It's been 3975 days
since New Horizons' closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015.
It's been 2708 days
since New Horizons' closest approach to 2014 MU69 on January 1, 2019.
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137 years ago, in 1804:
Karl Ludwig Harding of Germany discovers the asteroid Juno.
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82 years ago, in 1859:
First day of the Carrington Event; one of the most powerful geomagnetic solar storms on record.
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82 years ago, in 1859:
Second day of the Carrington Event; one of the most powerful geomagnetic solar storms on record.
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259 years ago, in 1682:
English astronomer Edmond Halley first observes the comet that will be named after him.
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157 years ago, in 1784:
William Herschel discovers NGC 16, a lenticular galaxy located in the Pegasus constellation.
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49 years ago, in 1892:
Edward Barnard discovers the fifth moon of Jupiter, Amalthea, using the Lick 36-inch refractor.
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157 years ago, in 1784:
William Herschel discovers NGC 23, a spiral galaxy in the Pegasus constellation.
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83 years ago, in 1858:
George Mary Searle, an American astronomer and Catholic priest, discovers asteroid 55 Pandora.
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93 years ago, in 1848:
William Bond, his son George, and William Lassell co-discover one of Saturn's moons, Hyperion.
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152 years ago, in 1789:
William Herschel discovers a moon of Saturn, Mimas.
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155 years ago, in 1786:
William Herschel discovers NGC 14, an irregular galaxy in the Pegasus constellation.
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95 years ago, in 1846:
Johann Galle discovers the planet Neptune, based on calculations by Urbain Le Verrier.
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57 years ago, in 1884:
243 Ida, a minor planet in the inner asteroid belt, is discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory.
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61 years ago, in 1880:
Using an 11 inch Clark Brothers photographic refractor, Henry Draper is the first person to photograph the Orion Nebula.
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