• Space Calendar - June 22, 2018 (3/6)

    From baalke@earthlink.net@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 22 22:46:04 2018
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    Nov 04 - Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels Perihelion (1.393 AU)
    Nov 04 - Comet 25D/Neujmin At Opposition (1.959 AU)
    Nov 04 - Asteroid 4 Vesta Occults 2UCAC 21648345 (11.9 Magnitude Star)
    Nov 04 - Aten Asteroid 2002 VE68 Near-Earth Flyby (0.038 AU)
    Nov 04 - Asteroid 11247 Wilburwright Closest Approach To Earth (1.908 AU)
    Nov 04 - Asteroid 3933 Portugal Closest Approach To Earth (2.349 AU)
    Nov 04 - Asteroid 88705 Potato Closest Approach To Earth (2.379 AU)
    Nov 04 - Plutino 47171 (1999 TC36) At Opposition (29.628 AU)
    Nov 04 - Kuiper Belt Object 472271 (2014 UM33) At Opposition (42.710 AU)
    Nov 04 - Richard Binzel's 60th Birthday (1958)
    Nov 05 - Asteroid 4 Vesta Occults UCAC4-324-200768 (12.0 Magnitude Star)
    Nov 05 - Asteroid 3 Juno Occults TYC 4725-00763-1 (12.0 Magnitude Star)
    Nov 05 - Asteroid 2554 Skiff Closest Approach To Earth (1.490 AU)
    Nov 05 - Kuiper Belt Object 120348 (2004 TY364) At Opposition (38.050 AU)
    Nov 05 - 5th Anniversary (2013), Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) Launch (India)
    Nov 06 - Mercury At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (23 Degrees)
    Nov 06 - Comet P/2007 V1 (Larson) Closest Approach To Earth (1.737 AU)
    Nov 06 - Asteroid 16529 Dangoldin Closest Approach To Earth (0.754 AU)
    Nov 06 - Atira Asteroid 418265 (2008 EA32) Closest Approach To Earth (1.293 AU)
    Nov 06 - Asteroid 16761 Hertz Closest Approach To Earth (1.316 AU)
    Nov 06 - Asteroid 11277 Ballard Closest Approach To Earth (1.510 AU)
    Nov 06 - Asteroid 5107 Laurenbacall Closest Approach To Earth (1.963 AU)
    Nov 06 - Asteroid 249516 Aretha Closest Approach To Earth (2.160 AU)
    Nov 06 - Plutino 144897 (2004 UX10) At Opposition (38.310 AU)
    Nov 06 - Kuiper Belt Object 2014 UZ224 At Opposition (89.746 AU)
    Nov 06 - James Gregory's 380th Birthday (1638)
    * Nov 07 - RADARSAT Constellation Falcon 9 Launch
    Nov 07 - Comet P/2016 J1-A (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.856 AU)
    Nov 07 - Comet P/2016 J1-B (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.856 AU)
    Nov 07 - Aten Asteroid 2010 VQ Near-Earth Flyby (0.040 AU)
    Nov 07 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 NU2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.068 AU)
    Nov 07 - Asteroid 8991 Solidarity Closest Approach To Earth (2.294 AU)
    Nov 08 - 50th Anniversary (1968), Pioneer 9 Launch (Solar Orbiter)
    Nov 08 - Asteroid 790 Pretoria Occults HIP 48351 (6.4 Magnitude Star)
    Nov 08 - Aten Asteroid 2010 VB Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)
    Nov 08 - Neptune Trojan 2006 RJ103 At Opposition (29.228 AU)
    Nov 08 - Kuiper Belt Object 84522 (2002 TC302) At Opposition (43.417 AU)
    Nov 09 - Carl Sagan Day
    Nov 09 - Comet P/2011 W2 (Rinner) At Opposition (1.551 AU)
    Nov 09 - Comet C/2017 S7 (Lemmon) Closest Approach To Earth (7.495 AU)
    Nov 09 - Asteroid 376 Geometria Closest Approach To Earth (1.632 AU)
    Nov 09 - Donald Baker's 75th Birthday (1943)
    Nov 10 - 50th Anniversary (1968), Zond 6 Launch (USSR Moon Orbit & Return)
    Nov 10 - Comet 71P/Clark At Opposition (2.782 AU)
    Nov 10 - Comet P/2017 R1 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.997 AU)
    Nov 10 - Comet P/2016 J1-A (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (2.858 AU)
    Nov 10 - Comet P/2016 J1-B (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (2.858 AU)
    Nov 10 - Comet 83D/Russell At Opposition (4.120 AU)
    Nov 10 - Comet C/2017 F1 (Lemmon) At Opposition (4.461 AU)
    Nov 10 - Asteroid 1756 Giacobini Occults HIP 7358 (6.7 Magnitude Star)
    Nov 10 - Asteroid 15417 Babylon Closest Approach To Earth (3.100 AU)
    Nov 10 - Andrei Tupolev's 130th Birthday (1888)
    Nov 10 - 195th Anniversary (1823), Waseda Meteorite Fall (Hit House in Japan)
    Nov 11 - Comet 38P/Stephan-Oterma Perihelion (1.589 AU)
    Nov 11 - Asteroid 14967 Madrid Closest Approach To Earth (1.306 AU)
    Nov 11 - Asteroid 3259 Brownlee Closest Approach To Earth (1.508 AU)
    Nov 12 - Moon Occults Pluto
    * Nov 12 - Comet P/2018 L1 (PANSTARRS) Perihelion (1.886 AU)
    Nov 12 - Aten Asteroid 2011 WA Near-Earth Fyby (0.067 AU)
    Nov 12 - Asteroid 6639 Marchis Closest Approach To Earth (2.382 AU)
    Nov 12 - Centaur Object 2015 KJ153 At Opposition (6.337 AU)
    Nov 12 - Irving Reed's 95th Birthday (1923)
    Nov 12 - 185th Anniversary (1833), Great Leonids Meteor Shower of 1833
    Nov 13 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 VM105 Near-Earth Flyby (0.080 AU)
    Nov 13 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 WC Near-Earth Flyby (0.088 AU)
    Nov 13 - Asteroid 11341 Babbage Closest Approach To Earth (1.356 AU)
    Nov 13 - Asteroid 4319 Jackierobinson Closest Approach To Earth (1.479 AU)
    Nov 13 - Asteroid 48575 Hawaii Closest Approach To Earth (1.860 AU)
    Nov 13 - Asteroid 6377 Cagney Closest Approach To Earth (2.090 AU)
    Nov 13 - Asteroid 508 Princetonia Closest Approach To Earth (2.199 AU)
    Nov 13 - 40th Anniversary (1978), HEAO-2 Launch
    Nov 14 - Comet 69P/Taylor At Opposition (1.545 AU)
    Nov 14 - Asteroid 2004 Lexell Closest Approach To Earth (1.015 AU)
    Nov 14 - Asteroid 11334 Rio de Janeiro Closest Approach To Earth (1.558 AU)
    Nov 14 - Asteroid 30441 Curly Closest Approach To Earth (2.040 AU)
    Nov 14 - 10th Anniversary (2008), STS-126 Launch (Space Shuttle Endeavour, International Space Station)
    Nov 14 - Fred Haise's 85th Birthday (1933)
    Nov 15 - Atira Asteroid 481817 (2008 UL90) Closest Approach To Earth (1.237 AU)
    Nov 15 - Asteroid 1034 Mozartia Closest Approach To Earth (1.244 AU)
    Nov 15 - Asteroid 39882 Edgarmitchell Closest Approach To Earth (1.369 AU)
    Nov 15 - Asteroid 87 Sylvia Closest Approach To Earth (2.404 AU)
    Nov 15 - 30th Anniversary (1988), Buran Launch (USSR Space Shuttle)
    Nov 15 - William Herschel's 280th Birthday (1738)
    Nov 16 - CRS-16/IDA 3 Falcon 9 Launch (International Space Station)
    Nov 16 - Moon Occults Mars
    Nov 16 - Comet P/2017 R1 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (3.003 AU)
    Nov 16 - Asteroid 3140 Stellafane Closest Approach To Earth (1.791 AU)
    Nov 16 - Asteroid 447 Valentine Closest Approach To Earth (1.873 AU)
    Nov 16 - Kuiper Belt Object 2012 VP113 At Opposition (82.801 AU)
    Nov 16 - 45th Anniversary (1973), Skylab 4 Launch (Last Launch to Skylab)
    Nov 17 - Leonids Meteor Shower Peak
    Nov 17 - Asteroid 433 Eros Occults TYC 4078-00534-1 (10.1 Magnitude Star)
    Nov 17 - Asteroid 15907 Robot Closest Approach To Earth (1.444 AU)
    Nov 17 - Asteroid 2531 Cambridge Closest Approach To Earth (2.011 AU)
    Nov 18 - Comet P/2011 W2 (Rinner) Closest Approach To Earth (1.539 AU)
    Nov 18 - Comet 294P/LINEAR At Opposition (2.560 AU)
    Nov 18 - Comet C/2017 S7 (Lemmon) At Opposition (7.507 AU)
    Nov 18 - Apollo Asteroid 25143 Itokawa Closest Approach To Earth (0.706 AU)
    Nov 18 - Asteroid 4464 Vulcano Closest Approach To Earth (1.047 AU)
    Nov 18 - Asteroid 7016 Conandoyle Closest Approach To Earth (1.178 AU)
    Nov 18 - Asteroid 51827 Laurelclark Closest Approach To Earth (1.736 AU)
    Nov 18 - Plutino 2003 UZ413 At Opposition (43.043 AU)
    Nov 18 - 5th Anniversary (2013), Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) Launch (Mars Orbiter)
    Nov 18 - Alan Shepard's 95th Birthday (1923)
    * Nov 19 - STP-2 Falcon Heavy Launch
    Nov 19 - Comet 9P/Tempel At Opposition (3.654 AU)
    Nov 19 - Apollo Asteroid 2009 JL1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.083 AU)
    Nov 19 - Asteroid 3949 Mach Closest Approach To Earth (1.271 AU)
    Nov 19 - Asteroid 10183 Ampere Closest Approach To Earth (1.392 AU)
    Nov 19 - Asteroid 14880 Moa Closest Approach To Earth (1.414 AU)
    Nov 19 - Apollo Asteroid 3200 Phaethon Closest Approach To Earth (1.428 AU)
    Nov 19 - Asteroid 91287 Simon-Garfunkel Closest Approach To Earth (1.452 AU)
    Nov 19 - Centaur Object 37117 Narcissus At Opposition (2.112 AU)
    Nov 19 - Kuiper Belt Object 2010 VK201 At Opposition (47.086 AU)
    Nov 20 - Comet 130P/McNaught-Hughes At Opposition (1.943 AU)
    Nov 20 - Asteroid 4370 Dickens Closest Approach To Earth (0.852 AU)
    Nov 20 - Asteroid 3169 Ostro Closest Approach To Earth (0.978 AU)
    Nov 20 - Asteroid 2713 Luxemburg Closest Approach To Earth (1.917 AU)
    Nov 20 - Neptune Trojan 2007 VL305 At Opposition (27.264 AU)
    Nov 20 - Neptune Trojan 2011 WG157 At Opposition (29.805 AU)
    Nov 20 - Kuiper Belt Object 90377 Sedna At Opposition (83.975 AU)
    Nov 20 - 10th Anniversary (2008), Buzzard Coulee Meteorite Fall (Hit Barn in Canada)
    Nov 20 - William Coblentz's 145th Birthday (1873)
    * Nov 21 - Cygnus CRS-10 (OA-10)/CAPSat/TJREVERB/SASSI2/CySat 1/TechEdSat 8/VCC A-C/SPACE-HAUC/SOCRATES/UNITE/Swiatowid Antares 230 Launch (International Space Station)
    Nov 21 - Comet 198P/ODAS At Opposition (1.027 AU)
    Nov 21 - Comet 351P/Wiegert-PANSTARRS At Opposition (4.293 AU)
    Nov 21 - Amor Asteroid 2013 PA7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.091 AU)
    Nov 21 - Asteroid 163693 Atira Closest Approach To Earth (0.485 AU)
    Nov 21 - Asteroid 397 Vienna Closest Approach To Earth (1.221 AU)
    Nov 21 - Asteroid 12413 Johnnyweir Closest Approach To Earth (1.385 AU)
    Nov 21 - Asteroid 293 Brasilia Closest Approach To Earth (1.856 AU)
    Nov 21 - Plutino 84719 (2002 VR128) At Opposition (38.834 AU)
    Nov 21 - Linda Morabito's 65th Birthday (1953)
    Nov 21 - 235th Anniversary (1783), First Manned Balloon Flight
    Nov 21 - Georg Dorffel's 375th Birthday (1643)
    Nov 22 - Comet P/2016 P1 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (3.286 AU)
    Nov 22 - Apollo Asteroid 410088 (2007 EJ) Near-Earth Flyby (0.062 AU)
    Nov 22 - Atira Asteroid 2006 WE4 Closest Approach To Earth (1.493 AU)
    Nov 22 - Asteroid 9025 Polansky Closest Approach To Earth (2.347 AU)
    Nov 22 - 20th Anniversary (1998), Galileo, Europa 18 Flyby
    Nov 22 - Chad Trujillo's 45th Birthday (1973)
    Nov 22 - Wiley Post's 120th Birthday (1898)
    Nov 23 - Comet 198P/ODAS Closest Approach To Earth (1.026 AU)
    Nov 23 - Comet 25D/Neujmin Closest Approach To Earth (1.906 AU)
    Nov 23 - Comet 73P-AP/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.195 AU)
    Nov 23 - Comet P/2015 F1 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (3.479 AU)
    Nov 23 - Comet 237P/LINEAR At Opposition (3.578 AU)
    Nov 23 - Asteroid 3355 Onizuka Closest Approach To Earth (1.065 AU)
    Nov 23 - Asteroid 5277 Brisbane Closest Approach To Earth (1.187 AU)
    Nov 23 - Asteroid 12410 Donald Duck Closest Approach To Earth (1.263 AU)
    Nov 23 - Asteroid 16740 Kipthorne Closest Approach To Earth (1.620 AU)
    Nov 23 - Centaur Object 54598 Bienor At Opposition (13.867 AU)
    Nov 23 - Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix's 300th Birthday (1718)
    Nov 24 - Comet 359P/LONEOS Closest Approach To Earth (2.976 AU)
    Nov 24 - Comet 73P-AS/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.235 AU)
    Nov 24 - Comet 73P-BC/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.274 AU)
    Nov 24 - Amor Asteroid 2011 AA37 Near-Earth Flyby (0.099 AU)
    Nov 24 - Asteroid 90125 Chrissquire Closest Approach To Earth (1.358 AU)
    Nov 25 - Comet 69P/Taylor Closest Approach To Earth (1.532 AU)
    Nov 25 - Comet 213P-B/Van Ness Closest Approach To Earth (2.446 AU)
    Nov 25 - Comet 213P/Van Ness Closest Approach To Earth (2.448 AU)
    Nov 25 - Comet 73P-AL/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.320 AU)
    Nov 25 - Aten Asteroid 2009 WB105 Near-Earth Flyby (0.039 AU)
    Nov 25 - Asteroid 1094 Siberia Closest Approach To Earth (1.331 AU)
    Nov 25 - Asteroid 945 Barcelona Closest Approach To Earth (1.668 AU)
    Nov 25 - William Denning's 170th Birthday (1848)
    Nov 26 - InSight, Mars Landing
    Nov 26 - Mars Cube One 1 & 2, Mars Flyby
    Nov 26 - Comet 14P/Wolf Closest Approach To Earth (2.587 AU)
    Nov 26 - Asteroid 3769 Arthurmiller Closest Approach To Earth (1.046 AU)
    Nov 26 - Asteroid 8088 Australia Closest Approach To Earth (1.051 AU)
    Nov 26 - Asteroid 1322 Coppernicus Closest Approach To Earth (1.854 AU)
    Nov 26 - Asteroid 73511 Lovas Closest Approach To Earth (2.353 AU)
    Nov 26 - 55th Anniversary (1963), Explorer 18 Launch
    Nov 26 - Ted Bowell's 75th Birthday (1943)
    Nov 27 - Comet 73P-Q/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.395 AU)
    Nov 27 - Comet 73P-BS/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.421 AU)
    Nov 27 - Comet 73P-AI/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.433 AU)
    Nov 27 - Apollo Asteroid 2008 WD14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.019 AU)
    Nov 27 - Asteroid 4536 Drewpinsky Closest Approach To Earth (1.314 AU)
    Nov 27 - Asteroid 19631 Greensleeves Closest Approach To Earth (1.367 AU)
    Nov 27 - Asteroid 78577 JPL Closest Approach To Earth (1.667 AU)
    Nov 27 - Asteroid 12477 Haiku Closest Approach To Earth (1.746 AU)
    Nov 27 - Asteroid 1095 Tulipa Closest Approach To Earth (2.064 AU)
    Nov 27 - Asteroid 31319 Vespucci Closest Approach To Earth (2.311 AU)
    Nov 27 - Charles Hastings' 170th Birthday (1848)
    Nov 28 - Comet 73P-W/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.477 AU)
    Nov 28 - Comet 135P/Shoemaker-Levy At Opposition (3.915 AU)
    Nov 28 - Comet P/2014 E1 (Larson) At Opposition (4.047 AU)
    Nov 28 - Apollo Asteroid 2001 WO15 Near-Earth Flyby (0.035 AU)
    Nov 28 - Aten Asteroid 2013 BT18 Near-Earth Flyby (0.072 AU)
    Nov 28 - Asteroid 1279 Uganda Closest Approach To Earth (1.828 AU)
    Nov 28 - Asteroid 1791 Patsayev Closest Approach To Earth (2.103 AU)
    Nov 28 - 35th Anniversary (1983), STS-9 Launch (Space Shuttle Columbia, Spacelab)
    Nov 29 - Comet 73P-AE/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.533 AU)
    Nov 29 - Atira Asteroid 164294 (2004 XZ130) Closest Approach To Earth (1.047 AU)
    Nov 29 - Kuiper Belt Object 386723 (2009 YE7) At Opposition (49.817 AU)
    Nov 29 - Benjamin Markarian's 105th Birthday (1913)
    Nov 29 - Kurt Heinrich Debus' 110th Birthday (1908)
    Nov 29 - Christian Doppler's 215th Birthday (1803)
    Nov 30 - Comet 73P-BL/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.562 AU)
    Nov 30 - Comet 73P-AQ/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.584 AU)
    Nov 30 - Comet 73P-AG/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.587 AU)
    Nov 30 - Comet 73P-AR/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.587 AU)
    Nov 30 - Aten Asteroid 2008 WT62 Near-Earth Flyby (0.087 AU)
    Nov 30 - Apollo Asteroid 428694 Saule Closest Approach To Earth (0.498 AU)
    Nov 30 - Asteroid 128 Nemesis Closest Approach To Earth (1.519 AU)
    Nov 30 - Asteroid 2864 Soderblom Closest Approach To Earth (1.651 AU)
    Nov 30 - Asteroid 37683 Gustaveeiffel Closest Approach To Earth (1.740 AU)

    December 2018
    Dec ?? - Chang'e 4 CZ-4C Launch (Moon Rover Mission)
    Dec ?? - COSMO-SkyMed/CHEOPS Soyuz-ST-B Fregat-MT Launch
    Dec ?? - Yenisey A1 (Luch 4) Proton-M/Briz-M P4 Launch
    Dec ?? - Repei-S Proton-M/DM-03 Launch
    Dec ?? - AEHF-5 Atlas 5 Launch
    Dec ?? - ArabSat 6A Falcon Heavy Launch
    Dec 01 - Comet 267P/LONEOS At Opposition (0.938 AU)
    * Dec 01 - Comet C/2018 L2 (ATLAS) Perihelion (1.706 AU)
    Dec 01 - Comet 258P/PANSTARRS At Opposition (3.137 AU)
    Dec 01 - Comet 89P/Russell At Opposition (3.487 AU)
    Dec 01 - Comet 73P-P/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.602 AU)
    Dec 01 - Comet 73P-AC/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.614 AU)
    Dec 01 - Apollo Asteroid 2012 MM11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.086 AU)
    Dec 01 - Apollo Asteroid 10563 Izhdubar Closest Approach To Earth (1.131 AU)
    Dec 01 - Asteroid 990 Yerkes Closest Approach To Earth (1.428 AU)
    Dec 01 - Asteroid 3656 Hemingway Closest Approach To Earth (1.524 AU)
    Dec 01 - Apollo Asteroid 314082 Dryope Closest Approach To Earth (1.923 AU)
    Dec 01 - Asteroid 2688 Halley Closest Approach To Earth (2.548 AU)
    Dec 01 - Kuiper Belt Object 145453 (2005 RR43) At Opposition (38.694 AU)
    Dec 01 - 5th Anniversary (2013), Chang'e 3 Launch (China Moon Lander & Rover
    Dec 01 - 235th Anniversary (1783), 1st Manned Hydrogen Balloon Flight
    Dec 01 - Martin Klaproth's 275th Birthday (1743)
    Dec 02 - Comet 267P/LONEOS At Opposition (0.945 AU)
    Dec 02 - Comet 247P/LINEAR Perihelion (1.489 AU)
    Dec 02 - Comet 73P-X/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.647 AU)
    Dec 02 - Comet 73P-L/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.648 AU)
    Dec 02 - Comet 73P-AH/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.651 AU)
    Dec 02 - Comet 73P-Z/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.666 AU)
    Dec 02 - Comet 73P-AO/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.668 AU)
    Dec 02 - Asteroid 3895 Earhart Closest Approach To Earth (1.489 AU)
    Dec 02 - Asteroid 13212 Jayleno Closest Approach To Earth (1.874 AU)
    Dec 02 - Asteroid 8103 Fermi Closest Approach To Earth (2.109 AU)
    Dec 02 - Asteroid 11020 Orwell Closest Approach To Earth (2.451 AU)
    Dec 02 - Kuiper Belt Object 2006 QH181 At Opposition (83.021 AU)
    Dec 02 - 25th Anniversary (1993), STS-61 Launch (Space Shuttle Endeavour, Hubble Space Telescope Servicing)
    Dec 02 - 30th Anniversary (1988), STS-27 Launch (Space Shuttle Atlantis, DOD)
    Dec 03 - Comet 300P/Catalina Closest Approach To Earth (1.041 AU)
    Dec 03 - Comet 73P-R/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.681 AU)
    Dec 03 - Comet 73P-M/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.688 AU)
    Dec 03 - Comet 73P-AD/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.689 AU)
    Dec 03 - Comet 73P-E/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.692 AU)
    Dec 03 - Comet 73P-H/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.703 AU)
    Dec 03 - Comet 73P-B/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.705 AU)
    Dec 03 - Comet 73P-G/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.709 AU)
    Dec 03 - Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.711 AU)
    Dec 03 - Comet 73P-C/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.711 AU)
    Dec 03 - Comet 73P-BT/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.713 AU)
    Dec 03 - Comet 73P-AV/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.716 AU)
    Dec 03 - Asteroid 2952 Lilliputia Closest Approach To Earth (0.979 AU)
    Dec 03 - Asteroid 757 Portlandia Closest Approach To Earth (1.193 AU)
    Dec 03 - Asteroid 5190 Fry Closest Approach To Earth (1.622 AU)
    Dec 03 - Kuiper Belt Object 229762 (2007 UK126) At Opposition (41.244 AU)
    Dec 03 - 45th Anniversary (1973), Pioneer 10, Jupiter Flyby
    Dec 03 - 60th Anniversary (1958), JPL Transferred from the Army to NASA
    Dec 04 - Comet 359P/LONEOS At Opposition (2.991 AU)
    Dec 04 - Comet 73P-AU/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.734 AU)
    Dec 04 - Comet 73P-AK/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.735 AU)
    Dec 04 - Comet 73P-BQ/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.751 AU)
    Dec 04 - Comet 73P-N/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.755 AU)
    Dec 04 - Comet C/2015 XY1 (Lemmon) Closest Approach To Earth (7.094 AU)
    Dec 04 - Asteroid 29470 Higgs Closest Approach To Earth (1.971 AU)
    Dec 04 - Asteroid 51824 Mikeanderson Closest Approach To Earth (2.073 AU)
    Dec 04 - Asteroid 8624 Kaleycuoco Closest Approach To Earth (2.281 AU)
    Dec 04 - 20th Anniversary (1998), STS-88 Launch (Space Shuttle Endeavour, International Space Station)
    Dec 04 - 40th Anniversary (1978), Pioneer Venus 1, Venus Orbit Insertion
    Dec 05 - Comet 73P-AX/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.764 AU)
    Dec 05 - Comet 73P-BO/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.775 AU)
    Dec 05 - Comet 73P-BN/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.778 AU)
    Dec 05 - Comet 73P-BK/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.783 AU)
    Dec 05 - Comet 73P-J/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.786 AU)
    Dec 05 - Aten Asteroid 2017 RH16 Near-Earth Flyby (0.081 AU)
    Dec 05 - Aten Asteroid 2010 TK7 (Earth Trojan) Closest Approach To Earth (0.208 AU)
    Dec 05 - Cyril Jackson's 115th Birthday (1903)
    Dec 06 - Comet P/2013 R3 (Catalina-PANSTARRS) Perihelion (2.200 AU)
    Dec 06 - Comet 294P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (2.513 AU)
    Dec 06 - Comet 73P-AB/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.797 AU)
    Dec 06 - Comet 73P-BJ/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.801 AU)
    Dec 06 - Asteroid 2742 Gibson Closest Approach To Earth (1.745 AU)
    Dec 06 - Apollo Asteroid 161989 Cacus Closest Approach To Earth (1.803 AU)
    Dec 06 - Asteroid 25924 Douglasadams Closest Approach To Earth (1.829 AU)
    Dec 06 - Asteroid 16522 Tell Closest Approach To Earth (2.306 AU)
    Dec 06 - Asteroid 8626 Melissarauch Closest Approach To Earth (2.421 AU)
    Dec 06 - Asteroid 15783 Briancox Closest Approach To Earth (2.918 AU)
    Dec 06 - Kuiper Belt Object 145451 (2005 RM43) At Opposition (35.987 AU)
    Dec 06 - 5th Anniversary (2013), Chang'e 3 Lunar Orbit Insertion (China)
    Dec 06 - 10th Anniversary (2008), Recovery of the Almahata Sitta Meteorite in Sudan
    Dec 06 - Will Hay's 130th Birthday (1888)
    Dec 06 - Johann Palisa's 170th Birthday (1848)
    Dec 07 - Mars Passes 0.03 Degrees from Neptune
    Dec 07 - Comet 171P/Spahr At Opposition (0.864 AU)
    Dec 07 - Comet 228P/LINEAR At Opposition (2.850 AU)
    Dec 07 - Comet 258P/PANSTARRS Closest Approach To Earth (3.132 AU)
    Dec 07 - Comet 218P/LINEAR At Opposition (3.637 AU)
    Dec 07 - Comet 337P/WISE At Opposition (3.812 AU)
    Dec 07 - Comet 73P-AM/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.824 AU)
    Dec 07 - Comet 73P-U/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.850 AU)
    Dec 07 - Comet C/2015 X5 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (6.473 AU)
    Dec 07 - Comet C/2015 XY1 (Lemmon) At Opposition (7.096 AU)
    Dec 07 - Asteroid 2305 King Closest Approach To Earth (1.754 AU)
    Dec 07 - Asteroid 14094 Garneau Closest Approach To Earth (1.904 AU)
    Dec 07 - Asteroid 296907 Alexander Closest Approach To Earth (2.167 AU)
    Dec 07 - Apollo Asteroid 2212 Hephaistos Closest Approach To Earth (2.697 AU)
    Dec 07 - Sergey Belyavsky's 135th Birthday (1883)
    Dec 08 - Comet 213P-B/Van Ness At Opposition (2.472 AU)
    Dec 08 - Comet 213P/Van Ness At Opposition (2.475 AU)
    Dec 08 - Comet P/2015 J3 (NEOWISE) At Opposition (4.031 AU)
    Dec 08 - Apollo Asteroid 9162 Kwiila Closest Approach To Earth (0.385 AU)
    Dec 08 - Asteroid 18728 Grammier Closest Approach To Earth (1.315 AU)
    Dec 08 - Asteroid 3356 Resnik Closest Approach To Earth (1.454 AU)
    Dec 08 - Asteroid 15332 CERN Closest Approach To Earth (1.698 AU)
    Dec 08 - Asteroid 218998 Navi Closest Approach To Earth (1.782 AU)
    Dec 08 - Asteroid 4446 Carolyn Closest Approach To Earth (3.617 AU)
    Dec 08 - 110th Anniversary (1908), Mount Wilson 60-inch Telescope First Light
    Dec 08 - 890th Anniversary (1128), 1st Record of a Sunspot Observation by John of Worcester
    Dec 09 - Moon Occults Saturn
    Dec 09 - Comet P/2010 A1 (Hill) Closest Approach To Earth (1.065 AU)
    Dec 09 - Comet 353P/McNaught Closest Approach To Earth (2.453 AU)
    Dec 09 - Comet 14P/Wolf At Opposition (2.610 AU)
    Dec 09 - Comet C/2018 E2 (Barros) At Opposition (4.083 AU)
    Dec 09 - Apollo Asteroid 2013 VX4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.011 AU)
    Dec 09 - Apollo Asteroid 29075 (1950 DA) Closest Approach To Earth (1.556 AU)
    Dec 09 - Asteroid 20488 Pic-du-Midi Closest Approach To Earth (1.778 AU)
    Dec 09 - Asteroid 241 Germania Closest Approach To Earth (2.031 AU)
    Dec 09 - 40th Anniversary (1978), Pioneer Venus 2, Venus Arrival (Atmospheric Probes)
    Dec 09 - 160th Anniversary (1858), Ausson Meteorite Fall (Hit Building in France)
    Dec 09 - Chester Hall's 315th Birthday (1703)
    Dec 09 - Gemma Frisius' 510th Birthday (1508)
    Dec 10 - Moon Occults Pluto
    Dec 10 - Comet 352P/Skiff At Opposition (3.791 AU)
    Dec 10 - Comet 73P-AT/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.910 AU)
    Dec 10 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 XV129 Near-Earth Flyby (0.060 AU)
    Dec 10 - Apollo Asteroid 2003 NW1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.069 AU)
    Dec 10 - Aten Asteroid 2017 NK Near-Earth Flyby (0.090 AU)
    Dec 10 - Asteroid 8664 Grigorijrichters Closest Approach To Earth (1.611 AU)
    Dec 11 - Comet 60P/Tsuchinshan Perihelion (1.623 AU)
    Dec 11 - Comet 228P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (2.848 AU)
    Dec 11 - Comet 189P/NEAT Closest Approach To Earth (2.952 AU)
    Dec 11 - Comet 73P-BF/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.930 AU)
    Dec 11 - Comet 86P/Wild At Opposition (3.944 AU)
    Dec 11 - Comet C/2017 S2 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (4.175 AU)
    Dec 11 - Asteroid 477 Italia Closest Approach To Earth (1.533 AU)
    Dec 11 - Apollo Asteroid 12923 Zephyr Closest Approach To Earth (1.590 AU)
    Dec 11 - Asteroid 2865 Laurel Closest Approach To Earth (1.794 AU)
    Dec 11 - Centaur Object 8405 Asbolus At Opposition (20.963 AU)
    Dec 11 - 25th Anniversary (1993), Richard Garriott's Purchase of Lunokhod 2 Rover on Moon
    Dec 11 - Annie Jump Cannon's 155th Birthday (1863)
    Dec 12 - Comet 259P/Garradd Closest Approach To Earth (2.294 AU)
    Dec 12 - Comet 73P-BR/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.939 AU)
    Dec 12 - Comet 73P-BD/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.940 AU)
    Dec 12 - Comet 73P-BG/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.942 AU)
    Dec 12 - Comet C/2017 U4 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (6.761 AU)
    Dec 12 - Asteroid 9617 Grahamchapman Closest Approach To Earth (0.999 AU)
    Dec 12 - Asteroid 12382 Niagara Falls Closest Approach To Earth (1.896 AU)
    Dec 12 - Asteroid 804 Hispania Closest Approach To Earth (2.002 AU)
    Dec 12 - Asteroid 18125 Brianwilson Closest Approach To Earth (2.078 AU)
    Dec 12 - Asteroid 6030 Zolensky Closest Approach To Earth (2.084 AU)
    Dec 12 - Kuiper Belt Object 2004 XR190 At Opposition (56.215 AU)
    * Dec 13 - WGS-10 Delta 4 Launch
    Dec 13 - Geminids Meteor Shower Peak
    Dec 13 - Comet 46P/Wirtanen Perihelion (1.054 AU)
    Dec 13 - Comet 253P/PANSTARRS Closest Approach To Earth (1.640 AU)
    Dec 13 - Comet P/2006 R1 (Siding Spring) At Opposition (2.940 AU)
    Dec 13 - Comet P/2013 YG46 (Spacewatch) At Opposition (3.303 AU)
    Dec 13 - Comet 73P-BB/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.953 AU)
    Dec 13 - Comet C/2016 A1 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (5.366 AU)
    Dec 13 - Comet C/2017 U4 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (6.761 AU)
    Dec 13 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 XX169 Near-Earth Flyby (0.043 AU)
    Dec 13 - Asteroid 7273 Garyhuss Closest Approach To Earth (1.350 AU)
    Dec 13 - Asteroid 3852 Glennford Closest Approach To Earth (1.773 AU)
    Dec 13 - Asteroid 52422 LPL Closest Approach To Earth (2.028 AU)
    Dec 13 - Asteroid 1132 Hollandia Closest Approach To Earth (2.241 AU)
    Dec 13 - 60th Anniversary (1958), Jupiter Launch (Gordo the Squirrel Monkey)
    Dec 13 - 205th Anniversary (1813), Luotolax Meteorite Fall (Fell in Lake in Finland)
    Dec 13 - 215th Anniverary (1803), Massing Meteorite Fall (Hit Shack in Bavaria)
    Dec 14 - 5th AnniversarY (2013), Chang'e 3, Moon Landing (China)
    Dec 14 - Comet 198P/ODAS Perihelion (2.006 AU)
    Dec 14 - Comet C/2018 F1 (Grauer) Perihelion (2.993 AU)
    Dec 14 - Comet 73P-BM/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.959 AU)
    Dec 14 - Comet 73P-BA/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.960 AU)
    Dec 14 - Comet 73P-BH/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.960 AU)
    Dec 14 - Comet 73P-BI/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.960 AU)
    Dec 14 - Comet 73P-BP/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.960 AU)
    Dec 14 - Comet 73P-BE/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.962 AU)
    Dec 14 - Comet 73P-V/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.973 AU)
    Dec 14 - Asteroid 289586 Shackleton Closest Approach To Earth (1.394 AU)
    Dec 14 - Asteroid 15614 Pillinger Closest Approach To Earth (2.147 AU
    Dec 14 - Plutino 84922 (2003 VS2) At Opposition (35.694 AU)
    Dec 14 - Plutino 307463 (2002 VU130) At Opposition (38.981 AU)
    Dec 14 - 15th Anniversary (2003), Nozomi, Mars Flyby
    Dec 14 - Laura Ingalls' 125th Birthday (1893)
    Dec 15 - Mercury At Its Greatest Western Elongation (21 Degrees)
    Dec 15 - Comet 171P/Spahr Closest Approach To Earth (0.858 AU)
    Dec 15 - Asteroid 2247 Hiroshima Closest Approach To Earth (1.279 AU)
    Dec 15 - Asteroid 2710 Veverka Closest Approach To Earth (1.457 AU)
    Dec 15 - Asteroid 5203 Pavarotti Closest Approach To Earth (1.540 AU)
    Dec 15 - Asteroid 2161 Grissom Closest Approach To Earth (1.564 AU)
    Dec 15 - Asteroid 5661 Hildebrand Closest Approach To Earth (3.417 AU)
    Dec 15 - 40th Anniversary (1978), Nuevo Mercurio Meteorite Shower (Hit Houses in Mexico)
    Dec 16 - Comet 232P/Hill At Opposition (2.079 AU)
    Dec 16 - Comet 340P/Boattini At Opposition (3.493 AU)
    Dec 16 - Comet 73P-AA/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.966 AU)
    Dec 16 - Comet C/2015 X5 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (6.485 AU)
    Dec 16 - Asteroid 9997 COBE Closest Approach To Earth (1.288 AU)
    Dec 16 - Asteroid 4150 Starr Closest Approach To Earth (1.435 AU)
    Dec 16 - Asteroid 4147 Lennon Closest Approach To Earth (1.540 AU)
    Dec 16 - Asteroid 7042 Carver Closest Approach To Earth (1.578 AU)
    Dec 16 - Asteroid 1604 Tombaugh Closest Approach To Earth (2.066 AU)
    Dec 16 - 80th Anniversary (1938), Meteorite Fall in Ivuna, Tanzania
    Dec 16 - Alexander Clarke's 190th Birthday (1828)
    Dec 17 - Comet 46P/Wirtanen Near-Earth Flyby (0.078 AU)
    * Dec 17 - Comet 38P/Stephan-Oterma Closest Approach To Earth (0.766 AU)
    Dec 17 - Comet 87P/Bus At Opposition (2.703 AU)
    Dec 17 - Apollo Asteroid 6239 Minos Closest Approach To Earth (0.956 AU)
    Dec 17 - Asteroid 3197 Weissman Closest Approach To Earth (1.233 AU)
    * Dec 17 - Asteroid 16425 Chuckyeager Closest Approach To Earth (1.515 AU)
    Dec 17 - Kuiper Belt Object 19521 Chaos At Opposition (40.318 AU)
    Dec 17 - 60th Anniversary (1958), Project Mercury Created
    Dec 17 - 115th Anniversary (1903), Wright Brothers' First Airplane Flight
    Dec 17 - Josep Comas Sola's 150th Birthday (1868)
    Dec 18 - Comet 159P/LONEOS Closest Approach To Earth (2.868 AU)
    Dec 18 - Comet 297P/Beshore At Opposition (3.195 AU)
    Dec 18 - Asteroid 5676 Voltaire Closest Approach To Earth (1.513 AU)
    Dec 18 - Asteroid 3351 Smith Closest Approach To Earth (1.832 AU)
    Dec 19 - Comet 358P/PANSTARRS Closest Approach To Earth (1.753 AU)
    Dec 19 - Comet 175P/Hergenrother At Opposition (1.873 AU)
    Dec 19 - Comet 73P-AF/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.952 AU)
    Dec 19 - Comet 73P-AW/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.956 AU)
    Dec 19 - Amor Asteroid 2014 JU54 Near-Earth Flyby (0.086 AU)
    Dec 19 - Asteroid 8623 Johnnygalecki Closest Approach To Earth (2.215 AU)
    Dec 19 - Asteroid 227 Philosophia Closest Approach To Earth (2.677 AU)
    Dec 19 - 220th Anniversary (1798), Benares (a) Meteorite Fall (Hit House in India)
    Dec 20 - Nauka/ERA Proton-M P4 Launch (International Space Station 03R)
    Dec 20 - Soyuz MS-11 Soyuz-FG Launch (International Space Station 57S)
    * Dec 20 - Comet 46P/Wirtanen At Opposition (0.081 AU)
    Dec 20 - Comet 232P/Hill Closest Approach To Earth (2.077 AU)
    Dec 20 - Comet 259P/Garradd At Opposition (2.304 AU)
    Dec 20 - Asteroid 6722 Bunichi Occults HIP 39194 (6.4 Magnitude Star)
    Dec 20 - Apollo Asteroid 2012 MS4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)
    Dec 20 - Asteroid 6 Hebe Closest Approach To Earth (1.257 AU)
    Dec 20 - Asteroid 13070 Seanconnery Closest Approach To Earth (1.618 AU)
    Dec 20 - Asteroid 270553 Loureed Closest Approach To Earth (1.743 AU)
    Dec 20 - Asteroid 4716 Urey Closest Approach To Earth (1.850 AU)
    Dec 20 - Asteroid 16046 Gregnorman Closest Approach To Earth (2.080 AU)
    Dec 20 - Asteroid 8721 AMOS Closest Approach To Earth (2.921 AU)
    Dec 21 - Winter Solstice, 22:23 UT
    Dec 21 - Mercury Passes 0.9 Degrees from Jupiter
    Dec 21 - Comet P/2010 A1 (Hill) At Opposition (1.081 AU)
    Dec 21 - Comet 73P-AY/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.937 AU)
    Dec 21 - Comet 73P-AZ/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.938 AU)
    Dec 21 - Asteroid 876 Scott Closest Approach To Earth (2.004 AU)
    Dec 21 - Binary Asteroid 90 Antiope Closest Approach To Earth (2.505 AU)
    Dec 21 - 40th Anniversary (1978), Venera 12, Venus Landing
    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)

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