23 May 2012

Another NEO Detected to Make Close Pass May 2012

Another NEO (2012 KT12) Detected to Make Close Pass 23MAY2012

Have your allsky cameras and surveillance cameras ready.  Get out and watch as there may be some meteor, fireball activity just prior to or just after the close approach date.  If you have a meteor sighting please make a report on this site; thank you!
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter Tokyo, Japan

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)
(2012 JV11) 2012-May-220.01726.742 m - 93 m24.019.52
(2006 KY67) 2012-May-230.149958.368 m - 150 m23.013.88
(2012 KT12) 2012-May-230.00371.415 m - 35 m26.23.77
(2011 KG4) 2012-May-240.121647.367 m - 150 m23.011.50
(2012 HZ33) 2012-May-240.159161.9230 m - 510 m20.312.76
(2012 KK11) 2012-May-240.058822.924 m - 54 m25.25.42
(2002 KM3) 2012-May-240.184571.890 m - 200 m22.415.67
(1994 NK) 2012-May-240.118646.2270 m - 610 m19.96.87
(2012 KO11) 2012-May-250.073428.628 m - 63 m24.98.93
(2012 HL8) 2012-May-250.131651.249 m - 110 m23.76.64
(2012 KD6) 2012-May-250.033513.054 m - 120 m23.510.47
(2012 KX) 2012-May-260.056622.059 m - 130 m23.37.07
154330 (2002 VX94) 2012-May-260.186972.8670 m - 1.5 km18.013.62
(2002 AW) 2012-May-260.192474.9210 m - 460 m20.66.95
(2012 KB4) 2012-May-270.090435.222 m - 49 m25.43.44
(2001 CQ36) 2012-May-300.025810.077 m - 170 m22.75.62
(2002 OA22) 2012-May-310.119746.6360 m - 820 m19.37.01
Table Source and for the latest updates:
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

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