Space Weather News Bulletin: Asteroid with Close Flyby 12JAN10

Space Weather News for Jan. 12, 2010
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CURIOUS ASTEROID FLYBY: A curious object is about to fly past Earth only one-third the distance to the Moon. Catalogued as a 10m-class asteroid, 2010 AL30 has an orbital period of almost exactly 1 year. This raises the possibility that it might not be a natural object, but rather a piece of some spacecraft from our own planet. At closest approach on Jan. 13th, 2010 AL30 will streak through Orion, Taurus, and Pisces glowing like a 14th magnitude star. Experienced amateur astronomers are encouraged to monitor the flyby.
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NASA 2010 Scheduled Close Approach NEOs to Earth:
(Jan 2010- April 2010)
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

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) (2010 AL2) 2010-Jan-11 0.0297 11.5 13 m - 30 m 26.5 7.29 (2007 UR3) 2010-Jan-11 0.1382 53.8 160 m - 350 m 21.2 1.76 24761 Ahau 2010-Jan-11 0.1820 70.8 880 m - 2.0 km 17.4 11.89 (2010 AJ30) 2010-Jan-12 0.0784 30.5 86 m - 190 m 22.5 7.04 169P/NEAT 2010-Jan-12 0.1943 75.6 n/a 0.0 18.92 138893 (2000 YH66) 2010-Jan-12 0.1786 69.5 700 m - 1.6 km 17.9 28.14 (2010 AF3) 2010-Jan-13 0.0524 20.4 16 m - 35 m 26.2 7.10 (2010 AL30) 2010-Jan-13 0.0009 0.3 11 m - 25 m 26.9 9.94 (2010 AG30) 2010-Jan-14 0.0070 2.7 10 m - 23 m 27.0 18.66 (2009 BK2) 2010-Jan-15 0.1846 71.8 23 m - 52 m 25.3 5.37 (2009 DA43) 2010-Jan-17 0.0916 35.6 33 m - 73 m 24.5 4.72 (2010 AE30) 2010-Jan-18 0.0486 18.9 62 m - 140 m 23.2 11.42 (2008 XM) 2010-Jan-18 0.0791 30.8 290 m - 640 m 19.8 34.03 (2010 AG3) 2010-Jan-19 0.0228 8.9 7.9 m - 18 m 27.6 4.73 (2010 AL) 2010-Jan-20 0.1466 57.1 88 m - 200 m 22.4 9.18 (2002 PP6) 2010-Jan-21 0.1829 71.2 470 m - 1.0 km 18.8 21.46 (2003 BH) 2010-Jan-22 0.0910 35.4 220 m - 480 m 20.4 11.91 (2001 BE10) 2010-Jan-25 0.1510 58.8 400 m - 890 m 19.1 10.86 (2010 AD3) 2010-Jan-26 0.1086 42.3 45 m - 100 m 23.9 6.70 152742 (1998 XE12) 2010-Jan-28 0.1127 43.8 440 m - 990 m 18.9 23.50 (2005 OU2) 2010-Jan-29 0.1233 48.0 400 m - 900 m 19.1 28.29 (2002 AJ129) 2010-Jan-30 0.1821 70.9 530 m - 1.2 km 18.5 29.76 (2008 CN1) 2010-Jan-30 0.0950 37.0 200 m - 460 m 20.6 10.50 (2008 KT) 2010-Feb-04 0.1105 43.0 6.0 m - 14 m 28.2 2.77 (2008 CL20) 2010-Feb-04 0.0594 23.1 23 m - 52 m 25.3 9.46 (2009 VT) 2010-Feb-05 0.1632 63.5 95 m - 210 m 22.2 8.43 (2009 UN3) 2010-Feb-09 0.0367 14.3 770 m - 1.7 km 17.7 22.66 (2008 CQ116) 2010-Feb-10 0.0496 19.3 50 m - 110 m 23.6 12.73 (2010 AE) 2010-Feb-11 0.1692 65.8 340 m - 770 m 19.4 11.88 228502 (2001 TE2) 2010-Feb-13 0.0673 26.2 270 m - 600 m 20.0 7.07 (2008 CD22) 2010-Feb-15 0.1424 55.4 100 m - 230 m 22.1 7.82 (2007 DA) 2010-Feb-18 0.1929 75.1 88 m - 200 m 22.4 23.87 (2006 EE1) 2010-Feb-18 0.1275 49.6 290 m - 660 m 19.8 19.11 162882 (2001 FD58) 2010-Feb-19 0.1502 58.5 570 m - 1.3 km 18.3 22.76 (2009 UD2) 2010-Feb-19 0.0384 14.9 94 m - 210 m 22.3 6.45 (2002 XY38) 2010-Feb-20 0.0416 16.2 70 m - 160 m 22.9 5.38 (2009 WM105) 2010-Feb-21 0.1865 72.6 66 m - 150 m 23.0 3.89 141495 (2002 EZ11) 2010-Feb-24 0.1992 77.5 630 m - 1.4 km 18.1 33.42 (2009 FY4) 2010-Feb-26 0.0739 28.8 180 m - 390 m 20.9 13.04 (2006 DS14) 2010-Feb-27 0.1561 60.8 240 m - 540 m 20.2 14.15 (2008 JV19) 2010-Feb-28 0.1636 63.7 200 m - 440 m 20.7 6.52 (2007 EF) 2010-Mar-01 0.0588 22.9 180 m - 400 m 20.8 13.89 (2001 PT9) 2010-Mar-02 0.0322 12.6 250 m - 570 m 20.1 13.34 (2000 CO101) 2010-Mar-02 0.1277 49.7 430 m - 960 m 19.0 8.59 (2009 UE2) 2010-Mar-04 0.1190 46.3 240 m - 530 m 20.3 10.00 (2008 EY5) 2010-Mar-05 0.0884 34.4 260 m - 580 m 20.1 12.21 (2009 CB3) 2010-Mar-07 0.1561 60.8 330 m - 750 m 19.5 30.00 209215 (2003 WP25) 2010-Mar-07 0.1122 43.7 38 m - 86 m 24.2 7.38 (2009 VO24) 2010-Mar-07 0.1468 57.1 310 m - 690 m 19.7 9.79 (2008 EE) 2010-Mar-11 0.1584 61.6 310 m - 700 m 19.6 9.41 4486 Mithra 2010-Mar-12 0.1890 73.5 2.0 km - 4.5 km 15.6 22.64 (2005 UO) 2010-Mar-12 0.1422 55.4 100 m - 230 m 22.1 22.97 (2009 FL) 2010-Mar-13 0.1565 60.9 34 m - 75 m 24.5 23.09 88254 (2001 FM129) 2010-Mar-13 0.1056 41.1 890 m - 2.0 km 17.4 23.05 162361 (2000 AF6) 2010-Mar-16 0.1819 70.8 260 m - 570 m 20.1 17.72 (2005 XA) 2010-Mar-17 0.1996 77.7 15 m - 33 m 26.3 18.10 (2008 EZ84) 2010-Mar-17 0.1900 73.9 16 m - 35 m 26.1 11.96 (2000 EW70) 2010-Mar-23 0.0593 23.1 150 m - 340 m 21.2 11.96 (2008 EG32) 2010-Mar-24 0.1614 62.8 10 m - 23 m 27.1 13.62 (2006 SS134) 2010-Mar-25 0.1429 55.6 140 m - 310 m 21.4 14.99 220124 (2002 TE66) 2010-Mar-28 0.1233 48.0 580 m - 1.3 km 18.3 26.90 (2009 SO103) 2010-Apr-03 0.1981 77.1 920 m - 2.1 km 17.3 21.96 (2006 SU217) 2010-Apr-04 0.1664 64.8 22 m - 49 m 25.4 5.35 (2009 HE60) 2010-Apr-05 0.0550 21.4 20 m - 44 m 25.7 5.95 (2009 TJ4) 2010-Apr-05 0.1289 50.2 16 m - 36 m 26.1 5.21 (2004 ER21) 2010-Apr-06 0.0816 31.8 37 m - 82 m 24.3 7.21 (2007 RF2) 2010-Apr-08 0.1961 76.3 190 m - 430 m 20.7 25.62 (2009 UX87) 2010-Apr-09 0.1345 52.3 23 m - 51 m 25.3 7.17 (2002 FQ5) 2010-Apr-10 0.1656 64.4 210 m - 480 m 20.5 20.45 (2008 GG2) 2010-Apr-10 0.1447 56.3 77 m - 170 m 22.7 7.16 (2004 FG11) 2010-Apr-10 0.0648 25.2 180 m - 390 m 20.9 25.46 218017 (2001 XV266) 2010-Apr-15 0.1856 72.2 330 m - 730 m 19.5 6.52 (2001 HC) 2010-Apr-15 0.1693 65.9 500 m - 1.1 km 18.6 14.86 (2009 BW2) 2010-Apr-16 0.1254 48.8 25 m - 56 m 25.1 4.25 (2009 BK2) 2010-Apr-17 0.1880 73.1 23 m - 52 m 25.3 5.82 (2004 HZ) 2010-Apr-17 0.1767 68.8 95 m - 210 m 22.2 18.62 (2005 YU55) 2010-Apr-19 0.0135 5.3 110 m - 240 m 22.0 13.17 (2008 UC202) 2010-Apr-20 0.0980 38.1 6.0 m - 13 m 28.2 4.10 (2009 UY19) 2010-Apr-23 0.0227 8.8 54 m - 120 m 23.5 4.81 (2004 US1) 2010-Apr-25 0.0673 26.2 190 m - 420 m 20.7 18.07 * Diameter estimates based on the object's absolute magnitude.