[meteorite-list] Asteroid 2009 DD45 Buzzes Earth

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 09:12:48 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <200903021712.JAA16584_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

Space Weather News for March 2, 2009
http://spaceweather.com

ASTEROID FLYBY: There's no danger of a collision, but
newly-discovered asteroid 2009 DD45 will come close enough
today when it flies by our planet 72,000 km (0.00048 AU)
away. That's only twice the height of a geostationary
communications satellite. The asteroid measures 30 to
40 meters across, similar in size to the Tunguska
impactor of 1908. Closest approach occurs at
approximately 1340 UT (5:40 am PST) on March 2nd.
Experienced amateur astronomers may be able to
photograph the space rock shining like an 11th
magnitude star as it races through the constellations
Hydra and Virgo. The timing favors observers in Hawaii,
Australia, New Zealand, Japan and east Asia. Visit
http://spaceweather.com for updates and ephemerides.
Received on Mon 02 Mar 2009 12:12:48 PM PST