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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 at 21:41 EDT (1,578 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Asteroid 5 Astraea at opposition Asteroid 5 Astraea makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 at 21:22 EDT (1,580 days ago) in Cancer

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The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 (1,580 days ago) in Carina

224.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 at 15:08 EDT (1,580 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°15'. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 at 14:11 EDT (1,580 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2020 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 19 Jan 2020 (1,581 days ago) in Ursa Minor

227.

Supernova SN2020afp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in IC 3900. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 (1,582 days ago)

228.

The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 (1,583 days ago) in Puppis

229.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 at 07:59 EDT (1,583 days ago) in Virgo

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NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 (1,585 days ago) in Camelopardalis

231.

The cluster Messier 47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422; mag 4.4) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 (1,585 days ago) in Puppis

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Asteroid 511 Davida at opposition Asteroid 511 Davida makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 14 Jan 2020 at 21:22 EDT (1,586 days ago) in Gemini

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1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Tue, 14 Jan 2020 at 00:44 EDT (1,586 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 15:21 EDT (1,587 days ago) in Leo

235.

134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 15:18 EDT (1,587 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 10:06 EDT (1,587 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Jan 2020 at 19:50 EDT (1,589 days ago) in Cancer

238.

Supernova SN2020ue discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4636. Sat, 11 Jan 2020 (1,588 days ago)

239.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 21:53 EDT (1,590 days ago) in Aries

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 16:08 EDT (1,590 days ago) in Gemini