Space Calendar - September 25, 2006

wrote:
Welcome to the Space Calendar!

This Space Calendar covers space-related activities and anniversaries
for the upcoming year. It is also available on the web at:

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/


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SPACE CALENDAR
September 25, 2006
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* indicates changes from last month's calendar.

September 2006
* Sep 25 - GPS 2RM F-2 Delta 2 Launch
Sep 25 - Comet Peters-Hartley Perihelion (1.634 AU)
Sep 25 - Comet P/2005 JD108 (Catalina-NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth
(3.547 AU)
* Sep 25 - Asteroid 2006 SF7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.060 AU)
* Sep 25 - Asteroid 253 Mathilde Occults TYC 1329-00702-1 (10.4
Magnitude Star)
* Sep 25 - Asteroid 865 Zubaida Occults HIP 29529 (7.8 Magnitude Star)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 3773 Smithsonian Closest Approach To Earth (0.775
AU)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 6434 Jewitt Closest Approach To Earth (0.879 AU)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 11247 Wilburwright Closest Approach To Earth (1.738
AU)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 3259 Brownlee Closest Approach To Earth (2.588 AU)
Sep 26 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #74 (OTM-74)
Sep 26 - Asteroid 1998 YM4 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.026 AU)
Sep 26 - Asteroid 2247 Hiroshima Closest Approach To Earth (1.219 AU)
Sep 28 - Comet C/2006 M4 (SWAN) Perihelion (0.783 AU)
* Sep 28 - Asteroid 537 Pauly Occults HIP 93901 (7.9 Magnitude Star)
* Sep 28 - Asteroid 3939 Huruhata Occults HIP 44331 (6.4 Magnitude
Star)


This calendar brought to you by the Asteroid Lobby, National Asteroid
Foundation, Federal Asteroid Club, Asteroids-R-Us, Asteroid of the
Month Club, Organization of American Asteroid Observers, Florida
Asteroid Foundation, Global Asteroid Collectors Society, International
Association to Preserve Asteroids, National Asteroid Exchange, National
Asteroid and Space Administration, Western Asteroid Society, United
Federation of Asteroids, Asteroids Anonymous, National Association to
Prevent Asteroid Abuse, United Asteroid College Fund, American Society
to Prevent Cruelty to Astroids, Democrats for Asteroids, Republican
Asteroid Club, Society of Professional Asteroid Collectors.

;-)


Rusty

Rusty wrote:
wrote:
Welcome to the Space Calendar!

This Space Calendar covers space-related activities and anniversaries
for the upcoming year. It is also available on the web at:

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/


=========================
SPACE CALENDAR
September 25, 2006
=========================

* indicates changes from last month's calendar.

September 2006
* Sep 25 - GPS 2RM F-2 Delta 2 Launch
Sep 25 - Comet Peters-Hartley Perihelion (1.634 AU)
Sep 25 - Comet P/2005 JD108 (Catalina-NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth
(3.547 AU)
* Sep 25 - Asteroid 2006 SF7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.060 AU)
* Sep 25 - Asteroid 253 Mathilde Occults TYC 1329-00702-1 (10.4
Magnitude Star)
* Sep 25 - Asteroid 865 Zubaida Occults HIP 29529 (7.8 Magnitude Star)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 3773 Smithsonian Closest Approach To Earth (0.775
AU)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 6434 Jewitt Closest Approach To Earth (0.879 AU)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 11247 Wilburwright Closest Approach To Earth (1.738
AU)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 3259 Brownlee Closest Approach To Earth (2.588 AU)
Sep 26 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #74 (OTM-74)
Sep 26 - Asteroid 1998 YM4 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.026 AU)
Sep 26 - Asteroid 2247 Hiroshima Closest Approach To Earth (1.219 AU)
Sep 28 - Comet C/2006 M4 (SWAN) Perihelion (0.783 AU)
* Sep 28 - Asteroid 537 Pauly Occults HIP 93901 (7.9 Magnitude Star)
* Sep 28 - Asteroid 3939 Huruhata Occults HIP 44331 (6.4 Magnitude
Star)


This calendar brought to you by the Asteroid Lobby, National Asteroid
Foundation, Federal Asteroid Club, Asteroids-R-Us, Asteroid of the
Month Club, Organization of American Asteroid Observers, Florida
Asteroid Foundation, Global Asteroid Collectors Society, International
Association to Preserve Asteroids, National Asteroid Exchange, National
Asteroid and Space Administration, Western Asteroid Society, United
Federation of Asteroids, Asteroids Anonymous, National Association to
Prevent Asteroid Abuse, United Asteroid College Fund, American Society
to Prevent Cruelty to Astroids, Democrats for Asteroids, Republican
Asteroid Club, Society of Professional Asteroid Collectors.

;-)



What about the neoids, or probably NEOids; but the former sounds
better. Isn't NEO more correct? Not PC, mind you, but in JPL-speak, NEO
is better than asteroid, as the latter is too limiting.

Eric

Rusty