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

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    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 - PRISMA/TARANIS Vega Launch
    Dec 12 - Comet 46P/Wirtanen Perihelion (1.055 AU)
    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 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 - COSMO-SkyMed/CHEOPS Soyuz-ST-B Fregat-MT Launch
    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 46P/Wirtanen At Opposition (0.079 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 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 (1.079 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)
    Dec 24 - Comet P/2001 T3 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (2.088 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 - Kanopus V N5 & N6/>Flock-w 1-12/Dove Soyuz-2.1a Fregat-M Launch
    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 ?? - Yamal 601 Proton-M/Briz-M P4 Launch
    * Jan ?? - Shijian 20 CZ-5 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 - Chandrayaan 2 GSLV Mk II Launch (India Moon Orbiter, Lander, Rover)
    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 3 Juno Occults UCAC5 442-004580 (11.5 Magnitude Star)
    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 - Asteroid 433 Eros Occults TYC 3329-2004-1 (10.4 Magnitude Star)
    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 08 - Comet C/2018 L2 (ATLAS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.356 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 P/2007 T2 (Kowalski) Closest Approach To Earth (1.568 AU)
    Jan 10 - Comet 239P/LINEAR Perihelion (1.649 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/2001 T3 (NEAT) At Opposition (2.132 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 433 Eros Occults TYC 2887-946-1 (10.4 Magnitude Star)
    Jan 11 - Asteroid 8621 Jimparsons Closest Approach To Earth (2.650 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 (6.653 AU)
    Jan 13 - Asteroid 433 Eros Occults UCAC4 656-21932 (10.2 Magnitude Star)
    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 - Aten Asteroid 2340 Hathor Closest Approach To Earth (0.144 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 - Comet C/2018 M1 (Catalina) At Opposition (2.140 AU)
    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 - Atira Asteroid 2012 VE46 Closest Approach To Earth (0.399 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 515767 (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 2 Pallas Occults UCAC5 432-055033 (12.2 Magnitude Star)
    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 - Atira Asteroid 1998 DK36 Closest Approach To Earth (1.249 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 - Asteroid 995 Sternberga Occults HIP 50414 (5.1 Magnitude Star)
    Jan 24 - Asteroid 3 Juno Occults UCAC5 458-004988 (12.3 Magnitude Star)
    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 - Asteroid 35978 Arlington Closest Approach To Earth (1.469 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 ?? - Solar Orbiter Atlas 5 Launch
    * Feb ?? - Landmapper BC5/BC6 Soyuz-2.1?/Fregat-M Launch
    Feb 01 - Dragon CRS-17/OCO-3/STP-H6 Falcon 9 Launch (International Space Station)
    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 (3.925 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 - Asteroid (34339) 2000 QH218 Occults HIP 48455 (3.4 Magnitude Star)
    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)

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