Close approach in 2 and a half hours
semi-major axis = 1.74 AU
2016-Jun-06 08:32 UTC Moon 0.0090 AU , Vr = 7.06 Km/s
2016-Jun-06 12:05 UTC Earth 0.0075 AU = 2.9 LD, Vr = 6.13 Km/s
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2016LG
2016 LG Apollo NEO 36 metre wide at 2.9 LD, Vr= 6.1 Km/s
Set to crawl by our moon and planet today at a low relative velocity of 6.13 Km/s at a minimum distance of 2.9 LD, 2016LG was discovered on the 2nd of June 2016. It shall cross the plane of ecliptic at close approach hour going S to N at an inclination of 2.79 degrees.semi-major axis = 1.74 AU
2016-Jun-06 08:32 UTC Moon 0.0090 AU , Vr = 7.06 Km/s
2016-Jun-06 12:05 UTC Earth 0.0075 AU = 2.9 LD, Vr = 6.13 Km/s
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2016LG
Heads up meteor observation networks.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please report meteor/fireball sightings by filing a sighting report form. Please do NOT post your sighting information here because it will NOT get indexed into our database. Thank you! Meteor Sighting Report button is on the upper LEFT below Header.