• Space Calendar - November 22, 2017 (1/6)

    From baalke@earthlink.net@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 22 20:27:58 2017
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    SPACE CALENDAR
    November 22, 2017
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    * indicates changes from last month's calendar.

    November 2017
    * Nov ?? - "Zuma" Falcon 9 Launch
    Nov ?? - Chang'e 5 CZ-5 Launch (China Lunar Sample Return Mission)
    Nov ?? - Falcon 9 Heavy Maiden Launch
    Nov ?? - Cartosat-2F PSLV-XL Launch
    Nov ?? - Xiaoxiang 2-5/Mini Hubble CZ-11 Launch
    * Nov ?? - Hai Yang 3A CZ-6 Launch
    Nov 22 - Comet 24P/Schaumasse Closest Approach To Earth (1.459 AU)
    Nov 22 - Comet 73P-AA/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (2.963 AU)
    Nov 22 - Comet 302P/Lemmon-PANSTARRS At Opposition (3.066 AU)
    Nov 22 - Comet 282P/2003 BM80 At Opposition (4.039 AU)
    Nov 22 - Aten Asteroid 2016 LO1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.097 AU)
    Nov 22 - Asteroid 2228 Soyuz-Apollo Closest Approach To Earth (1.576 AU)
    Nov 22 - Alan Stern's 60th Birthday (1957)
    Nov 22 - Vladimir Damgov's 70th Birthday (1947)
    Nov 22 - Guy Bluford's 75th Birthday (1942)
    Nov 22 - 110th Anniverseary (1907), Meteorite Fall in Bali, Central African Republic
    Nov 23 - Comet C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy) At Opposition (2.893 AU)
    Nov 23 - Comet C/2016 A1 (PANSTARRS) Perihelion (5.328 AU)
    * Nov 23 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 UK7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.074 AU)
    Nov 23 - Aten Asteroid 2009 BL71 Near-Earth Flyby (0.079 AU)
    * Nov 23 - Aten Asteroid 2017 VG15 Near-Earth Flyby (0.090 AU)
    Nov 23 - Asteroid 8444 Popovich Closest Approach To Earth (1.129 AU)
    Nov 23 - Asteroid 11714 Mikebrown Closest Approach To Earth (1.819 AU)
    Nov 23 - Centaur Object 54598 Bienor At Opposition (13.867 AU)
    Nov 23 - 15th Anniversary (2002), STS-113 Launch (Space Shuttle Endeavour, International Space Station)
    Nov 23 - 40th Anniversary (1977), Meteosat 1 Launch (Europe's 1st Weather Satellite)
    Nov 24 - Mercury At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (22 Degrees)
    * Nov 24 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 VZ14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.008 AU)
    Nov 24 - Asteroid 35977 Lexington Closest Approach To Earth (1.229 AU)
    Nov 24 - Asteroid 5451 Plato Closest Approach To Earth (1.870 AU)
    Nov 24 - Asteroid 12490 Leiden Closest Approach To Earth (2.547 AU)
    * Nov 25 - BeiDou-3 (M3 & M4) CZ-3C/YZ-1 Launch
    Nov 25 - Comet C/2014 C1 (TOTAS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.677 AU)
    * Nov 25 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 VW13 Near-Earth Flyby (0.028 AU)
    Nov 25 - Asteroid 5020 Asimov Closest Approach To Earth (1.171 AU)
    Nov 26 - Comet 145P/Shoemaker-Levy Closest Approach To Earth (1.124 AU)
    Nov 26 - Comet 73P-AW/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.134 AU)
    Nov 26 - Comet 73P-AF/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.165 AU)
    Nov 26 - Asteroid 335 Roberta Occults HIP 18724 (3.4 Magnitude Star)
    Nov 26 - Asteroid 685 Hermia Occults HIP 44148 (6.5 Magnitude Star)
    Nov 26 - Apollo Asteroid 3361 Orpheus Near-Earth Flyby (0.061 AU)
    * Nov 26 - Aten Asteroid 2017 WR Near-Earth Flyby (0.068 AU)
    * Nov 26 - Amor Asteroid 2017 UT4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.075 AU)
    Nov 26 - Amor Asteroid 2202 Pele Closest Approach To Earth (0.658 AU)
    Nov 26 - Asteroid 3043 San Diego Closest Approach To Earth (0.933 AU)
    Nov 26 - Asteroid 7645 Pons Closest Approach To Earth (1.075 AU)
    Nov 26 - Asteroid 9253 Oberth Closest Approach To Earth (1.357 AU11)
    Nov 26 - Asteroid 3297 Hong Kong Closest Approach To Earth (1.642 AU)
    Nov 26 - Asteroid 10957 Alps Closest Approach To Earth (1.675 AU)
    Nov 26 - Asteroid 2246 Bowell Closest Approach To Earth (3.108 AU)
    Nov 26 - Boris Yegorov's 80th Birthday (1937)
    Nov 27 - Moon Occults Neptune
    Nov 27 - Comet C/2017 S6 (Catalina) Closest Approach To Earth (1.212 AU)
    Nov 27 - Comet 317P/WISE At Opposition (3.641 AU)
    * Nov 27 - Amor Asteroid 2017 VX14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.068 AU)
    Nov 27 - Asteroid 3635 Kreutz Closest Approach To Earth (0.727 AU)
    Nov 27 - Asteroid 7919 Prime Closest Approach To Earth (1.614 AU)
    Nov 27 - Asteroid 9777 Enterprise Closest Approach To Earth (1.741 AU)
    Nov 27 - Asteroid 204852 Frankfurt Closest Approach To Earth (1.860 AU)
    Nov 27 - Asteroid 7758 Poulanderson Closest Approach To Earth (1.879 AU)
    Nov 27 - Asteroid 214476 Stephencolbert Closest Approach To Earth (2.312 AU)
    Nov 27 - Jim Wetherbee's 65th Birthday (1952)
    Nov 28 - 50th Anniversary (1967), Discovery of 1st Pulsar by Jocelyn Bell & Antony Hewish
    * Nov 28 - Meteor-M N2-1/Baumanets 2/Flock 2/Flying Laptop/Ionosfera 1 & 2/Lemur 2 &3/NorSat 1/
    Scout/SEAM/TechnoSat/WNISAT 1R Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M Launch
    Nov 28 - Mercury Passes 3.0 Degrees From Saturn
    Nov 28 - Comet 73P-AY/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.240 AU)
    Nov 28 - Comet 73P-AZ/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.241 AU)
    * Nov 28 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 WK1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.020 AU)
    Nov 28 - Apollo Asteroid 11066 Sigurd Closest Approach To Earth (0.807 AU)
    Nov 28 - Apollo Asteroid 2009 BD Closest Approach To Earth (1.963 AU)
    Nov 28 - Kuiper Belt Object 386723 (2009 YE7) At Opposition (49.823 AU)
    Nov 28 - 15th Anniversary (2002), Alsat 1 Launch (1st Algerian Satellite)
    Nov 29 - 50th Anniversary (1967), Wresat 1 Launch (Australia's 1st Satellite)
    Nov 29 - Comet 229P/Gibbs Closest Approach To Earth (1.937 AU)
    Nov 29 - Comet C/2017 S7 (Lemmon) Closest Approach To Earth (6.764 AU)
    Nov 29 - Aten Asteroid 2010 VD139 Near-Earth Flyby (0.013 AU)
    * Nov 29 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 WS Near-Earth Flyby (0.052 AU)
    * Nov 29 - Amor Asteroid 2017 VQ14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.080 AU)
    Nov 29 - Asteroid 11947 Kimclijsters Closest Approach To Earth (2.370 AU)
    Nov 29 - Apollo Asteroid 1863 Antinous Closest Approach To Earth (2.692 AU)
    Nov 29 - Kuiper Belt Object 145453 (2005 RR43) At Opposition (38.580 AU)
    Nov 30 - 6th International Cosmic Day
    * Nov 30 - Comet C/2017 F1 (Lemmon) Perihelion (4.500 AU)
    * Nov 30 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 WH2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.016 AU)
    Nov 30 - Apollo Asteroid 10563 Izhdubar Closest Approach To Earth (1.096 AU)
    Nov 30 - Apollo Asteroid 2013 EC20 Closest Approach To Earth (1.681 AU)
    Nov 30 - Asteroid 242516 Lindseystirling Closest Approach To Earth (1.864 AU)
    Nov 30 - Asteroid 310 Margarita Closest Approach To Earth (1.949 AU)
    Nov 30 - Asteroid 1345 Potomac Closest Approach To Earth (2.461 AU)
    Nov 30 - Asteroid 41488 Sinbad Closeset Approach To Earth (2.462 AU)

    December 2017
    Dec ?? - INCA/ALBus/CACTUS 1/ExoCube 2/MicroMAS 2b/MiTEE 1/PolarCube/Q-PACE/
    CAPE 3/RadFxSat 2 (Fox 1E)/PICS 1 & 2 LauncherOne Launch
    Dec ?? - Amazonia (SSR-1) Equars VLS-1 Launch
    Dec ?? - BeiDou-3 (M7 & M8) CZ-3C/YZ-1 Launch
    Dec ?? - GSAT-6A GSLV Mk II Launch
    Dec ?? - Hispasat 30W-6 Falcon 9 Launch
    * Dec 01 - Cosmos (Lotos N2 803) Soyuz-2.1b Launch
    * Dec 01 - Comet P/2017 S9 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (1.406 AU)
    Dec 01 - Asteroid 721 Tabora Occults HIP 98688 (4.5 Magnitude Star)
    Dec 01 - Kuiper Belt Object 2006 QH181 At Opposition (82.823 AU)
    Dec 02 - Comet 14P/Wolf Perihelion (2.741 AU)
    Dec 02 - Asteroid 6775 Giorgini Closest Approach To Earth (2.111 AU)
    Dec 02 - Kuiper Belt Object 229762 (2007 UK126) At Opposition (41.558 AU)
    Dec 02 - 25th Anniversary (1992), STS-53 Launch (Space Shuttle Discovery, DOD)
    Dec 03 - Super Moon
    Dec 03 - Moon Occults Aldebaran
    Dec 03 - Comet 345P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (2.813)
    Dec 03 - Comet 221P/LINEAR At Opposition (3.932 AU)
    Dec 03 - Comet C/2017 S7 (Lemmon) At Opposition (6.766 AU)
    Dec 03 - Apollo Asteroid 2008 WM61 Near-Earth Flyby (0.010 AU)
    Dec 03 - Asteroid 3313 Mendel Closest Approach To Earth (2.016 AU)
    Dec 03 - Asteroid 12284 Pohl Closest Approach To Earth (2.752 AU)
    Dec 03 - Howard Brewington's 65th Birthday (1952)
    Dec 03 - 100th Anniversary (1917), Strathmore Meteorite Fall (Hit House in Scotland)
    * Dec 04 - CRS-13/TSIS/MISSE-FF 1/SDS Falcon 9 Launch (International Space Station)
    Dec 04 - Comet 90P/Gehrels Closest Approach To Earth (2.246 AU)
    * Dec 04 - Amor Asteroid 2017 VR14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.058 AU)
    Dec 04 - Atira Asteroid 164294 (2004 XZ130) Closest Approach To Earth (1.164 AU)
    Dec 05 - Comet 54P/de Vico-Swift-NEAT At Opposition (1.776 AU)
    Dec 05 - Asteroid 5263 Arrius Occults HIP 17049 (6.7 Magnitude Star)
    Dec 05 - Aten Asteroid 2010 TK7 (Earth Trojan) Closest Approach To Earth (0.204 AU)
    Dec 05 - Amor Asteroid 1980 Tezcatlipoca Closest Approach To Earth (0.878 AU)
    Dec 05 - Kuiper Belt Object 145451 (2005 RM43) At Opposition (35.741 AU)
    Dec 05 - Mark Showalter's 60th Birthday (1957)
    Dec 05 - Sheldon Glashow's 85th Birthday (1932)
    Dec 06 - Mercury Passes 1.3 Degrees from Saturn
    Dec 06 - Comet 79P/du Toit-Hartley At Opposition (1.971 AU)
    Dec 06 - Comet C/2017 P2 (PANSTARRS) Perihelion (2.462 AU)
    Dec 06 - Asteroid 3869 Norton Closest Approach To Earth (1.588 AU)
    * Dec 07 - AngoSat 1 Zenit-M/Fregat-SB Launch
    Dec 07 - Asteroid 2621 Goto Occults HIP 35842 (6.2 Magnitude Star)
    * Dec 07 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 WP1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.058 AU)
    Dec 07 - Asteroid 2198 Ceplecha Closest Approach To Earth (1.159 AU)
    Dec 07 - Asteroid 134369 Sahara Closest Approach To Earth (1.537 AU)
    Dec 07 - Asteroid 14220 Alexgibbs Closest Approach To Earth (2.113 AU)
    Dec 07 - 45th Anniversary (1972), Apollo 17 Launch (Last Manned Mission to the Moon)
    Dec 08 - ICON (Helio-EX 1) Pegasus XL Launch
    Dec 08 - Moon Occults Regulus
    Dec 08 - Comet C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (2.094 AU)
    Dec 08 - Apollo Asteroid 4450 Pan Closest Approach To Earth (1.276 AU)
    Dec 08 - Asteroid 6434 Jewitt Closest Approach To Earth (1.361 AU)
    Dec 08 - Centaur Object 8405 Asbolus At Opposition (20.229 AU)
    Dec 08 - Alphonse Borrelly's 175th Birthday (1842)
    Dec 08 - 25th Anniversary (1992), Galileo, 2nd Earth Flyby
    Dec 09 - Comet P/2016 R4 (Gibbs) At Opposition (3.311 AU)
    Dec 10 - Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup At Opposition (2.175 AU)
    Dec 10 - Comet 82P/Gehrels Closest Approach To Earth (2.704 AU)
    Dec 10 - Comet 82P/Gehrels At Opposition (2.704 AU)
    Dec 10 - Comet 345P/LINEAR At Opposition (2.820 AU)
    Dec 10 - Asteroid 4525 Johnbauer Occults HIP 14821 (6.1 Magnitude Star)
    * Dec 10 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 WX Near-Earth Flyby (0.090 AU)
    Dec 10 - Apollo Asteroid 136617 (1994 CC) (2 Moons) Closest Approach To Earth (1.747 AU)
    Dec 10 - Asteroid 1002 Olbersia Closest Approach To Earth (1.862 AU)
    Dec 10 - 25th Anniversary (1992), Mihonoseki Meteorite Fall (Fell Through Roof Of A House In Japan)
    Dec 10 - Asteroid 29603 (1998 MO44) Occults HIP 50109 (6.1 Magnitude Star)
    Dec 10 - 40th Anniversary (1977), Soyuz 26 Launch (Salyut 6 Space Station)
    * Dec 11 - AlComSat 1 CZ-3B/G2 Launch
    Dec 11 - Comet 139P/Vaisala-Oterma Perihelion (3.414 AU)
    Dec 11 - Asteroid 18610 Arthurdent Closest Approach To Earth (1.054 AU)
    Dec 11 - Asteroid 2451 Dollfus Closest Approach To Earth (2.067 AU)
    Dec 11 - Kuiper Belt Object 2004 XR190 At Opposition (56.305 AU)
    Dec 11 - 5th Anniversary (2012), X-37B OTV-1 F-2 Atlas 5 Launch
    Dec 12 - 50th Anniversary (1967), Pioneer 8 Launch (Solar Orbiter)
    Dec 12 - Galileo 19-22 Ariane 5 Launch
    * Dec 12 - Amor Asteroid 2017 VS14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.041 AU)
    Dec 12 - Asteroid 17768 Tigerlily Closest Approach To Earth (1.784 AU)
    Dec 12 - Asteroid 8353 Megryan Closest Approach To Earth (2.141 AU)
    Dec 12 - Plutino 84922 (2003 VS2) At Opposition (35.664 AU)
    Dec 12 - Plutino 307463 (2002 VU130) At Opposition (39.187 AU)
    Dec 12 - 145th Anniversary (1872), Banbury Meteorite Fall (Hit Wall in England)
    Dec 13 - Topaz 5 (NROL-47) Delta 4M Launch
    Dec 13 - Geminids Meteor Shower Peak
    Dec 13 - Comet 145P/Shoemaker-Levy At Opposition (1.157 AU)
    Dec 13 - Comet 231P/LINEAR-NEAT At Opposition (2.899 AU)
    Dec 13 - Comet C/2017 D5 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (3.252 AU)
    Dec 13 - Aten Asteroid 2015 YA Near-Earth Flyby (0.060 AU)
    Dec 13 - Apollo Asteroid 2009 QL8 Near-Earth Flyby (0.088 AU)
    Dec 13 - Atira Asteroid 2010 XB11 Closest Approach To Earth (1.173 AU)
    Dec 13 - Asteroid 6223 Dahl Closest Approach To Earth (1.624 AU)
    Dec 13 - Asteroid 1762 Russell Closest Approach To Earth (1.735 AU)
    Dec 13 - 5th Anniversary (2012), Chang'E 2 Flyby of Asteroid 4179 Toutatis
    Dec 13 - 20th Anniversary (1997), Vissannapeta Meteorite Fall (Hit House in India)
    Dec 13 - 45 Years (1972) Since Man Has Walked on the Moon (Apollo 17)
    Dec 13 - Kristian Birkeland's 150th Birthday (1867)
    Dec 14 - Soyuz MS-5 Return To Earth (International Space Station)
    Dec 14 - Moon Occults Asteroid 4 Vesta
    Dec 14 - Comet 90P/Gehrels At Opposition (2.259 AU)
    Dec 14 - Comet 22P/Kopff At Opposition (3.917 AU)
    Dec 14 - Aten Asteroid 2015 XX169 Near-Earth Flyby (0.025 AU)
    * Dec 14 - Amor Asteroid 2017 VD14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.060 AU)
    Dec 14 - Atira Asteroid 2015 ME131 Closest Approach To Earth (0.477 AU)
    Dec 14 - Asteroid 5841 Stone Closest Approach To Earth (0.934 AU)
    Dec 14 - Asteroid 1373 Cincinnati Closest Approach To Earth (1.638 AU)
    Dec 14 - 55th Anniversary (1962), Mariner 2, Venus Flyby
    Dec 14 - 210th Anniversary (1807), Weston Meteorite Fall (Hit Building in Connecticut)
    Dec 15 - Mercury Passes 2.2 Degrees From Venus
    Dec 15 - Comet P/2011 VJ5 (Lemmon) Closest Approach To Earth (0.897 AU)
    Dec 15 - Comet 217P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (1.303 AU)
    Dec 15 - Comet 229P/Gibbs At Opposition (1.965 AU)
    Dec 15 - Aten Asteroid 2014 BA3 Closest Approach To Earth (1.745 AU)
    Dec 15 - Kuiper Belt Object 19521 Chaos At Opposition (40.358 AU)
    Dec 15 - Henri Becquerel's 165th Birthday (1852)
    Dec 15 - 405th Anniversary (1612), 1st Observation of the Andromeda Galaxy Through a Telescope (Simon Marius)
    Dec 16 - Arthur C. Clarke's 100th Birthday (1917)
    Dec 16 - Comet 176P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (1.885 AU)
    Dec 16 - Apollo Asteroid 3200 Phaethon Near-Earth Flyby (0.069 AU)
    Dec 16 - Asteroid 46977 Krakow Closest Approach To Earth (1.215 AU)
    Dec 16 - Asteroid 215423 Winnecke Closest Approach To Earth (1.468 AU)
    Dec 16 - Asteroid 118401 LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (1.885 AU)
    Dec 16 - Asteroid 34419 Corning Closest Approach To Earth (1.912 AU)
    Dec 16 - 20th Anniversary (1997), Galileo, Europa 12 Flyby
    Dec 16 - 55th Anniversary (1962), Explorer 16 Launch (1st Meteroids Mission)
    Dec 16 - 105th Anniversary (1912), 1st Stamp Issued Depicting an Airplane
    Dec 16 - Edward Barnard's 160th Birthday (1857)
    Dec 17 - Soyuz MS-7 Soyuz-FG Launch (International Space Station 53S)
    Dec 17 - Comet C/2017 K6 (Jacques) Closest Approach To Earth (1.822 AU)
    Dec 17 - Comet 356P/WISE Perihelion (2.689 AU)
    Dec 17 - Comet 208P/McMillan Closest Approach To Earth (2.976 AU)
    Dec 17 - Comet 264P/Larsen At Opposition (3.169 AU)
    Dec 17 - Comet 296P/Garradd At Opposition (4.094 AU)
    Dec 17 - Comet C/2015 V1 (PANSTARRS) Perihelion (4.266 AU)
    * Dec 17 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 VT14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.010 AU)
    Dec 17 - Asteroid 9998 ISO Closest Approach To Earth (1.097 AU)
    Dec 17 - Asteroid 12426 Racquetball Closest Approach To Earth (1.262 AU)
    Dec 17 - Asteroid 13123 Tyson Closest Approach To Earth (1.732 AU)
    Dec 17 - Centaur Object 154783 (2004 PA44) At Opposition (19.718 AU)
    Dec 17 - 5th Anniversary (2012), GRAIL, Moon Impacts
    Dec 17 - Theodore Dunham's 120th Birthday (1897)
    * Dec 18 - Gonets-M 14/15/16/BLITS-M Rokot/Briz-KM Launch
    Dec 18 - Comet 91P/Russell At Opposition (3.983 AU)
    Dec 18 - Amor Asteroid 9950 ESA Closest Approach To Earth (1.207 AU)
    Dec 18 - Asteroid 54522 Menaechmus Closest Approach To Earth (2.260 AU)
    Dec 19 - Comet C/2017 A3 (Elenin) Closest Approach To Earth (3.720 AU)
    Dec 19 - Asteroid 4149 Harrison Occults HIP 29509 (6.5 Magnitude Star)
    Dec 19 - Aten Asteroid 2011 YD29 Near-Earth Flyby (0.045 AU)
    Dec 19 - Asteroid 67085 Oppenheimer Closest Approach To Earth (0.974 AU)
    Dec 19 - Asteroid 20 Massalia Closest Approach To Earth (1.093 AU)
    Dec 19 - Asteroid 10001 Palermo Closest Approach To Earth (1.190 AU)
    Dec 19 - Asteroid 1816 Liberia Closest Approach To Earth (1.200 AU)
    Dec 19 - Asteroid 12608 Aesop Closest Approach To Earth (1.213 AU)
    Dec 19 - Asteroid 27320 Vellinga Closest Approach To Earth (1.617 AU)
    Dec 19 - Asteroid 780 Armenia Closest Approach To Earth (2.148 AU)
    Dec 19 - Albert Michelson's 165th Birthday (1852)
    Dec 20 - Comet 231P/LINEAR-NEAT Closest Approach To Earth (2.892 AU)
    Dec 20 - Comet C/2016 X1 (Lemmon) At Opposition (7.181 AU
    Dec 20 - Apollo Asteroid 2006 XY Near-Earth Flyby (0.017 AU)
    Dec 20 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 GF1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.074 AU)
    Dec 20 - Asteroid 31 Euphrosyne Closest Approach To Earth (1.601 AU)
    Dec 20 - Asteroid 30826 Coulomb Closest Approach To Earth (1.649 AU)
    Dec 20 - Asteroid 11094 Cuba Closest Approach To Earth (2.615 AU)
    Dec 20 - 15th Anniversary (2002), Nozomi, Earth Flyby
    Dec 21 - Winter Solstice, 16:28 UT
    Dec 21 - Comet 353P/McNaught Perihelion (2.214 AU)
    Dec 21 - Comet 188P/LINEAR-Mueller Closest Approach To Earth (2.317 AU)
    * Dec 21 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 RP2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.058 AU)
    Dec 21 - Asteroid 12759 Joule Closest Approach To Earth (2.127 AU)
    Dec 21 - Plutino 55638 (2002 VE95) At Opposition (28.811 AU)
    Dec 22 - Kanopus V N3 & N4 Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat-M Launch
    Dec 22 - Iridium Next 31-40 Falcon 9 Launch
    Dec 22 - Ursids Meteor Shower Peak
    Dec 22 - Comet 176P/LINEAR At Opposition (1.891 AU)
    Dec 22 - Comet P/2002 EJ57 (LINEAR) At Opposition (2.014 AU)
    Dec 22 - Comet 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu At Opposition (4.124 AU)
    Dec 22 - Comet C/2010 U3 (Boattini) At Opposition (8.195 AU)
    * Dec 22 - Asteroid 1767 Lampland Occults HIP 64122 (5.6 Magnitude Star)
    Dec 22 - Apollo Asteroid 418849 (2008 WM64) Near-Earth Flyby (0.039 AU)
    Dec 22 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 YQ1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.044 AU)
    Dec 22 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 TS3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.047 AU)
    Dec 22 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 HU9 Near-Earth Flyby (0.098 AU)
    Dec 22 - Asteroid 246247 Sheldoncooper Closest Approach To Earth (1.780 AU)
    Dec 22 - Kuiper Belt Object 78799 (2002 XW93) At Opposition (44.607 AU)
    * Dec 23 - GCOM-C/SLATS H-2A Launch
    Dec 23 - Comet C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.054 AU)
    Dec 23 - Comet P/2006 F4 At Opposition (2.903 AU)
    Dec 23 - Asteroid 8256 Shenzhou Closest Approach To Earth (0.736 AU)
    Dec 23 - Asteroid 13667 Samthurman Closest Approach To Earth (1.170 AU)
    Dec 23 - Asteroid 5050 Doctorwatson Closest Approach To Earth (1.220 AU)
    Dec 23 - Amor Asteroid 1580 Betulia Closest Approach To Earth (1.580 AU)
    Dec 23 - Karol Bokbo's 80th Birthday (1937)
    Dec 23 - 345th Anniversary (1672), Giovanni Cassini's Discovery of Saturn Moon Rhea
    Dec 24 - Comet C/2017 F1 (Lemmon) Closest Approach To Earth (3.695 AU)
    Dec 24 - Comet 278P/McNaught At Opposition (4.113 AU)
    Dec 24 - Asteroid 116939 Jonstewart Closest Approach To Earth (1.680 AU)
    Dec 25 - Venus Passes 1.1 Degrees From Saturn
    Dec 25 - Comet C/2017 F1 (Lemmon) At Opposition (3.695 AU)
    Dec 25 - Aten Asteroid 2016 YA1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.080 AU)
    Dec 25 - Asteroid 4690 Strasbourg Closest Approach To Earth (0.826 AU)
    Dec 25 - Asteroid 263251 Pandabear Closest Approach To Earth (1.323 AU)
    Dec 25 - Asteroid 1381 Danubia Closest Approach To Earth (1.343 AU)
    Dec 25 - Asteroid 1554 Yugoslavia Closest Approach To Earth (1.759 AU)
    Dec 25 - Plutino 2002 XV93 At Opposition (37.786 AU)
    Dec 26 - Comet 79P/du Toit-Hartley Closest Approach To Earth (1.912 AU)
    Dec 26 - Comet 341P/Gibbs At Opposition (3.245 AU)
    Dec 26 - Comet P/2007 R3 (Gibbs) At Opposition (3.245 AU)
    Dec 26 - Comet C/2015 XY1 (Lemmon) At Opposition (6.985 AU)
    Dec 26 - Aten Asteroid 2007 AG Near-Earth Flyby (0.058 AU)
    Dec 26 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 AF45 Near-Earth Flyby (0.076 AU)
    Dec 26 - Asteroid 3989 Odin Closest Approach To Earth (1.134 AU)
    Dec 26 - Asteroid 8625 Simonhelberg Closest Approach To Earth (1.543 AU)
    Dec 26 - Asteroid 8720 Takamizawa Closest Approach To Earth (2.444 AU)
    Dec 27 - Comet C/2016 X1 (Lemmon) Closest Approach To Earth (7.173 AU)
    Dec 27 - Comet C/2015 XY1 (Lemmon) Closest Approach (6.984 AU)
    Dec 27 - Apollo Asteroid 2014 RJ11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.063 AU)
    Dec 27 - Asteroid 4149 Harrison Closest Approach To Earth (1.943 AU)
    Dec 27 - Asteroid 5029 Ireland Closest Approach To Earth (2.039 AU)
    Dec 27 - Asteroid 334 Chicago Closest Approach To Earth (3.000 AU)
    Dec 28 - Comet 208P/McMillan At Opposition (2.994 AU)
    Dec 28 - Asteroid 2409 Chapman Closest Approach To Earth (1.387 AU)
    Dec 28 - Asteroid 44597 Thoreau Closest Approach To Earth (1.398 AU)
    Dec 28 - Asteroid 7175 Janegoodall Closest Approach To Earth (1.738 AU)
    * Dec 28 - Asteroid 35350 Lespaul Closest Approach To Earth (2.601 AU)
    Dec 28 - Arthur Eddington's 135th Birthday (1882)
    Dec 29 - Comet 246P/NEAT At Opposition (4.031 AU)
    * Dec 29 - Apollo Asteroid 504680 (2009 EO2) Near-Earth Flyby (0.090 AU)
    Dec 29 - Apollo Asteroid 140158 (2001 SX169) Near-Earth Flyby (0.090 AU)
    Dec 29 - Asteroid 8622 Mayimbialik Closest Approach To Earth (2.273 AU)
    Dec 29 - 40th Anniversary (1977), Discovery of ALHA 77005 Meteorite (Mars Meteorite)
    Dec 29 - 240th Anniversary (1777), Captain James Cook Observes Solar Eclipse * Dec 30 - Cartosat 2ER</a>/NovaSAR-2/Carbonite 2/IITMSAT/Arkyd-6/PicSat/Kepler 1/
    CNUSail 1/KAUSAT 5/SIGMA (KHUSAT 3)/Canyval-X 1 & 2/Parikshit/STEP 1/Fox 1D PSLV-LX Launch
    Dec 30 - Comet C/2017 T1 (Heinze) At Opposition (0.277 AU)
    Dec 30 - Comet C/2015 X5 (PANSTARRS) Perihelion (6.802 AU)
    * Dec 30 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 QL33 Near-Earth Flyby (0.034 AU)
    Dec 30 - Aten Asteroid 2015 SY Near-Earth Flyby (0.067 AU)
    Dec 30 - Amor Asteroid 4055 Magellan Closest Approach To Earth (2.157 AU)
    Dec 30 - Asteroid 7755 Haute-Provence Closest Approach To Earth (2.364 AU)
    Dec 30 - Asteroid 1712 Angola Closest Approach To Earth (2.647 AU)
    Dec 31 - Moon Occults Aldebaran
    Dec 31 - Comet 288P Closest Approach To Earth (2.060 AU)
    Dec 31 - Comet P/2006 F4 Closest Approach To Earth (2.892 AU)
    Dec 31 - Comet C/2017 A3 (Elenin) At Opposition (3.747 AU)
    Dec 31 - Comet C/2010 U3 (Boattini) Closest Approach To Earth (8.187 AU)
    Dec 31 - Atira Asteroid 481817 (2008 UL90) Closest Approach To Earth (0.859 AU)
    Dec 31 - Asteroid 3473 Sapporo Closest Approach To Earth (1.346 AU)
    Dec 31 - Asteroid 10204 Turing Closest Approach To Earth (1.613 AU)
    Dec 31 - Asteroid 1282 Utopia Closest Approach To Earth (1.923 AU)
    Dec 31 - 10th Anniversary (2007), Deep Impact (EPOXI), 1st Earth Flyby

    January 2018
    ??? ?? - AEHF 4 Atlas 5 Launch
    Jan ?? - Lybid 1 Zenit-3SLBF//Fregat-SB
    Jan ?? - SES-16/GovSat Falcon 9 Launch
    Jan 01 - Mercury At Its Greatest Western Elongation (23 Degrees)
    Jan 01 - Asteroid 5899 Jedicke Closest Approach To Earth (0.881 AU)
    Jan 01 - Asteroid 1197 Rhodesia Closest Approach To Earth (1.636 AU)
    * Jan 01 - Asteroid 1217 Maximiliana Closest Approach To Earth (1.642 AU)
    Jan 01 - Asteroid 11911 Angel Closest Approach To Earth (2.174 AU)
    Jan 02 - Supermoon
    Jan 02 - Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup Closest Appraoch To Earth (2.103 AU)
    Jan 02 - Aten Asteroid 2015 RT1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.050 AU)
    Jan 02 - Asteroid 5053 Chladni Closest Approach To Earth (1.230 AU)
    Jan 02 - Asteroid 3263 Bligh Closest Approach To Earth (1.274 AU)
    * Jan 02 - Asteroid 7707 Yes Closest Approach To Earth (1.799 AU)
    Jan 02 - Asteroid 904 Rockefellia Closest Approach To Earth (1.804 AU)
    Jan 02 - Asteroid 787 Moskva Closest Approach To Earth (1.888 AU)
    Jan 02 - Kuiper Belt Object 2014 WP509 At Opposition (41.569 AU)
    Jan 03 - Earth At Perihelion (0.983 AU From Sun)
    Jan 03 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak
    Jan 03 - Comet C/2017 K6 (Jacques) Perihelion (2.003 AU)
    Jan 03 - Comet P/2002 EJ57 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.992 AU)
    Jan 03 - Comet 188P/LINEAR-Mueller At Opposition (2.340 AU)
    Jan 03 - Comet 347P/PANSTARRS Closest Approach To Earth (2.674 AU)
    * Jan 03 - Comet C/2017 U4 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (6.946 AU)
    * Jan 03 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 UY4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.067 AU)
    * Jan 03 - Asteroid 1103 Sequoia Closest Approach To Earth (1.044 AU)
    Jan 03 - Asteroid 1031 Arctica Closest Approach To Earth (2.036 AU)
    Jan 04 - Comet 338P/McNaught Closest Approach To Earth (2.648 AU)
    Jan 04 - Comet 136P/Mueller At Opposition (3.081 AU)
    Jan 04 - Asteroid 2062 Aten Closest Approach To Earth (0.979 AU)
    Jan 04 - Asteroid 19695 Billnye Closest Approach To Earth (1.358 AU)
    Jan 04 - Asteroid 9446 Cicero Closest Approach To Earth (2.551 AU)
    Jan 04 - Isaac Newton's 375th Birthday (1643)
    Jan 05 - Moon Occults Regulus
    * Jan 05 - Comet C/2017 T1 (Heinze) Closest Approach To Earth (0.223 AU)
    Jan 05 - Comet C/2015 X5 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (5.909 AU)
    Jan 05 - Comet C/2015 X5 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (5.909 AU)
    Jan 05 - Apollo Asteroid 12711 Tukmit Closest Approach To Earth (0.624 AU)
    Jan 05 - Asteroid 76272 De Jong Closest Approach To Earth (1.137 AU)
    Jan 05 - Asteroid 26715 South Dakota Closest Approach To Earth (1.514 AU)
    Jan 05 - Asteroid 631 Philippina Closeset Approach To Earth (1.685 AU)
    Jan 05 - Asteroid 8952 ODAS Closest Approach To Earth (1.751 AU)
    Jan 05 - Asteroid 129564 Christy Closest Approach To Earth (1.933 AU)
    Jan 05 - Apollo Asteroid 2011 MD Closest Approach To Earth (1.999 AU)
    Jan 05 - Asteroid 9250 Chamberlin Closest Approach To Earth (2.621 AU)
    Jan 05 - Harold Gatty's 115th Birthday (1903)
    Jan 06 - Comet 288P At Opposition (2.066 AU)
    Jan 06 - Comet 279P/La Sagra Closest Approach To Earth (2.890 AU)
    * Jan 06 - Comet C/2017 U4 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (6.944 AU)
    Jan 06 - Aten Asteroid 2015 YG Near-Earth Flyby (0.094 AU)
    Jan 06 - Asteroid 3953 Perth Closest Approach To Earth (1.309 AU)
    Jan 06 - Asteroid 3265 Fletcher Closest Approach To Earth (1.442 AU)
    * Jan 06 - Asteroid 4923 Clarke Closest Approach To Earth (1.593 AU)
    Jan 06 - 20th Anniversary (1998), Lunar Prospector Launch (Moon Orbiter)
    Jan 06 - 50th Anniversary (1968), Surveyor 7 Launch (Moon Lander)
    Jan 07 - Mars Passes 0.2 Degrees From Jupiter
    Jan 07 - Comet 149P/Mueller At Opposition (2.699 AU)
    Jan 07 - Aten Asteroid 2013 AT72 Near-Earth Flyby (0.085 AU)
    * Jan 07 - Asteroid 6984 Lewiscarroll Closest Approach To Earth (2.316 AU)
    Jan 07 - Asteroid 9340 Williamholden Closest Approach To Earth (2.604 AU)
    Jan 07 - Kuiper Belt Object 230965 (2004 XA192) At Opposition (34.608 AU)
    Jan 08 - Comet C/2017 K4 (ATLAS) Perihelion (2.648 AU)
    Jan 08 - Asteroid 2398 Jilin Closest Approach To Earth (0.853 AU)
    Jan 08 - Asteroid 1740 Paavo Nurmi Closest Approach To Earth (1.462 AU)
    * Jan 08 - Asteroid 5608 Olmos Closest Approach To Earth (1.782 AU)
    Jan 08 - Asteroid 243097 Batavia Closest Approach To Earth (1.792 AU)
    Jan 08 - Asteroid 2483 Guinevere Closest Approach To Earth (2.020 AU)
    Jan 08 - 45th Anniversary (1973), Luna 21 Launch (USSR Moon Rover Mission - Lunokhod 2)
    Jan 08 - Sir Frank Dyson's 150th Birthday (1868)
    Jan 09 - Comet 250P/Larson At Opposition (1.254 AU)
    Jan 09 - Comet 128P-A/Shoemaker-Holt Closest Approach To Earth (2.361 AU)
    Jan 09 - Comet 343P/NEAT-LONEOS Closest Approach To Earth (2.643 AU)
    Jan 09 - Asteroid 2614 Torrence Closest Approach To Earth (1.616 AU)
    Jan 09 - Asteroid 6790 Pingouin Closest Approach To Earth (1.861 AU)
    * Jan 09 - Asteroid 6758 Jesseowens Closest Approach To Earth (1.898 AU)
    Jan 09 - 225th Anniversary (1793), 1st Successful Balloon Flight in the Americas (Jean Pierre Blanchard)
    Jan 09 - 375th Anniversary (1643), 1st Observation of Ashen Light of Venus (Giovanni Riccioli)
    Jan 10 - Aten Asteroid 2004 FH Near-Earth Flyby (0.051 AU)
    Jan 10 - Apollo Asteroid 1620 Geographos Closest Approach To Earth (1.411 AU)
    Jan 10 - Asteroid 295565 Hannover Closest Approach To Earth (1.682 AU)
    Jan 10 - Apollo Asteroid 3360 Syrinx Closest Approach To Earth (3.240 AU)
    Jan 10 - Joachim Muehlner's 105th Birthday (1913)
    Jan 11 - Atira Asteroid 2007 EB26 Closest Approach To Earth (0.171 AU)
    Jan 11 - Asteroid 67 Asia Closest Approach To Earth (1.865 AU)
    Jan 11 - Asteroid 11881 Mirstation Closest Approach To Earth (1.983 AU)
    Jan 11 - Asteroid 35165 Quebec Closest Approach To Earth (2.288 AU)
    Jan 12 - Moon Occults Asteroid 4 Vesta
    Jan 12 - Comet 250P/Larson Closest Approach To Earth (1.253 AU)
    Jan 12 - Comet 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte At Opposition (4.076 AU)
    Jan 12 - Comet 57P-A/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte At Opposition (4.076 AU)
    Jan 12 - Comet 320P/McNaught At Opposition (4.191 AU)
    Jan 12 - Asteroid 7470 Jabberwock Closest Approach To Earth (1.353 AU)
    Jan 12 - Apollo Asteroid 25143 Itokawa Closest Approach To Earth (1.421 AU)
    * Jan 12 - Asteroid 6000 United Nations Closest Approach To Earth (1.741 AU)
    Jan 12 - Asteroid 1489 Attila Clsoest Approach To Earth (2.026 AU)
    Jan 13 - Dwarf Planet Ceres Occults TYC 1958-00094-1 (11.7 Magnitude Star)
    Jan 13 - Asteroid 4125 Lew Allen Closest Approach To Earth (1.170 AU)
    Jan 13 - Asteroid 3001 Michelangelo Closest Approach To Earth (1.243 AU)
    Jan 13 - Asteroid 2200 Pasadena Closest Approach To Earth (1.364 AU)
    Jan 13 - Asteroid 2867 Steins Closest Approach To Earth (1.731 AU)
    Jan 13 - 25th Anniversary (1993), STS-54 Launch (Space Shuttle Endeavour, TDRS-F)
    Jan 14 - Comet 217P/LINEAR At Opposition (1.414 AU)
    Jan 14 - Comet 347P/PANSTARRS At Opposition (2.693 AU)
    Jan 14 - Comet P/2005 L1 (McNaught) At Opposition (3.823 AU)
    Jan 14 - Comet 88P/Howell At Opposition (3.876 AU)
    Jan 14 - Asteroid 736 Harvard Closest Approach To Earth (1.473 AU)
    Jan 14 - Asteroid 342431 Hilo Closest Approach To Earth (1.731 AU)
    Jan 14 - Asteroid 21811 Burroughs Closest Approach To Earth (1.863 AU)
    Jan 14 - Asteroid 6042 Chesirecat Closest Approach To Earth (2.002 AU)
    Jan 14 - Asteroid 793 Arizona Closest Approach To Earth (2.075 AU)
    Jan 14 - 10th Anniversary (2008), MESSENGER, 1st Mercury Flyby
    Jan 14 - Shannon Lucid's 75th Birthday (1943)
    * Jan 15 - ASNARO-2 Epsilon 2 Launch
    Jan 15 - Aten Asteroid 2007 WM3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.098 AU)
    Jan 15 - Apollo Asteroid 1864 Daedalus Closest Approach To Earth (1.143 AU)
    Jan 15 - Asteroid 2912 Lapalma Closest Approach To Earth (1.246 AU)
    * Jan 15 - Asteroid 12927 Pinocchio Closest Approach To Earth (1.257 AU)
    Jan 15 - Apollo Asteroid 3838 Epona Closest Approach To Earth (1.267 AU)
    Jan 15 - Asteroid 12524 Conscience Closest Approach To Earth (1.654 AU)
    Jan 15 - 45th Anniversary (1973), Luna 21 Moon Landing (USSR Moon Rover Mission - Lunokhod 2)
    Jan 16 - Comet 324P/La Sagra Closest Approach To Earth (2.528 AU)
    Jan 16 - Apollo Asteroid 438017 (2003 YO3) Near-Earth Flyby (0.071 AU)
    Jan 16 - Asteroid 7169 Linda Closest Approach To Earth (1.625 AU)
    * Jan 16 - Asteroid 159814 Saguaro Closest Approach To Earth (2.234 AU)
    Jan 16 - Asteroid 9951 Tyrannosaurus Closest Approach To Earth (1.738 AU)
    * Jan 16 - Asteroid 159814 Saguaro Closest Approach To Earth (2.234 AU)
    Jan 16 - Anatoly Solovyev's 70th Birthday (1948)
    Jan 17 - Comet 128P-A/Shoemaker-Holt At Opposition (2.370 AU)
    Jan 17 - Comet 279P/La Sagra At Opposition (2.906 AU)
    Jan 17 - Comet C/2016 A1 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (4.397 AU)
    Jan 17 - Asteroid 4352 Kyoto Closest Approach To Earth (1.494 AU)

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