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New Horizons has been in space for 7470 days. (Launch Date: Jan 19, 2006)

It's been 4007 days
since New Horizons'
closest approach
to Pluto on
July 14, 2015.

It's been 2740 days
since New Horizons'
closest approach
to 2014 MU69 on
January 1, 2019.


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New Horizons Message Initiative December, 1899

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     99 years ago, in 1801:

Giuseppe Piazzi of Italy discovers the largest asteroid, Ceres.

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     290 years ago, in 1610:

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

     110 years ago, in 1790:

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

     12 years ago, in 1888:

James Edward Keeler is the first to view what is known as the Encke Gap in Saturn's A ring, using the 36 inch telescope at Lick Observatory.

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     258 years ago, in 1642:

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

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     290 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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     113 years ago, in 1787:

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

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     290 years ago, in 1610:

Galileo discovers the fourth "Galilean" moon of Jupiter.

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     114 years ago, in 1786:

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

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     115 years ago, in 1785:

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