It's been 4014 days
since New Horizons'
closest approach
to Pluto on
July 14, 2015.
It's been 2747 days
since New Horizons'
closest approach
to 2014 MU69 on
January 1, 2019.
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18th day of Summer
75 days until Fall
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99 years ago, in 1790:
William Herschel discovers NGC 12, a spiral galaxy in the Pisces constellation.
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98 years ago, in 1791:
Caroline Herschel discovers her fifth comet, Comet C/1791 X1 (Herschel).
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106 years ago, in 1783:
Thinking it to be a globular cluster, William Herschel discovers the spiral galaxy NGC 2775 in the constellation of Cancer.
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101 years ago, in 1788:
Caroline Herschel discovers her second comet, Comet 35P/Herschel-Rigollet.
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921 years ago, in 968:
The first clear description of the corona seen during a total eclipse is given by a chronicler in Constantinople.
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217 years ago, in 1672:
Giovanni Cassini discovers one of Saturn's moons, Rhea.
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