It's been 3985 days
since New Horizons'
closest approach
to Pluto on
July 14, 2015.
It's been 2718 days
since New Horizons'
closest approach
to 2014 MU69 on
January 1, 2019.
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79 years ago, in 1846:
William Lassell discovers Neptune's largest moon, Triton.
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19 years ago, in 1906:
617 Patroclus, a Jupiter trojan asteroid, is discovered by German astronomer August Kopff at Heidelberg Observatory.
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1 year ago, in 1924:
1036 Ganymed, the largest near-Earth asteroid, is discovered by Walter Baade.
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74 years ago, in 1851:
William Lassell discovers two moon of Uranus, Ariel and Umbriel.
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254 years ago, in 1671:
Giovanni Cassini discovers one of Saturn's moons, Iapetus.
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5 years ago, in 1920:
944 Hidalgo, the first member of the centaurs (though not realized as distinct until 1977) , is discovered by German astronomer Walter Baade.
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