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Orbital elements: 2012 TM139 Earth MOID = 0.1809 AU Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC M 20.42089 (2000.0) P Q n 0.32150596 Peri. 45.58233 +0.85940711 +0.50559238 a 2.1102959 Node 283.90792 -0.48856002 +0.76814008 e 0.4394880 Incl. 4.49828 -0.15075982 +0.39285768 P 3.07 H 19.4...

Orbital elements: 2015 CU13 Earth MOID = 0.0699 AU Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5 MPC M 244.27689 (2000.0) P Q n 0.84270592 Peri. 248.21454 -0.66226827 +0.61816733 a 1.1100742 Node 325.06547 -0.00215131 -0.56665591 e 0.1033423 Incl. 47.67925 -0.74926372 -0.54476621 P 1.17 H 23.6...

Comet 182P/LONEOS is at Perihelion (1.009 AU) on the 5th March, 2012

Comet P/2015 J3 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.111 AU) on the 21st July 2015 EphemerisDate UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. Mag 2015 07 20 000000 22 25 00.1 -16 21 18 1.111 2.025 144.3 17.0 19.8 2015 07 21 000000 22 24 29.1 -16 30 58 1.111 2.031 145.4 16.5 19.8 2015 07 22 000000 2...

The return of dark sky conditions as the Moon retreats after Perseid maximum favours the rather weak Kappa Cygnid shower. Peak rates, expected on Aug 17-18, are usually 6 meteors per hour. In past years, some spectacularly-bright yellow-blue Kappa Cygnid fireballs have been reported. The radi...

White-light image of sunspot 12400 captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam. Motorised EQ5 Mount and Baader solar filter.

Orbital elements: C/2012 LP26 (Palomar) Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 T 2015 Aug. 17.19880 TT MPC q 6.5315960 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0001071 Peri. 145.20678 +0.51247830 +0.83793797 +/-0.0000769 Node 154.02653 -0.85249210 +0.52270654 e 0.9993008 Incl. 25.37560 -0.10306899 -0.156...

Orbital elements: P/2010 K2 (WISE) T 2010 July 7.525 TT MPC q 1.19949 (2000.0) P Q n 0.195281 Peri. 328.473 -0.340668 +0.922477 a 2.94236 Node 281.068 -0.819531 -0.386025 e 0.59234 Incl. 10.664 -0.460775 +0.004559 P 5.05 From 42 observations 2010 May 27-June 4. [...

The 66 - 150 metre wide asteroid 2015 OB79 will make a close pass (77.1 LD, 0.1982 AU) travelling at 1.66 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 17th August 2015 @ 01:11 UT ±15:44. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

Orbital elements: 2015 KB19 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0164 AU Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5 MPC M 347.90139 (2000.0) P Q n 0.44100393 Peri. 40.04239 +0.39127220 +0.91291588 a 1.7093897 Node 253.27475 -0.87233249 +0.32771728 e 0.4309655 Incl. 6.96598 -0.29315881 +0.24328170 P 2.23 H 2...

Orbital elements: 2015 PR228 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0214 AU Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5 MPC M 317.81864 (2000.0) P Q n 0.22374185 Peri. 110.44980 +0.32225335 -0.94237605 a 2.6872283 Node 320.38940 +0.80749145 +0.32319757 e 0.7103565 Incl. 8.10507 +0.49407524 +0.08643332 P 4.41...

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The 150 - 340 metre wide asteroid 2008 DK5 will make a close pass (74.7 lunar distances, 0.1920 AU), travelling at 12.85 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 10th September, 2013 @ 01:45 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (o...

The 1000 - 2300 metre wide asteroid (348400) 2005 JF21 will make a close pass (20.1 LD, 0.0517 AU) travelling at 9.20 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 16th August 2015 @ 14:01 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256...

The 260 - 580 metre wide asteroid 2005 WK4 will make a close pass (49.9 lunar distances, 0.1283 AU), travelling at 6.18 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 9th August, 2012 @ 00:35 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...