Richard's Unusual Target

Richard's Unusual Target (RUT) is a collection of unusual astronomical objects. Many of these objects defy explanation with presently known physical laws. Some have  unusual interpretations and physical consequences associated with their locations, energy output, size and place in our Universe. Some of the objects are ordinary Messier and NGC galaxies, nebulae and star clusters with an unusual twist to their physical properties and/or appearance. This collection of objects began as a series of presentations at NASA Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society in the mid 1990's and continues today. 

Created by Richard Nugent

            © 1996-2015 Richard Nugent unless otherwise noted

                                                                List of Objects  - Alphabetical

18 Sco - Solar Twin	Adrian van Maanen and the Spiral Nebulae	Barnard's Loop	B Barnard's  Star
Blueshifted Galaxies	The Crab Nebula Jet	Epsilon Aurigae	FG Sagittae
The Flora Asteroid Clan	The Garnet Star	The June 18, 1178 Lunar     Impact Crater Giordano Bruno	Kapteyn's Star
LP 768-500- Smallest Known Star?	M40 -Double Star  or   Binary Star ?	M54 - Galactic Nucleus or Globular Cluster ?	M82 - Exploding Galaxy?
NGC 1097 - Galaxy with the Longest Optical Jets	NGC 1199's Strange    Companion	NGC 3067 - Unseen Halo	NGC 4258-Quasars Ejected?
NGC 4319 and Markarian 205	NGC 4567, 4568	M64 The Black Eye Galaxy	NGC 5694 - Escaping Globular Cluster?
NGC 7252 - A Tale of Two Tails	The Peculiar Galaxy NGC 1275	The Disappearing Nebula PV Cephei	The Red Rectangle
RU Cam - Ex-Cepheid Star	The Runaway Stars	Shakhbazian 1 - Dense Galaxy Cluster	Sirius - Ancient Color Changes?
The Supernova of 1006 AD	The Bizarre Object SS 433	Stellar Rings	The Super Antennae
IC 2220  The Toby Jug Nebula	UGC 2885 - Largest Known Spiral Galaxy	The Unusual Occultation of ZC 3333 on November 25, 1960	The Flare Star UV Ceti
Xi Persei and the California Nebula	FU Orionis Peculiar Variable Star	T Bootis - Unusual Nova?	Van Biesbroeck's Star