18 October 2012

NEO Close Approaches OCT2012

NEO Close Approaches OCT2012
October 2012 may hold some large fireball excitement for us to see.  The NEO Close Approach Table below will certainly be changed several times in the coming month.  Clear skies and awaken eyes.  Get outside and watch the night show!   Be sure to report your meteor sightings to this website; thank you!
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo

UPDATED 21OCT2012
(2012 US18) 2012-Oct-220.00421.65.0 m - 11 m28.610.00


UPDATED 19OCT2012
(2012 UW9) 2012-Oct-290.02429.419 m - 43 m25.79.85

UPDATED 18OCT2012
(2012 TP231) 2012-Oct-220.01495.828 m - 64 m24.97.31

(2012 UE) 2012-Oct-190.00522.05.5 m - 12 m28.413.51

UPDATED 11OCT2012

(2012 TD79) 2012-Oct-180.01857.234 m - 76 m24.514.69

(2012 TE79) 2012-Oct-170.01475.712 m - 26 m26.89.61

UPDATE 10OCT2012

(2012 TQ20) 2012-Oct-150.027810.810 m - 23 m27.18.23

UPDATE 08OCT2012
(2012 TC4) 2012-Oct-120.00060.214 m - 30 m26.57.14

UPDATE 06OCT2012:
(2012 TV) 2012-Oct-070.00170.725 m - 56 m25.116.80

UPDATE 05OCT2012
(2012 TJ53) 2012-Oct-060.00793.115 m - 33 m26.314.00

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
1 AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers
Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
CA
Distance*
(AU)
CA
Distance*
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter**
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2012 SJ58) 2012-Oct-030.01525.914 m - 31 m26.410.64
(2012 SG58) 2012-Oct-030.031712.361 m - 140 m23.216.37
(2012 RH10) 2012-Oct-030.126049.098 m - 220 m22.212.90
137032 (1998 UO1) 2012-Oct-040.154560.11.3 km - 2.9 km16.632.90
(2012 GV11) 2012-Oct-050.183071.2100 m - 230 m22.16.96
(2009 XZ1) 2012-Oct-050.138253.8120 m - 280 m21.616.87
(2006 TD) 2012-Oct-060.174668.088 m - 200 m22.413.03
(2009 TK) 2012-Oct-060.045017.5100 m - 230 m22.111.10
(2004 UB) 2012-Oct-080.199577.6240 m - 530 m20.314.65
(2012 QE50) 2012-Oct-090.080931.5450 m - 1.0 km18.911.46
277830 (2006 HR29) 2012-Oct-110.191774.6190 m - 440 m20.77.88
(2008 BW2) 2012-Oct-110.167865.33.1 m - 6.8 m29.711.10
(2005 GQ21) 2012-Oct-120.198077.0630 m - 1.4 km18.123.86
(2012 GV17) 2012-Oct-120.150058.4160 m - 370 m21.016.11
256004 (2006 UP) 2012-Oct-140.137453.565 m - 140 m23.13.06
(1994 EK) 2012-Oct-140.135652.8230 m - 520 m20.312.22
(2005 ST1) 2012-Oct-140.131951.3240 m - 530 m20.312.88
(2011 OB57) 2012-Oct-140.155360.417 m - 37 m26.04.95
(2012 KB4) 2012-Oct-140.127149.422 m - 49 m25.44.98
(2004 RX10) 2012-Oct-150.081831.9150 m - 340 m21.211.86
(2012 PA20) 2012-Oct-150.150258.5100 m - 230 m22.110.36
(2006 WV1) 2012-Oct-150.091035.417 m - 39 m25.96.15
(2012 LA) 2012-Oct-160.044917.58.3 m - 19 m27.51.86
329275 (1999 VP6) 2012-Oct-170.176668.7300 m - 670 m19.87.15
136993 (1998 ST49) 2012-Oct-180.073728.7790 m - 1.8 km17.616.63
(2012 RV16) 2012-Oct-180.126949.4310 m - 700 m19.616.13
(2002 TR190) 2012-Oct-190.171266.6430 m - 960 m19.013.58
(1998 XX2) 2012-Oct-200.135652.8290 m - 650 m19.810.62
(2003 UC5) 2012-Oct-210.175068.1260 m - 580 m20.135.80
(2008 CT1) 2012-Oct-220.067426.28.2 m - 18 m27.615.82
(2008 GD110) 2012-Oct-230.148257.733 m - 75 m24.55.20
(1992 JD) 2012-Oct-240.194675.726 m - 59 m25.08.29
(2005 VK1) 2012-Oct-260.146156.984 m - 190 m22.514.87
162004 (1991 VE) 2012-Oct-260.087434.0660 m - 1.5 km18.019.17
(2000 UR16) 2012-Oct-280.166164.756 m - 130 m23.419.33
329338 (2001 JW2) 2012-Oct-280.103740.4450 m - 1.0 km18.913.22
(2000 EA14) 2012-Oct-290.099638.7170 m - 380 m21.04.89
68216 (2001 CV26) 2012-Oct-300.174668.01.5 km - 3.3 km16.310.72
(2009 UQ5) 2012-Oct-300.130250.735 m - 78 m24.45.34
Table Source NASA/JPL: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

2012 THE Year of Meteors!
updated 19OCT2012
reposted 15OCT2012
updated 11/OCT/2012
reposted 10/10/2012 00:47Japan Standard Time
reposted 07/10/2012 00:47Japan Standard Time
reposted 07OCT2012
original post 02/10/2012 00:47 Japan Standard Time

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