NEOs Asteroids Close Approach September 2012
September 2012 will be an active month for fireballs and meteors. Many more NEOs are yet to be discovered before the month is over; so check back as this table below is likely to have additions. Get outside and observe when able on clear nights. The best time for viewing is from 10pm-4:30am.
Enjoy the night sky, stars, moon, planets, etc. and if luck several meteors! If you have a sighting of a meteor, fireball or bolide please file a sighting report and document with others. Thank You!
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter...Tokyo,Japan
| UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH |
1 AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers
Object
Name | Close
Approach
Date | CA
Distance*
(AU) | CA
Distance*
(LD) | Estimated
Diameter** | H
(mag) | Relative
Velocity
(km/s) |
| (2012 QZ17) | 2012-Sep-01 | 0.1001 | 38.9 | 22 m - 50 m | 25.4 | 5.88 |
| (2012 LU7) | 2012-Sep-02 | 0.1200 | 46.7 | 430 m - 970 m | 18.9 | 8.16 |
| (2012 FS35) | 2012-Sep-02 | 0.1545 | 60.1 | 2.3 m - 5.2 m | 30.3 | 2.87 |
| (2012 HG31) | 2012-Sep-03 | 0.0716 | 27.9 | 440 m - 990 m | 18.9 | 10.33 |
| (2012 PX) | 2012-Sep-04 | 0.0450 | 17.5 | 62 m - 140 m | 23.2 | 10.02 |
| (2012 QC18) | 2012-Sep-05 | 0.0684 | 26.6 | 42 m - 93 m | 24.0 | 6.08 |
| (2012 EH5) | 2012-Sep-05 | 0.1613 | 62.8 | 38 m - 84 m | 24.2 | 9.75 |
| (2011 EO11) | 2012-Sep-05 | 0.1034 | 40.2 | 9.0 m - 20 m | 27.4 | 8.81 |
| (2007 PS25) | 2012-Sep-06 | 0.0497 | 19.3 | 23 m - 52 m | 25.3 | 8.50 |
| (2005 RZ2) | 2012-Sep-07 | 0.0993 | 38.7 | 60 m - 130 m | 23.2 | 7.32 |
| 329520 (2002 SV) | 2012-Sep-08 | 0.1076 | 41.9 | 300 m - 670 m | 19.8 | 9.17 |
| (2012 QD8) | 2012-Sep-09 | 0.0435 | 16.9 | 65 m - 150 m | 23.1 | 19.58 |
| (2012 PK24) | 2012-Sep-09 | 0.0647 | 25.2 | 50 m - 110 m | 23.6 | 10.52 |
| (2012 PM28) | 2012-Sep-10 | 0.1287 | 50.1 | 68 m - 150 m | 23.0 | 17.64 |
| (2011 ES4) | 2012-Sep-10 | 0.1792 | 69.8 | 20 m - 44 m | 25.7 | 12.96 |
| (2008 CO) | 2012-Sep-11 | 0.1847 | 71.9 | 74 m - 160 m | 22.8 | 4.10 |
| (2012 PZ19) | 2012-Sep-13 | 0.0909 | 35.4 | 29 m - 66 m | 24.8 | 7.57 |
| (2012 QG42) | 2012-Sep-14 | 0.0191 | 7.4 | 230 m - 520 m | 20.3 | 11.04 |
| (2007 PB8) | 2012-Sep-14 | 0.1682 | 65.5 | 150 m - 340 m | 21.2 | 14.51 |
| 226514 (2003 UX34) | 2012-Sep-14 | 0.1882 | 73.2 | 260 m - 590 m | 20.0 | 25.74 |
| (1998 QC1) | 2012-Sep-14 | 0.1642 | 63.9 | 310 m - 690 m | 19.7 | 17.11 |
| (2012 QC8) | 2012-Sep-14 | 0.0583 | 22.7 | 690 m - 1.5 km | 17.9 | 20.37 |
| (2002 EM6) | 2012-Sep-15 | 0.1833 | 71.3 | 270 m - 590 m | 20.0 | 18.56 |
| (2002 RP137) | 2012-Sep-16 | 0.1624 | 63.2 | 66 m - 150 m | 23.0 | 7.31 |
| (2009 RX4) | 2012-Sep-16 | 0.1701 | 66.2 | 15 m - 35 m | 26.2 | 8.35 |
| (2001 QM142) | 2012-Sep-17 | 0.0468 | 18.2 | 73 m - 160 m | 22.8 | 11.81 |
| (2005 UC) | 2012-Sep-17 | 0.1992 | 77.5 | 280 m - 630 m | 19.9 | 7.55 |
| (2012 FC71) | 2012-Sep-18 | 0.1074 | 41.8 | 24 m - 53 m | 25.2 | 3.51 |
| (1998 FF14) | 2012-Sep-19 | 0.0928 | 36.1 | 210 m - 480 m | 20.5 | 21.40 |
| 331990 (2005 FD) | 2012-Sep-19 | 0.1914 | 74.5 | 320 m - 710 m | 19.6 | 15.92 |
| (2012 QG49) | 2012-Sep-19 | 0.0839 | 32.6 | 81 m - 180 m | 22.6 | 9.44 |
| (2009 SH2) | 2012-Sep-24 | 0.1462 | 56.9 | 28 m - 62 m | 24.9 | 7.52 |
| 333578 (2006 KM103) | 2012-Sep-25 | 0.0626 | 24.4 | 260 m - 590 m | 20.0 | 8.54 |
| (2002 EZ2) | 2012-Sep-26 | 0.1922 | 74.8 | 270 m - 610 m | 20.0 | 6.76 |
| (2012 QF42) | 2012-Sep-27 | 0.1099 | 42.8 | 140 m - 300 m | 21.5 | 8.69 |
| (2009 SB170) | 2012-Sep-29 | 0.1789 | 69.6 | 200 m - 440 m | 20.7 | 32.39 |
| (2011 OJ45) | 2012-Sep-29 | 0.1339 | 52.1 | 18 m - 39 m | 25.9 | 4.24 |
| (2012 JS11) | 2012-Sep-30 | 0.0712 | 27.7 | 260 m - 590 m | 20.0 | 12.60 |
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Source: NASA,JPL, -
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/
2012 THE Year of Meteors!
