Asteroid 2011 EY11 Passes Close Today Meteor/Meteorite News

 This NEO NOT read as 2011 EViL
Asteroid 2011 EY11 will pass 0.3 LD (Lunar Distance=~384,000 kilometers) from Earth today, 7MAR2011. This asteroid was discovered March 5, 2011.  It is estimated to be 5.4-12 meters in diameter.
We MAY get some meteors produced from debris following this asteroid and Asteroid 2011 EC12.
Watch for green fireballs through 9MAR2011.
- LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo

(c) JPL/NASA/CalTech 2011/ LunarMeteorite*Hunter

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) (2011 EY11)  2011-Mar-07 0.0009 0.3 5.4 m - 12 m 28.4 11.86 (2011 EC12)  2011-Mar-08 0.0086 3.3 17 m - 38 m 26.0 15.29

Source: NASA/JPL http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

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