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MPC Ephemerides for Objects Passing Within Ten Lunar Distances
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Note: As a convenience to NEO observers, this form obtains formatted data from the IAU Minor Planet Center, which is not associated with A/CC. Active list dated as of 0001 UTC on 6 January 2009
ObjectDistance LDVisibility todayEarth closest LDMoon closest LDNotes
2008 YY328.34-10.05V=20.8-20.1, el.=79.6-87.6°6.15 @ 1327 Jan. 3
2008 YV327.88-6.11V=19.5-19.2, el.=129.0-136.0°2.75 @ 1941 Jan. 9risk
2008 YH30*30.0*V=22.1, el.=165.7°3.58 @ 1424 Dec. 25
2008 YG304.72-6.70V=20.3-18.7, el.=62.8-77.5°3.62 @ 2007 Jan. 4
2008 YF2915.99-14.16V=18.7-18.5, el.=141.0-144.4°9.68 @ 0822 Jan. 11risk
2008 YC2911.19 & beyondV=nil, el.=23.7°3.37 @ 0030 Jan. 2
2008 YB29*19.5*V=21.1, el.=126.8°7.34 @ 1438 Dec. 27
2008 YN2*42.4*V=23.0, el.=144.0°7.57 @ 1425 Dec. 14
2008 XU2*101.9*V=23.7, el.=170.0°2.13 @ 1028 Nov. 301.98 @ 0043 Nov. 30risk
2008 WY94*31.9*V=23.8, el.=74.2°3.16 @ 0941 Dec. 5
2008 EV515.93 & beyondV=14.7, el.=137.4°8.41 @ 1516 Dec. 23radar target, links
2002 AO1118.27-16.69V=18.1-17.9, el.=124.4-125.0°7.68 @ 1003 Jan. 15
These close-passers are not under active observation but may be possible targets:
ObjectDistance LDVisibility todayEarth closest LDMoon closest LDNotes
2008 XS*33.5*V=23.0, el.=154.0°6.77 on 28 Nov. 2008obs. span 5.0 days ending 7 Dec. 2008
2008 TT26*86.0*V=22.2, el.=131.8°3.56 on 23 Oct. 2008obs. span 20.2 days ending 29 Oct. 2008
2007 XH16*623.7*V=22.9, el.=55.6°8.10 on 24 Dec. 2007obs. span 192.5 days ending 18 June 2008
2007 VD12*519.1*V=22.8, el.=62.0°6.21 on 26 Nov. 2007obs. span 19.3 days ending 24 Nov. 2007
2006 AM4*151.0*V=22.3, el.=86.7°5.21 on 1 Feb. 2007obs. span 370.1 days ending 15 Jan. 2008
2004 XK3*92.2*V=22.8, el.=147.5°1.80 on 18 Nov. 20082.56 on 18 Nov. 2008obs. span 17.0 days ending 6 Dec. 2008
Distance         - distance from Earth in lunar distances (LD) at 0000 and 2400 today
Visibility today - if available, JPL geocentric apparent magnitude and solar elongation - shows min-max, not trend
                   (note that JPL Horizons provides nil V magnitude for elongation < 60°)
Earth closest    - Earth passage distance at best date-time calculation UTC
Moon closest     - lunar passage, calculated only if Earth passage is under 2.2 LD

*MPC MPES for 0600 UTC tomorrow, Jan. 7th. Other numbers are for today UTC processed by A/CC from JPL SSD Horizons data.
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