WORLDWIDE FIREBALL ALERT...Imminent Asteroid 2011 YU55 NEO Close Approach...Earth To Encounter Debris Streams...Australian Outback Elevated Fireball Activity 07NOV2011

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News... 

http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/11/worldwide-meteor-alert-6nov-17nov2011.html

 From SPACEWEATHER.COM

ASTEROID FLYBY: NASA radars are monitoring 2005 YU55, an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier, as it heads for a Nov. 8th flyby of the Earth-Moon system. There is no danger to our planet. At closest approach on Tuesday at 3:28 pm PST (23:28 UT), the 400m-wide space rock will be 324,600 kilometers away, about 85% the distance from Earth to the Moon.

Professional astronomers are eagerly anticipating the flyby as the asteroid presents an exceptionally strong radar target. Powerful transmitters at Goldstone and Arecibo will...MORE

NEO ALERT...Asteroid 2009TM8 Close Flyby 17OCT2011

From ELPALLSKY 14OCT2011:
On October 17th, Asteroid 2009TM8, 5 to 11 meters in size, will pass between the moon and Earth. While there is no danger of the main body impacting Earth, debris generated by the collision which knocked the rock out of it's asteroid belt orbit may intersect Earth's orbit possibly generating an increase in green fireball activity a day or two before and after it's pass. Stay alert for increased fireball activity from 15OCT2011 to 20OCT2011.

Object Name	Close Approach Date	Miss Distance (AU)	Miss Distance (LD)	Estimated Diameter*	H (mag)	Relative Velocity (km/s)
(2011 SQ12)	2011-Oct-14	0.0970	37.8	180 m - 400 m	20.8	8.94
(2011 TJ5)	2011-Oct-14	0.0403	15.7	16 m - 36 m	26.1	10.51
(1990 UA)	2011-Oct-15	0.0845	32.9	400 m	19.6	16.64
(2011 TA4)	2011-Oct-16	0.1345	52.3	200 m - 440 m	20.7	12.97
(2011 TX8)	2011-Oct-16	0.1868	72.7	110 m - 260 m	21.8	17.21
(2009 TM8)	2011-Oct-17	0.0023	0.9	5.1 m - 11 m	28.6	8.18

 graphic courtesy NASA-JPL http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

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

Meteor Fireball Activity Is Increasing As Predicted By ELPALLSKY Due To NEO Close Approach Today 22 SEP2011

click on image to enlarge-image courtesy and (c) 2011 NASA-JPL

Above is a graphical illustration of the orbit analysis of Asteroid 2007 TD which is currently passing within 6.2 LD (Lunar distances) of Planet Earth. This object was shoved close to Earth's orbital plane from collision with another asteroid within the Asteroid Belt. It stands to reason that debris from that collision is accompanying the asteroid, some of which is apparently making it into Earth's atmosphere and in turn, producing an increase in meteor fireball activity. Be prepared for additional fireball activity over the next day or two as 2007 TD passes close by.  

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!

METEOR FIREBALL NEWS ALERT...NEO Asteroid 2011MD VERY Close Earth Approach 27JUN2011...Expect Elevated Fireball Activity

Recently Discovered Near Earth Object 2011MD Near Miss Likely To Include Numerous, Especially Green, Meteor Fireballs...All Sky Camera Operators, Security Cam Operators, Police and Sheriff's Dept's. Dash Cam Reviewers, Be Alert 25JUN2011 Through 29Jun2011!

(2011 MD)  2011-Jun-27 0.0001 0.05 8.0 m - 18 m 27.6 6.77

source: neo.jpl.nasa.gov