Philip P. Ide

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      • Perseverance Rover
        • 7 Minutes of Terrorplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big7 Minutes of Terror

          [7 mins of terror]It takes seven minutes for a vehicles to descend through the Martian atmosphere to the surface. The distance between Earth and Mars is always greater than seven light minutes when these landings take place, so by the time Earth gets the message that the vehicles has made contact with the atmosphere, it is already on the ground. Hopefully in one piece.
        • Mission Statusplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMission Status

          Perserverance has now landed successfully, and the clock is now counting mission time.

          Watch this page for updated information as we move beyond landing

          The rover landed about a kilometre off-centre of its landing zone, and about 2km from the base of the cliffs at the edge of the silt fan (part of the influx delta complex).
      • Contactplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigContact

        If you have a burning desire to contact me, use the discussion form below. Anything you say remains private between you and me.
      • Cookie Policy & GDPRplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigCookie Policy & GDPR

        There are NO tracking cookies on this site!

        The Cookie policy is straightforward. This site only uses cookies that are required to make your experience of using this site better, and only uses session cookies (see exceptions below). Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
      • Downloadsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDownloads

        Orbital Calculator Current Version This is a portable application, meaning there is no installer. Just unzip into a folder and run the executable. Since it is portable, it can be run from a USB stick.

        A full description and a list of the features are available
      • International Space Stationplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigInternational Space Station

        This page has a portal through which you can view the current location of the International Space Station, updating in real-time. The tracker itself comes from the European Space Agency (ESA).

        Part of the tool doesn't seem to be working properly yet, raising an error when the widget first loads. A possible explanation for the error is detailed below. There is also a handy link to get email notifications direct from NASA when the ISS is visible in your night sky.
      • Mars Mission Locatorplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMars Mission Locator

        [Mars Missions] The location of all the missions that have gone to Mars can be confusing when you don't know where they went. Many missions never made it to the surface successfully, or had a malfunction that prevented them from working properly. Some of the landers introduced themselves to the surface with a little too much vigour. Others sailed on past Mars never to be seen again.
      • Mars Weather Reportsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMars Weather Reports

        These reports are provided by NASA's InSight lander in the south-west corner of Elysium Planitia. Daily readings are usually a couple of days behind reality.

        This page is updated as new data is detected.

        Last update: 00:35 Sat. May 8th, 2021 BST
      • NASA Image of the Dayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigNASA Image of the Day

        Date: Tue 11th May, 2021

        Title: Lightning and Orion Beyond Uluru

        What's happening behind Uluru? A United Nations World Heritage Site, Uluru is an extraordinary 350-meter high mountain in central Australia that rises sharply from nearly flat surroundings. Composed of sandstone, Uluru has slowly formed over the past 300 million years as softer rock eroded away.
      • Near Earth Objectsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigNear Earth Objects

        (c)www.astroart.org The following data is reproduced from the NASA NEO (Near Earth Object) database, and is updated daily. Each record represents an object such as an asteroid or comet, and notes the date and approximate time the object is closest to the Earth as it passes by. The data is refreshed daily covering the period displayed on this page.
      • Perseverance Roverplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigPerseverance Rover

        Perseverance has launched succesfully and the clock is now counting flight and ETA time. It is due to land on Mars on (times and countdown timer based on NASA's timer):

        * Feb 18th 2021. * * * * * * *
      • Rules on Reviewingplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigRules on Reviewing

        First off, you should know I only have a limited amount of time, so I can't review a hundred novels at once. Sorry, but that's basic physics for you. If I agree to review your novel, you may have to wait a while for me to get around to it, and then I'll need time to read it. I only review hard copies.
    • Articles
      • General
        • A Keen Interest In Marsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigA Keen Interest In Mars

          [MOLA globe of Mars]You may have noticed from pages such as the Mars Weather Report page, that I have a keen interest in Mars, Martian weather, and the InSight lander.

          Mars itself, and the incredible science we are doing there is of course a fascination in and of itself. However, my interest goes deeper than that. My latest novel (at the time this article was written - March 2019) is about the exploration of Mars. NASA have provided a wealth of data and information for …
        • A New Siteplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigA New Site

          Yup, the old site was as ugly as sin and to find a blog entry you had to scroll through the feed or take your chances with the search option.

          This new site is just as easy to maintain, has extensive search capabilities, and both orders and structures the entries. Not only does this make it easier for you to find stuff, it encourages you to browse around. It's not as ugly either.
        • Getting To Marsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGetting To Mars

          [Mars] Edit: updated to include

          There are multiple ways to get to Mars, and each has pros and cons. The one thing they all have in common is orbital mechanics. Some options can get to Mars in a short period of time, while others could take up to a year. Some are better suited for robotic missions, others for crewed missions. This article takes a look at the problems of getting to Mars (and getting back) and what options are available.
        • How do I Calculate Distance from Period?plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigHow do I Calculate Distance from Period?

          I've been asked how Orbital Calculator can calculate the distance an object is from a gravitational mass, using just its period (the time it takes to complete an orbit). The technique is relatively simple, so I'll explain it.
        • NASA Boarding Passplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigNASA Boarding Pass

          I took the plunge and got my NASA boarding pass for the Mars 2020 Rover mission.

          [NASA Boarding pass for Mars 2020 Mission]

          Get yours here: NASA Website SEND YOUR NAME TO MARS
        • NASA Receives 2 Emmy Awardsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigNASA Receives 2 Emmy Awards

          NASA recently won (14th-15th Sept 2019) two Emmy's for interactive content. Aside from the obvious achievements of winning the awards, there is something else going on here that should be recognised and encouraged. Awards, of course, are intended to recognise, encourage and promote excellence, but I'm talking about NASA not only reaching out to the public, but interactively engaging them.
        • Orbital Calculator v1.0.0.5 Updateplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigOrbital Calculator v1.0.0.5 Update

          You can now calculate distance from a gravitational mass using the orbital period. The image above shows a calculation for Mars which has a 687 day year.

          I've allowed the use of tokens to identify time components to make it easy to use. The examples shown in the image should explain how it works.
        • Orbital Shenanigansplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigOrbital Shenanigans

          [MOLA map of Mars coloured by elevation]

          Edited: 2019-03-14

          Sometimes when you do some research – actually, quite often – you find out some really interesting stuff and end up changing your mind. In my story, I had some people on the ground on Mars, and wanted a spacecraft in a geostationary orbit above them to give them communications between them at all times. Just for info, when talking about geostationary orbits, the accepted term for Mars is aerostationary. I’ll use g…
      • Info Posts
        • Adjustment to Mars Clocksplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigAdjustment to Mars Clocks

          [Martian clock showing time at the prime meridian] The Martian clocks (keeping Martian time) on the Mars Weather page also display the L (pron. ell sub ess) - a way of describing where the planet is in its orbit, and the displacement of the sun in the sky at midday. I noticed the value for this was out by some distance, and after pondering the problem (and the code) for a while, the penny dropped.
        • Another Dayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigAnother Day

          A busy day today. I had an interview for a job today, so fingers crossed. Orbital Calculator got some attention too: I added the ability to have escape velocities output in km, metres or miles (per second) in the Gravity and Motion calculations - previously, output was just in km/s. I've tested and compiled and tested again, and I'll zip up the various releases and upload them to this site tomorrow (actually, later today - it's nearly 3am!).
        • Automatic Weather Updatesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigAutomatic Weather Updates

          The Mars Weather page is now 99.99% automatic, with rebuilds regularly throughout the day. The 0.001% that's not automated? Once a week I have to update the image that shows the relative positions of the inner planets. I think I can manage that
        • Hogfather Update 2plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigHogfather Update 2

          The Website will be down for a short period Sun, Aug 2nd 2020 while the site is upgraded

          I shall be taking the site down for a while on Sun, Aug 2nd 2020, while i perform the upgrade. Although I have a local copy of the website, I also do a bit of experimentation on it, so the two are not perfectly synchronised, so I'll have to make a backup of the site and download it first. It'll actually take longer to do that than perform the update. It should all be over in less than tw…
        • Info Reportplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigInfo Report

          N.B. This page gets bumped every now and again when new info is added.

          I've been pruning some of the stale articles and blog posts. If anything is broken, please let me know.
        • Mars July 2020plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMars July 2020

          It's mid-July now, and temperatures at the InSight lander's location on Mars (south-west corner of Elysium in the northern hemisphere) are teetering on the edge and about to fall. At the end of the month - July 30th - NASA's Perseverance rover (formerly known as the Mars 2020 rover) gets its first launch opportunity. It had previously been scheduled to launch two weeks earlier but, you know, things happened.
        • Mars Solar Conjunctionplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMars Solar Conjunction

          This page is currently inactive for 2019 conjunction (until next conjunction in 2021)

          Mars is heading for a solar conjunction, which in layman's terms means it's on the opposite side of the sun from the Earth. For a short period, no commands will be sent to the Mars spacecraft (which includes landers and rovers) since the sun's corona could corrupt those commands and result in unintended actions, disablement of the spacecraft or worse.
        • Mars Weather Data Flows Againplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMars Weather Data Flows Again

          It appears that after a long hiatus, Mars Weather data is flowing again.
        • Mars Weather Page Updateplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMars Weather Page Update

          [Temperature over time] I've updated the format of the Temperature Over Time chart on the Mars Weather page to make it more readable. The sol numbers were overlapping each other, despite being broken into two rows. The chart is now interactive, in that you can use your mouse (or other pointing device) to select a position on one of the temperature graphs, and the sol number will be displayed at the bottom.
        • News 11th Feb 2021plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigNews 11th Feb 2021

          My internet connection has now been established in my new home, and the Raspberry Pi's are working their hearts out to update the pages containing NASA data. There is a brief period that Mars Weather data is temporarily lost (I assume I'll be able to recover it when the data is next uploaded to the PDS repository in about 6 months time).
        • News 15th Jan 2021plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigNews 15th Jan 2021

          Mars

          As the Perseverance Rover approaches Mars, NASA mysteriously remove the countdown clock to the landing. Fear not, the countdown clocks on this site are still working: Perseverance Rover. Note that after the landing, the page will reflect the current mission time and other data made available.
        • Orbital Calculator 2.0.7 Releasedplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigOrbital Calculator 2.0.7 Released

          This is a maintenance update. see Release Notes for details.
        • Orbital Calculator v2.0.6 Releasedplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigOrbital Calculator v2.0.6 Released

          [Orbital Calculator v2.0.6] Four major new functions for acceleration and gravity and a few tweaks under the hood. New functions include: Constant Velocity, Free-Fall, N-Body Centre of Gravity (in 3D space) and Distance/Speed/Time.

          These powerful functions allow you to calculate speed as a constant, as constant acceleration or as increasing acceleration, as well as determine the common centre of gravity of any number of astronomical or artificial space-born o…
        • Pi Zero Planplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigPi Zero Plan

          I've been wondering what to do with my Raspberry Pi Zero, and didn't think I'd come up with an idea for a few months. Like most things, it's not necessarily a good idea to go looking for a use for it: wait until a use suggests itself.
        • Raw Weather Dataplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigRaw Weather Data

          I have (at last) managed to get hold of all the Mars Weather data that's been missing from my dataset. In fact, I've got hold of so much (over 110Gb) that it's going to take some processing - it bears little resemblance to the data I currently fetch. I need a plan.
        • Scatter Graphplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigScatter Graph

          I've added a scatter graph to the Near Earth Object page, to show when objects are at closest approach and at what distance.
        • Site Softwareplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSite Software

          Some people have expressed an interest in what software I use for this site. It's built around DokuWiki with some extensions to make it work like a blog, keep it transparent (all the articles and entries are visible in the treeview menu) and to spruce things up - such as the auto-tooltip which displays the first part of a page when the user mouses over an internal link (this also works in the top-bar menu). Some extensions make administering the site easier, such as moving articl…
        • Site Statisticsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSite Statistics

          For the last year I've been using a plugin for my site that generates a statistics page, through which I can keep an eye on how well the site is doing. A couple of days ago, it stopped working. After a bit of analysis I discovered the data structures it was creating in memory had consumed too much of said memory and my hosting service had auto-assassinated it.
        • Updatesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigUpdates

          The physical Martian clock... I have to come up with a better name for it than that. PiMars! Yup, I like that. The PiMars clock was up and running and displaying data at a crucial time. It was just a couple of hours before the end of the day at the InSight location, and as luck would have it, I had it display time at that place.
        • Weather Page Updateplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigWeather Page Update

          Mon Aug 10, 2020

          I've made some updates to the Mars Weather page.

          * Bugfix to Wind direction chart to correctly show most common wind direction and sample count * Smoothed the max/min data lines in the Temperature over Time chart so anomolies don't distort the location of the lines
      • Raspberry Pi
        • Physical Mars Clock
          • Pi-Mars Installationplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigPi-Mars Installation

            You require an RPIv2 or later (to use the SmartiPi Touch 2 case, you require an RPI4). It will not run on an RPI1 or an RPI-Zero. This installation and configuration guide assumes you have installed an operating system on your Pi and can login either directly (with a keyboard/monitor attached to the Pi) or indirectly through SSH or VNC across a network.
          • Pi-Mars v1.1plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigPi-Mars v1.1

            Pi-Mars is a clock for the Raspberry Pi, that tells the time anywhere on Mars. It has options to nominate ad-hoc locations, pre-selected locations and sites of the various missions that made it to the Martian surface. It is skinnable and highly configurable.
      • Science
        • NASA Technology Review 2019
          • SmartSuitplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSmartSuit

            SmartSuit: A Hybrid, Intelligent, and Highly Mobile EVA Spacesuit for Next Generation Exploration Missions

            Developer: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station

            I think the title says it all, but just in case it wasn't crystal clear, this is what they have to say about it:
          • THE MOST Space Telescopeplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigTHE MOST Space Telescope

            [Disambiguation: this page is about The High Étendue Multiple Object Spectrographic Telescope, not Canada's MOST space telescope]

            Few telescopes can honestly say they've reinvented the concept, yet THE MOST certainly has. It works on a surprisingly old principle, by passing light through two prisms. As Isaac Newton demonstrated, this first splits light into its constituent components, then recombines it back again.
        • Dragonfly to Explore Titanplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDragonfly to Explore Titan

          Credits: NASA/JHU-APL Few worlds excite exoplanetary chemists like Titan, Saturn's enigmatic and largest moon. It is the second-largest moon in the solar system, and the only one known to have a dense atmosphere. As such, it is seen as an analogue to the early Earth, and therefore important in understanding how life might have evolved on our homeworld.
        • How Big Is The Universe?plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigHow Big Is The Universe?

          [Hubble deep Field Image]

          I recently came across a youtube video explaining a method for multiplication that was quite different from long multiplication. To explain why this was so interesting, let’s first talk about long multiplication and what’s wrong with it, and then we'll calculate the size of the visible universe in centimeters.
        • Landing the Mars 2020 Rover Safelyplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigLanding the Mars 2020 Rover Safely

          Autonomous landings are always fraught with danger. One of the most dangerous terrains any landing might occur on is a boulder field. Not only would the impact of the landing on these hard objects be a threat, but the boulders are likely to be jagged too. Another threat are the steep cliffs of the crater - not falling off them (although that's a possibility), but crashing into them.
        • Magnetic Field Lines on a Galactic Scaleplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMagnetic Field Lines on a Galactic Scale

          [Powerful magnetic fields are visible]

          The Cigar galaxy (M82) is already famous for the speed at which it creates new stars. The composite image shows the powerful magnetic field lines on a truly epic scale, wrapping around the entire galaxy. NASA's SOFIA observatory (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - a converted Boeing 747) has shed light on what is happening.
        • Mysterious Starplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMysterious Star

          Back in 2016, Tabetha Boyajian gave a TED talk about a star with nifty little name KIC 8462852. The Kepler space telescope had studied it and lots of other stars over the course of four years, but this one stood out.

          Also known as Tabby's Star, it is a main-sequence F-type star located in the constellation Cygnus, about 1,480 light-years from Earth. Its claim to fame of course, is that it was suggested that alien megastructures would explain the weird data that Kepler had recor…
        • NASA Got it Wrong - Oops!plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigNASA Got it Wrong - Oops!

          It's not every day you get the chance to tell NASA they screwed up.

          I was reviewing the data I'd collected from NASA's Mars Weather page, and I noticed that the graphs they generated didn't match the summary data.

          For example, the summary data for Sol 169 shows the maximum temperature peaking at -17.6°C, while the graph for the same day showed the temperature never rising above -25°C.
        • To the Moon and Marsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigTo the Moon and Mars

          [The Moon - watch out, here we come (again)!]NASA has outlined an aggressive timetable for an equally aggressive return to the Moon, with a view to making the Moon a waystation for trips to Mars. This requires the development of a whole slew of new technologies, as well as ramping up existing technologies and capabilities to whole new levels.
      • Software
        • Calculate your Age and Weight on the Planetsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigCalculate your Age and Weight on the Planets

          This little calculator allows you to calculate how old you would be on each of the planets in the solar system, and what your weight would be. If you have weight issues, don't look at the result for Jupiter!
        • DLCounter Pluginplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDLCounter Plugin

          [screenshot]

          This download-counter plugin for DokuWiki enables you to keep track of the number of downloads of media files such as zip, gzip, tarballs and pdf's (your choice of media formats). This plugin has been developed and tested on “Greebo
        • DLCounter Plugin Bugtrackerplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDLCounter Plugin Bugtracker

          If you have any issues with the plugin, leave a comment here.
        • Orbital Calculatorplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigOrbital Calculator

          I needed to calculate orbital characteristics for any orbit around any gravitational mass (because I write sci-fi stories), so I wrote this program because I'm a programmer and I'm too lazy to do it by hand all the time. The program has expanded over the last few years, sometimes from suggestions by other writers. I make it freely available and as simple to use as possible. It now has a list of functions as long as your arm (assuming you're not a tentacle user), and the numbe…
        • Orbital Calculator v2.x Release Notesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigOrbital Calculator v2.x Release Notes

          This lists the important notes on each new release, explaining what has changed and what's new.

          See the Downloads page to download Orbital Calculator for various platforms. A full description of the product is available on the
        • Surface Gravity Calculatorplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSurface Gravity Calculator

          Want to know what the surface gravity is on any celestial object? You just need to know it's mass in terms of Earth masses (e.g. Earth = 1, Venus = 0.815, Mars = 0.107 etc.) and it's radius. This calculator will do the rest.
    • Articles on Writing
      • Animal Farmplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigAnimal Farm

        As a writer, I love sitting at my computer and either writing my next novel, or working on the development phase - world-building, character creation, plot development etc. However, after 12 hours sitting at my desk I'm getting a bit uncomfortable and if I listen very carefully, I can hear the sofa's siren call
      • Animal Farm Part 2plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigAnimal Farm Part 2

        In an earlier article I explained why using a wiki farm could be productive for someone who is on the move or likes to preserve previous versions of documents, and also for someone like me who uses multiple operating systems.

        It's worth noting too that collaborating becomes a lot easier using a wiki, and since the platform preserves old versions of each document, it provides a safety net too. That aside, I thought I'd share how this all works for the user.
      • Description or Teaser?plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDescription or Teaser?

        When you write the blurb that goes on the back of the book, should you write a description or a teaser? This article explores that question, explaining why each of them work and what their effects are, and why sometimes one is a better choice than the other.
      • Oh, The Facts!plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigOh, The Facts!

        [Only the facts, ma'am]There was a litany that writers used to be told, but is rarely heard these days. If you've been a writer for more than ten years you will probably recall it: “Stick to the facts!”. Does that mean your story ends up a dry, soulless, sequential list of equally dry, soulless facts? Of course not.
      • Proper Paragraph Spacing and Indenting on Web Pagesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigProper Paragraph Spacing and Indenting on Web Pages

        This is a short article on how to setup the correct CSS in order to replicate the paragraph spacing and indenting displayed in a book on your web pages. It will also enlarge and embolden the first character in the scene.
      • Self-Publishing Trapsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSelf-Publishing Traps

        Sometimes it's a while before I post a new book review. Usually this is because I've read some self-published novels that I don't want to review. When I post a review, I'm telling readers about a book I'd recommend. This is good for readers, and it's good for the authors who get the recommendation. I'm not out to harm someone's writing career - which can always be turned around in the future - and I'm certainly not the sort of pompous umm, donkey, that simply lets my mouth…
      • Smart but Dumb Aliensplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSmart but Dumb Aliens

        We all know the problem, especially from video games and movies, where the super-smart aliens turn out to be really dumb. This is usually because the creator hasn't put much thought into it.

        So, you're creating a super-intelligent alien or species or civilisation for your short story or novel or whatever. How do you avoid the pitfalls of dumbing them down?
      • Story Structure (Hero's Journey)plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigStory Structure (Hero's Journey)

        The Hero's Journey is an overlay for the 4-part story structure. See how they work in conjunction with the character arc.

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        Click on this image to review it, then click it again to see it full size

        Other Structures
      • The Prophecyplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Prophecy

        [Myrddin]Prophecy is a common theme in fantasy, partly because it tugs on the strings that are entangled with mythos - somehow it just excites us - and partly because it is a huge convenience. Never underestimate the power of a single word. In all of writing, there are few words that are as powerful as
      • Voices in the Darkplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigVoices in the Dark

        A scene that is all dialogue and no action creates the dreaded “voices in the dark”. Perhaps they're at a conference table, or standing around talking things through before making a decision that will propel the story into its next phase.
    • Book Reviews
      • Fantasy
        • Casey White
          • Silvertongueplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSilvertongue

            [Silvertongue]

            Silvertongue is the first in a series named “Remnants of Magic”, and both the title of the novel and the series become readily apparent in the first scene. Speaking of the first scene, it's a big one at 100 pages spanning eleven chapters, but don't let that put you off - it's one hell of a scene. The story kicks you straight into the action and that first scene is a long and continuous battle - and the poor protagonist (Jon) hasn't got a clue what's going on or why…
        • Jay Northearn
          • Beyond Falcon's Reachplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigBeyond Falcon's Reach

            Beyond Falcon's Reach by Jay Northearn, is a mish-mash of high fantasy, gothic-horror, steampunk and electropunk, with a dash of semi-intelligent machine-learning AI's thrown-in to boot. Yet for all of this, the world Northearn has created is homogenous and holistic - two watchwords I'll bang on about until the cows come home, to anyone who'll listen. Giving everything in your world a place and a reason for being there is something that every writer should always keep i…
      • Non-Fiction
        • The Bluffers Guide to the Quantum Universeplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Bluffers Guide to the Quantum Universe

          [The Bluffers Guide to the Quantum Universe]

          The Bluffers Guide to the Quantum Universe is a very funny guide (read: hilarious) to things surrounding quantum mechanics. Who the major players were, how the major theories won out over each other... or didn't. Tons of interesting facts you can toss around at parties and make it look like you know what you're talking about when discussing anything to do with quantum theory, quantum mechanics, who was who…
      • Sci-Fi
        • Andrew Bannister
          • Creation Machineplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigCreation Machine

            Andrew Bannister’s “Creation Machine” is the best novel I’ve read this year – and that’s saying something, I’ve read some of the best sci-fi novels from the last five years in the last ten months.

            The breadth and depth of his imagination is incredible. He’s created an entire artificial galaxy, given it character and taken us on a tour that is as exciting as it is varied.
          • Iron Godsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigIron Gods

            Another novel of The Spin, and following on from Creation Machine, Iron Gods continues in much the same vein. There are intriguing and plausible characters, a spaceship AI that has had its lobotomy reversed, strange worlds and even stranger economic forces.
          • Stone Clockplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigStone Clock

            The third outing in The Spin series from acclaimed author Andrew Bannister, Stone Clock, has a dark edge to it. Already an accomplished writer, Bannister has taken things up a notch.

            His usual mélange of lucid and slightly demented imagination is in full force, and the array of modes of humour are all present and permeate the pages as if they’d been dipped in the stuff.
        • chris_morton
          • Hard-Boiled Wonderlandplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigHard-Boiled Wonderland

            [Hard-Boiled Wonderland]

            Chris Morton is a writer with a certain pedigree, having been shortlisted for a Guardian award, this story is his third novel and his first in science-fiction.

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Near Earth Objects

Image © David A. Hardy www.astroart.org, reproduced by kind permission

The following data is reproduced from the NASA NEO (Near Earth Object) database, and is updated daily. Each record represents an object such as an asteroid or comet, and notes the date and approximate time the object is closest to the Earth as it passes by. The data is refreshed daily covering the period displayed on this page.

There are 4 tables and 2 graphs:

  1. 10 closest passing objects today->28 days ahead
  2. Objects passing by the Earth today
  3. Objects passing by in the next 28 days
  4. Objects that passed by in the last 7 days
  5. Graph for a 36-day period up 20 million km
  6. Graph for 15-day period up to 1 million kilometers

With each record, there is a link to a JPL page that offers more information on the object. Records are ordered by date and time. Distances are rounded to the nearest kilometre. Object diameters are in metres, and are averaged from current maximum and minimum estimates. Magnitude is absolute magnitude.

Last updated: Wed May 12th 00:02

Scatter Graphs

The graphs show time in the horizontal direction, and distance vertically. For the upper graph, the period is the same period as the data in the rest of this document: 36 days (the last 7 days, today and the next 28 days). Each grid square is 1 day wide and 1 million kilometres high. The graph shows any object that has or will pass within 20 million kilometres of Earth.

The lower graph focuses on a 7 day period on each side of the current date, and a distance limit of 1 million kilometres.

Close approach data for locations other than Earth have been filtered out.

Closest

Objects in this table are ordered by distance

May 12th 2021 - Jun 9th 2021
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
May-14 14:23 (2021 JU3) 17 26.972 12 697,519
May-12 01:56 (2021 JR3) 46 24.874 18 780,091
May-26 14:20 (2021 JG1) 48 24.742 9 844,995
May-14 01:05 (2021 JY3) 9 28.386 4 1,074,560
Jun-01 17:05 (2018 LB) 27 26.000 8 1,116,494
May-12 20:36 (2021 JN3) 21 26.589 12 1,165,425
May-25 09:26 (2013 VO11) 9 28.300 10 1,323,123
May-14 01:54 (2021 JH3) 19 26.795 11 2,152,374
May-27 17:28 (2021 JX2) 18 26.928 3 2,178,932
May-24 14:18 (2021 FN4) 102 23.120 8 2,321,931

Today

Objects in this and the following tables are ordered by date, sub-ordered by time.

Today
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
May-12 00:40 (2019 JJ5) 99 23.200 19 32,251,111
May-12 00:46 (2021 GA13) 61 24.230 6 12,692,940
May-12 01:56 (2021 JR3) 46 24.874 18 780,091
May-12 04:33 (2017 WH28) 54 24.500 22 64,948,620
May-12 05:26 (2021 JC) 39 25.200 11 5,247,776
May-12 06:32 (2021 HV2) 57 24.370 6 11,583,485
May-12 08:07 (2004 TF10) 298 20.800 12 31,392,805
May-12 08:10 (2021 JO3) 26 26.054 11 4,485,473
May-12 10:50 (2021 JD) 21 26.540 3 6,357,913
May-12 11:43 (2021 GL10) 90 23.400 5 44,532,324
May-12 20:36 (2021 JN3) 21 26.589 12 1,165,425
May-12 22:48 (2021 JG2) 22 26.430 10 4,902,405
May-12 23:40 (2018 WC) 103 23.100 30 68,867,621
May-12 23:52 (2021 JC1) 57 24.403 21 5,560,062
May-12 23:54 408752 (1991 TB2) 1,643 17.090 21 28,825,464

Looking Ahead

Next 28 Days
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
May-13 01:51 (2019 VS) 62 24.200 21 38,834,088
May-13 03:47 (2018 RD2) 12 27.700 13 64,406,684
May-13 10:09 (2010 SX11) 47 24.800 7 57,588,434
May-13 11:24 (2021 JZ1) 62 24.211 5 17,689,765
May-13 11:26 495615 (2015 PQ291) 1,185 17.800 17 27,550,406
May-13 12:47 (2020 KR6) 430 20.000 23 29,244,715
May-13 18:28 (2017 TC5) 25 26.200 14 32,824,146
May-13 18:39 (2021 FX3) 129 22.610 7 23,323,851
May-13 23:35 (2008 FK7) 103 23.100 7 40,021,007
May-14 01:05 (2021 JY3) 9 28.386 4 1,074,560
May-14 01:54 (2021 JH3) 19 26.795 11 2,152,374
May-14 02:06 (2021 GN7) 128 22.630 14 17,046,044
May-14 03:23 (2015 NJ24) 236 21.300 6 49,349,832
May-14 05:02 162142 (1998 VR) 761 18.760 20 61,178,186
May-14 06:51 (2010 SC41) 494 19.700 24 41,109,727
May-14 06:54 (2015 TG145) 57 24.400 14 73,522,492
May-14 09:49 (2021 JD1) 62 24.208 10 12,366,186
May-14 09:59 (2016 HJ19) 312 20.700 19 66,821,297
May-14 10:04 (2015 KJ19) 142 22.400 23 5,768,635
May-14 11:07 (2012 HN40) 358 20.400 26 55,903,894
May-14 12:59 (2014 UT192) 517 19.600 26 38,969,456
May-14 14:23 (2021 JU3) 17 26.972 12 697,519
May-14 16:05 (2010 KD) 172 21.990 11 39,468,877
May-14 17:32 (2020 VZ5) 262 21.080 17 47,428,492
May-14 17:59 (2021 GP7) 115 22.870 7 16,783,195
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
May-14 21:20 (2007 EE26) 26 26.100 7 61,816,680
May-15 01:56 (2021 GF59) 43 24.985 7 9,020,220
May-15 04:05 (2021 JL1) 52 24.593 3 23,260,909
May-15 05:03 (2014 DH) 21 26.600 9 46,248,676
May-15 09:21 (2014 LZ20) 41 25.100 19 46,562,343
May-15 17:06 (2021 JO2) 23 26.380 8 3,707,943
May-15 19:19 (2021 JR2) 55 24.450 12 5,630,768
May-15 22:05 (2009 XZ6) 25 26.200 8 69,336,611
May-15 22:37 (2015 AQ45) 209 21.570 5 16,522,254
May-16 00:01 (2021 JM3) 16 27.089 8 2,698,599
May-16 00:25 (2006 XE2) 171 22.000 26 73,920,857
May-16 02:10 (2020 SA3) 36 25.400 8 37,231,751
May-16 08:38 (2020 WT3) 727 18.860 40 65,621,452
May-16 13:38 (2021 JE2) 35 25.455 13 4,658,614
May-16 16:05 (2021 JU2) 35 25.451 9 5,760,863
May-16 16:30 293726 (2007 RQ17) 130 22.600 16 48,022,996
May-16 23:23 (2021 GM26) 31 25.740 2 12,691,918
May-17 01:17 (2013 WA44) 86 23.490 2 9,204,684
May-17 04:22 (2017 MF) 21 26.600 16 45,286,074
May-17 04:54 (2017 HA5) 14 27.500 9 20,453,581
May-17 05:02 (2019 OV3) 68 24.000 12 52,561,460
May-17 06:36 (2013 JK14) 45 24.900 19 22,694,551
May-17 07:39 (2019 KG2) 28 25.900 10 53,824,633
May-17 10:34 (2005 TG50) 47 24.800 5 27,145,168
May-17 13:43 (2021 HO1) 49 24.700 7 11,099,551
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
May-17 15:40 (2009 WA) 247 21.200 15 67,655,686
May-17 20:19 (2021 JJ2) 33 25.579 7 8,494,663
May-17 20:48 (2017 WP) 103 23.100 15 50,023,497
May-18 00:24 439437 (2013 NK4) 783 18.700 13 73,215,406
May-18 01:08 (2021 DQ) 383 20.250 21 61,300,606
May-18 04:59 491567 (2012 RG3) 1,027 18.110 19 43,704,797
May-18 06:08 (2019 DY1) 36 25.400 9 50,881,069
May-18 07:24 (2020 VT3) 7 28.900 8 72,007,985
May-18 08:23 (2019 CX4) 37 25.300 16 54,887,814
May-18 08:49 (2021 JF3) 70 23.949 12 4,546,144
May-18 12:00 (2020 YV1) 56 24.430 10 53,642,282
May-18 13:21 (2015 XC) 39 25.200 14 32,845,313
May-18 13:24 (2020 XU) 111 22.940 14 56,191,879
May-18 16:08 (2021 GW23) 48 24.760 6 18,343,149
May-18 16:16 (2019 CW) 75 23.800 10 30,898,301
May-18 18:12 (2018 WE2) 30 25.800 23 71,402,971
May-18 20:57 478784 (2012 UV136) 33 25.590 5 6,050,649
May-19 02:07 (2010 TK19) 45 24.900 8 35,813,434
May-19 04:17 (2019 VH4) 33 25.600 14 20,038,576
May-19 06:19 (2016 FD15) 209 21.570 8 43,293,933
May-19 11:10 (2020 WW3) 33 25.600 10 19,599,563
May-19 17:56 (2000 LG6) 7 29.000 15 63,852,028
May-19 19:35 (2020 BF10) 16 27.200 9 37,282,570
May-19 21:20 (2021 JJ) 37 25.310 5 7,698,186
May-19 23:17 (2019 AY3) 75 23.800 22 17,801,618
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
May-19 23:19 (2019 YV) 82 23.600 4 18,762,101
May-20 02:03 (2020 WT2) 259 21.100 12 64,853,711
May-20 05:31 (2020 KV) 43 25.000 18 43,548,998
May-20 07:38 (2021 JJ3) 37 25.331 6 6,597,465
May-20 16:40 (2020 WR) 14 27.500 6 32,327,999
May-20 19:37 (2014 WY119) 24 26.300 6 33,952,239
May-20 19:55 (2021 JE1) 19 26.787 8 2,855,866
May-20 21:16 (2020 YJ5) 907 18.380 17 35,756,251
May-21 03:49 (2021 HP1) 241 21.260 27 21,702,077
May-21 05:04 (2002 CD14) 348 20.460 13 35,389,958
May-21 07:54 (2020 WU3) 94 23.300 26 62,492,141
May-21 07:57 (2021 EC5) 919 18.350 11 26,609,363
May-21 10:18 (2021 GA8) 125 22.680 13 27,909,549
May-21 11:12 401856 (2000 KW43) 392 20.200 18 33,588,088
May-21 15:23 (2020 KJ4) 5 29.900 11 34,132,584
May-21 17:30 (2015 VV) 59 24.300 4 34,533,036
May-21 19:53 (2021 CT5) 694 18.960 20 44,559,811
May-21 20:53 87024 (2000 JS66) 819 18.600 8 21,787,533
May-22 00:07 (2011 ET74) 25 26.200 6 49,837,969
May-22 00:18 (2021 HJ2) 83 23.570 8 6,161,852
May-22 05:16 374267 (2005 LW) 707 18.920 23 17,957,485
May-22 12:19 (2021 JL2) 256 21.127 16 53,887,627
May-22 15:45 (2021 GZ8) 142 22.400 15 23,840,856
May-22 16:17 (2018 TQ1) 75 23.800 6 48,689,838
May-22 17:27 (2021 GW7) 88 23.440 12 11,740,977
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
May-22 22:51 (2013 KT1) 21 26.600 8 14,267,465
May-23 01:09 369452 (2010 LG14) 1,111 17.940 28 56,597,954
May-23 01:13 (2016 XF18) 65 24.100 10 32,978,157
May-23 01:59 4544 Xanthus (1989 FB) 1,591 17.160 13 37,177,097
May-23 04:06 (2020 DO4) 14 27.500 18 62,298,950
May-23 08:56 (2015 VM142) 54 24.500 16 50,721,115
May-23 10:01 (2019 YA3) 25 26.200 5 32,517,564
May-23 10:39 (2020 BF8) 9 28.300 7 25,829,646
May-23 14:12 (2021 GQ6) 289 20.860 11 40,747,969
May-23 16:57 (2015 RE36) 179 21.900 10 31,487,915
May-23 17:07 (2015 DD155) 179 21.900 5 52,520,401
May-23 17:50 (2017 FZ2) 21 26.600 8 34,939,526
May-23 18:19 (2011 KB) 41 25.100 24 69,702,623
May-24 00:56 (2014 YR) 314 20.680 18 32,118,060
May-24 03:27 (2016 BW14) 30 25.800 8 42,524,770
May-24 14:03 (2021 AF5) 47 24.830 3 16,853,339
May-24 14:18 (2021 FN4) 102 23.120 8 2,321,931
May-24 17:30 (2014 GD50) 416 20.070 22 12,152,136
May-24 17:34 (1999 SJ10) 469 19.810 19 58,404,496
May-24 17:40 (2021 AX7) 270 21.010 13 42,516,622
May-24 18:21 (2020 RS9) 71 23.900 12 66,084,460
May-24 20:40 (2017 UG5) 24 26.300 9 36,591,120
May-24 23:17 (2007 UY1) 108 23.000 7 34,209,746
May-25 03:36 (2021 HD3) 57 24.370 8 4,655,173
May-25 06:25 (2020 FN3) 58 24.350 6 26,005,704
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
May-25 06:58 (2002 JX8) 411 20.100 13 37,391,172
May-25 08:57 (2017 XT2) 37 25.300 8 61,348,228
May-25 09:26 (2013 VO11) 9 28.300 10 1,323,123
May-25 10:16 517681 (2015 DE198) 730 18.850 13 28,047,663
May-25 10:26 (2021 DQ2) 226 21.400 8 27,190,036
May-25 10:51 (2018 JH1) 37 25.300 11 31,462,921
May-25 13:28 (2003 QA) 866 18.480 19 48,592,866
May-25 16:46 (2019 OW3) 166 22.070 13 49,851,264
May-25 23:21 (2010 PS66) 41 25.100 17 64,473,977
May-26 04:53 (2019 UG) 10 28.100 16 19,507,133
May-26 04:55 (2020 OO1) 23 26.400 7 41,432,838
May-26 08:56 (2012 LD1) 178 21.910 16 68,941,553
May-26 14:20 (2021 JG1) 48 24.742 9 844,995
May-26 16:44 (2015 VK1) 21 26.600 17 63,851,237
May-26 17:03 (2014 QJ33) 78 23.700 9 69,387,973
May-26 21:28 (2006 XW4) 59 24.300 16 57,338,853
May-27 00:29 (2020 HK7) 197 21.700 15 71,677,136
May-27 01:16 (2021 JF1) 157 22.183 17 5,271,289
May-27 04:39 140158 (2001 SX169) 886 18.430 10 15,440,395
May-27 04:50 (2020 KS3) 86 23.500 19 50,417,916
May-27 14:04 (2020 YZ) 216 21.500 21 47,463,004
May-27 14:58 (2019 NG2) 68 24.000 12 29,130,997
May-27 17:28 (2021 JX2) 18 26.928 3 2,178,932
May-27 20:44 (2003 YG136) 37 25.300 13 54,116,667
May-28 01:55 (2012 HG2) 17 27.000 17 69,909,854
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
May-28 04:51 419624 (2010 SO16) 342 20.500 14 51,754,605
May-28 06:21 (2021 CY10) 175 21.950 10 38,730,171
May-28 08:00 (2020 RY2) 21 26.600 15 62,035,817
May-28 08:37 (2016 YF8) 130 22.600 7 56,527,535
May-28 11:50 366746 (2004 LJ) 403 20.140 14 14,136,037
May-28 13:44 (2021 JP3) 26 26.052 7 4,430,986
May-28 15:50 (2016 AD193) 312 20.700 34 69,234,896
May-28 19:12 (2017 EE3) 27 26.000 9 19,619,517
May-28 23:20 (2018 DR) 15 27.300 12 37,465,152
May-29 00:39 (2021 JK3) 104 23.093 20 17,293,282
May-29 07:21 (2020 JG1) 30 25.800 10 32,965,220
May-29 13:59 (2011 KE3) 71 23.900 7 30,046,351
May-29 14:21 (2011 BM45) 206 21.600 30 16,076,276
May-29 14:58 (2017 WZ27) 14 27.500 8 72,345,090
May-29 19:31 (2020 CG) 41 25.100 5 15,346,819
May-30 03:22 (2020 SN4) 21 26.600 9 44,808,757
May-30 08:04 (2014 DO112) 246 21.210 3 45,928,003
May-30 11:11 (2008 GE) 94 23.300 7 60,334,786
May-30 14:26 250680 (2005 QC5) 494 19.700 8 39,240,829
May-30 15:35 (2017 BM6) 411 20.100 34 65,744,711
May-30 23:19 (2019 KK4) 118 22.800 23 69,217,199
May-31 02:48 66391 Moshup (1999 KW4) 2,078 16.580 29 44,306,852
May-31 03:27 (2015 WG9) 375 20.300 23 28,197,306
May-31 03:38 (2014 YT14) 714 18.900 24 44,864,921
May-31 04:41 388468 (2007 DB83) 941 18.300 6 57,603,308
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
May-31 09:06 (2021 HX3) 79 23.689 8 15,388,364
May-31 10:48 (2015 VD66) 430 20.000 13 38,794,554
May-31 11:19 (2017 UO2) 30 25.800 17 44,011,795
May-31 14:15 (2017 UB8) 118 22.800 19 37,981,946
May-31 16:06 (2014 DG80) 45 24.900 15 44,189,957
May-31 19:10 (2017 YZ1) 356 20.410 12 41,906,457
May-31 19:49 (2020 XG1) 189 21.780 25 36,354,838
May-31 23:25 (2014 HQ124) 704 18.930 14 50,862,219
May-31 23:54 (2021 GM16) 225 21.410 14 17,239,016
Jun-01 00:40 (2021 HR1) 190 21.770 13 22,146,160
Jun-01 01:10 (2019 GE1) 17 27.000 5 24,218,633
Jun-01 06:02 (2010 MB) 52 24.600 17 67,037,057
Jun-01 08:32 (2019 XA1) 62 24.200 25 52,741,198
Jun-01 09:57 (2021 GX4) 159 22.160 3 37,290,978
Jun-01 10:06 315098 (2007 EX) 1,860 16.820 19 40,520,104
Jun-01 11:03 (2020 KB4) 19 26.800 23 62,050,102
Jun-01 17:05 (2018 LB) 27 26.000 8 1,116,494
Jun-01 17:20 (2013 YR2) 62 24.200 3 37,824,836
Jun-01 21:27 (2020 VT4) 8 28.700 10 41,534,676
Jun-01 22:50 391451 (2007 FE20) 541 19.500 4 64,966,402
Jun-02 00:14 (2013 FD11) 480 19.760 4 62,764,067
Jun-02 01:12 (2021 GY1) 72 23.890 5 8,720,465
Jun-02 02:23 (2016 EF27) 94 23.300 2 68,642,082
Jun-02 04:20 (2014 YT34) 49 24.700 11 39,138,787
Jun-02 11:16 (2020 TV2) 27 26.000 14 63,662,141
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
Jun-02 13:21 (2019 TZ) 21 26.600 8 52,713,739
Jun-02 15:03 (2021 CP6) 125 22.680 9 7,927,203
Jun-02 20:12 467460 (2006 JF42) 622 19.200 22 44,464,515
Jun-02 21:39 (2020 VR2) 16 27.200 7 54,495,038
Jun-02 23:02 494690 (2004 JQ1) 430 20.000 23 10,901,114
Jun-03 00:30 (2021 AM2) 16 27.160 5 20,351,997
Jun-03 00:50 (2019 GJ4) 27 26.000 4 26,549,975
Jun-03 01:37 (2010 LM68) 298 20.800 20 62,536,507
Jun-03 05:53 (2010 HG20) 226 21.400 10 61,393,047
Jun-03 08:15 (2019 DJ1) 19 26.800 4 18,687,980
Jun-03 14:11 (2012 MO3) 298 20.800 12 28,091,611
Jun-03 14:25 (2007 TA25) 472 19.800 10 22,748,930
Jun-03 16:56 (2007 YJ1) 37 25.300 7 71,160,648
Jun-04 03:48 (2020 XC) 7 29.000 4 23,229,447
Jun-04 15:03 516976 (2012 HM1) 226 21.400 10 25,506,681
Jun-04 20:57 (2021 AK5) 12 27.840 3 14,990,614
Jun-05 07:32 (2019 QQ) 39 25.200 10 72,749,951
Jun-05 11:16 (2019 RE1) 7 28.900 13 32,104,624
Jun-05 15:10 (2021 FQ3) 182 21.870 7 36,688,561
Jun-05 18:09 (2016 TM) 14 27.500 7 13,836,429
Jun-05 19:16 (2014 KP4) 594 19.300 41 69,614,679
Jun-05 20:04 (2020 HP1) 8 28.600 3 17,459,061
Jun-05 20:30 (2019 JQ7) 103 23.100 9 46,468,594
Jun-05 20:58 329338 (2001 JW2) 682 19.000 22 51,540,075
Jun-05 23:47 (2016 KS) 75 23.800 16 45,605,447
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
Jun-06 00:38 (1986 NA) 472 19.800 14 70,054,844
Jun-06 01:31 (2017 YG1) 136 22.500 16 33,826,835
Jun-06 03:38 387505 (1998 KN3) 899 18.400 26 32,896,232
Jun-06 03:49 (2017 LF) 47 24.800 17 61,385,641
Jun-06 06:45 (2016 GP220) 171 22.000 12 31,835,228
Jun-06 08:04 437844 (1999 MN) 253 21.150 24 39,508,090
Jun-06 09:00 162913 (2001 MT18) 985 18.200 12 30,740,810
Jun-06 10:42 (2019 SX8) 7 28.900 19 57,802,472
Jun-06 15:02 (2015 TK) 179 21.900 5 60,784,068
Jun-06 15:10 (2021 JQ3) 71 23.907 10 20,906,125
Jun-06 16:17 (2015 YA10) 338 20.520 15 32,258,825
Jun-07 02:01 (2008 MG1) 450 19.900 24 15,876,857
Jun-07 02:03 (2021 JX1) 132 22.562 12 9,790,935
Jun-07 02:53 (2021 GC3) 280 20.930 17 70,358,297
Jun-07 14:05 (2016 CE30) 216 21.500 5 70,796,615
Jun-07 14:12 (2015 KG158) 9 28.300 21 67,374,761
Jun-07 18:53 (2017 KR31) 65 24.100 16 45,658,318
Jun-07 23:16 (2018 BF5) 62 24.200 19 73,304,723
Jun-08 07:01 (2013 LX28) 188 21.800 22 65,734,622
Jun-08 09:22 (2013 KH6) 99 23.200 9 21,249,104
Jun-08 10:48 (2018 FP3) 239 21.280 4 31,319,143
Jun-08 12:01 (2016 WQ3) 7 28.800 10 32,632,839
Jun-08 13:11 (2019 SV) 68 24.000 9 69,045,274
Jun-08 13:25 (2015 KX156) 206 21.600 17 60,746,880
Jun-08 16:19 414429 (2009 DC43) 1,100 17.960 15 16,137,279
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
Jun-08 17:46 418900 (2009 BE2) 602 19.270 13 37,125,283
Jun-08 21:00 (2020 CK1) 21 26.600 9 36,239,043
Jun-09 00:56 (2016 FN13) 16 27.200 12 44,558,091
Jun-09 02:12 (2020 UL3) 95 23.290 9 73,497,977
Jun-09 02:16 480856 (2001 NZ1) 1,131 17.900 15 49,009,269
Jun-09 02:54 (2018 HU) 31 25.700 8 23,353,689
Jun-09 08:12 458375 (2010 WY8) 236 21.300 5 54,579,814
Jun-09 08:15 (2020 TK6) 24 26.300 6 49,145,122
Jun-09 12:56 (2012 XG) 71 23.900 15 27,355,554
Jun-09 17:06 (2019 LK6) 68 24.000 13 48,127,434
Jun-09 18:45 (2017 YZ5) 57 24.400 11 66,414,912
Jun-09 22:29 (2020 BY) 54 24.500 16 60,978,256

Last Week

Last 7 Days
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
May-05 00:56 (2021 GC6) 83 23.570 5 21,055,248
May-05 08:55 (2017 HC49) 149 22.300 22 46,754,625
May-05 14:45 (2021 JZ) 31 25.744 11 4,231,763
May-05 15:09 (2021 JD3) 27 26.017 9 3,421,217
May-05 15:50 (2018 JP) 14 27.400 8 4,358,259
May-05 16:32 154330 (2002 VX94) 999 18.170 9 19,383,764
May-05 17:41 (2015 XP54) 68 24.000 16 59,737,242
May-05 17:48 (2020 HT3) 37 25.300 14 49,038,978
May-05 19:15 509352 (2007 AG) 411 20.100 15 73,270,281
May-05 21:03 (2021 JC3) 30 25.800 18 1,190,066
May-05 21:52 (2021 JH1) 193 21.737 22 49,073,178
May-06 03:29 (2021 JA1) 33 25.576 21 1,042,238
May-06 07:38 (2021 JS1) 9 28.455 23 110,582
May-06 07:42 (2018 KK1) 86 23.500 21 37,710,587
May-06 09:16 (2021 JB1) 16 27.203 12 1,139,531
May-06 09:56 (2013 JL14) 54 24.500 23 44,971,372
May-06 10:02 363116 (2001 GQ2) 403 20.140 12 64,404,848
May-06 10:27 (2006 KY67) 108 23.000 22 61,658,173
May-06 12:36 (2021 GU7) 146 22.340 4 58,656,850
May-06 13:35 (2016 SX1) 8 28.600 6 34,491,116
May-06 13:41 (2018 RR5) 24 26.300 5 53,074,569
May-06 13:45 (2021 JN1) 48 24.781 16 6,498,859
May-06 14:36 (2014 HP132) 160 22.150 24 17,641,017
May-06 15:11 5189 (1990 UQ) 1,131 17.900 13 10,208,404
May-06 15:16 (2021 JE) 30 25.800 8 6,778,346
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
May-06 15:59 (2021 AE4) 188 21.800 9 7,075,582
May-06 16:26 (2016 RG20) 82 23.600 13 45,080,592
May-06 16:48 (2014 SD145) 18 26.900 7 60,768,325
May-06 20:50 (2021 AO2) 123 22.720 9 51,875,183
May-07 00:36 (2019 JX1) 7 29.100 18 21,024,268
May-07 02:48 (2021 JD2) 22 26.462 8 3,542,648
May-07 04:20 (2020 HF9) 49 24.700 19 33,332,103
May-07 06:19 (2019 RC3) 124 22.700 6 74,036,576
May-07 09:17 (2021 HF1) 12 27.860 3 4,764,022
May-07 12:25 418797 (2008 VF) 567 19.400 22 59,590,563
May-07 13:02 (2007 KD2) 103 23.100 18 70,760,925
May-07 14:06 (2018 KS) 11 27.900 5 25,087,988
May-07 14:44 (2008 RH1) 130 22.600 12 39,566,385
May-07 15:21 (2021 JN) 50 24.660 14 8,414,513
May-07 17:40 (2019 VV) 37 25.330 9 42,661,359
May-07 18:23 (2021 JP1) 28 25.935 16 3,254,837
May-07 20:19 (2021 JE3) 38 25.260 6 13,326,454
May-07 23:07 (2021 GR18) 101 23.150 8 31,354,941
May-07 23:48 (2017 HH2) 94 23.300 17 60,194,005
May-08 01:51 (2019 AO12) 33 25.600 9 57,360,912
May-08 05:50 (2002 LX64) 247 21.200 11 42,106,029
May-08 07:51 (2018 LX5) 39 25.200 9 58,370,075
May-08 09:10 (2021 JZ2) 119 22.793 21 29,265,636
May-08 10:12 (2021 GT6) 117 22.820 15 13,974,216
May-08 10:47 (2021 JQ2) 4 29.994 9 67,180
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
May-08 12:54 (2012 DJ54) 9 28.500 6 51,177,823
May-08 15:51 (2018 DX1) 62 24.200 15 56,921,491
May-08 16:56 (2020 KZ2) 12 27.700 4 14,429,870
May-08 17:12 (2021 GY8) 121 22.750 2 37,913,676
May-08 18:35 (2020 SN6) 7 28.800 6 43,255,579
May-09 01:07 (2020 XT2) 50 24.670 3 37,024,497
May-09 03:36 (2014 KV76) 265 21.050 9 20,625,438
May-09 08:46 (2015 HF11) 567 19.400 19 47,699,290
May-09 09:11 (2019 JH7) 5 29.600 14 25,227,408
May-09 13:05 (2014 WG365) 430 20.000 13 55,090,702
May-09 14:43 494710 (2005 MO13) 298 20.800 9 32,171,501
May-09 16:41 495222 (2013 GU38) 326 20.600 10 37,128,543
May-10 01:11 (2015 XQ1) 90 23.400 14 45,127,793
May-10 02:34 (2003 YJ) 368 20.340 13 47,799,926
May-10 02:54 (2021 JS3) 30 25.787 9 4,933,841
May-10 06:26 (2021 GR7) 144 22.370 16 16,985,139
May-10 08:33 (2010 FF10) 188 21.800 12 14,009,528
May-10 10:16 (2020 RF5) 66 24.060 5 34,347,542
May-10 10:23 (2021 JA2) 28 25.920 13 4,808,156
May-10 10:26 488615 (2002 SR) 197 21.700 6 56,687,451
May-10 11:13 (2021 JT) 15 27.346 8 2,246,869
May-10 16:06 (2021 HQ2) 251 21.170 16 30,641,407
May-10 20:22 (2021 GM10) 46 24.870 6 4,879,107
May-10 21:49 242147 (2003 BH84) 1,736 16.970 27 49,639,183
May-10 23:44 (2020 UX) 3 31.140 8 68,049,659
Date Name Diameter Magnitude Km/s Distance
May-11 00:14 (2008 NP3) 108 23.000 9 49,481,112
May-11 00:53 (2020 QL2) 86 23.500 9 74,181,770
May-11 01:19 (2019 FW) 26 26.100 15 49,956,444
May-11 05:04 (2020 VO3) 99 23.200 14 36,588,825
May-11 06:03 (2018 JJ3) 68 24.000 9 74,034,000
May-11 09:48 (2021 JX3) 37 25.326 13 7,160,868
May-11 14:47 (2005 TC51) 15 27.300 8 9,685,711
May-11 16:30 (2020 XK3) 194 21.730 36 69,234,163
May-11 17:22 (2021 GK1) 17 27.050 2 567,340
May-11 20:02 (2019 FJ1) 171 22.000 6 53,881,796
May-11 22:20 (2021 AD24) 113 22.900 8 25,124,461

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