It's been 4010 days
since New Horizons' closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015.
It's been 2743 days
since New Horizons' closest approach to 2014 MU69 on January 1, 2019.
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14th day of Summer
79 days until Fall
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107 years ago, in 1790:
William Herschel discovers NGC 12, a spiral galaxy in the Pisces constellation.
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106 years ago, in 1791:
Caroline Herschel discovers her fifth comet, Comet C/1791 X1 (Herschel).
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114 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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109 years ago, in 1788:
Caroline Herschel discovers her second comet, Comet 35P/Herschel-Rigollet.
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929 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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225 years ago, in 1672:
Giovanni Cassini discovers one of Saturn's moons, Rhea.
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