58.96067 -0.31075688 +0.90528972 a 1.7206531 Node 200.62614 -0.86567257 -0.14374594 e 0.3430471 Incl. 55.30173 +0.39248079 +0.39973445 P 2.26 H 21.0 G 0.15 From...
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These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, show a patch of water ice sitting on the floor of an unnamed crater near the Martian north pole.
The HRSC obtained these images during orbit 1343 with a ground resolution of approximate...
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Comet C/2009 F4 (McNaught)
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The discovery of a new comet, C/2009 F4 (McNaught), was announced by Rob Mc Naught (Siding Spring Survey) on the 19th March, 2009. The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 31st December, 2011 at a distance of approximately 5.4 AU from the Sun. [url=http://w...
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Asteroid 2009 TK
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Orbital elements: 2009 TK PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0419 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 55.79479 (2000.0) P Q n 0.65290714 Peri. 181.50209 +0.96926592 -0.23384138 a 1.3159370 Node 192.82241 +0.22915371 +0.97119432 e 0.2092096 Incl. 20.14486 +0.08951060 +0.04582363 P 1.51 H 21.9 G 0.15 U...
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Asteroid 2006 TD
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The 88 - 200 metre wide asteroid 2006 TD will make a close pass (48.3 lunar distances, 0.1240 AU), travelling at 11.58 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 2nd October, 2010. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the dista...
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Hungaria asteroids
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The Hungaria asteroids are a group of asteroids in the main belt that orbit the Sun between 1.78 and 2.00 AU. The asteroids typically have a low eccentricity (below 0.18) and an inclination of 16 to 34 degrees. They have an orbital period of approximately 2.5 years. They have a resonance with Jupiter...
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Asteroid (137032) 1998 UO1
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Asteroid (137032) 1998 UO1 Minimum distance: 0.08243 AU Date of closest approach: 2010-10-01 02:24:00 UT Date of maximum brightness: 2010-10-03 07:00:00 UT Maximum brightness at closest approach: 14.6 V. Maximum angular velocity: 30.83"/min maximum date and time the angular velocity:...
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Earth's atmosphere
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Scientists discover surprise in Earth's upper atmosphere UCLA atmospheric scientists have discovered a previously unknown basic mode of energy transfer from the solar wind to the Earth's magnetosphere. The research, federally funded by the National Science Foundation, could improve the saf...
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Asteroid 2009 QO8
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Orbital elements: 2009 QO8 Earth MOID = 0.4636 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 24.22769 (2000.0) P Q n 0.37774753 Peri. 257.10456 -0.46701902 +0.86754953 a 1.8952578 Node 341.78584 -0.43491070 -0.39376841 e 0.3467320 Incl. 33.17322 -0.76989994 -0.30381615 P 2.61 H 19.2 G 0.15 U 9 [...
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Great White Spot
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The Great White Spot, also known as Great White Oval, on Saturn, named by analogy to Jupiter's Great Red Spot, is a name given to periodic storms that are large enough to be visible by telescope from Earth by their characteristic white appearance. The spots can be several thousands of kilometres wide...
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Lightcurves of KBOs
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Lightcurves of 20--100 kilometre Kuiper Belt Objects using the Hubble Space Telescope
Authors: David E. Trilling, Gary M. Bernstein
Researchers report high precision photometry of three small and one larger Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) obtained with the Advanced Camer...
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Asteroid 2007 RW10
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Orbital elements: 2007 RW10 Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC M 50.76341 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00591108 Peri. 96.62768 +0.21276509 +0.97444365 a 30.2941133 Node 187.02715 -0.95075702 +0.22347150 e 0.2996567 Incl. 36.07891 +0.22537104 +0.02280467 P 166.74 H 5.6 G 0.15 U 4 MPEC 2008 -X68
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Orbital elements: 2009 BW2 Earth MOID = 0.0172 AU Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC M 225.35988 (2000.0) P Q n 0.96259190 Peri. 184.66935 -0.75395025 +0.65684854 a 1.0158773 Node 36.39758 -0.60215167 -0.68463880 e 0.1378411 Incl. 1.00825 -0.26262597 -0.31594257 P 1.02 H 25.0 G 0.15 U 8 MP...
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