NEO Asteroids Close Approaches DEC 2016

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches DEC 2016

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Bolide Fireball Meteor Alert Issued!
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NEO Asteroids Close Approaches DEC 2016
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There are currently 8, 13 known NEO Asteroids discovered that will pass within approximately 10LD or less (LD stands for "Lunar Distance"), in the month of December 2016. I expect that 10-35 NEOs or more, 10LD  or less, 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  the less than 10LD NEOs and 15 small mountain-sized NEO asteroids, diameters ranging from 400m-2.0km, that will safely pass this month.

Be ready for some bolide, fireball, and meteor activity!
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Object

Close-Approach (CA) Date  (TDB) YYYY-mmm-DD HH:MM ± D_HH:MM

CA Distance Minimum (LD/AU)

(2016 WG7)	2016-Dec-01		2.60/0.00669
(2016 WQ3)	2016-Dec-01		1.48/0.00380
(2016 WB8)	2016-Dec-05		3.59/0.00924
(2016 WD7)	2016-Dec-06		4.17/0.01071
(2016 WQ8)	2016-Dec-08		5.01/0.01286
(2015 YA)	2016-Dec-13		9.11/0.02340
(2015 XX169)	2016-Dec-13		7.20/0.01851
(2015 YQ1)	2016-Dec-21		5.58/0.01433

(2016 XJ)

2016-Dec-01

5.08/0.01306

(2016 WH10)

2016-Dec-06

5.69/0.01462

(2016 XE)

2016-Dec-07

1.47/0.00378

(2016 XA)

2016-Dec-12

7.16/0.01839

(2016 XK18)

2016-Dec-18

5.80/0.01491

updated 11DEC2016
Date 30NOV2016
Source: NASA/ JPL  http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/neo_ca

Original Table data as of 30DEC2016

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) (2016 WQ)  2016-Nov-30 0.0114 4.5 20 m - 46 m 25.6 13.58 (2016 WZ8)  2016-Nov-30 0.0107 4.1 6.1 m - 14 m 28.2 4.93 369264 (2009 MS)  2016-Nov-30 0.0696 27.1 1.5 km 16.3 32.01 (2016 WN8)  2016-Dec-01 0.0990 38.5 44 m - 99 m 23.9 12.05 (2016 WC8)  2016-Dec-01 0.0451 17.5 42 m - 94 m 24.0 10.70 (2016 WG7)  2016-Dec-01 0.0067 2.6 17 m - 39 m 25.9 6.58 (2016 VP4)  2016-Dec-01 0.0844 32.9 39 m - 87 m 24.2 6.56 (2007 RO17)  2016-Dec-01 0.1436 55.9 18 m - 41 m 25.8 9.68 (2013 YE38)  2016-Dec-01 0.1485 57.8 250 m - 570 m 20.1 22.03 (2016 WQ3)  2016-Dec-01 0.0038 1.5 4.9 m - 11 m 28.7 3.55 (2016 LO1)  2016-Dec-01 0.0632 24.6 23 m - 52 m 25.3 10.01 (2016 WO8)  2016-Dec-02 0.1001 38.9 39 m - 87 m 24.2 7.70 (2005 ML13)  2016-Dec-02 0.1163 45.3 88 m - 200 m 22.4 6.05 345705 (2006 VB14)  2016-Dec-03 0.1981 77.1 370 m 18.6 16.36 (2007 VM184)  2016-Dec-03 0.0741 28.8 170 m - 380 m 21.0 18.26 (2016 PR8)  2016-Dec-03 0.1646 64.1 480 m - 1.1 km 18.7 13.03 (2005 WS3)  2016-Dec-04 0.0653 25.4 150 m - 340 m 21.2 15.04 (2016 WB8)  2016-Dec-05 0.0093 3.6 18 m - 41 m 25.8 8.30 (2016 WK8)  2016-Dec-06 0.1595 62.1 89 m - 200 m 22.4 14.78 (2016 WD7)  2016-Dec-06 0.0107 4.2 9.5 m - 21 m 27.2 2.81 (2016 TD18)  2016-Dec-06 0.0458 17.8 58 m - 130 m 23.3 6.29 (2016 UN36)  2016-Dec-06 0.0543 21.1 48 m - 110 m 23.7 4.13 (2015 KU154)  2016-Dec-06 0.1524 59.3 27 m - 59 m 25.0 11.77 (2012 WM28)  2016-Dec-06 0.1045 40.7 23 m - 52 m 25.3 6.04 (2016 WD3)  2016-Dec-07 0.0698 27.2 41 m - 91 m 24.1 10.73 326683 (2002 WP)  2016-Dec-07 0.1524 59.3 520 m 18.3 10.17 (2012 XP134)  2016-Dec-07 0.1160 45.2 8.0 m - 18 m 27.6 12.04 (2016 WV)  2016-Dec-07 0.0689 26.8 38 m - 84 m 24.3 6.41 (2014 TJ33)  2016-Dec-08 0.1519 59.1 67 m - 150 m 23.0 9.59 (2016 WQ8)  2016-Dec-08 0.0131 5.1 30 m - 68 m 24.7 13.98 (1994 XL1)  2016-Dec-09 0.0922 35.9 180 m - 390 m 20.9 16.61 (2014 HM4)  2016-Dec-10 0.0601 23.4 11 m - 25 m 26.9 15.29 (2008 UL90)  2016-Dec-12 0.0391 15.2 510 m - 1.1 km 18.6 13.15 (2014 XU6)  2016-Dec-13 0.0952 37.0 44 m - 99 m 23.9 16.35 (2006 UM)  2016-Dec-13 0.1784 69.4 530 m - 1.2 km 18.5 10.01 (2015 YA)  2016-Dec-13 0.0247 9.6 8.8 m - 20 m 27.4 8.00 (2015 XX169)  2016-Dec-13 0.0191 7.4 8.8 m - 20 m 27.4 6.43 (2011 UU106)  2016-Dec-15 0.1471 57.2 480 m - 1.1 km 18.7 13.61 (2016 WJ1)  2016-Dec-16 0.0539 21.0 140 m - 320 m 21.3 13.30 (2001 YE4)  2016-Dec-16 0.0813 31.6 190 m - 430 m 20.7 10.60 (2016 NL15)  2016-Dec-17 0.0765 29.8 240 m - 540 m 20.2 12.74 (2014 YC)  2016-Dec-18 0.1530 59.5 97 m - 220 m 22.2 13.37 (2016 GK135)  2016-Dec-20 0.0934 36.4 6.4 m - 14 m 28.1 2.51 (2012 DK4)  2016-Dec-20 0.1606 62.5 51 m - 110 m 23.6 9.45 (2012 YN1)  2016-Dec-21 0.1683 65.5 51 m - 110 m 23.6 14.07 (2016 HL3)  2016-Dec-21 0.1723 67.1 31 m - 68 m 24.7 5.68 (2006 XD2)  2016-Dec-21 0.0485 18.9 170 m - 380 m 21.0 13.59 418849 (2008 WM64)  2016-Dec-21 0.0719 28.0 200 m - 450 m 20.6 17.21 (2015 YQ1)  2016-Dec-21 0.0158 6.2 6.7 m - 15 m 28.0 11.99 (2011 YG6)  2016-Dec-22 0.1199 46.7 160 m - 360 m 21.1 18.46 (2016 VY5)  2016-Dec-22 0.1779 69.2 220 m - 500 m 20.4 10.02 434677 (2006 BZ7)  2016-Dec-22 0.1915 74.5 880 m - 2.0 km 17.4 37.54 (2002 XP37)  2016-Dec-24 0.1685 65.6 220 m - 490 m 20.4 12.85 (2012 AP10)  2016-Dec-25 0.1914 74.5 14 m - 31 m 26.4 9.53 (2015 MA)  2016-Dec-26 0.1385 53.9 14 m - 31 m 26.4 19.60 (2014 EW24)  2016-Dec-27 0.1115 43.4 350 m - 780 m 19.4 12.01 (2006 XO4)  2016-Dec-27 0.1022 39.8 56 m - 120 m 23.4 7.39 (2014 YP9)  2016-Dec-29 0.1874 72.9 58 m - 130 m 23.3 23.57 (2012 YK)  2016-Dec-30 0.0433 16.9 67 m - 150 m 23.0 10.51 (2013 UG1)  2016-Dec-30 0.1978 77.0 92 m - 210 m 22.3 16.05 2102 Tantalus  2016-Dec-30 0.1375 53.5 1.6 km 16.0 32.76 (2016 NF22)  2016-Dec-31 0.1289 50.2 210 m - 470 m 20.5 15.63

Data Capture 30DEC2016
Source: NASA/JPL http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

reposted 11DEC2016
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Night Sky December 2016: Orion the mighty hunter returns
Telegraph.co.uk
The annual Ursid meteor shower is a better prospect, being most active on Dec 22 when the Moon's influence will have waned. Its peak visual rate of ...

South Georgia Park Celebrates 'Dark Sky' Stargazing Status
WABE 90.1 FM
You don't need a meteor shower going on to see them.” Stephen C. Foster State Park is celebrating its new “Dark Sky” status with a free astronomy ...

Meteor dec 1st Arizona
Cloudy Nights
Meteor dec 1st Arizona - posted in Solar System Observing: Was out with binos at approximately 7pm MST and saw bright meteor traveling west to NW ..

Here's how to watch the Geminid meteor shower
KABC-TV
The Geminids "are typically one of the best and most reliable of the annual meteor showers," according to NASA. The Geminids have a peak activity ...

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American Meteor Society
Location. Address, Hœrdt, Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine (FR). Latitude, 48° 41' 11.4'' N (48.6865°). Longitude, 7° 49' 3.09'' E (7.817524°).

10 Reports
Fireball event
AMS received 10 reports about a fireball seen over Île-de-France, Zürich, Pays de la Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03DEC2016

Heads Up! Bolide Fireball Meteor Alert Issued for Dec. 2016
YouTube
NEO Asteroids Close Approaches December 2016. ACTIVE MONTH! Bolide Fireball Meteor Alert Issued! THE LATEST WORLDWIDE ...

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches DEC 2016
Posted: 30 Nov 2016 01:06 PM PST
NEO Asteroids Close Approaches DEC 2016 ACTIVE MONTH! Bolide Fireball Meteor Alert Issued! - LunarMeteoriteHunter 01DEC2016 MeteorRats Worldwide be on Standby! Please report your meteor sightings to this website for posting-...

Supermoon Meteors and 7 More Can't-Miss Sky Events in December
National Geographic
The coming month brings back-to-back meteor showers, the moon posing with planets, and plenty more reasons to look up at the night sky. You'll ...

Geminids Meteor Shower 2016 - when is it and where to look in the sky
Birmingham Mail
The Geminids are a meteor shower caused by a three-mile-wide asteroid called 3200 Phaethon which is orbiting the sun. As the asteroid gets very ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 02DEC2016

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches DEC 2016
Posted: 30 Nov 2016 01:06 PM PST
NEO Asteroids Close Approaches DEC 2016 ACTIVE MONTH! Bolide Fireball Meteor Alert Issued! - LunarMeteoriteHunter 01DEC2016 MeteorRats Worldwide be on Standby!

The Man Who Stands Between Earth and Asteroid Armageddon
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-30/the-man-who-stands-between-earth-and-asteroid-armageddon

Efforts to halt asteroids could yield other benefits
Hawaii Tribune Herald
A meteor would not have to wipe out civilization to cause a disaster. A 1908 meteor explosion knocked down 800 square miles of trees. No one might ...

Light show bonus of the hunt - TEXAS
Northside Sun
The giant meteor that fell from the atmosphere had taken our thoughts from rutting whitetails to what we had just seen. Larry stopped his truck and ...

Meteor Infrasound A Meteor That Explodes In The At...
Chegg
Meteor Infrasound A meteor that explodes in the atmosphere creates infrasound waves that can travel multiple times around the globe. One such ...

Happy STARGAZING
The Hindu
The major meteor shower of December is the Geminids. It is brightest on December 13 and 14. The night sky is lit up with the full moon, remember that ...

Minnesota Starwatch Dec. 2016: Full moon to drown out this year's Geminid meteor shower
Brainerd Dispatch
All month long we can watch the changing shape of a triangle formed by Venus, Mars, and, low in the south, the lone bright star Fomalhaut in Piscies ...

Sky guide: Which galaxies, stars, meteor showers and planets to look for in December
ABC Online
That's because at this time of year, the Milky Way wraps around the horizon, and the south galactic pole — the most transparent part of the sky in the ...

Japanese company plans artificial meteor shower
Phys.Org
A company named Sky Canvas plans to launch a colorful artificial meteor ... An artificial meteor shower during the opening ceremonies for the 2020 ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 01DEC2016

For the Only Person Ever Hit by a Meteorite, the Real Trouble Began Later
Smithsonian
But the real trouble started for Ann after the meteor strike, writes Phil Plait for Slate. Between the protracted court battle with her landlady and the ...

On This Date: Meteor!
Lofty Ambitions Blog - WordPress.com
On This Date: Meteor! On November 30, 1954, the Hodges Meteorite fell through the roof of a house in Alabama, injuring Ann Hodges. It was the first ...

Meteor hunters hope to track down remnants of fireball spotted over UK and Ireland
The Sunday Post
TREASURE hunters are hoping to hunt down a piece of a fireball spotted across the UK and Ireland. David Moore, founder of Astronomy Ireland, said ...

When is the Geminids meteor shower 2016? How to watch the stargazing event at its peak and ...
Mirror.co.uk
The meteor shower occurs in the last month of each year and is created by debris from the 3200 Paethon asteroid that passes close to the sun during ...

2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!