NEOs Close Earth Encounters 17JAN-31JAN 2011 Meteor/Meteorite News 16JAN2011

NEO 2011 AN52 close approach 17JAN2011

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2011 AN52 Close Approach (c) NASA/ LunarMeteorite*Hunter

Expect more green meteor fireball activity through the end of JAN 2011
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 Already in JAN 2011, more than two new NEOs have been discovered with quite close approaches. Debris accompanying 2011 AN52 and 2011 AL37 may create some meteor activity for us on Earth.  You read it here first.  Please bookmark this site so you can come back to it easily: www.lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com
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(2011 AN52)

2011-Jan-17

0.0021

0.8

5.0 m - 11 m

28.6

15.88

(2011 AL37)

2011-Jan-28

0.0062

2.4

40 m - 90 m

24.1

13.21

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
1 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)
(2011 AB3)	2011-Jan-17	0.0926	36.0	51 m - 110 m	23.6	5.46
(2011 AN52)	2011-Jan-17	0.0021	0.8	5.0 m - 11 m	28.6	15.88
(2001 BA16)	2011-Jan-18	0.1823	70.9	18 m - 41 m	25.8	9.97
(2011 AB37)	2011-Jan-19	0.0245	9.5	18 m - 39 m	25.9	7.30
(2007 CA27)	2011-Jan-19	0.1382	53.8	170 m - 380 m	21.0	15.79
(2010 XB24)	2011-Jan-22	0.1643	63.9	110 m - 250 m	21.9	8.58
(2002 BN)	2011-Jan-22	0.1899	73.9	220 m - 490 m	20.4	17.30
(2003 YO3)	2011-Jan-26	0.1628	63.3	490 m - 1.1 km	18.7	16.61
(2011 AL37)	2011-Jan-28	0.0062	2.4	40 m - 90 m	24.1	13.21
(2001 CQ36)	2011-Jan-31	0.1255	48.8	77 m - 170 m	22.7	8.75

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