Alert -Breaking News- Newly Detected NEO to Make Close Pass Towards Earth 17/18MAY2012 and for the Remainder of May 2012
Near Earth Objects (NEOs) (2012 KA),
(2012 JV11), were just detected prior to their close Earth passes. Other close approach NEOs
(2012 KW). (2010 KK37), and
(2001 CQ36) are also likely to stir some meteor activity. Get outside and see if you can spot some meteor, fireball or bolide activity as other debris will certainly be accompanying them. If you have a security camera or allsky camera have it on!
If you have a sighting please make a report:
Click here to report a meteor / fireball -LunarMeteorite*Hunter, 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) |
| (2012 KA) | 2012-May-17 | 0.0015 | 0.6 | 5.1 m - 11 m | 28.6 | 14.50 |
| (2012 HC20) | 2012-May-18 | 0.1235 | 48.0 | 130 m - 300 m | 21.5 | 16.96 |
| (2001 BA16) | 2012-May-18 | 0.1157 | 45.0 | 18 m - 41 m | 25.8 | 6.66 |
| (2010 KK37) | 2012-May-19 | 0.0058 | 2.3 | 19 m - 43 m | 25.7 | 10.94 |
| 4183 Cuno | 2012-May-20 | 0.1218 | 47.4 | 3.5 km - 7.8 km | 14.4 | 14.40 |
| (2012 KW) | 2012-May-21 | 0.0086 | 3.4 | 13 m - 29 m | 26.5 | 10.14 |
| (2012 JV11) | 2012-May-22 | 0.0172 | 6.7 | 41 m - 93 m | 24.0 | 19.52 |
| (2006 KY67) | 2012-May-23 | 0.1499 | 58.3 | 68 m - 150 m | 23.0 | 13.88 |
| (2011 KG4) | 2012-May-24 | 0.1216 | 47.3 | 67 m - 150 m | 23.0 | 11.50 |
| (2012 HZ33) | 2012-May-24 | 0.1591 | 61.9 | 230 m - 520 m | 20.3 | 12.76 |
| (2002 KM3) | 2012-May-24 | 0.1845 | 71.8 | 90 m - 200 m | 22.4 | 15.67 |
| (1994 NK) | 2012-May-24 | 0.1186 | 46.2 | 270 m - 610 m | 19.9 | 6.87 |
| (2012 HL8) | 2012-May-25 | 0.1316 | 51.2 | 49 m - 110 m | 23.7 | 6.64 |
| (2012 KX) | 2012-May-26 | 0.0569 | 22.1 | 60 m - 130 m | 23.2 | 7.09 |
| 154330 (2002 VX94) | 2012-May-26 | 0.1869 | 72.8 | 670 m - 1.5 km | 18.0 | 13.62 |
| (2002 AW) | 2012-May-26 | 0.1924 | 74.9 | 210 m - 460 m | 20.6 | 6.95 |
| (2001 CQ36) | 2012-May-30 | 0.0258 | 10.0 | 77 m - 170 m | 22.7 | 5.62 |
| (2002 OA22) | 2012-May-31 | 0.1197 | 46.6 | 360 m - 820 m | 19.3 | 7.01 |
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Table Source:
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/
2012 THE Year of Meteors!
