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Dec 21 - 50th Anniversary (1968), Apollo 8 Launch (Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders)
Dec 21 - Don Brownlee's 75th Birthday (1943)
Dec 21 - Ira Bowen's 120th Birthday (1898)
Dec 22 - Ursids Meteor Shower Peak
Dec 22 - Comet P/2006 D1 (Hill) Perihelion (1.895 AU)
Dec 22 - Comet 189P/NEAT At Opposition (2.973 AU)
Dec 22 - Comet 317P/WISE At Opposition (3.346 AU)
Dec 22 - Comet P/2017 U3 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (3.517 AU)
Dec 22 - Aten Asteroid 163899 (2003 SD220) Near-Earth Flyby (0.019 AU)
Dec 22 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 AO131 Near-Earth Flyby (0.052 AU)
Dec 22 - Asteroid 8629 Chucklorre Closest Approach To Earth (2.057 AU)
Dec 22 - 30th Anniversary (1988), Discovery of the LEW 88516 Meteorite (Mars Meteorite)
Dec 22 - Stefano Sposetti's 60th Birthday (1958)
Dec 23 - Comet P/2017 U3 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (3.517 AU)
Dec 23 - Apollo Asteroid 418849 (2008 WM64) Near-Earth Flyby (0.043 AU)
Dec 23 - Apollo Asteroid 2010 GT7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.057 AU)
Dec 23 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 YQ1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.077 AU)
Dec 23 - Asteroid 2266 Tchaikovsky Closest Approach To Earth (1.844 AU)
Dec 24 - Comet P/2001 T3 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (2.083 AU)
Dec 24 - Comet C/2016 N6 Closest Approach To Earth (2.367 AU)
Dec 24 - Comet 159P/LONEOS At Opposition (2.874 AU)
Dec 24 - Asteroid 2062 Aten Closest Approach To Earth (1.218 AU)
Dec 24 - Asteroid 8489 Boulder Closest Approach To Earth (2.482 AU)
Dec 24 - Centaur Object 154783 (2004 PA44) At Opposition (20.397 AU)
Dec 24 - Plutino 55638 (2002 VE95) At Opposition (29.023 AU)
Dec 24 - Kuiper Belt Object 78799 (2002 XW93) At Opposition (44.715 AU)
Dec 24 - Deep Space Network's 55th Birthday (1963)
Dec 24 - James Joule's 200th Birthday (1818)
Dec 25 - Comet 357P/Hill Closest Approach To Earth (1.955 AU)
Dec 25 - Comet 353P/McNaught At Opposition (2.489 AU)
Dec 25 - Comet 282P/2003 BM80 At Opposition (3.734 AU)
Dec 25 - Asteroid 13609 Lewicki Closest Approach To Earth (1.579 AU)
Dec 25 - Asteroid 73079 Davidbaltimore Closest Approach To Earth (1.763 AU)
Dec 25 - Asteroid 8958 Stargazer Closest Approach To Earth (1.807 AU)
Dec 25 - 15th Anniversary (2003), Mars Express, Mars Orbit Insertion
Dec 25 - 40th Anniversary (1978), Venera 11, Venus Landing
Dec 26 - Comet 221P/LINEAR At Opposition (4.171 AU)
Dec 26 - Comet C/2016 A1 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (5.391 AU)
Dec 26 - Asteroid 433 Eros Occults HIP 19482 (9.2 Magnitude Star)
Dec 26 - Amor Asteroid 1943 Anteros Closest Approach To Earth (0.670 AU)
Dec 26 - Asteroid 22903 Georgeclooney Closest Approach To Earth (1.694 AU)
Dec 26 - Asteroid 8423 Macao Closest Approach To Earth (1.760 AU)
Dec 26 - Aten Asteroid 2014 BA3 Closest Approach To Earth (1.853 AU)
Dec 26 - Apollo Asteroid 4486 Mithra Closest Approach To Earth (2.426 AU)
Dec 27 - Comet 358P/PANSTARRS At Opposition (1.762 AU)
Dec 27 - Comet 87P/Bus Closest Approach To Earth (2.688 AU)
Dec 27 - Comet P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (2.779 AU)
Dec 27 - Comet P/2006 R1 (Siding Spring) Closest Approach To Earth (2.895 AU)
Dec 27 - Apollo Asteroid 488789 (2004 XK50) Near-Earth Flyby (0.089 AU)
Dec 27 - Asteroid 46824 Tambora Closest Approach To Earth (1.584 AU)
Dec 27 - Asteroid 30785 Greeley Closest Approach To Earth (1.669 AU)
Dec 27 - Asteroid 3124 Kansas Closest Approach To Earth (1.876 AU)
Dec 27 - Asteroid 10379 Lake Placid Closest Approach To Earth (2.520 AU)
Dec 27 - Asteroid 15371 Steward Closest Approach To Earth (2.314 AU)
Dec 27 - Plutino 2002 XV93 At Opposition (37.658 AU)
Dec 27 - Sir George Cayley's 245th Birthday (1773)
Dec 28 - Comet 253P/PANSTARRS At Opposition (1.671 AU)
Dec 28 - Asteroid 696 Leonora Occults HIP 59068 (6.8 Magnitude Star)
Dec 28 - Asteroid 7554 Johnspencer Closest Approach To Earth (1.831 AU)
Dec 28 - Asteroid 30440 Larry Closest Approach To Earth (2.519 AU)
Dec 28 - Thomas Henderson's 220th Birthday (1798)
Dec 29 - Comet 209P/LINEAR At Opposition (1.273 AU)
Dec 29 - Asteroid 3 Juno Occults TYC 4719-00181-1 (11.3 Magnitude Star)
Dec 29 - Asteroid 5066 Garradd Closest Approach To Earth (1.289 AU)
Dec 29 - 10th Anniversary (2008), EPOXI, Earth Flyby
Dec 29 - Weidong Li's 50th Birthday (1968)
Dec 29 - Carl Lampland's 135th Birthday (1873)
Dec 30 - Comet 361P/Spacewatch Closest Approach To Earth (2.103 AU)
Dec 30 - Apollo Asteroid 137052 Tjelvar Closest Approach To Earth (1.281 AU)
Dec 30 - Apollo Asteroid 3838 Epona Closest Approach To Earth (1.685 AU)
Dec 30 - Asteroid 293909 Matterhorn Closest Approach To Earth (2.211 AU)
Dec 30 - Henri Debehogne's 90th Birthday (1928)
Dec 31 - Comet 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson At Opposition (3.062 AU)
Dec 31 - Asteroid 216 Kleopatra Closest Approach To Earth (1.492 AU)
Dec 31 - Asteroid 32605 Lucy Closest Approach To Earth (2.614 AU)
Dec 31 - Viktor Afanasyev's 70th Birthday (1948)

January 2019
Jan ?? - STP LauncherOne Launch
Jan 01 - New Horizons, Kuiper Belt Object 2014 MU69 Flyby
Jan 01 - Comet P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) At Opposition (2.783 AU)
Jan 01 - Apollo Asteroid 2007 YQ56 Near-Earth Flyby (0.076 AU)
Jan 01 - Apollo Asteroid 2009 BD Closest Approach To Earth (1.762 AU)
Jan 01 - Gao Xing's 45th Birthday (1974)
Jan 01 - Satyendra Nath Bose's 125th Birthday (1894)
Jan 01 - 150th Anniversary (1869), Hessle Meteorite Fall in Sweden
Jan 02 - Comet 356P/WISE Closest Approach To Earth (2.518 AU)
Jan 02 - Comet 31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (2.523 AU)
Jan 02 - Comet 302P/Lemmon-PANSTARRS At Opposition (3.789 AU)
Jan 02 - Asteroid 14965 Bonk Closest Approach To Earth (1.796 AU)
Jan 02 - Asteroid 13208 Fraschetti Closest Approach To Earth (1.880 AU)
Jan 02 - Asteroid 245983 Machholz Closest Approach To Earth (1.941 AU)
Jan 02 - Asteroid 171381 Taipei Closest Approach To Earth (2.137 AU)
Jan 02 - Asteroid 4337 Arecibo Closest Approach To Earth (2.422 AU)
Jan 02 - 15th Anniversary (2004), Stardust, Comet Wild 2 Flyby
Jan 02 - 60th Anniversary (1959), Luna 1 Launch (1st Moon Flyby)
Jan 02 - 180th Anniversary (1839), Louis Daguerre Takes 1st Photograph of the Moon
Jan 02 - Johann Daniel Titius' 290th Birthday (1729)
Jan 03 - Earth At Perihelion (0.983 AU From Sun)
Jan 03 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak
Jan 03 - Asteroid 878 Mildred Closest Approach To Earth (1.411 AU)
Jan 03 - Asteroid 1850 Kohoutek Closest Approach To Earth (1.532 AU)
Jan 03 - Kuiper Belt Object 2014 WP509 At Opposition (41.639 AU)
Jan 03 - Fyodor Yurchikhin's 60th Birthday (1959)
Jan 03 - Marcus Cicero's 2125th Birthday (106 BC)
Jan 04 - Comet 175P/Hergenrother Closest Approach To Earth (1.840 AU)
Jan 04 - Apollo Asteroid 2014 AD16 Near-Earth Flyby (0.033 AU)
Jan 04 - Apollo Asteroid 2004 XP14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.073 AU)
Jan 04 - Asteroid 55555 DNA Closest Approach To Earth (1.833 AU)
Jan 04 - Asteroid 671 Carnegia Closest Approach To Earth (1.921 AU)
Jan 04 - 15th Anniversary (2004), Mars Exploration Rover A (Spirit), Mars Landing
Jan 05 - 50th Anniversary (1969), Venera 5 Launch (USSR Venus Atmospheric Probe)
Jan 05 - Comet 357P/Hill At Opposition (1.974 AU)
Jan 05 - Comet 31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.521 AU)
Jan 05 - Asteroid 19204 Joshuatree Closest Approach To Earth (1.836 AU)
Jan 05 - Asteroid 15550 Sydney Closest Approach To Earth (2.188 AU)
Jan 06 - Partial Solar Eclipse (Visiable in Eastern Asia & Northern Pacific Ocean)
Jan 06 - Venus At Its Greatest Western Elongation (47 Degrees)
Jan 06 - Asteroid 19482 Harperlee Closest Approach To Earth (2.734 AU)
Jan 07 - Comet C/2016 N6 PANSTARRS) At Opposition (2.414 AU)
Jan 07 - Comet 236P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (2.675 AU)
Jan 07 - Comet 139P/Vaisala-Oterma Closest Approach To Earth (2.852 AU)
Jan 07 - Comet C/2017 U5 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (4.164 AU)
Jan 07 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 AZ8 Near-Earth Flyby (0.030 AU)
Jan 07 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 MZ Near-Earth Flyby (0.096 AU)
Jan 07 - Asteroid 3594 Scotti Closest Approach To Earth (1.528 AU)
Jan 08 - Asteroid 2575 Bulgaria Closest Approach To Earth (1.474 AU)
Jan 08 - Asteroid 3174 Alcock Closest Approach To Earth (1.680 AU)
Jan 09 - Comet 361P/Spacewatch At Opposition (2.117 AU)
Jan 09 - Apollo Asteroid 2013 YM2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.019 AU)
Jan 09 - Asteroid 10389 Robmanning Closest Approach To Earth (1.405 AU)
Jan 09 - Asteroid 214772 UNICEF Closest Approach To Earth (2.016 AU)
Jan 09 - Asteroid 6487 Tonyspear Closest Approach To Earth (2.180 AU)
Jan 09 - Kuiper Belt Object 230965 (2004 XA192) At Opposition (34.594 AU)
Jan 09 - 180th Anniversary (1839), Thomas Henderson Publishes 1st Stellar Parallax Measurements
Jan 10 - 50th Anniversary (1969), Venera 6 Launch (USSR Venus Atmospheric Probe)
Jan 10 - Comet 239P/LINEAR Perihelion (1.649 AU)
Jan 10 - Comet P/2001 T3 (NEAT) At Opposition (2.123 AU)
Jan 10 - Comet C/2018 A3 (ATLAS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.606 AU)
Jan 10 - Comet C/2018 A3 (ATLAS) At Opposition (2.606 AU)
Jan 10 - Aten Asteroid 2008 CH70 Near-Earth Flyby (0.067 AU)
Jan 10 - Chris Lewicki's 45th Birthday (1974)
Jan 11 - Comet 59P/Kearns-Kwee Closest Approach To Earth (1.551 AU)
Jan 11 - Comet P/2017 S5 (ATLAS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.550 AU)
Jan 11 - Comet 296P/Garradd At Opposition (3.308 AU)
Jan 11 - Comet C/2016 X1 (Lemmon) At Opposition (6.653 AU)
Jan 11 - Asteroid 8621 Jimparsons Closest Approach To Earth (2.650 AU)
Jan 12 - Comet P/2007 T2 (Kowalski) Closest Approach To Earth (1.625 AU)
Jan 12 - Comet 356P/WISE At Opposition (2.534 AU)
Jan 12 - Comet P/2007 V1 (Larson) Perihelion (2.677 AU)
Jan 12 - Comet 219P/LINEAR At Opposition (3.247 AU)
Jan 12 - Comet C/2018 A3 (ATLAS) Perihelion (3.277 AU)
Jan 12 - Comet C/2017 K6 (Jacques) At Opposition (3.760 AU)
Jan 12 - Asteroid 1159 Granada Closest Approach To Earth (1.562 AU)
Jan 12 - Asteroid 56678 Alicewessen Closest Approach To Earth (2.090 AU)
Jan 12 - Asteroid 3202 Graff Closest Approach To Earth (2.527 AU)
Jan 13 - Mercury Passes 1.7 Degrees From Saturn
Jan 13 - Comet 139P/Vaisala-Oterma At Opposition (2.856 AU)
Jan 13 - Comet C/2016 X1 (Lemmon) Closest Approach TO Earth (6.652 AU)
Jan 13 - Apollo Asteroid 2018 AN2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.065 AU)
Jan 13 - Asteroid 18458 Caesar Closest Approach To Earth (1.375 AU)
Jan 13 - Asteroid 12790 Cernan Closest Approach To Earth (1.527 AU)
Jan 13 - Vasily Fesenkov's 130th Birthday (1889)
Jan 13 - Wilhelm Wien's 155th Birthday (1864)
Jan 14 - Comet 171P/Spahr Perihelion (1.772 AU)
Jan 14 - Asteroid 2598 Merlin Closest Approach To Earth (1.456 AU)
Jan 14 - Asteroid 160105 Gobi Closest Approach To Earth (1.477 AU)
Jan 14 - Asteroid 3354 McNair Closest Approach To Earth (1.566 AU)
Jan 14 - 10th Anniversary (2009), Stardust-NEXT, Earth Flyby
Jan 15 - Aten Asteroid2016 DL Near-Earth Flyby (0.053 AU)
Jan 15 - Amor Asteroid 433 Eros Closest Approach To Earth (0.209 AU)
Jan 15 - Asteroid 4970 Druyan Closest Approach To Earth (1.184 AU)
Jan 15 - Asteroid 9523 Torino Closest Approach To Earth (1.253 AU)
Jan 15 - Asteroid 7079 Baghdad Closest Approach To Earth (1.861 AU)
Jan 15 - Asteroid 991 McDonalda Closest Approach To Earth (2.608 AU)
Jan 15 - 195th Anniversary (1924), Renazzo Meteorite Fall in Italy
Jan 16 - 50th Anniversary (1969), Discovery of 1st Optical Pulsar by John Cocke & Michael Disney
Jan 16 - Comet 107P/Wilson-Harringto Closest Approach To Earth (1.742 AU)
Jan 16 - Apollo Asteroid 2013 EC20 Closest Approach To Earth (0.883 AU)
Jan 16 - Asteroid 2653 Principia Closest Approach To Earth (1.307 AU)
Jan 16 - Asteroid 51825 Davidbrown Closest Approach To Earth (1.890 AU)
Jan 17 - Comet 38P/Stephan-Oterma At Opposition (0.858 AU)
Jan 17 - Asteroid 6111 Davemckay Closest Approach To Earth (1.269 AU)
Jan 17 - Asteroid 7507 Israel Closest Approach To Earth (1.826 AU)
Jan 17 - Asteroid 2919 Dali Closest Approach To Earth (2.612 AU)
Jan 17 - 90th Anniversary (1929), Edwin Hubble Publishes Paper that the Universe is Expanding
Jan 17 - Ralph Fowler's 130th Birthday (1889)
Jan 18 - Comet 239P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (0.694 AU)
Jan 18 - Comet C/2017 M4 (ATLAS) Perihelion (3.252 AU)
Jan 18 - Apollo Asteroid 1620 Geographos Closest Approach To Earth (0.611 AU)
Jan 18 - Asteroid 10101 Fourier Closest Approach To Earth (1.135 AU)
Jan 18 - Asteroid 230975 Rogerfederer Closest Approach To Earth (1.656 AU)
Jan 18 - Asteroid 9725 Wainscoat Closest Approach To Earth (1.773 AU)
Jan 18 - Asteroid 3341 Hartmann Closest Approach To Earth (2.074 AU)
Jan 18 - Asteroid 2246 Bowell Closest Approach To Earth (2.779 AU)
Jan 19 - Comet P/2017 S5 (ATLAS) At Opposition (2.559 AU)
Jan 19 - Comet C/2017 U5 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (4.186 AU)
Jan 19 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 JA2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.063 AU)
Jan 19 - Atira Asteroid 2017 YH Closest Approach To Earth (0.185 AU)
Jan 19 - Asteroid 1618 Dawn Closest Approach To Earth (1.970 AU)
Jan 19 - Asteroid 5040 Rabinowitz Closest Approach To Earth (1.980 AU)
Jan 19 - Asteroid 5256 Farquhar Closest Approach To Earth (2.120 AU)
Jan 19 - Asteroid 8208 Volta Closest Approach To Earth (2.165 AU)
Jan 19 - Asteroid 4772 Frankdrake Closest Approach To Earth (2.172 AU)
Jan 20 - Comet 247P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (0.734 AU)
Jan 20 - Comet 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu At Opposition (4.074 AU)
Jan 20 - Asteroid 2039 Payne-Gaposchkin Closest Approach To Earth (1.792 AU)
Jan 20 - Asteroid 15092 Beegees Closest Approach To Earth (1.953 AU)
Jan 20 - Apollo Asteroid 2329 Orthos Closest Approach To Earth (2.876 AU)
Jan 20 - 150th Anniversary (1869), Angra dos Reis Meteorite Fall in Brazil
Jan 21 - Total Lunar Eclipse
Jan 21 - Super Moon
Jan 21 - Comet 59P/Kearns-Kwee At Opposition (1.564 AU)
Jan 21 - Comet 91P/Russell At Opposition (3.221 AU)
Jan 21 - Asteroid 6032 Nobel Closest Approach To Earth (2.029 AU)
Jan 21 - Asteroid 5540 Smirnova Closest Approach To Earth (2.090 AU)
Jan 21 - Asteroid 7100 Martin Luther Closest Approach To Earth (2.130 AU)
Jan 22 - Venus Passes 2.4 Degrees From Jupiter
Jan 22 - Comet 239P/LINEAR At Opposition (0.696 AU)
Jan 22 - Asteroid 449 Hamburga Closest Approach To Earth (1.135 AU)
Jan 22 - Amor Asteroid 4055 Magellan Closest Approach To Earth (1.436 AU)
Jan 22 - Asteroid 294727 Dennisritchie Closest Approach To Earth (1.595 AU)
Jan 22 - Asteroid 9781 Jubjubbird Closest Approach To Earth (1.918 AU)
Jan 22 - Asteroid 300221 Brucebills Closest Approach To Earth (1.971 AU)
Jan 22 - Kuiper Belt Object 20000 Varuna At Opposition (42.948 AU)
Jan 23 - Comet 236P/LINEAR At Opposition (2.711 AU)
Jan 23 - Asteroid 432971 Loving Closest Approach To Earth (1.909 AU)
Jan 23 - Asteroid 469 Argentina Closest Approach To Earth (1.938 AU)
Jan 23 - Asteroid 4768 Hartley Closest Approach To Earth (2.662 AU)
Jan 23 - James Lighthill's 95th Birthday (1924)
Jan 24 - Comet 131P/Mueller Perihelion (2.418 AU)
Jan 24 - Comet 278P/McNaught At Opposition (3.180 AU)
Jan 24 - Comet 345P/LINEAR At Opposition (3.537 AU)
Jan 24 - Amor Asteroid 2015 BG4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.075 AU)
Jan 25 - Comet C/2010 U3 (Boattini) At Opposition (7.930 AU)
Jan 25 - Asteroid 4037 Ikeya Closest Approach To Earth (1.430 AU)
Jan 25 - Asteroid 12485 Jenniferharris Closest Approach To Earth (1.508 AU)
Jan 25 - Asteroid 13752 Grantstokes Closest Approach To Earth (1.893 AU)
Jan 25 - Asteroid 7028 Tachikawa Closest Approach To Earth (2.064 AU)
Jan 25 - Asteroid 8990 Compassion Closest Approach To Earth (2.079 AU)
Jan 25 - Apollo Asteroid 3671 Dionysus Closest Approach To Earth (2.306 AU)
Jan 25 - Plutino 208996 (2003 AZ84) At Opposition (43.494 AU)
Jan 25 - 15th Anniversary (2004), Mars Exploration Rover B (Opportunity), Mars Landing
Jan 25 - 25th Anniversary (1994), Clementine Launch (USA Moon Orbiter)
Jan 26 - Comet 98P/Takamizawa At Opposition (3.943 AU)
Jan 26 - Apollo Asteroid 136617 (1994 CC) (2 Moons) Closest Approach To Earth (1.319 AU)
Jan 26 - Asteroid 4444 Escher Closest Approach To Earth (1.653 AU)
Jan 26 - Asteroid 224 Oceana Closest Approach To Earth (1.767 AU)
Jan 26 - Asteroid 85185 Lederman Closest Approach To Earth (1.803 AU)
Jan 27 - Comet 223P/Skiff Perihelion (2.431 AU)
Jan 27 - Asteroid 727 Nipponia Closest Approach To Earth (1.513 AU)
Jan 27 - Asteroid 11947 Kimclijsters Closest Approach To Earth (2.866 AU)
Jan 27 - Isaac Roberts' 190th Birthday (1829)
Jan 28 - Comet 1P/Halley At Opposition (33.845 AU)
Jan 28 - Comet C/2010 U3 (Boattini) Closest Approach To Earth (7.929 AU)
Jan 28 - Asteroid 32096 Puckett Closest Approach To Earth (1.949 AU)
Jan 28 - Asteroid 4356 Marathon Closest Approach To Earth (2.212 AU)
Jan 28 - Asteroid 10792 Ecuador Closest Approach To Earth (2.340 AU)
Jan 28 - Asteroid 1134 Kepler Closest Approach To Earth (2.666 AU)
Jan 28 - Donald Parker's 80th Birthday (1939)
Jan 28 - Lucien d'Azambuja's 135th Birthday (1884)
Jan 28 - Auguste Piccard's 135th Birthday (1884)
Jan 28 - Jean Felix Piccard's 135th Birthday (1884)
Jan 29 - Comet 360P/WISE At Opposition (3.151 AU)
Jan 29 - Aten Asteroid 2013 CW32 Near-Earth Flyby (0.036 AU)
Jan 29 - Asteroid 6318 Cronkite Closest Approach To Earth (1.037 AU)
Jan 29 - Asteroid 5945 Roachapproach Closest Approach To Earth (1.560 AU)
Jan 29 - Asteroid 5515 Naderi Closest Approach To Earth (1.663 AU)
Jan 29 - 30th Anniversary (1989), Phobos 2, Mars Orbit Insertion
Jan 30 - Comet 320P/McNaught At Opposition (3.944 AU)
Jan 30 - Asteroid 10111 Frensel Closest Approach To Earth (1.557 AU)
Jan 31 - Moon Occults Venus
Jan 31 - Comet 246P/NEAT At Opposition (3.417 AU)
Jan 31 - Rudolf Mossbauer's 90th Birthday (1929)
Jan 31 - 140th Anniversary (1879), Dun-le-Poelier Meteorite Fall (Hit Farmer in France?)

February 2019
Feb ?? - Dragon CRS-17/OCO-3/STP-H6 Falcon 9 Launch (International Space Station)
Feb ?? - Solar Orbiter Atlas 5 Launch
Feb 01 - Comet 164P/Christensen Closest Approach To Earth (1.850 AU)
Feb 01 - Comet 240P/NEAT Closest Approach To Earth (2.033 AU)
Feb 01 - Asteroid 7958 Leakey Closest Approach To Earth (1.109 AU)
Feb 01 - Asteroid 207563 Toscana Closest Approach To Earth (2.082 AU)
Feb 01 - Centaur Object 32532 Thereus At Opposition (11.652 AU)
Feb 01 - 20th Anniversary (1999), Galileo, Europa 19 Flyby
Feb 02 - Moon Occults Saturn
Feb 02 - Moon Occults Dwarf Planet Pluto
Feb 02 - Moon Occults Asteroid 16 Psyche
Feb 02 - Comet P/2016 G1 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.164 AU)
Feb 02 - Comet P/2016 G1 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (2.164 AU)
Feb 02 - Comet P/2003 F2 (NEAT) At Opposition (2.615 AU)
Feb 02 - Comet C/2017 B3 (LINEAR) Perihelion (3.927 AU)
Feb 02 - Comet 208P/McMillan At Opposition (4.049 AU)
Feb 02 - Asteroid 37582 Faraday Closest Approach To Earth (1.548 AU)
Feb 02 - Asteroid 19383 Rolling Stones Closest Approach To Earth (1.657 AU)
Feb 02 - Asteroid 12490 Leiden Closest Approach To Earth (2.138 AU)
Feb 03 - Comet 54P/de Vico-Swift-NEAT At Opposition (3.380 AU)
Feb 03 - Aten Asteroid 99942 Apophis Closest Approach To Earth (1.084 AU)
Feb 03 - Asteroid 3763 Quianxuesen Closest Approach To Earth (1.155 AU)
Feb 03 - Asteroid 3430 Bradfield Closest Approach To Earth (2.045 AU)
Feb 03 - 25th Anniversray (1994), Maiden Flight of the H-2 Launch Vehicle (Japan)
Feb 03 - 25th Anniversary (1994), STS-60 Launch (Space Shuttle Discovery, SPACEHAB)
Feb 03 - 35th Anniversary (1984), STS-41-B Launch (Space Shuttle Challenger)
Feb 03 - Jan Schilt's 125th Birthday (1894)
Feb 04 - Comet 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte At Opposition (4.097 AU)
Feb 04 - Comet 57P-A/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte At Opposition (4.097 AU)
Feb 04 - Asteroid 6135 Billowen Closest Approach To Earth (1.319 AU)
Feb 04 - Asteroid 17627 Humptydumpty Closest Approach To Earth (1.822 AU)
Feb 04 - Asteroid 4511 Rembrandt Closest Approach To Earth (2.077 AU)
Feb 04 - Thomas Earnshaw's 270th Birthday (1749)
Feb 05 - Chinese New Year
Feb 05 - Comet 107P/Wilson-Harrington At Opposition (1.803 AU)
Feb 05 - Comet 123P/West-Hartley Perihelion (2.127 AU)
Feb 05 - Comet C/2017 AB5 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (8.613 AU)
Feb 05 - Apollo Asteroid 11311 Peleus Closest Approach To Earth (1.704 AU)
Feb 05 - Apollo Asteroid 1863 Antinous Closest Approach To Earth (1.707 AU)
Feb 05 - Asteroid 118945 Rikhill Closest Approach To Earth (2.112 AU)
Feb 05 - Asteroid 214476 Stephencolbert Closest Approach To Earth (2.391 AU)
Feb 05 - 45th Anniversary (1974), Mariner 10, Venus Flyby
Feb 06 - Moon Occults Asteroid 4 Vesta
Feb 06 - Comet 209P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (1.122 AU)
Feb 06 - Apollo Asteroid 2013 RV9 Near-Earth Flyby (0.046 AU)
Feb 06 - Asteroid 39566 Carllewis Closest Approach To Earth (1.830 AU)
Feb 07 - Comet 249P/LINEAR At Opposition (3.514 AU)
Feb 07 - Comet 323P/SOHO At Opposition (4.128 AU)
Feb 07 - Asteroid 3673 Levy Closest Approach To Earth (1.250 AU)
Feb 07 - Asteroid 3917 Franz Schubert Closest Approach To Earth (1.347 AU)
Feb 07 - Asteroid 7328 Casanova Closest Approach To Earth (2.021 AU)
Feb 07 - Asteroid 73520 Boslough Closest Approach To Earth (2.239 AU)
Feb 07 - Asteroid 11714 Mikebrown Closest Approach To Earth (2.368 AU)
Feb 07 - Asteroid 41488 Sinbad Closest Approach To Earth (2.460 AU)
Feb 07 - 20th Anniversary (1999), Stardust Launch
Feb 07 - 35th Anniversary (1984), 1st Untethered Spacewalk (Bruce McCandless)
Feb 07 - Astronomical Society of the Pacific's 130th Birthday (1889)
Feb 07 - William Huggins' 195th Birthday (1824)
Feb 08 - 50th Anniversary (1969), Allende Meteorite Shower (Hit Houses In Mexico)
Feb 08 - Comet P/2006 D1 (Hill) Closest Approach To Earth (1.011 AU)
Feb 08 - Comet 82P/Gehrels Closest Approach To Earth (2.715 AU)
Feb 08 - Asteroid 10797 Guatemala Closest Approach To Earth (1.110 AU)
Feb 08 - Asteroid 434 Hungaria Closest Approach To Earth (1.159 AU)
Feb 08 - Asteroid 19620 Auckland Closest Approach To Earth (1.457 AU)
Feb 08 - Apollo Asteroid 2011 MD Closest Approach To Earth (1.904 AU)
Feb 08 - Asteroid 228029 MANIAC Closest Approach To Earth (1.935 AU)
Feb 08 - Arlie Petters' 75th Birthday (1964)
Feb 09 - Comet 82P/Gehrels At Opposition (2.715 AU)
Feb 09 - Comet 88P/Howell At Opposition (3.283 AU)
Feb 09 - Comet C/2017 AB5 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (8.615 AU)
* Feb 09 - Asteroid 275281 Amywalsh Closest Approach To Earth (1.150 AU)
* Feb 09 - Asteroid 101723 Finger Closest Approach to Earth (1.214 AU)
Feb 09 - Asteroid 13606 Bean Closest Approach To Earth (1.570 AU)
Feb 09 - Mario Juric's 40th Birthday (1979)
Feb 09 - 70th Anniversary (1949), Department of Space Medicine Established (US Air Force)
Feb 10 - Comet P/2007 T2 (Kowalski) At Opposition (1.744 AU)
Feb 10 - Comet 90P/Gehrels At Opposition (3.852 AU)
Feb 10 - Asteroid 90022 Apache Point Closest Approach To Earth (1.284 AU)
Feb 10 - Asteroid 19398 Creedence Closest Approach To Earth (1.699 AU)
Feb 10 - Asteroid 1345 Potomac Closest Approach To Earth (2.352 AU)
Feb 10 - Asteroid 1373 Cincinnati Closest Approach To Earth (2.819 AU)
Feb 10 - 45th Anniversary (1974), Mars 4, Mars Flyby
Feb 11 - Comet 136P/Muelle At Opposition (3.939 AU)
Feb 11 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 BN509 Near-Earth Flyby (0.084 AU)
Feb 11 - Asteroid 3728 IRAS Closest Approach To Earth (1.289 AU)
Feb 11 - Asteroid 17058 Rocknroll Closest Approach To Earth (1.503 AU)
Feb 11 - Asteroid 5725 Nordlingen Closest Approach To Earth (1.665 AU)
Feb 11 - Asteroid 134346 Pinatubo Closest Approach To Earth (1.973 AU)
Feb 11 - Asteroid 2597 Arthur Closest Approach To Earth (2.112 AU)
Feb 12 - Comet P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) Perihelion (2.590 AU)
Feb 12 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 PV25 Near-Earth Flyby (0.019 AU)
Feb 12 - Asteroid 4148 McCartney Closest Approach To Earth (1.086 AU)
Feb 12 - Asteroid 21088 Chelyabinsk Closest Approach To Earth (1.236 AU)
Feb 12 - Asteroid 12574 LONEOS Closest Approach To Earth (1.549 AU)
Feb 12 - Asteroid 3975 Verdi Closest Approach To Earth (1.810 AU)
Feb 12 - Asteroid 8992 Magnanimity Closest Approach To Earth (1.912 AU)
Feb 12 - Asteroid 12284 Pohl Closest Approach To Earth (2.070 AU)
Feb 12 - Asteroid 19535 Rowanatkinson Closest Approach To Earth (2.113 AU)
Feb 12 - 45th Anniversary (1974), Mars 5, Mars Orbit Insertion
Feb 12 - Emil Lenz's 215th Birthday (1804)
Feb 13 - Mars Passes 1.1 Degrees from Uranus
Feb 13 - Comet C/2015 O1 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (3.992 AU)
Feb 13 - Asteroid 21619 Johnhopkins Closest Approach To Earth (1.123 AU)
Feb 13 - Asteroid 281 Lucretia Closest Approach To Earth (1.220 AU)
Feb 13 - Asteroid 1677 Tycho Brahe Closest Approach To Earth (1.791 AU)
Feb 13 - Asteroid 12773 Lyman Closest Approach To Earth (1.878 AU)
Feb 14 - Asteroid 327695 Yokoono Closest Approach To Earth (1.195 AU)
Feb 14 - Asteroid 4442 Garcia Closest Approach To Earth (1.503 AU)
Feb 14 - Asteroid 31664 Randiiwessen Closest Approach To Earth (1.683 AU)
Feb 14 - Asteroid 1288 Santa Closest Approach To Earth (2.062 AU)
Feb 15 - Galileo Day
Feb 15 - Comet P/2003 F2 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (2.590 AU)
Feb 15 - Comet 229P/Gibbs At Opposition (3.245 AU)
Feb 15 - Asteroid 1862 Apollo Closest Approach To Earth (1.312 AU)
Feb 15 - Asteroid 3767 DiMaggio Closest Approach To Earth (1.388 AU)
Feb 15 - 10th Anniversary (2009), Ash Creek Meteorite Fall (Hit Farm House in Texas)
Feb 15 - Aleksandr Serebrov's 75th Birthday (1944)
Feb 15 - Galileo Galilei's 450th Birthday (1564)
* Feb 16 - Comet C/2018 A6 (Gibbs) At Opposition (2.814 AU)
Feb 16 - Comet 10P/Tempel At Opposition (3.567 AU)
Feb 16 - Aten Asteroid 367943 Duende Closest Approach To Earth (0.481 AU)
Feb 16 - Asteroid 9325 Stonehenge Closest Approach To Earth (1.290 AU)
Feb 16 - Aten Asteroid 341843 (2008 EV5) Closest Approach To Earth (1.644 AU)
Feb 16 - Asteroid 7644 Cslewis Closest Approach To Earth (1.917 AU)
Feb 16 - Asteroid 1065 Amundsenia Closest Approach To Earth (2.074 AU)
Feb 16 - Asteroid 334 Chicago Closest Approach To Earth (2.964 AU)
Feb 17 - Comet 149P/Mueller Perihelion (2.634 AU)
Feb 17 - Comet P/2005 L1 (McNaught) At Opposition (3.544 AU)
Feb 17 - Asteroid 9258 Johnpauljones Closest Approach To Earth (1.405 AU)
Feb 17 - Asteroid 316020 Linshuhow Closest Approach To Earth (1.499 AU)
Feb 17 - Asteroid 2985 Shakespeare Closest Approach To Earth (1.987 AU)
Feb 17 - Asteroid 11094 Cuba Closest Approach To Earth (2.569 AU)
Feb 17 - 10th Anniversary (2009), Dawn, Mars Flyby
Feb 17 - 15th Anniversary (2004), Mike Brown, et al, Discovery of Plutino 90482 Orcus
Feb 17 - 25th Anniversary (1994), Ann Harch Discovers Dactyl (Ida moon) from Galileo Images
Feb 17 - 60th Anniversary (1959), Vanguard 2 Launch
Feb 18 - Venus Passes 1.1 Degrees From Saturn
Feb 18 - Comet 355P/LINEAR-NEAT Closest Approach To Earth (2.936 AU)
Feb 18 - Comet C/2018 E1 (ATLAS) At Opposition (3.065 AU)
Feb 18 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 CA138 Near-Earth Flyby (0.055 AU)
Feb 18 - Asteroid 36800 Katarinawitt Closest Approach To Earth (1.541 AU)
Feb 18 - Asteroid 4701 Milani Closest Approach To Earth (1.861 AU)
Feb 18 - Asteroid 6775 Giorgini Closest Approach To Earth (2.003 AU)
Feb 18 - Jerome Coggia's 170th Birthday (1849)
Feb 19 - Supermoon
Feb 19 - Mercury Passes 0.8 Degrees From Neptune
Feb 19 - Comet P/2017 S9 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.608 AU)
* Feb 19 - Comet P/2018 A4 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.630 AU)
Feb 19 - Apollo Asteroid 3360 Syrinx Closest Approach To Earth (3.036 AU)
Feb 20 - Comet 240P/NEAT At Opposition (2.077 AU)
Feb 20 - Comet 188P/LINEAR-Mueller At Opposition (3.776 AU)
Feb 20 - Apollo Asteroid 455176 (1999 VF22) Near-Earth Flyby (0.049 AU)
Feb 20 - Asteroid 3672 Stevedberg Closest Approach To Earth (1.254 AU)
Feb 20 - 20th Anniversary (1994), Clementine, Moon Orbit Insertion
Feb 20 - Gary Huss' 65th Birthday (1954)
Feb 20 - Vasili Tsibliyev's 65th Birthday (1954)
Feb 21 - Comet P/2006 D1 (Hill) At Opposition (1.030 AU)
Feb 21 - Comet 231P/LINEAR-NEAT At Opposition (2.088 AU)
Feb 21 - Comet 279P/La Sagra At Opposition (3.820 AU)
Feb 21 - Asteroid 6560 Pravdo Closest Approach To Earth (1.561 AU)
Feb 21 - Asteroid 3154 Grant Closest Approach To Earth (2.176 AU)
Feb 21 - Kuiper Belt Object 55565 (2002 AW197) At Opposition (44.403 AU)
Feb 21 - Scott Kelly's 55th Birthday (1964)
Feb 21 - Mark Kelly's 55th Birthday (1964)
Feb 21 - Eise Eisinga's 275th Birthday (1744)
Feb 22 - Comet 164P/Christensen At Opposition (1.908 AU)
Feb 22 - Comet 347P/PANSTARRS At Opposition (3.738 AU)
Feb 22 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 CO246 Near-Earth Flyby (0.041 AU)
Feb 22 - Asteroid 1814 Bach Closest Approach To Earth (1.109 AU)
Feb 22 - Asteroid 54439 Topeka Closest Approach To Earth (1.541 AU)
Feb 22 - Kuiper Belt Object 148209 (2000 CR105) At Opposition (61.109 AU)
Feb 22 - Pierre Janssen's 195th Birthday (1824)
Feb 23 - Asteroid 484 Pittsburghia Closest Approach To Earth (1.834 AU)
Feb 23 - Marc Garneau's 70th Birthday (1949)
Feb 24 - 50th Anniversary (1969), Mariner 6 Launch (Mars Flyby Mission)
Feb 24 - 70th Anniversary (1949), Bumper WAC Launch
Feb 24 - Comet 60P/Tsuchinshan Closest Approach To Earth (0.832 AU)
Feb 24 - Comet C/2010 U3 (Boattini) Perihelion (8.448 AU)
Feb 24 - Asteroid 3654 AAS Closest Approach To Earth (1.549 AU)
* Feb 24 - Asteroid 85267 Taj Mahal Closest Approach To Earth (1.628 AU)
Feb 24 - Asteroid 6154 Stevesynnott Closest Approach To Earth (1.719 AU)
Feb 24 - Asteroid 3297 Hong Kong Closest Approach To Earth (2.311 AU)
Feb 25 - Comet 231P/LINEAR-NEAT Closest Approach To Earth (2.086 AU)
Feb 25 - Comet P/2017 S9 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (2.614 AU)
Feb 25 - Asteroid 18235 Lynden-Bell Closest Approach To Earth (1.705 AU)
Feb 25 - Asteroid 4547 Massachusetts Closest Approach To Earth (1.715 AU)
Feb 25 - Asteroid 9777 Enterprise Closest Approach To Earth (1.801 AU)
Feb 25 - Asteroid 10378 Ingmarbergman Closest Approach To Earth (2.002 AU)
Feb 26 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 DR109 Near-Earth Flyby (0.058 AU)
Feb 26 - Asteroid 780 Armenia Closest Approach To Earth (2.408 AU)
Feb 26 - John Evershed's 155th Birthday (1864)
Feb 27 - Mercury At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (18 Degrees)
Feb 27 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 FU12 Near-Earth Flyby (0.040 AU)
Feb 27 - Apollo Asteroid 2018 DE1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.051 AU)
Feb 27 - Asteroid 14220 Alexgibbs Closest Approach To Earth (1.837 AU)
Feb 27 - Asteroid 134369 Sahara Closest Approach To Earth (2.681 AU)
Feb 28 - Comet 247P/LINEAR At Opposition (0.840 AU)
Feb 28 - Comet 123P/West-Hartley Closest Approach To Earth (1.200 AU)
Feb 28 - Comet 176P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (2.618 AU)
Feb 28 - Comet 217P/LINEAR At Opposition (3.945 AU)
Feb 28 - Asteroid 136 Austria Closest Approach To Earth (1.487 AU)
Feb 28 - Asteroid 5451 Plato Closest Approach To Earth (1.635 AU)
Feb 28 - Asteroid 3783 Morris Closest Approach To Earth (1.661 AU)
Feb 28 - Asteroid 17640 Mount Stromlo Closest Approach To Earth (1.937 AU)
Feb 28 - Asteroid 2451 Dollfus Closest Approach To Earth (2.034 AU)
Feb 28 - Amor Asteroid 7336 Saunders Closest Approach To Earth (2.340 AU)
Feb 28 - Asteroid 118401 LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (2.618 AU)
Feb 28 - 60th Anniversary (1959), Discoverer 1 Launch
Feb 28 - Uri Carsenty's 70th Birthday (1949)
Feb 29 - Hercules Florence's 215th Birthday (1804)

March 2019
Mar ?? - Progress MS-11 Soyuz-2.1a Launch (International Space Station 72P)
Mar ?? - Spektr-RG (SXG) Proton-M/DM-03 Launch
Mar ?? - Cartosat-3A PSLV Launch
Mar ?? - HySIS PSLV Launch

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