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
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November 2015 "Asteroid Close Approaches"
c2015 photography by Dirk Ross / LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

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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
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)
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/

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