William Herschel discovered the face-on barred spiral galaxy NGC 4027 in Corvus on February 7, 1785. Caroline Herschel discovered the open cluster NGC 2360 in Canis Major on February 26, 1783. The planetary nebula M97 in Ursa Major was discovered by Pierre François André Méchain on February 16, 1781. Johann Bode discovered the globular cluster M53 in Coma Berenices on February 3, 1775. ![]() Nicolas Louis de Lacaille discovered the face-on barred spiral galaxy M83 in Hydra on February 23, 1752. Nicolas Louis de Lacaille discovered the open cluster NGC 3228 in Vela on February 11, 1752. February Celestial Calendar by Dave MitskyĪll times, unless otherwise noted, are UT (subtract five hours and, when appropriate, one calendar day for EST)Ģ/1 Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is at perigee (42,000,000 kilometers or 26,000,000 miles from the Earth) todayĢ/2 The astronomical cross-quarter day (i.e., a day halfway between a solstice and an equinox) known as Imbolc or Candlemas occurs todayĢ/3 The Moon is 1.9 degrees south of the first-magnitude star Pollux (Beta Geminorum) at 20:00Ģ/4 The Moon is at apogee, subtending 29' 24" from a distance of 406,476 kilometers (252,573 miles), at 8:55Ģ/5 Mercury is at the descending node today Full Moon (known as the Hunger, Snow, or Storm Moon), the smallest of the year, occurs at 18:29Ģ/8 The dwarf planet/asteroid 1 Ceres is stationary at 20:00Ģ/11 Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passes near MarsĢ/12 The Moon is at the descending node at 7:31 asteroid 2 Pallas is stationary at 20:00Ģ/14 The Curtiss Cross, an X-shaped clair-obscur illumination effect located between the craters Parry and Gambart, is predicted to be visible at 4:31 the Moon is 1.8 degrees north of of the first-magnitude star Antares (Alpha Scorpii) at 19:00Ģ/15 Mercury is at aphelion today Venus is 0.01 degrees south of Neptune at 12:00Ģ/16 Saturn is in conjunction with the Sun at 17:00Ģ/18 The Moon is 4 degrees south of Mercury at 21:00Ģ/19 The Moon is at perigee, subtending 33' 21" from a distance of 358,267 kilometers (222,617 miles), at 9:06Ģ/20 New Moon (lunation 1239) occurs at 7:06Ģ/21 The Moon is 2 degrees south of Neptune at 18:00Ģ/22 The Moon is 2 degrees south of Venus at 8:00 the Moon is 1.2 degrees south of Jupiter, with an occultation occurring in portions of western Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and southern SouthĢ/24 The Moon is at the ascending node at 18:56Ģ/25 The Moon is 1.3 degrees north of Uranus, with an occultation occurring in the southern half of Greenland and portions of northern Canada, at 13:00Ģ/27 First Quarter Moon occurs at 8:06 the Lunar X (the Purbach or Werner Cross), an X-shaped clair-obscure illumination effect involving various rims and ridges between the craters La Caille, Blanchinus, and Purbach, is predicted to be visible at 15:15Ģ/28 The Moon is 1.1 degrees north of Mars, with an occultation occurring in northern Mongolia, central and northwestern Russia, northern Scandinavia, Svalbard, northwestern Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands, at 5:00
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