NGC 5907
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NGC 5907

33×5′

64P/Swift–Gehrels (P/1889 W1)
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64P/Swift–Gehrels (P/1889 W1)

Wikipedia: Discovery Discovered by Lewis A. SwiftTom Gehrels Discovery date 17 November 18898 February 1973 Alternativedesignations Swift 1 Orbital characteristics A…

21P/Giacobini-Zinner (P/1900 Y1)
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21P/Giacobini-Zinner (P/1900 Y1)

Wikipedia:   Discovery Discovered by Michel Giacobini, Ernst Zinner Discovery date December 20, 1900 Alternativedesignations 1900 III; P/1900 Y1; 1913 V;P/1913…

M11 Wild Duck Cluster
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M11 Wild Duck Cluster

25′ 20/09/2017

M104 Sombrero Galaxy 03/2017
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M104 Sombrero Galaxy 03/2017

20×5′

NGC 891 24/09/2017
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NGC 891 24/09/2017

18×5′

NGC 7023 Iris Nebula 2017
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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula 2017

150′ 127ED

M99 2017
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M99 2017

M81 – M82 2017
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M81 – M82 2017

24×5′

M97 – M108 2017
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M97 – M108 2017

M97 2017
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M97 2017

NEO 1998 OR2
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NEO 1998 OR2

Earthgrazer 1998 OR2 made a close approach.  16/04/2020: