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New Horizons has been in space for 7482 days. (Launch Date: Jan 19, 2006)

It's been 4019 days
since New Horizons'
closest approach
to Pluto on
July 14, 2015.

It's been 2752 days
since New Horizons'
closest approach
to 2014 MU69 on
January 1, 2019.


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New Horizons Message Initiative December, 1882

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     82 years ago, in 1801:

Giuseppe Piazzi of Italy discovers the largest asteroid, Ceres.

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     273 years ago, in 1610:

Galileo sees three of the four "Galilean" moons of Jupiter for the first time through a telescope.

     93 years ago, in 1790:

Caroline Herschel discovers her third comet, Comet C/1790 A1 (Herschel).

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     241 years ago, in 1642:

Galileo Galilei dies at age 77 in Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italy.

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     273 years ago, in 1610:

Galileo noticies one of the three "Galilean" moons has disappeared; leading to his belief they were moons.

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     96 years ago, in 1787:

William Herschel discovers two moons of Uranus, Oberon and Titania.

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     273 years ago, in 1610:

Galileo discovers the fourth "Galilean" moon of Jupiter.

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     97 years ago, in 1786:

Comet 2P/Encke is first viewed by French astronomer Pierre Mechain.

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     98 years ago, in 1785:

NGC 2359 (Thor’s Helmet), a bright nebula in the constellation Canis Major, is discovered by William Herschel.