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NEO ALERT...Asteroid Close Encounters With Earth Likely To Lead To Elevated Fireball Activity

FROM ELPALLSKY......
Recent And Upcoming Near Earth Asteroid-NEO Encounters...Expect Increased Green Fireball Activity!
Asteroid
Date(UT)
Miss Distance
Mag.
Size
2011 TP
Oct 4
7.4 LD
--
22 m
2002 AG29
Oct 9
77.1 LD
--
1.0 km
2011 TB4
Oct 10
5.2 LD
--
35 m
2011 SE97
Oct 12
7.9 LD
--
50 m
2011 SS25
Oct 12
69.3 LD
--
1.1 km
2000 OJ8
Oct 13
49.8 LD
--
2.3 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
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

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