Orbital elements: 2011 BR15 Earth MOID = 0.0587 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 214.70065 (2000.0) P Q n 1.20645849 Peri. 71.95160 +0.31670970 +0.94252046 a 0.8738988 Node 217.05849 -0.92334052 +0.28064145 e 0.2761643 Incl. 10.18266 -0.21711116 +0.18137134 P 0.82 H 19.7 G 0.15 U 9 M...
Orbital elements: 2011 BA12 Earth MOID = 0.0729 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 352.22893 (2000.0) P Q n 0.25887229 Peri. 284.65339 -0.98751902 -0.15748517 a 2.4382544 Node 246.28569 +0.14539064 -0.90626892 e 0.5625511 Incl. 0.13435 +0.06056195 -0.39226913 P 3.81 H 22.8 G 0.15 U 8 M...
Orbital elements: 2011 BZ11 Earth MOID = 0.0021 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 35.64499 (2000.0) P Q n 0.54279782 Peri. 84.08138 +0.70893525 -0.70491703 a 1.4883691 Node 320.73815 +0.63224900 +0.64929873 e 0.5127957 Incl. 2.03047 +0.31252522 +0.28548753 P 1.82 H 25.7 G 0.15 U 9 MPE...
Minor planet named after Pune girl City girl Hamsa Padmanabhan is on top of the world. A minor planet, code number 21575, will now be named 'Hamsa' after her. The celestial honour for the second-year B.Sc student of Fergusson College has been bestowed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's...
Another fireball in Irish skies A fireball has blazed across Irish skies for the second time in ten days. Astronomy Ireland says a piece of an asteroid or comet entered the Earth's atmosphere over Ireland and blew apart between 6am and 7am. The organisation says it has already received a number of rep...
In downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's ethnic Chinese population are busy with preparations ahead of the Lunar New Year next week, which will usher in the Year of the Rabbit. Shops selling festive decorations have stocked up on bunny-shaped ornaments in gold and auspicious banners adorned with rab...
New Mud Volcano Erupts From Arabian Sea There's a new island in the azure waters off Pakistan, but you might want to hold off on vacation planning: The tiny dot is a mud volcano that will likely disappear before it sees 1,001 Arabian nights. Pakistani fishers reported the new mud volcano in the Arabian...
The Poker Flat Research Range (PFRR) is a launch facility and rocket range for sounding rockets in the U.S. state of Alaska, owned and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Geophysical Institute since 1968. The world's largest land-based rocket range, it is situated on a 20.7 km...
Tropical Storm Bianca (10S) is forecast to strike land to make landfall in Australia probability for CAT 1 or above is 40% in about 24 hours probability for TS is 85% currently Exmouth (22.0 S, 114.2 E) probability for CAT 1 or above is 35% in about 24 hours probability for TS is 60% in about 24 hours
Orbital elements: 2011 BW11 Earth MOID = 0.0009 AU Epoch 2011 Jan. 19.0 TT = JDT 2455580.5 MPC M 18.82970 (2000.0) P Q n 0.45624918 Peri. 82.65925 +0.90507631 -0.42482167 a 1.6710957 Node 302.47838 +0.38070095 +0.82942272 e 0.6919799 Incl. 1.29488 +0.18948260 +0.36274579 P 2.16 H 28.4 G 0.15 From...
Orbital elements: 2011 BX11 Earth MOID = 0.1267 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 7.56661 (2000.0) P Q n 0.36124726 Peri. 354.53545 -0.47649757 -0.85814381 a 1.9525388 Node 123.78327 +0.81508963 -0.51268541 e 0.4314519 Incl. 13.29627 +0.32951322 +0.02725574 P 2.73 H 22.8 G 0.15 U 9 MP...
The 24 - 53 metre wide asteroid 1999 CG9 will make a close pass (36.9 lunar distances, 0.0948 AU), travelling at 4.45 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 31st January, 2011 @ 20:18 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.0025...
There are many meteor showers this month... The Quadrantids Meteors Shower Peaks on January 3. It is active from January 1 through January 5. Shower Activity Period Maximum Radiant Velocity ZHR DateR.A. Dec. km/s Zeta AurigidsDec 11-Jan 21Dec. 31/Jan. 1Quadrantids Jan 1-5Jan. 4 16.3h56.6°52....