FIREBALL ALERT...Upcoming NEO (Near Earth Object) Close Passes Could Mean Increased Fireball Activity

Asteroid	Date(UT)	Miss Distance	Mag.	Size
2003 QC10	Sep 18	50 LD	--	1.2 km
2004 SV55	Sep 19	67.5 LD	--	1.2 km
2007 TD	Sep 22	6.2 LD	--	58 m
2011 SO5	Sep 29	5.6 LD	--	35 m
2002 AG29	Oct 9	77.1 LD	--	1.0 km
2000 OJ8	Oct 13	49.8 LD	--	2.4 km
2009 TM8	Oct 17	0.9 LD	--	8 m
2011 FZ2	Nov 7	75.9 LD	--	1.6 km
2005 YU55	Nov 8	0.8 LD	--	175 m
1994 CK1	Nov 16	68.8 LD	--	1.5 km
1996 FG3	Nov 23	39.5 LD	--	1.1 km
2003 WM7	Dec 9	47.6 LD	--	1.5 km
1999 XP35	Dec 20	77.5 LD	--	1.0 km
2000 YA	Dec 26	2.9 LD	--	80 m

Notes: LD = "Lunar Distance." 1 LD = 384,401 km, the distance between Earth and the Moon. 1 LD also equals 0.00256 AU. MAG is the visual magnitude of the asteroid on the date of closest approach.

ELPALLSKY Readers...Have cellphones, video cameras, still cameras at the ready a couple days prior to, and after the dates highlighted above. Data shows that these close NEO asteroid passes have produced spectacular fireball events around the world.

SANDIA SENTINEL FIREBALL NETWORK ALLSKY CAMERA OPERATORS...Please be sure your cameras and computers are running  during these NEO events. Your data could lead to a find!