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SPACE CALENDAR
September 22, 2017
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* indicates changes from last month's calendar.

September 2017
* Sep ?? - VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre) CZ-2D Launch
Sep ?? - GPS 3-1 Delta 4 Launch
Sep ?? - BeiDou-3 (M3 & M4) CZ-3C/YZ-1 Launch
Sep ?? - Gaofen 5 (GF 5) CZ-4B Launch
Sep ?? - Arkyd-6/PicSat/CNUSail 1/KAUSAT 5/SIGMA (KHUSAT 3)/Canyval-X 1 & 2/STEP 1/Fox 1D PSLV Launch
Sep ?? - Chinasat-6C (Zhongxing-6C) CZ-3B/E Launch
Sep ?? - Fengyun 3D CZ-4C Launch
Sep ?? - Cosmos (GLONASS-M 756) Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M Launch
* Sep ?? - Jilin 1-04,1-05,1-06 CZ-6 Launch
Sep 22 - Autumnal Equinox, 20:02 UT
* Sep 22 - OSIRIS-REx, Earth Flyby
* Sep 22 - Glonass M Soyuz 2-1b Launch
Sep 22 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 TC24 Near-Earth Flyby (0.070 AU)
Sep 22 - Asteroid 3749 Balam (2 Moons) Closest Approach To Earth (1.310 AU)
Sep 22 - Asteroid 52422 LPL Closest Approach To Earth (2.631 AU)
* Sep 23 - NROL-42/Trumpet Atlas 5 Launch
Sep 23 - Comet C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (1.663 AU)
Sep 23 - Comet 352P/Skiff Closest Approach To Earth (1.678 AU)
Sep 23 - Comet P/2001 T3 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (2.387 AU)
Sep 23 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 PR25 Near-Earth Flyby (0.046 AU)
* Sep 23 - Amor Asteroid 2017 SL2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.055 AU)
Sep 23 - Asteroid 85185 Lederman Closest Approach To Earth (0.893 AU)
Sep 23 - Kuiper Belt Object 2010 RE64 At Opposition (51.282 AU)
Sep 23 - 55th Anniversary (1962), "The Jetsons" TV Debut
Sep 24 - Comet 73P-Z/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.459 AU)
Sep 24 - Comet 73P-AO/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.463 AU)
Sep 24 - Comet 213P/Van Ness Perihelion (1.983 AU)
Sep 24 - Comet 237P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (2.208 AU)
Sep 24 - Comet 25D/Neujmin At Opposition (3.564 AU)
Sep 24 - Asteroid 3174 Alcock Closest Approach To Earth (1.956 AU)
Sep 24 - Kuiper Belt Object 120347 Salacia At Opposition (43.818 AU)
Sep 24 - 165th Anniversary (1852), Henri Giffard Makes 1st Powered and Controlled Flight
Sep 25 - Spektr-RG Zenit-3F Launch
Sep 25 - Comet 213P-B/Van Ness Perihelion (1.983 AU)
Sep 25 - Comet 89P/Russell Closest Approach To Earth (1.988 AU)
Sep 25 - Comet P/2015 M2 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (5.308 AU)
* Sep 25 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 RO16 Near-Earth Flyby (0.011 AU)
* Sep 25 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 RW1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.028 AU)
* Sep 25 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 RW2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.039 AU)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 13752 Grantstokes Closest Approach To Earth (1.086 AU)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 10797 Guatemala Closest Approach To Earth (1.538 AU)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 2266 Tchaikovsky Closest Approach To Earth (2.196 AU)
Sep 25 - 20th Anniversary (1997), STS-86 Launch (Space Shuttle, Atlantis, Mir Space Station)
Sep 25 - 25th Anniversary (1992), Mars Observer Launch
Sep 26 - Comet 73P-R/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.500 AU)
Sep 26 - Comet 59P/Kearns-Kwee Closest Approach To Earth (2.476 AU)
Sep 26 - Comet C/2016 Q4 (Kowalski) Closest Approach To Earth (6.117 AU)
Sep 26 - Comet C/2016 Q4 (Kowalski) At Opposition (6.117 AU)
* Sep 26 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 RB16 Near-Earth Flyby (0.012 AU)
Sep 26 - Apollo Asteroid 5189 (1990 UQ) Near-Earth Flyby (0.061 AU)
Sep 26 - Amor Asteroid 3757 Anagolay Closest Approach To Earth (1.095 AU)
Sep 26 - Harrison Brown's 100th Birthday (1917)
Sep 27 - Comet C/2017 E1 (Borisov) Closest Approach To Earth (2.141 AU)
Sep 27 - Comet 73P-M/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.528 AU)
Sep 27 - Comet 73P-AD/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.535 AU)
Sep 27 - Dwarf Planet Ceres Occults 2UCAC 40015030 (12.2 Magnitude Star)
* Sep 27 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 RE15 Near-Earth Flyby (0.093 AU)
Sep 27 - Apollo Asteroid 469219 (2016 HO3) Closest Approach To Earth (0.158 AU)
Sep 27 - Asteroid 90022 Apache Point Closest Approach To Earth (1.574 AU)
Sep 27 - Kuiper Belt Object 308933 (2006 SQ372) At Opposition (26.842 AU)
Sep 27 - 10th Anniversary (2007), Dawn Launch (Asteroid Orbiter Mission)
Sep 27 - 20th Anniversary (1997), Last Transmission From Mars Pathfinder
* Sep 28 - AsiaSat 9 Proton-M/Briz-M P4 Launch
* Sep 28 - NROL-52/Quasar 21 Atlas 5 Launch
Sep 28 - Comet 73P-E/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.542 AU)
Sep 28 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 GM6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.080 AU)
Sep 28 - Asteroid 15783 Briancox Closest Approach To Earth (2.027 AU)
* Sep 28 - Centaur Object 2015 JH1 At Opposition (4.704 AU)
Sep 28 - 55th Anniversary (1962), Alouette 1 Launch (Canada's 1st Satellite) * Sep 29 - Intelsat 37E/BSAT 4A Ariane 5 Launch
Sep 29 - Comet 73P-BS/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (0.717 AU)
Sep 29 - Comet 73P-H/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.589 AU)
Sep 29 - Comet P/2010 D1 (WISE) At Opposition (1.737 AU)
Sep 29 - Comet P/2006 D1 (Hill) At Opposition (3.246 AU)
Sep 29 - Comet 299P/Catalina-PANSTARRS At Opposition (3.950 AU)
Sep 29 - Comet P/2015 M2 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (5.311 AU)
Sep 29 - Apollo Asteroid 1989 VB Near-Earth Flyby (0.020 AU)
Sep 29 - Asteroid 71885 Denning Closest Approach To Earth (1.272 AU)
Sep 29 - Asteroid 4716 Urey Closest Approach To Earth (2.339 AU)
Sep 29 - Plutino 469372 (2001 QF298) At Opposition (42.446 AU)
Sep 29 - 40th Anniversary (1977), Salyut 6 Space Station Launch
Sep 29 - Plutino 469372 (2001 QF298) At Opposition (42.446 AU)
Sep 30 - Astronomy Day
Sep 30 - SES-14/GOLD Falcon 9 Launch
Sep 30 - Comet 263P/Gibbs Perihelion (1.263 AU)
Sep 30 - Comet 73P-B/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.596 AU)
Sep 30 - Comet 73P-K/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.598 AU)
Sep 30 - Comet 73P-G/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.615 AU)
Sep 30 - Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.619 AU)
Sep 30 - Comet 73P-C/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.620 AU)
Sep 30 - Comet 73P-BT/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.620 AU)
Sep 30 - Comet 9P/Tempel Closest Approach To Earth (2.560 AU)
Sep 30 - Comet P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) At Opposition (5.296 AU)
* Sep 30 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 RP15 Near-Earth Flyby (0.038 AU)
Sep 30 - Aten Asteroid 2015 SO2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.066 AU)
Sep 30 - Asteroid 6735 Madhatter Closest Approach To Earth (1.083 AU)
Sep 30 - Asteroid 6296 Cleveland Closest Approach To Earth (1.168 AU)

October 2017
Oct ?? - Zhang Jiaxiang's 85th Birthday (1932)
Oct ?? - BeiDou-3 (M5 & M6) CZ-3C/YZ-1 Launch
Oct ?? - HYLAS-4/Al Yah-3 Ariane 5 Launch
Oct 01 - Comet 73P-AI/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (0.775 AU)
Oct 01 - Comet P/2010 P4 (WISE) Closest Approach To Earth (0.929 AU)
Oct 01 - Comet 73P-AV/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.638 AU)
Oct 01 - Dwarf Planet Ceres Occults TYC 1928-00279-1 (11.0 Magnitude Star)
Oct 01 - Aten Asteroid 2004 QA22 Near-Earth Flyby (0.065 AU)
Oct 01 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 XE Near-Earth Flyby (0.083 AU)
Oct 01 - Apollo Asteroid 2329 Orthos Closest Approach To Earth (0.158 AU)
Oct 01 - Asteroid 327695 Yokoono Closest Approach To Earth (1.578 AU)
Oct 01 - Kuiper Belt Object 2015 RR245 At Opposition (62.481 AU)
Oct 01 - 170th Anniversary (1847), Maria Mitchell Discovers Comet C/1847 T1
* Oct 02 - Echostar 105/SES-11 Falcon 9 Launch
Oct 02 - Comet P/2013 YG46 (Spacewatch) Closest Approach To Earth (1.679 AU)
Oct 02 - Comet P/2010 D1 (WISE) Closest Approach To Earth (1.736 AU)
Oct 02 - Comet 60P/Tsuchinshan Closest Approach To Earth (2.735 AU)
Oct 02 - Comet P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) Closest Approach To Earth (5.296 AU)
Oct 02 - Asteroid 6487 Tonyspear Closest Approach To Earth (1.287 AU)
Oct 02 - Asteroid 19620 Auckland Closest Approach To Earth (1.691 AU)
Oct 02 - Asteroid 14965 Bonk Closest Approach To Earth (1.792 AU)
Oct 02 - Frank Malina's 105th Birthday (1912)
Oct 03 - Moon Occults Neptune
Oct 03 - Comet 73P-AK/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.703 AU)
Oct 03 - Comet 73P-AU/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.705 AU)
Oct 03 - Comet 240P/NEAT Closest Approach To Earth (1.877 AU)
Oct 03 - Asteroid 36800 Katarinawitt Closest Approach To Earth (1.084 AU)
Oct 03 - Asteroid 10111 Frensel Closest Approach To Earth (1.622 AU)
Oct 03 - Binary Asteroid 90 Antiope Closest Approach To Earth (1.836 AU)
Oct 03 - 55th Anniversary (1962), Sigma 7 Launch (Walter Schirra)
Oct 03 - 55th Anniversary (1962), Zagami Meteorite Fall (Mars Meteorite)
Oct 03 - 75th Anniversary (1942), 1st Successful Test Launch of the German A-4 Rocket (V-2)
* Oct 04 - Iridium Next 21-30 Falcon 9 Launch
Oct 04 - Comet 352P/Skiff At Opposition (1.695 AU)
* Oct 04 - Apollo Asteroid 2004 RE84 Near-Earth Flyby (0.039 AU)
Oct 04 - Apollo Asteroid 4197 Morpheus Closest Approach To Earth (0.474 AU)
Oct 04 - Asteroid 763 Cupido Closest Approach To Earth (0.875 AU)
Oct 04 - Asteroid 9781 Jubjubbird Closest Approach To Earth (1.272 AU)
Oct 04 - Asteroid 171381 Taipei Closest Approach To Earth (1.769 AU)
Oct 04 - Christen Longomontanus' 455th Birthday (1562)
Oct 04 - 10th Anniversary (2007), Kaguya (Selene 1) Moon Orbit Insertion,
Oct 04 - 60th Anniversary (1957), Sputnik 1 Launch
Oct 04-10 - World Space Week
Oct 05 - Venus Passes 0.2 Degrees From Mars
* Oct 05 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 QO17 Near-Earth Flyby (0.077 AU)
Oct 05 - Atira Asteroid 2012 VE46 Closest Approach To Earth (0.791 AU)
Oct 05 - Asteroid 17058 Rocknroll Closest Approach To Earth (1.547 AU)
Oct 05 - European Southern Observatory's (ESO) 55th Birthday (1962)
Oct 05 - Robert Goddard's 135th Birthday (1882)
Oct 05 - Giorgio Abetti's 135th Birthday (1882)
Oct 06 - Comet 73P-BQ/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.772 AU)
Oct 06 - Comet 73P-N/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.789 AU)
Oct 06 - Comet 124P/Mrkos At Opposition (3.915 AU)
Oct 06 - Asteroid 277 Elvira Occults HIP 116323 (5.9 Magnitude Star)
Oct 06 - Apollo Asteroid 2011 TB4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.065 AU)
Oct 06 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 GS6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.078 AU)
* Oct 06 - Aten Asteroid 2004 TD10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.084 AU)
Oct 06 - Aten Asteroid 5381 Sekmet Closest Approach To Earth (0.649 AU)
Oct 06 - Asteroid 5819 Lauretta Closest Approach To Earth (1.285 AU)
Oct 06 - Asteroid 35978 Arlington Closest Approach To Earth (1.458 AU)
Oct 06 - Asteroid 9325 Stonehenge Closest Approach To Earth (1.552 AU)
Oct 06 - Asteroid 15550 Sydney Closest Approach To Earth (1.672 AU)
Oct 06 - Asteroid 671 Carnegia Closest Approach To Earth (2.044 AU)
Oct 06 - Nevil Maskelyne's 285th Birthday (1732)
Oct 07 - Comet 73P-W/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (0.928 AU)
Oct 07 - Comet 73P-AX/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.815 AU)
Oct 07 - Comet P/2016 P1 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (3.049 AU)
Oct 07 - Asteroid 3 Juno Occults 2UCAC 27345728 (12.2 Magnitude Star)
Oct 07 - Asteroid 916 America Closest Approach To Earth (0.829 AU)
Oct 07 - Asteroid 293909 Matterhorn Closest Approach To Earth (1.854 AU)
Oct 07 - Kuiper Belt Object 2008 ST291 At Opposition (59.575 AU)
Oct 07 - 15th Anniversary (2002), STS-112 Launch (Space Shuttle Atlantis, International Space Station)
Oct 07 - 15th Anniversary (2002), Founding of the B612 Foundation
Oct 07 - Donald Machholz's 65th Birthday (1952)
Oct 07 - Franz Suess' 150th Birthday (1867)
Oct 08 - Asteroid 56678 Alicewessen Closest Approach To Earth (1.740 AU)
Oct 08 - 25th Anniversary (1992), Pioneer Venus' Burnup in Venus' Atmosphere
Oct 09 - Draconids Meteor Shower Peak
Oct 09 - Moon Occults Aldebaran
Oct 09 - Comet 73P-BO/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.862 AU)
Oct 09 - Comet 73P-BN/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.872 AU)
Oct 09 - Comet 232P/Hill At Opposition (3.118 AU)
Oct 09 - Asteroid 134346 Pinatubo Closest Approach To Earth (0.922 AU)
Oct 09 - Asteroid 300221 Brucebills Closest Approach To Earth (1.682 AU)
Oct 09 - Asteroid 51825 Davidbrown Closest Approach To Earth (1.807 AU)
Oct 09 - Asteroid 230975 Rogerfederer Closest Approach To Earth (1.881 AU)
Oct 09 - Asteroid 15371 Steward Closest Approach To Earth (1.924 AU)
Oct 09 - Asteroid 16046 Gregnorman Closest Approach To Earth (2.407 AU)
Oct 09 - 25th Anniversary (1992), Peekskill Meteorite Fall (Hit Car in New York)
Oct 09 - Yury Usachev's 60th Birthday (1957)
* Oct 10 - Michibiki 4 (QZS-4) H-2A Launch
Oct 10 - Comet 73P-BK/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.895 AU)
Oct 10 - Comet 73P-J/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.909 AU)
Oct 10 - Comet 89P/Russell At Opposition (2.018 AU)
Oct 10 - Asteroid 16897 (1998 DH10) Occults HIP 20804 (5.9 Magnitude Star)
Oct 10 - Apollo Asteroid 2014 DQ Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)
Oct 10 - Asteroid 30857 Parsec Closest Approach To Earth (0.999 AU)
Oct 10 - Asteroid 2001 Einstein Closest Approach To Earth (1.146 AU)
Oct 10 - Asteroid 264020 Stuttgart Closest Approach To Earth (1.495 AU)
Oct 10 - Asteroid 8623 Johnnygalecki Closest Approach To Earth (2.474 AU)
Oct 10 - 50th Anniversary (1967), Enactment of the Outer Space Treaty
Oct 10 - Michael Disney's 80th Birthday (1937)
Oct 11 - Comet P/2010 P4 (WISE) At Opposition (0.942 AU)
Oct 11 - Comet 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson Closest Approach To Earth (1.920 AU)
Oct 11 - Comet 73P-AB/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.945 AU)
Oct 11 - Comet 237P/LINEAR At Opposition (2.247 AU)
Oct 11 - Apollo Asteroid 2007 DM41 Near-Earth Flyby (0.090 AU)
Oct 11 - Asteroid 8208 Volta Closest Approach To Earth (1.274 AU)
Oct 11 - Asteroid 432971 Loving Closest Approach To Earth (1.552 AU)
Oct 11 - Kuiper Belt Object 303775 (2005 QU182) At Opposition (51.333 AU)
Oct 11 - 160th Anniversary (1857), Ohaba Meteorite Fall (Fell in Fruit Garden in Romania)
Oct 12 - Progress MS-7 Soyuz-2.1a Launch (International Space Station 68P)
Oct 12 - Comet 73P-BJ/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.959 AU)
Oct 12 - Comet C/2015 T2 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (6.193 AU)
Oct 12 - Apollo Asteroid 2012 TC4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.0003 AU)
* Oct 12 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 RV1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.046 AU)
Oct 12 - Apollo Asteroid 11500 Tomaiyowit Closest Approach To Earth (0.421 AU)
Oct 12 - Apollo Asteroid 4183 Cuno Closest Approach To Earth (1.473 AU)
Oct 12 - Jake Garn's 85th Birthday (1932)
* Oct 13 - Sentinel 5P Rokot/Briz-KM Launch
Oct 13 - Comet 73P-AE/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.119 AU)
Oct 13 - Comet 355P/LINEAR-NEAT Perihelion (1.716 AU)
Oct 13 - Aten Asteroid 2005 TE49 Near-Earth Flyby (0.022 AU)
Oct 13 - Apollo Asteroid 2014 UR116 Near-Earth Flyby (0.072 AU)
Oct 13 - Atira Asteroid 1998 DK36 Closest Approach To Earth (1.262 AU)
Oct 13 - Asteroid 5256 Farquhar Closest Approach To Earth (1.365 AU)
Oct 13 - Asteroid 6135 Billowen Closest Approach To Earth (1.769 AU)
Oct 13 - Kuiper Belt Object 19308 (1996 TO66) At Opposition (46.380 AU)
* Oct 14 - Koreasat 5A (Mugungwha 5A) Falcon 9 Launch
Oct 14 - Comet C/2017 O1 (ASASSN) Perihelion (1.499 AU)
Oct 14 - Comet 73P-AM/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.025 AU)
Oct 14 - Comet 263P/Gibbs Closest Approach To Earth (2.070 AU)
Oct 14 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 UO41 Near-Earth Flyby (0.055 AU)
Oct 14 - Asteroid 14061 Nagincox Closest Approach To Earth (1.130 AU)
Oct 14 - Asteroid 7328 Casanova Closest Approach To Earth (1.198 AU)
Oct 14 - Asteroid 12574 LONEOS Closest Approach To Earth (1.638 AU)
Oct 14 - Asteroid 9725 Wainscoat Closest Approach To Earth (1.670 AU)
Oct 14 - Asteroid 1618 Dawn Closest Approach To Earth (1.883 AU)
Oct 14 - 70th Anniversary (1947), Chuck Yeager Breaks Sound Barrier
Oct 15 - Moon Occults Regulus
Oct 15 - Comet 9P/Tempel At Opposition (2.591 AU)
Oct 15 - Apollo Asteroid 2013 UM9 Near-Earth Flyby (0.044 AU)
Oct 15 - Apollo Asteroid 2012 EN5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.091 AU)
Oct 15 - Asteroid 136 Austria Closest Approach To Earth (1.205 AU)
Oct 15 - Asteroid 5720 Halweaver Closest Approach To Earth (1.529 AU)
Oct 15 - Asteroid 224 Oceana Closest Approach To Earth (1.682 AU)
Oct 15 - 20th Anniversary (1997), Cassini Launch (Saturn Orbiter)
Oct 15 - 45th Anniversary (1972), Valera Meteorite Fall (Hit Cow in Venezuela)
Oct 16 - Comet 294P/LINEAR At Opposition (3.915 AU)
Oct 16 - Comet C/2015 T2 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (6.196 AU)
Oct 16 - Atira Asteroid 2013 JX28 Closest Approach To Earth (0.733 AU)
Oct 16 - Asteroid 32096 Puckett Closest Approach To Earth (1.394 AU)
Oct 16 - Asteroid 294727 Dennisritchie Closest Approach To Earth (2.224 AU)
Oct 17 - SkySat 8-13/COPPER 2/CPOD A & B/MinXSS 2/RANGE A & B Minotaur-C-XL-3210 Launch
Oct 17 - Moon Occults Asteroid 21 Lutetia
Oct 17 - Comet 73P-BL/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.217 AU)
Oct 17 - Comet 73P-AQ/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.284 AU)
Oct 17 - Comet 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson At Opposition (1.925 AU)
Oct 17 - Comet 340P/Boattini Closest Approach To Earth (2.496 AU)
Oct 17 - Comet 65P/Gunn Perihelion (2.910 AU)
Oct 17 - Amor Asteroid 2011 PT Near-Earth Flyby (0.058 AU)
Oct 17 - Asteroid 4511 Rembrandt Closest Approach To Earth (1.360 AU)
Oct 17 - Asteroid 7554 Johnspencer Closest Approach To Earth (2.760 AU)
Oct 17 - Dwarf Planet 136199 Eris At Opposition (95.195 AU)
Oct 17 - 5th Anniversary (2012), Novato Meteorite Fall in California (Hit House)
Oct 18 - 50th Anniversary (1967), Venera 4, Venus Landing
Oct 18 - Mercury Passes 1.0 Degrees from Jupiter
Oct 18 - Comet C/2017 O1 (ASASSN) Closest Approach To Earth (0.720 AU)
Oct 18 - Comet 73P-AR/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.302 AU)
Oct 18 - Comet 73P-AG/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.303 AU)
Oct 18 - Comet 73P-U/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.169 AU)
Oct 18 - Comet P/2015 F1 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (3.372 AU)
Oct 18 - Comet 351P/Wiegert-PANSTARRS At Opposition (3.490 AU)
Oct 18 - Aten Asteroid 2006 TU7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.048 AU)
Oct 18 - Kuiper Belt Object 202421 (2005 UQ513) At Opposition (47.230 AU)
Oct 18 - 40th Anniversary (1977), Charles Kowal's Discovery of Chiron
Oct 18 - Pascual Jordan's 115th Birthday (1902)
Oct 18 - 120th Anniversary (1897), Delhi Meteorite Fall in India
Oct 18 - Carl Kiess' 130th Birthday (1887)
Oct 18 - 170th Anniversary (1847), John Hind's Discovery of Asteroid 8 Flora
Oct 19 - 50th Anniversary (1967), Mariner 5, Venus Flyby
Oct 19 - Uranus At Opposition
Oct 19 - Comet 73P-P/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.342 AU)
Oct 19 - Comet C/2015 V1 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (3.308 AU)
Oct 19 - Asteroid 8489 Boulder Closest Approach To Earth (2.432 AU)
Oct 20 - Comet 337P/WISE Closest Approach To Earth (2.766 AU)
Oct 20 - Comet C/2015 V1 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (3.308 AU)
Oct 20 - Comet 228P/LINEAR At Opposition (3.438 AU)
Oct 20 - Aten Asteroid 2014 UR Near-Earth Flyby (0.064 AU)
Oct 20 - Asteroid 11836 Eileen Closest Approach To Earth (0.779 AU)
Oct 20 - Asteroid 30439 Moe Closest Approach To Earth (1.658 AU)
Oct 20 - Asteroid 4446 Carolyn Closest Approach To Earth (2.679 AU)
Oct 20 - Christopher Wren's 385th Birthday (1632)
Oct 21 - Orionids Meteor Shower Peak
Oct 21 - Comet 73P-AC/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.395 AU)
Oct 21 - Comet P/2013 YG46 (Spacewatch) At Opposition (1.728 AU)
Oct 21 - Comet 159P/LONEOS At Opposition (2.844 AU)
Oct 21 - Comet 258P/PANSTARRS At Opposition (3.803 AU)
Oct 21 - Asteroid 69263 Big Ben Closest Approach To Earth (1.152 AU)
Oct 21 - Asteroid 1584 Fuji Closest Approach To Earth (1.622 AU)
Oct 21 - Yerkes Observatory's 120th Birthday (1897)
Oct 22 - Comet P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) At Opposition (2.470 AU)
Oct 22 - Dwarf Planet Ceres Occults TYC 1943-00104-1 (12.1 Magnitude Star)
Oct 22 - Apollo Asteroid 171576 (1999 VP11) Near-Earth Flyby (0.015 AU)
Oct 22 - Apollo Asteroid 2010 VT11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.092 AU)
Oct 22 - Asteroid 4701 Milani Closest Approach To Earth (1.334 AU)
Oct 22 - Asteroid 5661 Hildebrand Closest Approach To Earth (2.607 AU)
Oct 22 - Asteroid 227 Philosophia Closest Approach To Earth (2.730 AU)
Oct 22 - Kuiper Belt Object 308379 (2005 RS43) At Opposition (42.562 AU)
Oct 22 - 25th Anniversary (1992), STS-52 Launch (Space Shuttle Columbia, LAGEOS II)
Oct 23 - Comet 96P/Machholz Closest Approach To Earth (0.879 AU)
Oct 23 - Comet P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (2.470 AU)
Oct 23 - Comet C/2017 C2 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.999 AU)
Oct 23 - Apollo Asteroid 2008 GH110 Near-Earth Flyby (0.087 AU)
Oct 23 - Asteroid 8992 Magnanimity Closest Approach To Earth (1.189 AU)
Oct 23 - Aten Asteroid 3362 Khufu Closest Approach To Earth (1.281 AU)
Oct 23 - Asteroid 7644 Cslewis Closest Approach To Earth (1.288 AU)
Oct 23 - Asteroid 13606 Bean Closest Approach To Earth (1.593 AU)
Oct 23 - Asteroid 15092 Beegees Closest Approach To Earth (2.018 AU)
Oct 23 - Centaur Object 2015 KJ153 At Opposition (4.876 AU)
Oct 23 - Neptune Trojan 2011 SO277 At Opposition (29.507 AU)
Oct 23 - 10th Anniversary (2007), STS-120 Launch (Space Shuttle Discovery, International Space Station)
Oct 24 - Comet 73P-X/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.507 AU)
Oct 24 - Comet 73P-L/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.510 AU)
Oct 24 - Comet 73P-AN/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.511 AU)
Oct 24 - Comet 73P-AH/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.526 AU)
Oct 24 - Comet 228P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (3.437 AU)
Oct 24 - Comet 53P/Van Biesbroeck At Opposition (3.531 AU)
Oct 24 - Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) At Opposition (3.658 AU)
Oct 24 - Aten Asteroid 2016 GK135 Near-Earth Flyby (0.077 AU)
Oct 24 - Aten Asteroid 2008 TC4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.086 AU)
Oct 24 - Asteroid 7041 Nantucket Closest Approach To Earth (0.958 AU)
Oct 24 - Asteroid 3905 Doppler Closest Approach To Earth (1.068 AU)
Oct 24 - Apollo Asteroid 2201 Oljato Closest Approach To Earth (2.063 AU)
Oct 24 - Asteroid 10379 Lake Placid Closest Approach To Earth (2.593 AU)
Oct 25 - Comet 73P-Z/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.578 AU)
Oct 25 - Comet 73P-AO/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.580 AU)
Oct 25 - Comet 73P-AT/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.437 AU)
Oct 25 - Aten Asteroid 2013 UR5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.085 AU)
Oct 25 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 FT102 Near-Earth Flyby (0.100 AU)
Oct 25 - Asteroid 9766 Bradbury Closest Approach To Earth (1.414 AU)
Oct 25 - Asteroid 4547 Massachusetts Closest Approach To Earth (1.465 AU)
Oct 25 - Asteroid 4772 Frankdrake Closest Approach To Earth (1.952 AU)
Oct 25 - Asteroid 2039 Payne-Gaposchkin Closest Approach To Earth (2.268 AU)
Oct 25 - Kuiper Belt Object 55636 (2002 TX300) At Opposition (41.567 AU)
Oct 25 - Henry Russell's 140th Birthday (1877)
Oct 26 - Comet 73P-R/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.614 AU)
Oct 26 - Comet 340P/Boattini At Opposition (2.507 AU)
Oct 26 - Comet 159P/LONEOS Closest Approach To Earth (2.840 AU)
* Oct 26 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 QV34 Near-Earth Flyby (0.083 AU)
Oct 26 - Asteroid 4416 Ramses Closest Approach To Earth (0.812 AU)
Oct 26 - Asteroid 5725 Nordlingen Closest Approach To Earth (1.737 AU)
Oct 26 - Asteroid 7100 Martin Luther Closest Approach To Earth (1.806 AU)
Oct 26 - Amor Asteroid 1943 Anteros Closest Approach To Earth (2.038 AU)
Oct 26 - Asteroid 8721 AMOS Closest Approach To Earth (2.826 AU)
Oct 26 - Gaetano Crocco's 140th Birthday (1877)
Oct 27 - Comet 355P/LINEAR-NEAT Closest Approach To Earth (0.732 AU)
Oct 27 - Comet 73P-M/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.643 AU)
Oct 27 - Comet 73P-AD/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.649 AU)
Oct 27 - Comet 73P-E/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.654 AU)
Oct 27 - Comet 175P/Hergenrother At Opposition (3.367 AU)
Oct 27 - Asteroid 1336 Zeelandia Occults HIP 36152 (6.5 Magnitude Star)
Oct 27 - Asteroid 3414 Champollion Closest Approach To Earth (1.054 AU)
Oct 27 - Asteroid 2999 Dante Closest Approach To Earth (1.231 AU)
Oct 27 - Asteroid 7028 Tachikawa Closest Approach To Earth (1.793 AU)
Oct 27 - Asteroid 30440 Larry Closest Approach To Earth (2.509 AU)
Oct 27 - Neptune Trojan 2001 QR322 At Opposition (29.099 AU)
Oct 28 - Comet 96P/Machholz Perihelion (0.124 AU)
Oct 28 - Comet 73P-H/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.696 AU)
Oct 28 - Comet 73P-B/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.702 AU)
Oct 28 - Comet 73P-K/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.703 AU)
Oct 28 - Comet 73P-BF/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.557 AU)
Oct 28 - Comet 135P/Shoemaker-Levy At Opposition (3.811 AU)
Oct 28 - Asteroid 12773 Lyman Closest Approach To Earth (1.493 AU)
Oct 28 - Apollo Asteroid 29075 (1950 DA) Closest Approach To Earth (1.578 AU)
Oct 28 - 80th Anniversary (1937), Karl Reinmuth's Discovery of Asteroid 69230 Hermes
Oct 29 - European Summer Time Ends - Set Clock Back 1 Hour (European Union)
Oct 29 - Comet 73P-G/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.724 AU)
Oct 29 - Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.727 AU)
Oct 29 - Comet 73P-C/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.728 AU)
Oct 29 - Comet 73P-BT/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.728 AU)
Oct 29 - Comet 73P-AV/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.741 AU)
Oct 29 - Comet C/2015 T5 (Sheppard-Tholen) Closest Approach To Earth (8.823 AU)
Oct 29 - Asteroid 73520 Boslough Closest Approach To Earth (1.274 AU)
Oct 29 - Apollo Asteroid 161989 Cacus Closest Approach To Earth (1.274 AU)
Oct 29 - Asteroid 17627 Humptydumpty Closest Approach To Earth (1.959 AU)
Oct 29 - Apollo Asteroid 2212 Hephaistos Closest Approach To Earth (2.650 AU)
Oct 29 - Centaur Object 49036 Pelion At Opposition (19.848 AU)
Oct 29 - Centaur Object 20461 Dioretsa At Opposition (28.552 AU)
Oct 29 - Kuiper Belt Object 15760 (1992 QB1) At Opposition (40.320 AU)
Oct 30 - Moon Occults Neptune
Oct 30 - Comet 73P-AK/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.798 AU)
Oct 30 - Comet 73P-AU/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.801 AU)
Oct 30 - Comet 73P-BR/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.602 AU)
Oct 30 - Comet 73P-BD/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.652 AU)
Oct 30 - Aten Asteroid 3753 Cruithne Closest Approach To Earth (0.526 AU)
Oct 30 - Asteroid 4337 Arecibo Closest Approach To Earth (2.564 AU)
Oct 30 - Neptune Trojan 2014 QO441 At Opposition (32.300 AU)
Oct 30 - Kuiper Belt Object 42301 (2001 UR163) At Opposition (51.765 AU)
Oct 31 - Comet P/2016 G1 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (1.492 AU)
Oct 31 - Comet 73P-BG/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.638 AU)
Oct 31 - Comet 123P/West-Hartley At Opposition (2.739 AU)
Oct 31 - Apollo Asteroid 2003 UV11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.038 AU)
Oct 31 - Asteroid 3783 Morris Closest Approach To Earth (1.176 AU)
Oct 31 - Asteroid 10958 Mont Blanc Closest Approach To Earth (1.316 AU)
Oct 31 - Asteroid 32605 Lucy Closest Approach To Earth (2.450 AU)

November 2017
Nov ?? - Chang'e 5 CZ-5 Launch (China Lunar Sample Return Mission)
Nov ?? - Falcon 9 Heavy Maiden Launch
Nov ?? - Iridium Next 31-40 Falcon 9 Launch
* Nov ?? - Cartosat-2F PSLV-XL Launch
* Nov ?? - IRNSS-1I PSLV-XL Launch
Nov 01 - Comet 73P-BQ/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.868 AU)
Nov 01 - Comet 73P-N/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.881 AU)
Nov 01 - Comet 219P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (1.883 AU)
* Nov 01 - Asteroid 9719 Yakage Occults HIP 36393 (5.1 Magnitude Star)
* Nov 01 - Asteroid 316020 Linshuhow Closest Approach To Earth (1.531 AU)
Nov 01 - Asteroid 1677 Tycho Brahe Closest Approach To Earth (1.643 AU)
Nov 01 - Plutino 47171 (1999 TC36) At Opposition (29.598 AU)
Nov 02 - 100th Anniversary (1917), Mount Wilson 100-inch Telescope First Light
Nov 02 - Comet 355P/LINEAR-NEAT At Opposition (0.736 AU)
Nov 02 - Comet 73P-AX/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.908 AU)
Nov 02 - Comet 73P-V/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.665 AU)
Nov 02 - Comet 73P-BB/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.743 AU)
Nov 02 - Apollo Asteroid 1989 UP Near-Earth Flyby (0.055 AU)
Nov 02 - Asteroid 85197 Ginkgo Closest Approach To Earth (0.871 AU)
* Nov 02 - Asteroid 46610 Besixdouz Closest Approach To Earth (0.882 AU)
* Nov 02 - Asteroid 8003 Kelvin Closest Approach To Earth (1.018 AU)
Nov 02 - Asteroid 2597 Arthur Closest Approach To Earth (1.543 AU)
Nov 02 - Asteroid 3767 DiMaggio Closest Approach To Earth (1.979 AU)
Nov 02 - Kuiper Belt Object 2014 UM33 At Opposition (42.855 AU)
Nov 02 - 15th Anniversary (2002), Stardust, Asteroid 5535 Annefrank Flyby
Nov 02 - 70th Anniversary (1947), Howard Hughes Flies the Spruce Goose
Nov 03 - Taurids Meteor Shower Peak
Nov 03 - Comet 73P-BO/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.954 AU)
Nov 03 - Comet 73P-BN/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.961 AU)
Nov 03 - Comet 73P-BK/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.979 AU)
Nov 03 - Comet 73P-J/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.990 AU)
Nov 03 - Aten Asteroid 2009 UZ87 Near-Earth Flyby (0.070 AU)
Nov 03 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 WA2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.093 AU)
Nov 03 - Asteroid 1655 Comas Sola Closest Approach To Earth (1.248 AU)
Nov 03 - Asteroid 31664 Randiiwessen Closest Approach To Earth (1.713 AU)
Nov 03 - Asteroid 3524 Schulz Closest Approach To Earth (1.723 AU)
Nov 03 - Apollo Asteroid 4486 Mithra Closest Approach To Earth (2.285 AU)
Nov 03 - Asteroid 5515 Naderi Closest Approach To Earth (2.289 AU)
Nov 03 - Kuiper Belt Object 120348 (2004 TY364) At Opposition (38.116 AU)
Nov 03 - 60th Anniversary (1957), Sputnik 2 Launch (Laika Dog)
Nov 04 - Comet 73P-AB/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (2.027 AU)
Nov 04 - Comet 73P-BJ/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (2.038 AU)
Nov 04 - Comet 139P/Vaisala-Oterma Closest Approach To Earth (2.427 AU)
Nov 04 - Comet 139P/Vaisala-Oterma At Opposition (2.427 AU)
Nov 04 - Comet 73P-BA/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.794 AU)
Nov 04 - Comet 337P/WISE At Opposition (2.798 AU)
Nov 04 - Comet 73P-BH/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.801 AU)
Nov 04 - Comet 73P-BI/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.802 AU)
Nov 04 - Comet 73P-BM/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.802 AU)
Nov 04 - Comet 73P-BP/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.803 AU)
Nov 04 - Comet 31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.104 AU)
Nov 04 - Comet C/2015 T5 (Sheppard-Tholen) At Opposition (8.828 AU)
Nov 04 - Aten Asteroid 365424 (2010 KX7) Near-Earth Flyby (0.096 AU)
* Nov 04 - Asteroid 22824 von Neumann Closest Approach To Earth (1.062 AU)
* Nov 04 - Asteroid 3192 A'Hearn Closest Approach To Earth (1.472 AU)
Nov 04 - Asteroid 3430 Bradfield Closest Approach To Earth (1.713 AU)
Nov 04 - Asteroid 3975 Verdi Closest Approach To Earth (1.803 AU)
* Nov 04 - Asteroid 4768 Hartley Closest Approach To Earth (1.804 AU)

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