29 February 2012

Alert -NEOs Asteroid Close Encounters March 2012

Alert - NEOs Asteroid Close Encounters March 2012
Increased green meteor fireball activity projected to continue into March 2012 ((2012 DS32)(2012 DN31) (2012 DR32)(2008 EJ85) with close NEO encounters during the first week of March.  Have your cameras ready and get out and watch.  If you sight one please make a report.  Thank you.
LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Dirk Ross...Tokyo

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)
(2003 QB30) 2012-Feb-280.189973.914 m - 32 m26.417.69
(2002 QC7) 2012-Feb-280.071427.8280 m - 630 m19.915.17
(2008 CE119) 2012-Feb-280.048718.921 m - 46 m25.55.66
(2012 BN11) 2012-Feb-290.109242.5190 m - 430 m20.713.00
(2012 DW32) 2012-Feb-290.035613.824 m - 53 m25.36.94
(2012 DS32) 2012-Mar-010.00481.915 m - 33 m26.39.32
(2012 DN31) 2012-Mar-010.02068.048 m - 110 m23.77.65
(2009 FY4) 2012-Mar-020.168065.4170 m - 380 m21.017.83
(2012 DR32) 2012-Mar-020.02238.731 m - 70 m24.716.24
(2000 DO1) 2012-Mar-030.139354.2230 m - 510 m20.326.88
(2012 DQ8) 2012-Mar-040.114044.3170 m - 380 m21.014.97
(2012 DZ13) 2012-Mar-040.033012.939 m - 87 m24.212.45
(2012 DJ31) 2012-Mar-050.034313.440 m - 89 m24.115.60
(2012 DK14) 2012-Mar-060.087133.945 m - 100 m23.913.63
(2008 EJ85) 2012-Mar-060.02359.127 m - 60 m25.06.52
(2012 CD29) 2012-Mar-070.143155.7280 m - 630 m19.920.79
(2011 EC12) 2012-Mar-090.094836.918 m - 41 m25.812.91
(2012 DP32) 2012-Mar-100.036214.136 m - 80 m24.48.84
(2012 DF31) 2012-Mar-100.054821.334 m - 76 m24.513.76
(2012 DN14) 2012-Mar-100.072528.234 m - 76 m24.54.03
(2011 UU106) 2012-Mar-110.173767.6500 m - 1.1 km18.68.81
(2012 BK11) 2012-Mar-120.175068.172 m - 160 m22.83.03
(2010 SV3) 2012-Mar-120.057722.5200 m - 450 m20.615.34
(2010 XA11) 2012-Mar-120.167665.216 m - 36 m26.17.87
(2010 CO1) 2012-Mar-120.113244.1130 m - 290 m21.513.73
192642 (1999 RD32) 2012-Mar-140.148857.91.5 km - 3.3 km16.318.80
(2008 EY5) 2012-Mar-140.088234.3260 m - 570 m20.111.99
(2012 BB14) 2012-Mar-150.048318.827 m - 60 m25.02.10
(2011 YU62) 2012-Mar-160.188573.4830 m - 1.8 km17.517.85
(2010 FN) 2012-Mar-190.143856.013 m - 28 m26.611.18
(2012 BT23) 2012-Mar-200.123948.2420 m - 940 m19.013.11
(2012 DO8) 2012-Mar-200.175068.1100 m - 230 m22.17.25
(2012 DH4) 2012-Mar-210.060723.6190 m - 430 m20.715.58
(2011 SY120) 2012-Mar-210.051720.165 m - 150 m23.117.55
(2001 QJ142) 2012-Mar-220.190974.355 m - 120 m23.48.46
(2010 FR9) 2012-Mar-220.047918.616 m - 35 m26.18.66
(2012 BS23) 2012-Mar-230.158061.5140 m - 310 m21.411.05
(2012 DW30) 2012-Mar-240.118045.975 m - 170 m22.75.03
(2012 DO) 2012-Mar-250.106141.3240 m - 530 m20.27.60
152754 (1999 GS6) 2012-Mar-260.111843.5340 m - 760 m19.511.71
(2011 GB55) 2012-Mar-270.111443.4130 m - 280 m21.616.14
(2002 EW8) 2012-Mar-280.199677.753 m - 120 m23.513.67
(2012 CA55) 2012-Mar-300.056722.0120 m - 260 m21.89.26
(2008 GD) 2012-Mar-300.168765.6300 m - 670 m19.732.35
(2009 TP) 2012-Mar-310.115745.052 m - 120 m23.53.72
Source; and for most recent updates: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/