2007 JH43 also written as 2007 JH43 is a trans-Neptunian object with an absolute magnitude of 4.7. This makes it a likely dwarf planet. It came to perihelion around 1888.Assuming […]
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Xi Leonis
Xi Leo (ξ Leo ξ Leonis) is a 4.99 V-mag G9.5III yellow giant 215 light years from here in the western part of the constellation of Leo southwest of the […]
WZ Sagittae
WZ Sagittae (WZ Sge) is a cataclysmic dwarf nova star system in the Sagitta constellation. it consists of a white dwarf primary being orbited by a low mass companion. The […]
NGC 8
NGC 8 is a double star system in the constellation Pegasus discovered 29 September 1865 by Otto Struve. It is approximately 2.7 arc minutes away from NGC 9.
HD 45364
HD 45364 is a star approximately 107 light years away from Earth in the constellation of Canis Major. As of August 2008 there are two confirmed extrasolar planets orbiting around […]
50000 Quaoar
50000 Quaoar (Kwawar) is a rocky planetoid in the Kuiper belt with one known moon. It is probably a dwarf planet.
SGR J1550-5418
SGR J1550-5418 is a soft gamma repeater (SGR) the sixth[citation needed] to be discovered located in the constellation Norma.Long known as an X-ray source it was noticed to have become […]
101955 Bennu
101955 Bennu (provisional designation 1999 RQ36) is an Apollo asteroid discovered by the LINEAR Project on September 11 1999. It is the planned target of the OSIRIS-REx mission which is […]
Xi Hydrae
Xi Hydrae (ξ Hya ξ Hydrae) is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Hydra. The star is situated 130 light-years from Earth and has a radius about 10 times that […]
NGC 60
NGC 60 is an Sc type spiral galaxy in the Pisces constellation.NGC 60 is noticed for its unusually distorted spiral arms which are commonly due to gravitational effects of neighboring […]