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SPACE CALENDAR
September 22, 2018
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* indicates changes from last month's calendar.

September 2018
* Sep ?? - Strela-3M 16-18 Rokot/Briz-KM Launch
* Sep ?? - Bars-M Soyuz-2.1a Launch
* Sep 22 - HTV-7 H-2B Launch (International Space Station)
Sep 22 - Comet P/2018 P3 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (0.784 AU)
Sep 22 - Comet 203P/Korlevic At Opposition (3.131 AU)
Sep 22 - Comet 116P/Wild At Opposition (3.678 AU)
Sep 22 - Asteroid 253 Mathilde Occults UCAC4-372-162925 (12.3 Magnitude Star) * Sep 22 - Aten Asteroid 2018 RH6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.022 AU)
Sep 22 - Asteroid 4969 Lawrence Closest Approach To Earth (1.451 AU)
Sep 22 - Asteroid 6542 Jacquescousteau Closest Approach To Earth (1.485 AU)
Sep 22 - Asteroid 3062 Wren Closest Approach To Earth (1.722 AU)
Sep 22 - 125th Anniversary (1893), Zabrodje Meteorite Fall (Hit House in Russia)
Sep 23 - Autumnal Equinox, 01:54 UT
Sep 23 - Comet 95P/Chiron At Opposition (17.715 AU)
Sep 23 - Asteroid 253 Mathilde Occults 2UCAC 26110212 (12.4 Magnitude Star)
* Sep 23 - Amor Asteroid 2018 RX6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.054 AU)
* Sep 23 - Apollo Asteroid 2018 RL7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.057 AU)
Sep 23 - Apollo Asteroid 719 Albert Closest Approach To Earth (0.517 AU)
Sep 23 - Asteroid 3106 Morabito Closest Approach To Earth (1.646 AU)
Sep 23 - 15th Anniversary (2003), New Orleans Meteorite Fall (Hit House in Lousiana)
* Sep 24 - Comet C/2018 R5 (Lemmon) At Opposition (2.826 AU)
Sep 24 - Comet 155P/Shoemaker At Opposition (3.242 AU)
Sep 24 - Comet C/2015 T2 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (7.011 AU)
* Sep 24 - Aten Asteroid 2018 RQ1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.010 AU)
Sep 24 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 EP7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.053 AU)
Sep 24 - Apollo Asteroid 1981 Midas Closest Approach To Earth (1.240 AU)
Sep 24 - Asteroid 1704 Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.413 AU)
Sep 24 - Asteroid 1322 Coppernicus Closest Approach To Earth (1.620 AU)
Sep 24 - Asteroid 93 Minerva Closest Approach To Earth (1.683 AU)
Sep 24 - Kuiper Belt Object 2010 RE64 At Opposition (50.896 AU)
Sep 24 - Charlotte Moore Sitterly's 120th Birthday (1898)
* Sep 25 - Azerspace 2 (Intelsat 38)/Horizons 3e Ariane 5 Launch
Sep 25 - Comet C/2017 U4 (PANSTARRS) Perihelion (7.724 AU)
* Sep 25 - Apollo Asteroid 2018 SK Near-Earth Flyby (0.034 AU)
Sep 25 - Apollo Asteroid 2007 TV18 Near-Earth Flyby (0.052 AU)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 5062 Glennmiller Closest Approach To Earth (0.932 AU)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 82332 Las Vegas Closest Approach To Earth (1.568 AU)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 132904 Notkin Closest Approach To Earth (2.440 AU)
Sep 25 - Holger Thiele's 140th Birthday (1878)
Sep 26 - Comet 131P/Mueller Closest Approach To Earth (1.544 AU)
Sep 26 - Comet 77P/Longmore At Opposition (3.564 AU)
Sep 26 - Asteroid 433 Eros Occults HIP 17681 (7.1 Magnitude Star)
* Sep 26 - Apollo Asteroid 2018 RX3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.051 AU)
Sep 26 - Apollo Asteroid 1865 Cerberus Closest Approach To Earth (0.611 AU)
Sep 26 - Amor Asteroid 2013 US8 Near-Earth Flyby (0.094 AU)
Sep 26 - Asteroid 2933 Amber Closest Approach To Earth (1.503 AU)
Sep 26 - Asteroid 5036 Tuttle Closest Approach To Earth (2.670 AU)
Sep 26 - Kuiper Belt Object 120347 Salacia At Opposition (43.897 AU)
Sep 26 - 20th Anniversary (1998), Galileo, Europa 17 Flyby
Sep 27 - Comet 257P/Catalina Closest Approach To Earth (2.699 AU)
Sep 27 - Comet C/2017 P2 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (3.015 AU)
* Sep 27 - Apollo Asteroid 2018 SM1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.017 AU)
* Sep 27 - Apollo Asteroid 2018 RA8 Near-Earth Flyby (0.066 AU)
Sep 27 - Atira Asteroid 434326 (2004 JG6) Closest Approach To Earth (0.699 AU)
Sep 27 - Asteroid 2925 Beatty Closest Approach To Earth (1.656 AU)
Sep 27 - Asteroid 336698 Melbourne Closest Approach To Earth (2.180 AU)
Sep 27 - 10th Anniversary (2008), First Chinese Spacewalk
Sep 27 - 15th Anniversary (2003), SMART-1 Launch (ESA Moon Orbiter)
Sep 27 - 15th Anniversary (2003), Kendrapara Meteorite Fall (Hit Houses in India)
Sep 27 - Martin Ryle's 100th Birthday (1918)
Sep 28 - Comet 364P/PANSTARRS At Opposition (0.632 AU)
Sep 28 - Comet 66P/du Toit At Opposition (1.106 AU)
Sep 28 - Comet 73P-T/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.606 AU)
Sep 28 - Comet 197P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (1.863 AU)
* Sep 28 - Comet C/2018 R5 (Lemmon) Closest Approach To Earth (2.823 AU)
Sep 28 - Asteroid 3 Juno Occults 2UCAC 33692420 (12.4 Magntiude Star)
Sep 28 - Asteroid 4 Vesta Occults 2UCAC 21388198 (11.6 Magnitude Star)
Sep 28 - Asteroid 1006 Lagrangea Closest Approach To Earth (1.076 AU)
Sep 28 - Asteroid 78905 Seanokeefe Closest Approach To Earth (1.889 AU)
Sep 28 - 160th Anniversary (1858), 1st Photograph of a Comet (Donati's Comet by William Usherwood)
Sep 29 - Asteroid 433 Eros Occults 4U 675-23281 (10.9 Magnitude Star)
Sep 29 - Aten Asteroid 2015 SO2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.099 AU)
Sep 29 - Asteroid 4783 Wasson Closest Approach To Earth (1.653 AU)
Sep 29 - 30th Anniversary (1988), STS-26 Launch (Space Shuttle Discovery, TDRS)
Sep 29 - 80th Anniversary (1938), Benld Meteorite Fall (Hit Car in Illinois)
Sep 30 - Comet 203P/Korlevic Closest Approach To Earth (3.122 AU)
Sep 30 - Asteroid 253 Mathilde Occults 2UCAC 25885060 (12.2 Magnitude Star)
Sep 30 - Asteroid 85047 Krakatau Closest Approach To Earth (0.797 AU)
Sep 30 - Asteroid 10387 Bepicolombo Closest Approach To Earth (1.346 AU)
Sep 30 - Asteroid 1772 Gagarin Closest Approach To Earth (1.797 AU)
Sep 30 - Asteroid 8249 Gershwin Closest Approach To Earth (1.816 AU)
Sep 30 - Kuiper Belt Object 308933 (2006 SQ372) At Opposition (27.468 AU)
Sep 30 - Plutino 469372 (2001 QF298) At Opposition (42.486 AU)

October 2018
Oct ?? - GLONASS-M 761 Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M Launch
Oct ?? - Gonets M14-M16/BLITS-M1 & M2/Radio 2017 Rokot-KM Launch
Oct ?? - BlackSky Global 3 PSLV Launch
Oct ?? - INCA/CACTUS 1/ExoCube 2/MicroMAS 2b/MiTEE 1/PolarCube/Q-PACE/
CAPE 3/RadFxSat 2 (Fox 1E)/PICS 1 & 2 LauncherOne Launch
Oct ?? - GSAT-29 GSLV Mk III Launch
* Oct ?? - HaiYang 2B CZ-4B Launch
Oct ?? - 40th Anniversary (1978), Walnut Hill Meteorite Fall (Hit Chicken Coup in Maine)
Oct ?? - Edward Troughton's 265th Birthday (1753)
Oct 01 - Atira Asteroid 2017 XA1 Closest Approach To Earth (1.216 AU)
Oct 01 - Asteroid 293934 MPIA Closest Approach To Earth (1.231 AU)
Oct 01 - Asteroid 12757 Yangtze Closest Approach To Earth (1.724 AU)
Oct 01 - 15th Anniversary (2003), Formation of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Oct 01 - NASA's 60th Birthday (1958)
Oct 01 - 150th Anniversary (1868), Lodran Meteorite Fall in Pakistan
Oct 02 - Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup Perihelion (1.082 AU)
* Oct 02 - Comet C/2018 R4 (Fuls) At Opposition (2.136 AU)
Oct 02 - Asteroid 4 Vesta Occults UCAC4-322-160263 (11.6 Magnitude Star)
Oct 02 - Atira Asteroid 2012 VE46 Closest Approach To Earth (0.277 AU)
Oct 02 - Asteroid 4523 MIT Closest Approach To Earth (2.030 AU)
Oct 02 - Kuiper Belt Object 2015 RR245 At Opposition (61.998 AU)
* Oct 03 - Hayabusa 2, Hopping Lander Lands on Asteroid Ryugu
* Oct 03 - Parker Solar Probe, 1st Venus flyby
Oct 03 - Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels At Opposition (0.484 AU)
* Oct 03 - Amor Asteroid 2018 RS1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.054 AU)
Oct 03 - Amor Asteroid 2009 TK Near-Earth Flyby (0.073 AU)
Oct 03 - Apollo Asteroid 469219 (2016 HO3) Closest Approach To Earth (0.155 AU)
Oct 03 - Asteroid 13681 Monty Python Closest Approach To Earth (2.032 AU)
Oct 03 - Alexander Macmillan's 200th Birthday (1818)
* Oct 04 - Soyuz Return To Earth (International Space Station)
Oct 04 - Comet P/2007 T4 (Gibbs) Closest Approach To Earth (2.375 AU)
Oct 04 - Asteroid 10867 Lima Closest Approach To Earth (1.638 AU)
Oct 04 - Asteroid 6677 Renoir Closest Approach To Earth (1.970 AU)
* Oct 05 - Comet P/2001 R6 (LINEAR-Skiff) Perihelion (2.191 AU)
Oct 05 - Comet C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) At Opposition (4.254 AU)
Oct 05 - Asteroid 7394 Xanthomalitia Occults HIP 31277 (5.6 Magnitude Star)
* Oct 05 - Amor Asteroid 2018 RZ1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.100 AU)
Oct 05 - Binary Apollo Asteroid 69230 Hermes Closest Approach To Earth (0.529 AU)
Oct 05 - Asteroid 951 Gaspra Closest Approach To Earth (0.836 AU)
Oct 05 - Asteroid 50240 Cortina Closest Approach To Earth (1.871 AU)
Oct 05 - Neil deGrasse Tyson's 60th Birthday (1958)
Oct 05 - 95th Anniversary (1923), Edwin Hubble's Discovery of Cepheid Variable Star V1
* Oct 06 - ICON (MIDEX 8) Pegasus XL Launch
Oct 06 - Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup Closest Approach To Earth (2.032 AU)
Oct 06 - Comet 163P/NEAT Closest Approach To Earth (2.093 AU
Oct 06 - Comet 362P At Opposition (3.372 AU)
Oct 06 - Asteroid 91007 Ianfleming Closest Approach To Earth (0.923 AU)
Oct 06 - Asteroid 6676 Monet Closest Approach To Earth (2.456 AU)
Oct 06 - 10th Anniversary (2008), MESSENGER, 2nd Mercury Flyby
Oct 06 - Liu Yang's 40th Birthday (1978)
Oct 06 - Meghnad Saha's 125th Birthday (1893)
* Oct 07 - SAOCOM 1A/ITASAT 1 Falcon 9 Launch
Oct 07 - Comet 73P-Y/Schwassmann-Wachmann Closest Approach To Earth (1.179 AU)
Oct 07 - Apollo Asteroid 2006 HE2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.096 AU)
Oct 07 - Asteroid 3153 Lincoln Closest Approach To Earth (1.123 AU)
Oct 07 - Asteroid 184064 Miner Closest Approach To Earth (1.157 AU)
Oct 07 - Asteroid 12373 Lancearmstrong Closest Approach To Earth (1.529 AU)
Oct 07 - 10th Anniversary (2008), Asteroid 2008 TC3 Impacts Earth (Almahata Sitta Meteorite)
Oct 08 - Asteroid 4 Vesta Occults 2UCAC 21399267 (12.1 Magnitude Star)
Oct 08 - Asteroid 4 Vesta Occults 2UCAC 21399542 (12.2 Magnitude Star)
Oct 08 - Asteroid 1225 Ariane Closest Approach To Earth (1.252 AU)
Oct 08 - Asteroid 11356 Chuckjones Closest Approach To Earth (1.744 AU)
Oct 08 - Asteroid 1221 Amor Closest Approach To Earth (1.761 AU)
Oct 08 - Asteroid 1125 China Closest Approach To Earth (2.093 AU)
Oct 08 - Kuiper Belt Object 2008 ST291 At Opposition (60.017 AU)
Oct 08 - Ejnar Hertzsprung's 145th Birthday (1873)
Oct 09 - Draconids Meteor Shower Peak
* Oct 09 - Comet P/2018 P3 (PANSTARRS) Perihelion (1.757 AU)
Oct 09 - Comet 298P/Christensen At Opposition (3.299 AU)
Oct 09 - Asteroid 4 Vesta Occults TYC 6861-01335-1 (9.7 Magnitude Star)
Oct 09 - Asteroid 5382 McKay Closest Approach To Earth (1.871 AU)
Oct 09 - Asteroid 7392 Kowalski Closest Approach To Earth (2.109 AU)
Oct 09 - 5th Anniversary (2013), Juno, Earth Flyby
Oct 10 - Asteroid 1224 Fantasia Closest Approach To Earth (0.870 AU)
Oct 10 - 35th Anniversary (1983), Venera 15, Venus Orbit Insertion
Oct 10 - John Grunsfeld's 60th Birthday (1958)
Oct 11 - Soyuz MS-10 Soyuz-FG Launch (International Space Station 56S)
Oct 11 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 HG182 Near-Earth Flyby (0.013 AU)
Oct 11 - Asteroid 165347 Philplait Closest Approach To Earth (1.609 AU)
Oct 11 - Asteroid 1154 Astronomia Closest Approach To Earth (2.399 AU)
Oct 11 - 25th Anniversary (1983), IRAS' Discovery of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon
Oct 11 - 35th Anniversary (1983), Venera 16, Venus Orbit Insertion
Oct 11 - 50th Anniversary (1968), Apollo 7 Launch (1st Manned Apollo Mission)
Oct 11 - Heinrich Olbers' 260th Birthday (1758)
Oct 12 - Asteroid 9007 James Bond Closest Approach To Earth (1.099 AU)
Oct 13 - Astronomy Day
Oct 13 - Comet P/2005 J1 Perihelion (1.533 AU)
Oct 13 - Comet 251P/LINEAR At Opposition (2.736 AU)
Oct 13 - Comet P/2013 EW90 (Tenagra) At Opposition (3.504 AU)
Oct 13 - Kuiper Belt Object 303775 (2005 QU182) At Opposition (51.857 AU)
Oct 13 - 180th Anniversary (1838), Cold Bokkeveld Meteorite Fall in South Africa
Oct 14 - Mercury Passes 6.8 Degrees From Venus
Oct 14 - Comet P/2001 R6 (LINEAR-Skiff) Closest Approach To Earth (1.240 AU)
Oct 14 - Apollo Asteroid 2012 CU Near-Earth Flyby (0.061 AU)
Oct 14 - Aten Asteroid 2016 TH10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.061 AU)
Oct 14 - Apollo Asteroid 4450 Pan Closest Approach To Earth (0.862 AU)
Oct 14 - Kuiper Belt Object 19308 (1996 TO66) At Opposition (46.447 AU)
Oct 14 - 15th Anniversary (2003), Shenzhou V Launch (1st Chinese Manned Space Mission)
Oct 14 - Edward Sabine's 230th Birthday (1788)
Oct 15 - Comet P/2010 A1 (Hill) Perihelion (1.957 AU)
Oct 15 - Asteroid 5961 Watt Closest Approach To Earth (1.679 AU)
Oct 15 - Asteroid 2830 Greenwich Closest Approach To Earth (1.902 AU)
Oct 15 - Asteroid 3834 Zappafrank Closest Approach To Earth (2.005 AU)
Oct 15 - Centaur Object 2015 JH1 At Opposition (6.532 AU)
Oct 15 - Johan Tralles' 255th Birthday (1763)
Oct 15 - Evangelista Torricelli's 410th Birthday (1608)
Oct 16 - Mars Winter Solstice
* Oct 16 - Weilai 1 (Future 1) Zhuque-1 Launch
Oct 16 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 UO41 Near-Earth Flyby (0.096 AU)
Oct 16 - Asteroid 7784 Watterson Closest Approach To Earth (0.932 AU)
Oct 16 - Asteroid 38237 Roche Closest Approach To Earth (1.734 AU)
Oct 16 - Asteroid 14702 Benclark Closest Approach To Earth (1.905 AU)
Oct 16 - Cyril Ponnamperuma's 95th Birthday (1923)
* Oct 17 - AEHF 4 Atlas 5 Launch
* Oct 17 - Comet P/2001 R6 (LINEAR-Skiff) At Opposition (1.240 AU)
Oct 17 - Comet 243P/NEAT Closest Approach To Earth (1.496 AU)
Oct 17 - Comet C/2017 K4 (ATLAS) At Opposition (2.857 AU)
Oct 17 - Aten Asteroid 2014 US7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.008 AU)
Oct 17 - Asteroid 17033 Rusty Closest Approach To Earth (1.304 AU)
Oct 17 - Asteroid 51826 Kalpanachawla Closest Approach To Earth (1.873 AU)
Oct 17 - Asteroid 336694 Fey Closest Approach To Earth (2.100 AU)
Oct 17 - Asteroid 656 Beagle Closest Approach To Earth (2.415 AU)
Oct 17 - Bill Anders' 85th Birthday (1933)
Oct 18 - Comet 100P/Hartley At Opposition (3.719 AU)
Oct 18 - Comet C/2016 Q4 (Kowalski) Closest Approach To Earth (6.216 AU)
Oct 18 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 GC221 Near-Earth Flyby (0.022 AU)
Oct 18 - Aten Asteroid 2013 UG1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.027 AU)
Oct 18 - Asteroid 4116 Elachi Closest Approach To Earth (0.968 AU)
Oct 18 - Apollo Asteroid 5143 Heracles Closest Approach To Earth (1.881 AU)
Oct 18 - Dwarf Planet 136199 Eris At Opposition (95.121 AU)
Oct 18 - 25th Anniversary (1993), STS-58 Launch (Space Shuttle Colubmia, Spacelab)
Oct 19 - BepiColumbo Ariane 5 Launch (Mercury Orbiter)
* Oct 19 - Comet P/2008 O2 (McNaught) Perihelion (3.815 AU)
Oct 19 - Comet P/2015 M2 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (5.729 AU)
Oct 19 - Apollo Asteroid 2009 UC19 Near-Earth Flyby (0.052 AU)
Oct 19 - Asteroid 2244 Tesla Closest Approach To Earth (1.345 AU)
Oct 19 - Asteroid 6592 Goya Closest Approach To Earth (1.379 AU)
Oct 19 - Asteroid 18725 Atacama Closest Approach To Earth (1.540 AU)
Oct 19 - Asteroid 7934 Sinatra Closest Approach To Earth (1.705 AU)
Oct 19 - Asteroid 5553 Chodas Closest Approach To Earth (2.124 AU)
Oct 19 - Kuiper Belt Object 202421 (2005 UQ513) At Opposition (47.147 AU)
Oct 19 - 10th Anniversary (2008), IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) Launch
Oct 20 - International Observe the Moon Night 2018
Oct 20 - Asteroid 9012 Benner Closest Approach To Earth (0.997 AU)
Oct 20 - Asteroid 3066 McFadden Closest Approach To Earth (1.244 AU)
Oct 20 - Aten Asteroid 3362 Khufu Closest Approach To Earth (1.336 AU)
Oct 21 - Orionids Meteor Shower Peak
Oct 21 - Asteroid 433 Eros Occults TYC 3719-01493-1 (10.1 Magnitude Star)
Oct 21 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 UG Near-Earth Flyby (0.100 AU)
Oct 21 - Alfred Nobel's 185th Birthday (1833)
Oct 22 - Elektro-L N3 Proton-M/DM-03 Launch
Oct 22 - Comet 243P/NEAT At Opposition (1.498 AU)
Oct 22 - Comet C/2016 Q4 (Kowalski) At Opposition (6.218 AU)
Oct 22 - Asteroid 3 Juno Occults TYC 0073-00152-1 (12.3 Magnitude Star)
Oct 22 - Asteroid 10044 Squyres Closest Approach To Earth (0.983 AU)
Oct 22 - Asteroid 7032 Hitchcock Closest Approach To Earth (1.193 AU)
Oct 22 - Asteroid 5223 McSween Closest Approach To Earth (1.747 AU)
Oct 22 - Asteroid 5430 Luu Closest Approach To Earth (1.908 AU)
Oct 22 - Asteroid 48300 Kronk Closest Approach To Earth (2.062 AU)
Oct 22 - Asteroid 18024 Dobson Closest Approach To Earth (2.399 AU)
Oct 22 - 10th Anniversary (2008), Chandrayaan 1 Launch (India Moon Orbiter)
Oct 22 - Ernst Opik's 125th Birthday (1893)
Oct 23 - Uranus At Opposition
Oct 23 - Comet 267P/LONEOS Closest Approach To Earth (0.811 AU)
Oct 23 - Comet P/2015 M2 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (5.732 AU)
Oct 23 - Amor Asteroid 2016 TS55 Near-Earth Flyby (0.086 AU)
Oct 23 - Aten Asteroid 2014 UR Near-Earth Flyby (0.091 AU)
Oct 23 - Atira Asteroid 413563 (2005 TG45) Closest Approach To Earth (0.424 AU)
Oct 23 - Asteroid 5682 Beresford Closest Approach To Earth (0.756 AU)
Oct 23 - Asteroid 3125 Hay Closest Approach To Earth (1.686 AU)
Oct 23 - Kuiper Belt Object 308379 (2005 RS43) At Opposition (42.741 AU)
Oct 23 - Ilya Frank's 110th Birthday (1908)
Oct 24 - Comet P/2005 R1 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (1.145 AU)
Oct 24 - Comet 197P/LINEAR At Opposition (1.954 AU)
Oct 24 - Apollo Asteroid 2004 FW1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.065 AU)
Oct 24 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 UO7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.099 AU)
Oct 24 - Apollo Asteroid 217628 Lugh Closest Approach To Earth (0.682 AU)
Oct 24 - Asteroid 9305 Hazard Closest Approach To Earth (1.033 AU)
Oct 24 - Asteroid 767 Bondia Closest Approach To Earth (1.693 AU)
Oct 24 - Asteroid 22739 Sikhote-Alin Closest Approach To Earth (2.070 AU)
Oct 24 - 20th Anniversary (1998), Deep Space 1 Launch
Oct 25 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 UH8 Near-Earth Flyby (0.058 AU)
Oct 25 - Asteroid 1756 Giacobini Closest Approach To Earth (0.972 AU)
Oct 25 - Amor Asteroid 153591 (2001 SN263) (2 Moons) Closest Approach To Earth (1.091 AU)
Oct 25 - Asteroid 7462 Grenoble Closest Approach To Earth (1.152 AU)
Oct 25 - Asteroid 3651 Friedman Closest Approach To Earth (1.635 AU)
Oct 25 - Asteroid 18132 Spector Closest Approach To Earth (1.642 AU)
Oct 25 - Asteroid 3252 Johnny Closest Approach To Earth (1.690 AU)
Oct 25 - Neptune Trojan 2011 SO277 At Opposition (29.512 AU)
Oct 25 - Richard Byrd's 130th Birthday (1888)
Oct 26 - Comet P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) At Opposition (4.977 AU)
Oct 26 - Asteroid 4 Vesta Occults 2UCAC 21415058 (11.6 Magnitude Star)
Oct 26 - Asteroid 3831 Pettengill Closest Approach To Earth (1.183 AU)
Oct 26 - James Cook's 290th Birthday (1728)
Oct 27 - Comet C/2018 B1 (Lemmon) Closest Approach To Earth (4.431 AU)
* Oct 27 - Asteroid 54521 Aladdin Closest Approach To Earth (2.603 AU)
Oct 27 - Kuiper Belt Object 55636 (2002 TX300) At Opposition (41.690 AU)
Oct 27 - 45th Anniversary (1973), Canon City Meteorite Fall (Hit Garage)
Oct 28 - European Summer Time Ends - Set Clock Back 1 Hour (European Union)
Oct 28 - Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels Closest Approach To Earth (0.445 AU)
Oct 28 - Comet 73P-T/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (1.725 AU)
Oct 28 - Comet P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) Closest Approach To Earth (4.976 AU)
* Oct 28 - Apollo Asteroid 2018 RJ7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.086 AU)
Oct 28 - Asteroid 3581 Alvarez Closest Approach To Earth (1.294 AU)
Oct 28 - Asteroid 35734 Dilithium Closest Approach To Earth (1.612 AU)
* Oct 28 - Asteroid 9969 Braille Closest Approach To Earth (2.226 AU)
Oct 28 - Centaur Object 20461 Dioretsa At Opposition (29.433 AU)
Oct 28 - 165th Anniversary (1853), Bright Daytime Fireball near Beeston, United Kingdom
Oct 29 - Chinese-French Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT) CZ-2C Launch
* Oct 29 - GOSAT 2/KhalifaSat/Diwata 2b/PROITERES 2 H-2A Launch
Oct 29 - Comet 71P/Clark Closest Approach To Earth (2.759 AU)
Oct 29 - Comet C/2017 F1 (Lemmon) Closest Approach To Earth (4.433 AU)
Oct 29 - Asteroid 3 Juno Occults TYC 4725-00589-1 (10.4 Magnitude Star)
Oct 29 - Aten Asteroid 475534 (2006 TS7) Near-Earth Flyby (0.019 AU)
Oct 29 - Aten Asteroid 302169 (2001 TD45) Near-Earth Flyby (0.099 AU)
Oct 29 - Aten Asteroid 3753 Cruithne Closest Approach To Earth (0.542 AU)
Oct 29 - Asteroid 284996 Rosaparks Closest Approach To Earth (2.520 AU)
Oct 29 - Neptune Trojan 2001 QR322 At Opposition (29.133 AU)
Oct 29 - 20th Anniversary (1998), STS-95 Launch (Space Shuttle Discovery (SPACEHAB, John Glenn)
Oct 29 - 80th Anniversary (1938), Orson Welles' Broadcast of the "War of the Worlds"
Oct 30 - Progress MS-10 Soyuz-2.1a Launch (International Space Station 71P)
Oct 30 - Mercury Passes 3.3 Degrees From Jupiter
Oct 30 - Asteroid 5641 McCleese Closest Approach To Earth (1.168 AU)
* Oct 30 - Asteroid 1886 Lowell Closest Approach To Earth (1.669 AU)
* Oct 30 - Asteroid 8209 Toscanelli Closest Approach To Earth (1.907 AU)
Oct 30 - Asteroid 1258 Sicilia Closest Approach To Earth (2.076 AU)
Oct 30 - Robert Seamans' 100th Birthday (1918)
Oct 31 - Amor Asteroid 2016 WZ7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.066 AU)
* Oct 31 - Asteroid 5811 Keck Closest Approach To Earth (1.306 AU)
Oct 31 - Asteroid 20103 de Vico Closest Approach To Earth (1.390 AU)
Oct 31 - Asteroid 3534 Sax Closest Approach To Earth (1.398 AU)
Oct 31 - Asteroid 17062 Bardot Closest Approach To Earth (2.190 AU)
Oct 31 - Asteroid 6227 Alanrubin Closest Approach To Earth (2.437 AU)
* Oct 31 - Kuiper Belt Object 15760 Albion (1992 QB1) At Opposition (40.356 AU)
Oct 31 - Kuiper Belt Object 42301 (2001 UR163) At Opposition (52.008 AU)

November 2018
Nov ?? - Soyuz MS-9 Return to Earth (International Space Station)
Nov ?? - Crew Dragon Demo 1 (SpX-DM1) Falcon 9 Launch (Unmanned - International Space Station)
Nov ?? - BlackSky Global 4 Electron Launch
Nov ?? - CICERO/ Outernet 1/ Lemur-2 Electron Launch
Nov ?? - GSAT-7A GSLV Mk II Launch
Nov ?? - SSO-A/SkySat 14 & 15/Eu:CROPIS/STPSat 5/FalconSat 6/NEXTSat 1/KazSTSAT/eXCITe (PTB 1)/SeeMe/BlackSky Global 2/
HawkEye Pathfinder 1-3/ORS 7A & 7B (Polar Scout 1 & 2)/COPPER 2/MinXSS 2/Audacy Zero/
Fox 1C (Fox 1Cliff)/KNACKSAT/Elysium-Star 2/JY1-Sat Falcon 9 Launch * Nov ?? - GLONASS-M 760 Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M Launch
* Nov ?? - Es'hail 2 Falcon 9 Launch
* Nov ?? - Iridium Next 66-75 Falcon 9 Launch
* Nov ?? - Hellas Sat 4/Saudi Arabia SaudiGeoSat-1 Ariane 5 Launch
Nov 01 - Comet 124P/Mrkos At Opposition (3.115 AU)
Nov 01 - Asteroid 88292 Bora-Bora Closest Approach To Earth (1.040 AU)
* Nov 01 - Asteroid 5805 Glasgow Closest Approach To Earth (1.829 AU)
Nov 01 - Neptune Trojan 2014 QO441 At Opposition (32.313 AU)
Nov 01 - 55th Anniversary (1963), Arecibo Observatory Opened
Nov 01 - Balfour Stewart's 190th Birthday (1828)
Nov 02 - Comet 300P/Catalina Perihelion (0.833 AU)
Nov 02 - Comet C/2018 B1 (Lemmon) At Opposition (4.438 AU)
Nov 02 - Asteroid 5703 Hevelius Closest Approach To Earth (1.142 AU)
Nov 02 - Asteroid 13188 Okinawa Closest Approach To Earth (1.378 AU)
Nov 02 - Asteroid 29132 Bradpitt Closest Approach To Earth (1.448 AU)
Nov 02 - Asteroid 4355 Memphis Closest Approach To Earth (1.717 AU)
Nov 02 - Asteroid 12820 Robinwilliams Closest Approach To Earth (1.805 AU)
Nov 02 - Centaur Object 49036 Pelion At Opposition (20.002 AU)
Nov 03 - Taurids Meteor Shower Peak
Nov 03 - Comet P/2005 R1 (NEAT) At Opposition (1.157 AU)
Nov 03 - Comet P/2007 V1 (Larson) At Opposition (1.737 AU)
Nov 03 - Comet 130P/McNaught-Hughes Closest Approach To Earth (1.903 AU)
Nov 03 - Amor Asteroid 2016 VH2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.064 AU)
Nov 03 - Asteroid 5748 Davebrin Closest Approach To Earth (1.281 AU)
* Nov 03 - Asteroid 5790 Nagasaki Closest Approach To Earth (1.374 AU)
Nov 03 - Asteroid 9769 Nautilus Closest Approach To Earth (1.431 AU)
Nov 03 - 45th Anniversary (1973), Mariner 10 Launch (Venus & Mercury Flyby Mission)
Nov 03 - Alfred Perot's 155th Birthday (1863)
Nov 04 - Daylight Saving - Set Clock Back 1 Hour (United States)
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 365159 Garching Closest Approach To Earth (1.666 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 - Parker Solar Probe, 1st Perihelion (0.17 AU)
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 (1.489 AU)
* Nov 05 - Asteroid 11247 Wilburwright Closest Approach To Earth (1.908 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 - METOP-C Soyuz-ST-B Fregat-MT Launch
Nov 06 - Mercury At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (23 Degrees)
Nov 06 - Comet P/2018 P4 (PANSTARRS) Perihelion (3.666 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 (1.509 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/2007 V1 (Larson) Closest Approach To Earth (1.735 AU)
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 (1.550 AU)
Nov 09 - Comet C/2017 S7 (Lemmon) Closest Approach To Earth (7.495 AU)
Nov 09 - Asteroid 376 Geometria Closest Approach To Earth (1.631 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 (3.101 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 4370 Dickens Closest Approach To Earth (0.850 AU)
Nov 11 - Asteroid 14967 Madrid Closest Approach To Earth (1.306 AU)
Nov 11 - Asteroid 3259 Brownlee Closest Approach To Earth (2.508 AU)
Nov 12 - Moon Occults Pluto
Nov 12 - Comet P/2018 L1 (PANSTARRS) Perihelion (1.886 AU)
* Nov 12 - Apollo Asteroid 2018 QN1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.055 AU)
Nov 12 - Aten Asteroid 2011 WA Near-Earth Fyby (0.067 AU)
* Nov 12 - Asteroid 48575 Hawaii Closest Approach To Earth (1.860 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 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 (1.013 AU)
* Nov 14 - Asteroid 4319 Jackierobinson Closest Approach To Earth (1.477 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 - Cygnus CRS-10 (OA-10)/Thinsat 1A-1L/TechEdSat 8/CAPSat/CySat 1/HARP/ KickSat 2/SPACE-HAUC/
UNITE/TJREVERB/VCC A (Aeternitas)/VCC B (Libertas) & VCC C (Ceres)/MYSAT 1 Antares 230 Launch (International Space Station)
Nov 15 - Atira Asteroid 481817 (2008 UL90) Closest Approach To Earth (1.237 AU)
Nov 15 - Asteroid 1034 Mozartia Closest Approach To Earth (1.243 AU)
Nov 15 - Asteroid 39882 Edgarmitchell Closest Approach To Earth (1.369 AU)
Nov 15 - Asteroid 87 Sylvia (2 Moons) 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 - 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 - 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 447 Valentine Closest Approach To Earth (1.874 AU)
Nov 17 - Asteroid 2531 Cambridge Closest Approach To Earth (2.011 AU)
Nov 18 - Comet P/2011 W2 (Rinner) Closest Approach To Earth (1.537 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 7016 Conandoyle Closest Approach To Earth (1.178 AU)
* Nov 18 - Asteroid 15907 Robot Closest Approach To Earth (1.443 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)

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