22 October 2011

Just Newly Discovered NEO Close Encounters to Bring Even More October Elevated Meteor Activity 22OCT2011

More NEOs Discovered!  
NEOs Close Encounters to Bring Even More October Meteor Activity 22OCT2011


Newly Discovered NEOs 2011 UH10, 2011 UL10 !!!
Cameras ready? Get outside and watch! Elevated fireball meteors through the end of October.


UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers
Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
Miss
Distance
(AU)
Miss
Distance
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter*
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2001 UP) 2011-Oct-210.114944.720 m - 44 m25.711.55
(2011 UL10) 2011-Oct-210.00893.524 m - 54 m25.215.10
(2011 SJ16) 2011-Oct-210.123548.1410 m - 920 m19.124.96
(2011 SM68) 2011-Oct-220.093436.3320 m - 710 m19.620.46
(2011 SJ189) 2011-Oct-220.174167.782 m - 180 m22.64.06
(2011 UK21) 2011-Oct-230.028511.125 m - 56 m25.18.26
(2011 UG20) 2011-Oct-230.153059.5140 m - 320 m21.319.45
(2003 FH) 2011-Oct-240.065325.4450 m - 1.0 km18.922.79
(2011 SP70) 2011-Oct-240.142255.375 m - 170 m22.712.45
(2011 UE10) 2011-Oct-240.032412.617 m - 38 m25.95.25
(2011 UH10) 2011-Oct-240.02479.610 m - 23 m27.04.92
(2011 UJ21) 2011-Oct-250.039915.555 m - 120 m23.416.21
(2006 SP19) 2011-Oct-260.090635.333 m - 74 m24.510.06
(1993 VD) 2011-Oct-260.090235.1120 m - 280 m21.719.58
(2005 CJ) 2011-Oct-270.081831.9240 m - 540 m20.29.88
(2011 LC19) 2011-Oct-290.058022.6540 m - 1.2 km18.514.54
(2010 VU98) 2011-Oct-310.046218.030 m - 68 m24.710.22
Source: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

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