Showing posts with label December 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label December 2015. Show all posts

23 December 2015

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches December 2015

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches December 2015
 December we will likely have a large meteorite fall/s so MeteorRats be on standby! I expect a major fall sometime near December 22-29. Historical meteor fall calendar for December - 
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2015/12/december-meteorite-falls-worldwide.html
LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo
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November 2015 "Asteroid Close Approaches"
c2015 photography by Dirk Ross / LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

Please report your meteor sightings to this website for posting- Remember IF you are looking for a report and no one reports then everyone lacks information; thank you.
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html

There are currently 3,5,6,8,9   
37 known NEO Asteroids discovered that will pass within approximately 10LD or less (LD stands for "Lunar Distance"), in the month of December 2015. I expect that 10 or more 10LD NEOs will be discovered before month end.

Expect some spectacular bolides,  fireballs, and meteors this month and especially large ones 3-5 days before and following the passing of  9 small mountain-sized NEO asteroids and 1 comet, diameters ranging from 500m- 2.5.km,  that will safely pass this month.

Be ready for some bolide, fireball, and meteor activity!
Cameras Ready!
If you get video or photo of a meteor please email to - LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com
- LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

Currently Reported Asteroids with LD of LD10 or Less-
Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
CA
Distance*
(LD
CA
Distance*
(AU)


(2015 WZ12)2015-Dec-01
8.8/0.0226



(2015 XG352)2015-Dec-01
3.8/0.0098



(2012 XT111)2015-Dec-05
6.7/0.0172



(2015 XP169)2015-Dec-05
5.0/0.0129



(2015 XP)2015-Dec-05
1.4/0.0037



(2015 XV129)2015-Dec-05
9.4/0.0241



(2015 XD169)2015-Dec-064.1/0.0104



(2015 WA13)2015-Dec-06
7.5/0.0192



(2015 XV261)2015-Dec-08
6.8/0.0174



(2015 VZ145)2015-Dec-08
9.2/0.0236



(2015 XC)2015-Dec-08
3.3/0.0086



(2015 XV1)2015-Dec-09
6.3/0.0162



(2015 XU169)2015-Dec-10
9.5/0.0244



(2015 YT)2015-Dec-10
5.5/0.0142



(2015 XT378)2015-Dec-10
2.2/0.0057



(2015 YH)2015-Dec-10
5.0/0.0127



(2015 YQ)2015-Dec-11
8.0/0.0207



(2015 XA169)2015-Dec-12
7.4/0.0190



(2015 XR169)2015-Dec-13
1.3/0.0034



(2015 YJ)2015-Dec-13
0.2/0.0005



(2015 XX128)2015-Dec-14
2.4/0.0062



(2015 XX169)2015-Dec-14
8.4/0.0216



(2015 YA)2015-Dec-15
1.5/0.0038



(2015 XN55)2015-Dec-15
2.5/0.0063



(2015 XY261)2015-Dec-15
0.7/0.0019



(2015 YM1)2015-Dec-15
1.9/0.0050



(2015 XL261)2015-Dec-17
9.7/0.0249



(2015 YQ1)2015-Dec-22
1.4/0.0037


(2015 YE1)2015-Dec-22
5.5/0.0142



(2015 YC1)2015-Dec-22
3.9/0.0101



(2015 YK)2015-Dec-22
8.8/0.0227



(2015 XN261)2015-Dec-23
2.6/0.0068



(2015 YJ1)2015-Dec-24
7.3/0.0189



(2015 XX378)2015-Dec-24
6.9/0.0178



(2011 YD29)2015-Dec-24
7.0/0.0180



(2015 XV351)2015-Dec-29
5.1/0.0132



(2015 XC352)2015-Dec-30
5.2/0.0133


Self-search- http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/neo_ca

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
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)
345722 (2007 BG29) 2015-Dec-010.139054.1670 m - 1.5 km18.011.26
(2015 WG) 2015-Dec-010.046518.141 m - 92 m24.117.00
(2014 WM7) 2015-Dec-010.079631.051 m - 110 m23.610.08
(2015 VB65) 2015-Dec-010.051720.168 m - 150 m22.99.63
(2005 XT77) 2015-Dec-020.167965.3180 m - 390 m20.99.70
52381 (1993 HA) 2015-Dec-030.175568.3270 m - 590 m20.02.21
(2015 VX2) 2015-Dec-040.052820.538 m - 86 m24.210.25
(2013 RZ53) 2015-Dec-040.078130.41.6 m - 3.6 m31.12.67
(2011 WN15) 2015-Dec-050.082932.2320 m - 710 m19.631.37
(2015 SV2) 2015-Dec-050.098938.5190 m - 430 m20.76.91
(2010 TK7) 2015-Dec-050.198377.2180 m - 410 m20.814.61
(2015 VA3) 2015-Dec-060.083432.537 m - 83 m24.34.49
(2015 KS120) 2015-Dec-060.147357.322 m - 49 m25.46.53
(2015 WN2) 2015-Dec-070.157161.171 m - 160 m22.910.08
(2015 VZ145) 2015-Dec-080.02369.250 m - 110 m23.67.40
(2015 TW237) 2015-Dec-090.107741.967 m - 150 m23.04.67
(2006 KV89) 2015-Dec-090.150058.4150 m - 330 m21.312.12
(2011 YW10) 2015-Dec-090.065925.742 m - 94 m24.015.27
33342 (1998 WT24) 2015-Dec-110.028010.9700 m - 1.6 km17.98.51
(2015 WK) 2015-Dec-130.054721.327 m - 59 m25.04.86
(2013 AV60) 2015-Dec-160.138754.0480 m - 1.1 km18.725.14
(2015 MW53) 2015-Dec-180.046318.0140 m - 310 m21.420.04
(2015 VK105) 2015-Dec-190.138654.050 m - 110 m23.64.68
(2011 WC) 2015-Dec-200.186172.477 m - 170 m22.74.94
(2009 WM105) 2015-Dec-210.140154.567 m - 150 m23.06.12
418849 (2008 WM64) 2015-Dec-210.114444.5200 m - 450 m20.617.14
(1995 YR1) 2015-Dec-230.043516.9240 m - 540 m20.230.45
(2011 YD29) 2015-Dec-240.02499.715 m - 33 m26.37.04
163899 (2003 SD220) 2015-Dec-240.073028.41.1 km - 2.5 km16.97.84
(2010 YO) 2015-Dec-250.099038.532 m - 71 m24.617.06
(2003 YL118) 2015-Dec-250.095137.0130 m - 280 m21.618.56
(2002 AC5) 2015-Dec-260.072128.1280 m - 620 m19.914.40
310442 (2000 CH59) 2015-Dec-260.070727.5290 m - 650 m19.810.86
(2014 SM1) 2015-Dec-270.183571.420 m - 45 m25.611.94
294739 (2008 CM) 2015-Dec-290.058522.8920 m - 2.1 km17.320.93
(2012 VO7) 2015-Dec-290.152659.4130 m - 280 m21.64.47
(2009 LA) 2015-Dec-290.195576.115 m - 33 m26.37.70
(2015 KA) 2015-Dec-310.173067.315 m - 34 m26.25.69
(2011 YE40) 2015-Dec-310.040715.824 m - 54 m25.212.73
Self Search criteria- http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/neo_ca

Table capture below from 01DEC2015 - NASA/JPL
Source- http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

updated and reposted 23DEC2015
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