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Current asteroid count is 1,351,400
Observable comet count is 1116
Current exoplanet count is 5612
Current longitude II of the GRS is 52°
Today Monitor
Mars: January 16, 2025
Jupiter: December 7, 2024
Saturn: September 8, 2024
Uranus: November 17, 2024
Neptune: September 31, 2024
Evening: January 10, 2025 at 47.2°E
Morning: June 1, 2025 at 45.9°W
Evening: December 4,2023 at 21.3°E
Morning: January 12, 2024 at 23.5°W
Evening: March 24, 2024 at 18.7°E
Morning: May 9, 2024 at 26.4°W
Evening: July 22, 2024 at 26.9°E
Morning: September 5, 2024 at 18.1°W
Evening: November 16, 2024 at 22.5°E
Morning: December 25, 2024 at 22.0°W
Wednesday, September 18
Thursday, October 17
given for 00:00 UT
Date | Size | Age | Angle | Phase |
---|---|---|---|---|
07 Jan 2024 | 30.79' | 25.02 | -6.650° | |
08 Jan 2024 | 31.26' | 26.02 | -6.770° | |
03 Feb 2024 | 30.30' | 22.50 | -6.973° | |
04 Feb 2024 | 30.72' | 23.50 | -7.583° | |
05 Feb 2024 | 31.20' | 24.50 | -7.769° | |
06 Feb 2024 | 31.72' | 25.50 | -7.466° | |
07 Feb 2024 | 32.24' | 26.50 | -6.651° | |
16 Feb 2024 | 31.66' | 6.04 | 6.779° | |
17 Feb 2024 | 31.21' | 7.04 | 6.981° | |
18 Feb 2024 | 30.80' | 8.04 | 6.862° | |
02 Mar 2024 | 30.25' | 21.04 | -7.149° | |
03 Mar 2024 | 30.63' | 22.04 | -7.776° | |
04 Mar 2024 | 31.08' | 23.04 | -8.028° | |
05 Mar 2024 | 31.57' | 24.04 | -7.844° | |
06 Mar 2024 | 32.08' | 25.04 | -7.186° | |
15 Mar 2024 | 31.85' | 4.63 | 6.947° | |
16 Mar 2024 | 31.33' | 5.63 | 7.325° | |
17 Mar 2024 | 30.85' | 6.63 | 7.301° | |
18 Mar 2024 | 30.43' | 7.63 | 6.920° | |
30 Mar 2024 | 30.34' | 19.63 | -6.691° | |
31 Mar 2024 | 30.66' | 20.63 | -7.202° | |
01 Apr 2024 | 31.03' | 21.63 | -7.405° | |
02 Apr 2024 | 31.45' | 22.63 | -7.261° | |
03 Apr 2024 | 31.89' | 23.63 | -6.743° | |
13 Apr 2024 | 31.46' | 4.24 | 6.865° | |
14 Apr 2024 | 30.95' | 5.24 | 6.983° | |
15 Apr 2024 | 30.50' | 6.24 | 6.697° | |
14 Aug 2024 | 30.51' | 9.53 | -6.644° | |
15 Aug 2024 | 30.96' | 10.53 | -6.946° | |
16 Aug 2024 | 31.45' | 11.53 | -6.807° | |
27 Aug 2024 | 31.47' | 22.53 | 6.648° | |
28 Aug 2024 | 31.09' | 23.53 | 6.822° | |
29 Aug 2024 | 30.74' | 24.53 | 6.717° | |
11 Sep 2024 | 30.44' | 7.92 | -7.081° | |
12 Sep 2024 | 30.88' | 8.92 | -7.442° | |
13 Sep 2024 | 31.38' | 9.92 | -7.388° | |
14 Sep 2024 | 31.90' | 10.92 | -6.884° | |
23 Sep 2024 | 32.03' | 19.92 | 6.983° | |
24 Sep 2024 | 31.54' | 20.92 | 7.577° | |
25 Sep 2024 | 31.07' | 21.92 | 7.769° | |
26 Sep 2024 | 30.64' | 22.92 | 7.584° | |
27 Sep 2024 | 30.28' | 23.92 | 7.067° | |
09 Oct 2024 | 30.41' | 6.22 | -6.872° | |
10 Oct 2024 | 30.80' | 7.22 | -7.260° | |
11 Oct 2024 | 31.24' | 8.22 | -7.306° | |
12 Oct 2024 | 31.73' | 9.22 | -6.971° | |
21 Oct 2024 | 32.22' | 18.22 | 6.835° | |
22 Oct 2024 | 31.69' | 19.22 | 7.618° | |
23 Oct 2024 | 31.17' | 20.22 | 7.933° | |
24 Oct 2024 | 30.69' | 21.22 | 7.796° | |
25 Oct 2024 | 30.28' | 22.22 | 7.257° | |
19 Nov 2024 | 31.78' | 17.47 | 6.845° | |
20 Nov 2024 | 31.27' | 18.47 | 7.271° | |
21 Nov 2024 | 30.79' | 19.47 | 7.223° | |
22 Nov 2024 | 30.36' | 20.47 | 6.738° |
Date | Size | Age | Angle | Phase |
---|---|---|---|---|
24 Jan 2024 | 30.14' | 12.50 | -6.549° | |
25 Jan 2024 | 29.93' | 13.50 | -6.528° | |
08 Feb 2024 | 32.71' | 27.50 | 6.591° | |
20 Feb 2024 | 30.14' | 10.04 | -6.658° | |
21 Feb 2024 | 29.89' | 11.04 | -6.663° | |
05 Mar 2024 | 31.57' | 24.04 | 6.523° | |
06 Mar 2024 | 32.08' | 25.04 | 6.747° | |
07 Mar 2024 | 32.58' | 26.04 | 6.568° | |
18 Mar 2024 | 30.43' | 7.63 | -6.754° | |
19 Mar 2024 | 30.07' | 8.63 | -6.810° | |
20 Mar 2024 | 29.80' | 9.63 | -6.556° | |
02 Apr 2024 | 31.45' | 22.63 | 6.801° | |
03 Apr 2024 | 31.89' | 23.63 | 6.741° | |
14 Apr 2024 | 30.95' | 5.24 | -6.695° | |
15 Apr 2024 | 30.50' | 6.24 | -6.846° | |
16 Apr 2024 | 30.12' | 7.24 | -6.665° | |
29 Apr 2024 | 31.18' | 20.24 | 6.717° | |
30 Apr 2024 | 31.49' | 21.24 | 6.734° | |
12 May 2024 | 30.97' | 3.86 | -6.734° | |
13 May 2024 | 30.54' | 4.86 | -6.649° | |
26 May 2024 | 31.26' | 17.86 | 6.556° | |
27 May 2024 | 31.51' | 18.86 | 6.627° | |
08 Jun 2024 | 31.21' | 1.47 | -6.565° | |
09 Jun 2024 | 30.83' | 2.47 | -6.570° | |
23 Jun 2024 | 31.72' | 16.47 | 6.548° | |
06 Jul 2024 | 30.85' | 0.04 | -6.542° | |
20 Jul 2024 | 31.77' | 14.04 | 6.576° | |
01 Aug 2024 | 31.01' | 26.04 | -6.516° | |
02 Aug 2024 | 30.73' | 27.04 | -6.622° | |
16 Aug 2024 | 31.45' | 11.53 | 6.680° | |
17 Aug 2024 | 31.94' | 12.53 | 6.611° | |
28 Aug 2024 | 31.09' | 23.53 | -6.608° | |
29 Aug 2024 | 30.74' | 24.53 | -6.758° | |
30 Aug 2024 | 30.43' | 25.53 | -6.567° | |
12 Sep 2024 | 30.88' | 8.92 | 6.748° | |
13 Sep 2024 | 31.38' | 9.92 | 6.795° | |
24 Sep 2024 | 31.54' | 20.92 | -6.608° | |
25 Sep 2024 | 31.07' | 21.92 | -6.837° | |
26 Sep 2024 | 30.64' | 22.92 | -6.706° | |
09 Oct 2024 | 30.41' | 6.22 | 6.695° | |
10 Oct 2024 | 30.80' | 7.22 | 6.831° | |
11 Oct 2024 | 31.24' | 8.22 | 6.620° | |
22 Oct 2024 | 31.69' | 19.22 | -6.763° | |
23 Oct 2024 | 31.17' | 20.22 | -6.728° | |
05 Nov 2024 | 30.24' | 3.47 | 6.535° | |
06 Nov 2024 | 30.52' | 4.47 | 6.723° | |
07 Nov 2024 | 30.84' | 5.47 | 6.580° | |
18 Nov 2024 | 32.26' | 16.47 | -6.549° | |
19 Nov 2024 | 31.78' | 17.47 | -6.638° | |
03 Dec 2024 | 30.57' | 1.74 | 6.584° | |
16 Dec 2024 | 32.04' | 14.74 | -6.545° | |
30 Dec 2024 | 30.69' | 28.74 | 6.543° |
Source: NASA/GSFC
Taking up most of the image, is a multi-colored nebula appearing as two translucent orbs attached by a white band.
Source: Space Telescope Science Institute
Rivers swelled in southern Russia and northern Kazakhstan in April 2024 following heavy rain and rapid snowmelt. This image shows Orenburg on April 13, the day river levels peaked. This scene was acquired by the OLI-2 (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9.
Click to enlarge or show full screenWed, 24 Apr 2024 17:47 GMT
Source: www.nasa.gov
Image credit: NASA/JPL
2024-03-15 solar system
According to NASA, on April 13, 2029, Apophis will pass less than 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) from Earth's surface, closer than the distance of geosynchronous satellites. Although previously dubbed the Doomsday Asteroid, about 340 meters wide Apophis does not pose any danger of impact during close approach in 2029 as it will be visible with the unaided eye. Link to source 🔗
Image credit: NASA/LRO/LROC/ASU/Smithsonian Institution
2024-01-27 solar system
Moon is shrinking and torn by tidal forces from Earth. Evidence for seismic activity has been detected near candidate regions for the Artemis III mission scheduled for a crewed lunar landing. Such quakes can produce ground shaking strong enough for faults to slide or for piling up new thrust faults. The LROC image shows a cluster of lobate scarps (left pointing arrows) near the lunar south pole. A thrust fault scarp cut across an approximately 1-km diameter degraded crater (right pointing arrow). Link to source 🔗
Image credit: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University
2024-01-27 solar system
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of the JAXA SLIM lander on the Moon’s surface on Jan. 24, 2024. SLIM landed at -13.316° south latitude, +25.2510° east longitude, at an elevation of minus 912 meters. The image is 880 meters wide and lunar north is up. Link to source 🔗
Image credit: NASA, ESA, Leah Hustak (STScI), Ralf Crawford (STScI)
2024-01-26 Exoplanets
Discovered in 2017, the Superterran planet GJ 9827 d is located some 97 light-years away in Pisces and may have a water-rich atmosphere in spite of being hotter than Venus because it orbits extremely close to it host star alongside two further known inner planets. Astronomers will further investigate with the help of the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes. Link to source 🔗
Image credit: JAXA/タカラトミー/ソニーグループ(株)/ 同志社大学)
2024-01-25 solar system
JAXAs lunar lander SLIM has been photographed by its small rover, the Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2). The soft landing about 55 meters east of target point was completed at 1.4m/sec surpassing specifications. Though the solar panels were supposed to face upwards after landing, on the photo SLIM is shown with its main engine facing upwards, but JAXA hopes it will gather sunlight and restore power until local sunset on Feb 1st. Analysis so far has also revealed that one of the two main engines was lost due to some abnormality at an altitude of 50 meters just before landing. Both exploration rover robots are in good working condition. SLIM landed on the moon at 15:20 on January 19 UTC. Link to source 🔗
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Constellation | Crater |
Distance | 238.38 parsec |
Magnitude | 12.54 vis. |
Mass | 0.94 xSun |
Radius | 0.91 xSun |
Temperature | 5455°K |
Known planet(s) | 1 |
Denebola (94 Bet Leo) in Leo [HIP 57632]
Distance: 36 light-years, Magnitude: 2.14
Designated BETA in the constellation Leo, Denebola is located in the tail of the "lion". The name is Arabic for "tail of the lion". Together with Arcturus in Bootes and Spica in Virgo, Denebola forms the Spring Triangle.
Star Chart | DSS IR Image 🔗GJ 702 A (70 Ophiuchi A ) in Ophiuchus
Distance: 17 light-years, Magnitude: 4.2
70 Ophiuchi A, or GJ 207 A, is a 4th magnitude binary system with a period of 88.3 years and is a BY variable. The pair orbits each other at a distance varying from 11.4 to 34.8 AU. The primary rotates in 17.9 days.
Star Chart | DSS IR Image 🔗
M97 (Planetary Nebula) in Ursa Major
Magnitude: 12
M97 is a very unusual and dynamic planetary nebula spanning 3 light-years. Inside a 6,000 years old shell is a dying 16th magnitude star 0.7x the mass of our Sun.
Star Chart | DSS IR Image 🔗Cassiopeia (northern), area rank: 25
A constellation named after the Aethiopian queen Cassiopeia which never sets for observers at over 35 degrees northern latitudes and is always visible in the northern sky. In spring and summer (when closer to the horizon) it resembles the letter W, while in autumn and winter (when high up in the evening sky) the letter M. Alongside the Big Dipper, Cassiopeia is a milestone which helps find the Northern Pole Star.
Star Chart273P/Pons-Gambart
Discovered on June 21, 1827 by Jean-Louis Pons and Jean-Félix Adolphe Gambart, it was lost and was not recovered until November 7, 2012, when amateur astronomer Rob Matson discovered a comet, and it was identified that the orbital calculations for Pons-Gambart were completely wrong. [Wikipedia]
2014 HQ124 (NEO)
Semi-major: 0.85102 AU, Size: 0.37 km
One of the best radar images of a near-Earth asteroid is that of 2014 HQ124 which passed Earth at a distance of 1.25 mio km (or 3.25 lunar distances) on June 8, 2014. Discovered by the reactivated IR satellite (NEO)WISE, the asteroid is 200 x 370 meters wide, rotates once in ~20 hours and is probably a contact binary similar to Itokawa.
Puck (moon of Uranus)
Discovered in 1985 in Voyager 2 images, Puck is the largest of Uranus' lesser moons. The orbit of Puck lies between the rings of Uranus and the first of Uranus' large moons, Miranda. It has a dark, heavily cratered surface, which shows spectral signs of water ice.
KMT-2019-BLG-0414L b (in Sagittarius)
Mass: 4.57 xJup
SMA: 1.16 AU
Distance: 4410 parsec
Category: Jovian
ESI: 0
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