NEOs Worldwide Standby for Meteors, Green Fireballs and Bolides 7FEB-10FEB

Worldwide Standby for Meteors, Green Fireballs and Bolides
 7FEB-10FEB

NEOs Green Fireballs photo credit:Takashi Shinohara, Kyoto University/PNAS

by LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo, Japan 15:39 8FEB2011 revised 20:51revised 9FEB201108:15 10FEB2011 23:42
Once again Earth will encounter an increase in meteor activity from passing yet undetected NEOs (Near-Earth Objects) asteroids or their debris.  Originally for February 2011 there were 20 known NEOs with scheduled approaches near Earth.  Since January 1, 2011 there have been at least 28 new discoveries of NEOs to pass near Earth in February; this is an increase of over 100% in number for the month.  There are as of today 48 NEOs discovered for February 2011 and it appears that there may be another 5 or more added by the end of the month.
 This increase in discoveries indicates to me that we will see a marked increase in meteor activity for February.  I also expect that we will have a new meteorite this month.
  Have your cameras ready and if possible get outside to watch.  Expect to see worldwide several green meteor fireballs and bolides during, just prior to, and just after 7FEB-11FEB.  If more findings come in about other newly found NEOs I will post.  For the most current information see the NASA NEOs site: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/
 If anyone captures video, a photo or has a sighting please email me at: lunarmeteoritehunter@gmail.com

48* NEOs with scheduled approaches for FEB2011

28* FEB2011 NEOs Discovered JUST in 2011 revised 9FEB2011 10FEB2011 13FEB2011 14FEB2011

1 AU = ~150 million kilometers1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers:
NEWLY found closer NEOs for 9-10FEB201114FEB2011

(2011 CZ3)

2011-Feb-10

0.0062

2.4  LD

13 m - 28 m

26.6

13.56

(2011 CA7)

2011-Feb-09

0.0007

0.3 LD

2.3 m - 5.1 m

30.4

9.64

(2011 CL33)

2011-Feb-09

0.0328

12.8 LD

18 m - 40 m

25.9

4.18

(2011 CV46)

2011-Feb-12

0.0519

20.2

28 m - 64 m

24.8

14.52

(2011 CF50)	2011-Feb-19	0.0456	17.7	11 m - 25 m	26.9	8.33
(2011 CM50)	2011-Feb-19	0.1785	69.5	73 m - 160 m	22.8	10.50
(2011 CL50)	2011-Feb-19	0.0160	6.2 LD	8.0 m - 18 m	27.6	3.07
(2011 CE50)	2011-Feb-20	0.1635	63.6	60 m - 130 m	23.2	8.86

(2011 CK50)

2011-Feb-24

0.1452

56.5

39 m - 88 m

24.2

7.39

*subject to change

Object Name	Close Approach Date	Miss Distance (AU)	Miss Distance (LD)	Estimated Diameter*	H (mag)	Relative Velocity (km/s)
(2011 BL45)	2011-Feb-08	0.0678	26.4	9.0 m - 20 m	27.4	2.14
(2011 CV4)	2011-Feb-09	0.0284	11.1	18 m - 40 m	25.9	10.15
(2011 BF40)	2011-Feb-09	0.0461	17.9	29 m - 65 m	24.8	18.77
(2011 CA7)	2011-Feb-09	0.0007	0.3	2.3 m - 5.1 m	30.3	9.34
(2011 CZ3)	2011-Feb-10	0.0064	2.5	14 m - 31 m	26.4	13.38
(2011 BV11)	2011-Feb-10	0.0788	30.7	55 m - 120 m	23.4	17.12
(2011 CZ6)	2011-Feb-10	0.0277	10.8	19 m - 43 m	25.7	6.04
(2011 BV10)	2011-Feb-11	0.0409	15.9	33 m - 75 m	24.5	8.94
(2008 CQ116)	2011-Feb-11	0.0861	33.5	50 m - 110 m	23.6	13.43
(2011 BZ18)	2011-Feb-12	0.1141	44.4	120 m - 270 m	21.7	15.70
(2011 AM16)	2011-Feb-12	0.1986	77.3	95 m - 210 m	22.2	13.49
(2010 CK19)	2011-Feb-13	0.1199	46.6	7.0 m - 16 m	27.9	8.59
(2000 EF104)	2011-Feb-14	0.1834	71.4	450 m - 1.0 km	18.8	13.23
(2009 QH6)	2011-Feb-16	0.0411	16.0	77 m - 170 m	22.7	9.83
(2008 AH33)	2011-Feb-17	0.1232	47.9	370 m - 820 m	19.3	22.97
(2008 BP16)	2011-Feb-17	0.1107	43.1	130 m - 290 m	21.6	21.28
(2010 CN19)	2011-Feb-18	0.1869	72.7	15 m - 33 m	26.3	16.41
253841 (2003 YG118)	2011-Feb-20	0.1739	67.7	1.1 km - 2.4 km	17.0	20.83
(2003 FC5)	2011-Feb-22	0.1440	56.0	600 m - 1.3 km	18.2	11.83
(2011 BQ50)	2011-Feb-23	0.0280	10.9	6.0 m - 14 m	28.2	2.45
(2007 MR)	2011-Feb-23	0.1826	71.1	110 m - 250 m	21.9	5.99
(2011 AG5)	2011-Feb-26	0.0957	37.2	110 m - 240 m	21.9	7.52
(2004 EK1)	2011-Feb-26	0.0555	21.6	110 m - 250 m	21.9	7.45
(2006 KV89)	2011-Feb-27	0.1639	63.8	150 m - 350 m	21.2	6.67
(2009 PQ1)	2011-Feb-27	0.1205	46.9	83 m - 190 m	22.5	17.40
(2009 FY4)	2011-Feb-28	0.0659	25.7	160 m - 370 m	21.0	15.17

(c) NASA/JPL/CalTech 2011 website for the most up-to-date NEOs information: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/