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 |
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) |
| (2003 QB30) | 2012-Feb-28 | 0.1899 | 73.9 | 14 m - 32 m | 26.4 | 17.69 |
| (2002 QC7) | 2012-Feb-28 | 0.0714 | 27.8 | 280 m - 630 m | 19.9 | 15.17 |
| (2008 CE119) | 2012-Feb-28 | 0.0487 | 18.9 | 21 m - 46 m | 25.5 | 5.66 |
| (2012 BN11) | 2012-Feb-29 | 0.1092 | 42.5 | 190 m - 430 m | 20.7 | 13.00 |
| (2012 DW32) | 2012-Feb-29 | 0.0356 | 13.8 | 24 m - 53 m | 25.3 | 6.94 |
| (2012 DS32) | 2012-Mar-01 | 0.0048 | 1.9 | 15 m - 33 m | 26.3 | 9.32 |
| (2012 DN31) | 2012-Mar-01 | 0.0206 | 8.0 | 48 m - 110 m | 23.7 | 7.65 |
| (2009 FY4) | 2012-Mar-02 | 0.1680 | 65.4 | 170 m - 380 m | 21.0 | 17.83 |
| (2012 DR32) | 2012-Mar-02 | 0.0223 | 8.7 | 31 m - 70 m | 24.7 | 16.24 |
| (2000 DO1) | 2012-Mar-03 | 0.1393 | 54.2 | 230 m - 510 m | 20.3 | 26.88 |
| (2012 DQ8) | 2012-Mar-04 | 0.1140 | 44.3 | 170 m - 380 m | 21.0 | 14.97 |
| (2012 DZ13) | 2012-Mar-04 | 0.0330 | 12.9 | 39 m - 87 m | 24.2 | 12.45 |
| (2012 DJ31) | 2012-Mar-05 | 0.0343 | 13.4 | 40 m - 89 m | 24.1 | 15.60 |
| (2012 DK14) | 2012-Mar-06 | 0.0871 | 33.9 | 45 m - 100 m | 23.9 | 13.63 |
| (2008 EJ85) | 2012-Mar-06 | 0.0235 | 9.1 | 27 m - 60 m | 25.0 | 6.52 |
| (2012 CD29) | 2012-Mar-07 | 0.1431 | 55.7 | 280 m - 630 m | 19.9 | 20.79 |
| (2011 EC12) | 2012-Mar-09 | 0.0948 | 36.9 | 18 m - 41 m | 25.8 | 12.91 |
| (2012 DP32) | 2012-Mar-10 | 0.0362 | 14.1 | 36 m - 80 m | 24.4 | 8.84 |
| (2012 DF31) | 2012-Mar-10 | 0.0548 | 21.3 | 34 m - 76 m | 24.5 | 13.76 |
| (2012 DN14) | 2012-Mar-10 | 0.0725 | 28.2 | 34 m - 76 m | 24.5 | 4.03 |
| (2011 UU106) | 2012-Mar-11 | 0.1737 | 67.6 | 500 m - 1.1 km | 18.6 | 8.81 |
| (2012 BK11) | 2012-Mar-12 | 0.1750 | 68.1 | 72 m - 160 m | 22.8 | 3.03 |
| (2010 SV3) | 2012-Mar-12 | 0.0577 | 22.5 | 200 m - 450 m | 20.6 | 15.34 |
| (2010 XA11) | 2012-Mar-12 | 0.1676 | 65.2 | 16 m - 36 m | 26.1 | 7.87 |
| (2010 CO1) | 2012-Mar-12 | 0.1132 | 44.1 | 130 m - 290 m | 21.5 | 13.73 |
| 192642 (1999 RD32) | 2012-Mar-14 | 0.1488 | 57.9 | 1.5 km - 3.3 km | 16.3 | 18.80 |
| (2008 EY5) | 2012-Mar-14 | 0.0882 | 34.3 | 260 m - 570 m | 20.1 | 11.99 |
| (2012 BB14) | 2012-Mar-15 | 0.0483 | 18.8 | 27 m - 60 m | 25.0 | 2.10 |
| (2011 YU62) | 2012-Mar-16 | 0.1885 | 73.4 | 830 m - 1.8 km | 17.5 | 17.85 |
| (2010 FN) | 2012-Mar-19 | 0.1438 | 56.0 | 13 m - 28 m | 26.6 | 11.18 |
| (2012 BT23) | 2012-Mar-20 | 0.1239 | 48.2 | 420 m - 940 m | 19.0 | 13.11 |
| (2012 DO8) | 2012-Mar-20 | 0.1750 | 68.1 | 100 m - 230 m | 22.1 | 7.25 |
| (2012 DH4) | 2012-Mar-21 | 0.0607 | 23.6 | 190 m - 430 m | 20.7 | 15.58 |
| (2011 SY120) | 2012-Mar-21 | 0.0517 | 20.1 | 65 m - 150 m | 23.1 | 17.55 |
| (2001 QJ142) | 2012-Mar-22 | 0.1909 | 74.3 | 55 m - 120 m | 23.4 | 8.46 |
| (2010 FR9) | 2012-Mar-22 | 0.0479 | 18.6 | 16 m - 35 m | 26.1 | 8.66 |
| (2012 BS23) | 2012-Mar-23 | 0.1580 | 61.5 | 140 m - 310 m | 21.4 | 11.05 |
| (2012 DW30) | 2012-Mar-24 | 0.1180 | 45.9 | 75 m - 170 m | 22.7 | 5.03 |
| (2012 DO) | 2012-Mar-25 | 0.1061 | 41.3 | 240 m - 530 m | 20.2 | 7.60 |
| 152754 (1999 GS6) | 2012-Mar-26 | 0.1118 | 43.5 | 340 m - 760 m | 19.5 | 11.71 |
| (2011 GB55) | 2012-Mar-27 | 0.1114 | 43.4 | 130 m - 280 m | 21.6 | 16.14 |
| (2002 EW8) | 2012-Mar-28 | 0.1996 | 77.7 | 53 m - 120 m | 23.5 | 13.67 |
| (2012 CA55) | 2012-Mar-30 | 0.0567 | 22.0 | 120 m - 260 m | 21.8 | 9.26 |
| (2008 GD) | 2012-Mar-30 | 0.1687 | 65.6 | 300 m - 670 m | 19.7 | 32.35 |
| (2009 TP) | 2012-Mar-31 | 0.1157 | 45.0 | 52 m - 120 m | 23.5 | 3.72 |
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Source; and for most recent updates:
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/
