07 April 2011

ELEVATED Detected NEOs Close Approach April 2011 Green Fireball Alert 6APR2011 7APR2011 (Asia)

Eight (8) NEOs Asteroids to pass EXPECT some fireworks in the sky from tonight 6APR2011 thru the 15th of April.  The observatories have found several of these in the past 24 hours.  Way to go astronomers!!! NEOsAsteroids 2011 GW9 , 2011 GP28 , 2011 FT29 , 2011 GR36 , 2011 GZ22011 FT53 ,
 2011 GK44 , 2011 GE , 2011 GP59  will pass safely 10LD (Lunar Distance)
or less.

Get the word out (Facebook, Twitter, Forums and News; (your local weatherman or TV/Radio station) there will be some debris leading or trailing these that have not yet been detected and we are in for meteors, Green Fireballs, and perhaps some bolides.  Ready to capture on your cameras?  Get out and watch if you can.  Please post a link to this site http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/

If you see a meteor, fireball or bolide please email me at LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com  Thank you!  We need your sighting reports*.



(2011 GP59) 2011-Apr-150.00361.437 m - 82 m24.38.05


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)
(2011 GW9) 2011-Apr-060.00130.56.3 m - 14 m28.111.36
(2009 HE60) 2011-Apr-060.081331.720 m - 44 m25.75.24
(2011 GP28) 2011-Apr-060.00060.23.6 m - 8.0 m29.414.82
(2011 FT29) 2011-Apr-070.01616.323 m - 52 m25.319.11
(2011 GR36) 2011-Apr-070.025710.015 m - 34 m26.29.43
(2011 GZ2) 2011-Apr-080.00692.715 m - 34 m26.215.60
(2011 FT53) 2011-Apr-090.01546.021 m - 46 m25.69.67
(2011 GK44) 2011-Apr-090.026210.220 m - 46 m25.68.40
(2011 BE38) 2011-Apr-100.123348.0560 m - 1.3 km18.416.57
(2010 VB1) 2011-Apr-100.169966.158 m - 130 m23.36.81
(2011 GA3) 2011-Apr-120.068826.825 m - 55 m25.26.80
(2011 GE) 2011-Apr-130.01234.816 m - 36 m26.19.70
Source: NASA/JPL http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

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*(please cut and paste into email with your answers; thanks):
Date/Time –

your location when viewed (city, country) – 
location in sky for the start and end of the meteor with angle from the horizon for the
start and end) - 
direction you were facing and meteor was moving right or left? – 
color(s) –
meteor direction of travel – 
duration (secs) – 
brightness (bright as Venus, Moon, Sun?) – 
any sounds (sizzle or booms) – 
fragmentation were pieces falling off ? – 
and other comments that you think are important – 
Your Name and contact information (contact information will remain confidential) 

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