It's been 4018 days
since New Horizons'
closest approach
to Pluto on
July 14, 2015.
It's been 2751 days
since New Horizons'
closest approach
to 2014 MU69 on
January 1, 2019.
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83 years ago, in 1801:
Giuseppe Piazzi of Italy discovers the largest asteroid, Ceres.
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274 years ago, in 1610:
Galileo sees three of the four "Galilean" moons of Jupiter for the first time through a telescope.
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94 years ago, in 1790:
Caroline Herschel discovers her third comet, Comet C/1790 A1 (Herschel).
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242 years ago, in 1642:
Galileo Galilei dies at age 77 in Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italy.
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274 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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97 years ago, in 1787:
William Herschel discovers two moons of Uranus, Oberon and Titania.
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274 years ago, in 1610:
Galileo discovers the fourth "Galilean" moon of Jupiter.
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98 years ago, in 1786:
Comet 2P/Encke is first viewed by French astronomer Pierre Mechain.
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99 years ago, in 1785:
NGC 2359 (Thor’s Helmet), a bright nebula in the constellation Canis Major, is discovered by William Herschel.
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