October 2012 may hold some large fireball excitement for us to see. The NEO Close Approach Table below will certainly be changed several times in the coming month. Clear skies and awaken eyes. Get outside and watch the night show! Be sure to report your meteor sightings to this website; thank you!
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo
UPDATED 21OCT2012
(2012 US18) | 2012-Oct-22 | 0.0042 | 1.6 | 5.0 m - 11 m | 28.6 | 10.00 |
UPDATED 19OCT2012
(2012 UW9) | 2012-Oct-29 | 0.0242 | 9.4 | 19 m - 43 m | 25.7 | 9.85 |
UPDATED 18OCT2012
(2012 TP231) | 2012-Oct-22 | 0.0149 | 5.8 | 28 m - 64 m | 24.9 | 7.31 |
(2012 UE) | 2012-Oct-19 | 0.0052 | 2.0 | 5.5 m - 12 m | 28.4 | 13.51 |
UPDATED 11OCT2012
(2012 TD79) | 2012-Oct-18 | 0.0185 | 7.2 | 34 m - 76 m | 24.5 | 14.69 |
(2012 TE79) | 2012-Oct-17 | 0.0147 | 5.7 | 12 m - 26 m | 26.8 | 9.61 |
UPDATE 10OCT2012
(2012 TQ20) | 2012-Oct-15 | 0.0278 | 10.8 | 10 m - 23 m | 27.1 | 8.23 |
UPDATE 08OCT2012
(2012 TC4) | 2012-Oct-12 | 0.0006 | 0.2 | 14 m - 30 m | 26.5 | 7.14 |
UPDATE 06OCT2012:
(2012 TV) | 2012-Oct-07 | 0.0017 | 0.7 | 25 m - 56 m | 25.1 | 16.80 |
UPDATE 05OCT2012
(2012 TJ53) | 2012-Oct-06 | 0.0079 | 3.1 | 15 m - 33 m | 26.3 | 14.00 |
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1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers
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