Space Calendar - October 24, 2003

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SPACE CALENDAR
October 24, 2003
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* indicates changes from last month's calendar.

October 2003
Oct 24 - Jupiter Occults PPM 157319 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
Oct 24 - Asteroid 65679 (1989 UQ) Near-Earth Flyby (0.150 AU)
Oct 24 - 5th Anniversary (1998), Deep Space 1 Launch
Oct 25 - Comet C/2003 O2 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (0.777 AU)
* Oct 25 - Asteroid 2003 SS214 Near-Earth Flyby (0.158 AU)
Oct 25 - Asteroid 2002 LW Near-Earth Flyby (0.183 AU)
Oct 26 - Daylight Saving - Set Clock Back 1 Hour (Europe, North America)
Oct 26 - Moon Occults Venus
Oct 26 - Comet C/2002 X1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.801 AU)
* Oct 26 - Asteroid 2003 UP12 Near-Earth Flyby (0.029 AU)
Oct 26 - Asteroid 2002 VS14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.138 AU)
* Oct 27 - TMA-2 Return To Earth (International Space Station)
* Oct 28 - Asteroid 531 Zerlina Occults HIP 6432 (6.2 Magnitude Star)
* Oct 28 - Asteroid 2003 TL4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.026 AU)
Oct 28 - Asteroid 31662 (1999 HP11) Near-Earth Flyby (0.129 AU)
Oct 29 - Servis 1 Rokot KM Launch
* Oct 29 - Asteroid 2003 TH2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.018 AU)
Oct 30 - Asteroid 68346 (2001 KZ66) Near-Earth Flyby (0.080 AU)
Oct 31 - Asteroid 188 Menippe Occults TYC 1221-01110-1 (9.6 Magnitude Star)
* Oct 31 - Asteroid 105 Artemis Occults HIP 106870 (6.8 Magnitude Star)
* Oct 31 - Asteroid 129 Antigone Occults TYC 0789-00547-1 (9.1 Magnitude Star)

November 2003
Nov ?? - Satmex-6 Ariane 5 Launch
* Nov ?? - IGS-2A/IGS-2B H-2A Launch (Japan)
* Nov ?? - GPS 2R-10 Delta 2 Launch
Nov 01 - Comet C/2001 HT50 (LINEAR-NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (2.051 AU)
Nov 01 - Uranus Occults TYC 5808-00088-1 (11.5 Magnitude Star)
* Nov 01 - Asteroid 2003 TO9 Near-Earth Flyby (0.022 AU)
* Nov 01 - Asteroid 2003 UV11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.067 AU)
Nov 01 - Asteroid 2003 QZ30 Near-Earth Flyby (0.122 AU)
* Nov 02 - Asteroid 2003 UD5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.047 AU)
Nov 03 - Taurids Meteor Shower Peak
* Nov 03 - Comet C/2003 U1 (LINEAR) Perihelion (1.803 AU)
Nov 03 - Comet Helin-Roman-Crocket Closest Approach To Earth (2.750 AU)
* Nov 03 - Asteroid 419 Aurelia Occults TYC 4935-00779-1 (9.6 Magnitude Star)
Nov 03 - 30th Anniversary (1973), Mariner 10 Launch (Venus & Mercury Flyby Mission)
* Nov 04 - Asteroid 1191 Alfaterna Occults TYC 0114-01937-1 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
* Nov 04 - Asteroid 1937 UB Near-Earth Flyby (0.048 AU)
Nov 04 - Asteroid 68950 (2002 QF15) Near-Earth Flyby (0.144 AU)
* Nov 05 - Comet C/2003 U1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (0.887 AU)
Nov 05 - Asteroid 72 Feronia Occults HIP 48618 (8.4 Magnitude Star)
Nov 06 - Comet C/2002 O7 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (0.962 AU)
Nov 06 - Comet C/2003 A2 (Gleason) Perihelion (11.426 AU)
Nov 06 - Asteroid 2000 EJ26 Near-Earth Flyby (0.149 AU)
Nov 07 - Mars Exploration Rover-A (Spirit), Trajectory Correction Maneuver #4 (TCM-4)
* Nov 07 - Asteroid 1312 Vassar Occult HIP 86769 (6.4 Magnitude Star)
* Nov 07 - Asteroid 1315 Bronslawa Occults TYC 1279-01966-1 (9.9 Magnitude Star)
Nov 07 - Asteroid 2000 VZ44 Near-Earth Flyby (0.065 AU)
Nov 08 - Comet Whipple Closest Approach To Earth (2.173 AU)
Nov 08 - 35th Anniversary (1968), Pioneer 9 Launch (Solar Orbiter)
Nov 09 - Lunar Eclipse
Nov 09 - Comet Shoemaker Holt 2 Closest Approach To Earth (2.244 AU)
Nov 09 - Asteroid 1996 AP1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.116 AU)
Nov 10 - Comet C/2002 V2 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (5.935 AU)
Nov 10 - 35th Anniversary (1968), Zond 6 Launch (Soviet Moon Orbit & Return)
Nov 11 - Comet C/2001 T4 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (7.798 AU)
* Nov 11 - Asteroid 2003 UO12 Near-Earth Flyby (0.040 AU)
* Nov 12 - Asteroid 1136 Mercedes Occults TYC 0697-01083-1 (8.9 Magnitude Star)
Nov 12 - Asteroid 1990 OS Near-Earth Flyby (0.023 AU)
Nov 12 - Asteroid 65803 (1996 GT) Near-Earth Flyby (0.048 AU)
* Nov 13 - Asteroid 656 Beagle Occults HIP 54998 (8.3 Magnitude Star)
* Nov 13 - Asteroid 2003 UX5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.079 AU)
Nov 13 - Asteroid 1998 XB Near-Earth Flyby (0.145 AU)
Nov 14 - Gruzomaket Strela Launch
* Nov 14 - Comet C/2003 T2 (LINEAR) Perihelion (1.785 AU)
* Nov 14 - Comet C/2003 S3 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (7.279 AU)
* Nov 15 - Saturn Occults TYC 1343-01616-1 (8.6 Magnitude Star)
Nov 15 - Asteroid 1999 XN141 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)
Nov 15 - 15th Anniversary (1988), Buran Launch (Soviet Space Shuttle)
Nov 15 - William Herschel's 265th Birthday (1738)
Nov 16 - Comet Oterma Closest Approach To Earth (4.611 AU)
* Nov 16 - Asteroid 185 Eunike Occults TYC 5343-00009-1 (9.7 Magnitude Star)
Nov 16 - Asteroid 2000 WN10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.181 AU)
Nov 16 - Asteroid 3753 Cruithne Near-Earth Flyby (0.343 AU)
Nov 16 - 30th Anniversary (1973), Skylab 4 Launch
Nov 17 - Leonids Meteor Shower Peak
Nov 17 - Comet Encke Near-Earth Flyby (0.261 AU)
* Nov 17 - Asteroid 98 Ianthe Occults HIP 27946 (8.4 Magnitude Star)
Nov 18 - Asteroid 2002 VX91 Near-Earth Flyby (0.122 AU)
Nov 18 - Alan Shepard's 80th Birthday (1923)
* Nov 19 - Asteroid 897 Occults HIP 100283 (6.6 Magnitude Star)
* Nov 19 - Asteroid 633 Zelima Occults TYC TYC 0055-00888-2 (9.9 Magnitude Star)
* Nov 19 - Asteroid 633 Zelima Occults TYC TYC 0055-00888-1 (9.4 Magnitude Star)
* Nov 19 - Asteroid 2003 UW5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.083 AU)
* Nov 19 - Asteroid 8000 Isaac Newton Closest Approach To Earth (2.148 AU)
Nov 20 - MLV-14/NROL-18 Atlas 2AS Launch
* Nov 20 - Yamal 201/202 Proton K Launch
Nov 21 - Mars Exploration Rover-B (Opportunity), Trajectory Correction Maneuver #3 (TCM-3)
Nov 21 - Asteroid 52872 Okyrhoe Closest Approach To Earth (6.963 AU)
Nov 22 - Mars Occults PPM 207297 (9.6 Magnitude Star)
Nov 22 - 5th Anniversary (1998), Galileo, Europa 18 Flyby
Nov 23 - Solar Eclipse (Visible From Antarctica)
Nov 25 - Moon Occults Mercury
* Nov 25 - Saturn Occults SAO 078832 (8.3 Magnitude Star)
Nov 26 - Kuiper Belt Object 19521 Chaos At Opposition (41.117 AU)
Nov 27 - Asteroid 52975 Cyllarus At Opposition (19.680 AU)
Nov 28 - Comet Holt-Olmstead Closest Approach To Earth (1.531 AU)
Nov 28 - Asteroid 29 Amphitrite At Opposition (8.8 Magnitude)
Nov 28 - Asteroid 1998 UT18 Near-Earth Flyby (0.066 AU)
* Nov 29 - Comet C/2003 T2 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (0.941 AU)
Nov 29 - Christian Doppler's 200th Birthday (1803)
Nov 30 - Cosmos-Glonass N & M Proton K Launch
Nov 30 - Asteroid 1996 JG Near-Earth Flyby (0.142 AU)

December 2003
Dec ?? - Double Star 1 Long March 2C Launch (China)
Dec ?? - Cosmos-USPM Tsyklon 2 Launch
Dec ?? - Cosmos-Oko Molniya M Launch
Dec ?? - Apstar 5 Zenit 3SL Launch
* Dec ?? - Resurs F2 Soyuz U Launch
* Dec ?? - ROC-Sat 2 Taurus XL Launch
* Dec 01 - Asteroid 2003 UC20 Near-Earth Flyby (0.081 AU)
Dec 03 - 30th Anniversary (1973), Pioneer 10, Jupiter Flyby
* Dec 04 - Comet P/2003 U2 (LINEAR) Perihelion (1.710 AU)
* Dec 04 - Asteroid 2003 UB5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.097 AU)
Dec 04 - 25th Anniversary (1978), Pioneer Venus 1, Venus Orbit Insertion
Dec 05 - STARDUST, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #10 (TCM-10)
Dec 06 - Gravity Probe B Delta 2 Launch
* Dec 06 - Asteroid 2000 YJ11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.141 AU)
Dec 06 - Asteroid 2001 WF49 Near-Earth Flyby (0.152 AU)
Dec 08 - Asteroid 2000 WJ10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.190 AU)
Dec 09 - Mercury At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (21 Degrees)
Dec 09 - Comet West-Hartley Perihelion (2.129 AU)
Dec 09 - Asteroid 1999 YC Near-Pallas Flyby (0.040 AU)
Dec 09 - Asteroid 2001 MT18 Near-Earth Flyby (0.174 AU)
Dec 09 - 25th Anniversary (1978), Pioneer Venus 2, Venus Atmospheric Probes
Dec 11 - Asteroid 14 Irene At Opposition (9.6 Magnitude)
Dec 11 - Asteroid 2001 XX4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.091 AU)
Dec 11 - Annie Jump Cannon's 140th Birthday (1863)
Dec 13 - Geminids Meteor Shower Peak
Dec 14 - Nozomi, Mars Orbit Insertion
Dec 14 - Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.560 AU)
Dec 15 - Saturn Occults PPM 94676 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
* Dec 16 - UHF F11 Atlas 3B Launch
Dec 17 - 100th Anniversary (1903), Wright Brothers' First Airplane Flight
* Dec 18 - Amos 2 Soyuz FG-Fregat Launch
* Dec 19 - Beagle 2 Separation From Mars Express
Dec 21 - Asteroid 3362 Khufu Near-Earth Flyby (0.195 AU)
Dec 21 - 35th Anniversary (1968), Apollo 8 Launch
Dec 21 - 25th Anniversary (1978), Venera 12, Venus Landing
Dec 22 - Winter Solstice (07:04 UT)
Dec 22 - Ursids Meteor Shower Peak
Dec 22 - Asteroid 925 Alphonsina Occults HIP 23799 (6.3 Magnitude Star)
Dec 22 - 15th Anniversary (1988), Discovery of LEW 88516 (Mars Meteorite)
Dec 23 - STARDUST, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #11 (TCM-11)
Dec 24 - STARDUST, Aerogel Grid Deployed
Dec 24 - Mars Occults PPM 143331 (10.1 Magnitude Star)
Dec 24 - Deep Space Network's 40th Birthday (1963)
Dec 25 - Beagle 2 Lands On Mars
Dec 25 - Mars Express, Mars Orbit Insertion
Dec 25 - 25th Anniversary (1978), Venera 11, Venus Landing
Dec 26 - Comet C/2002 T6 (LINEAR-NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (2.661 AU)
Dec 26 - Asteroid 2002 XP37 Near-Earth Flyby (0.268 AU)
Dec 26 - Asteroid 31824 Elatus Closest Approach To Earth (9.189 AU)
Dec 27 - Mars Exploration Rover-A (Spirit), Trajectory Correction Maneuver #5 (TCM-5)
Dec 29 - Comet Encke Perihelion (0.338 AU)
Dec 30 - Venus Passes 1.8 Degrees From Neptune
Dec 31 - STARDUST, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #12 (TCM-12)
Dec 31 - Saturn At Opposition
* Dec 31 - Asteroid 208 Lacrimosa Occults TYC 1397-01764-1 (9.0 Magnitude Star)
Dec 31 - Asteroid 1995 CR Near-Earth Flyby (0.051 AU)

January 2004
* Jan ?? - Progress M1-11 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station 13P)
Jan ?? - MTSAT-1RA H-2A Launch
Jan ?? - Monitor E N1 Rokot KM Launch
Jan ?? - Eutelsat W-3A Proton M Launch
* Jan ?? - Cosmos 1 Volna Launch (Solar Sail Mission)
* Jan ?? - Express AM-22 Proton K Launch
* Jan ?? - GPS 2R-11/Proseds Delta 2 Launch
* Jan 01 - Asteroid 2421 Nininger Closest Approach To Earth (2.315 AU)
Jan 02 - STARDUST, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #13 (TCM-13)
Jan 02 - STARDUST, Comet Wild 2 Encounter
Jan 02 - Mars Exploration Rover-A (Spirit), Trajectory Correction Maneuver #6 (TCM-6)
Jan 02 - 45th Anniversary (1959), Luna 1 Launch (1st Moon Flyby)
Jan 03 - Mars Exploration Rover-A (Spirit), Trajectory Correction Maneuver #7 (TCM-7)
Jan 03 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak
Jan 04 - Mars Exploration Rover A (Spirit), Mars Landing
Jan 04 - Earth at Perihelion (0.983 AU From Sun)
Jan 04 - Kuiper Belt Object 20000 Varuna At Opposition (42.219 AU)
Jan 05 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Venera 5 Launch (Soviet Venus Lander)
Jan 06 - Asteroid 2002 XT90 Near-Earth Flyby (0.200 AU)
Jan 08 - Mars Occults PPM 143928 (9.9 Magnitude Star)
Jan 09 - Comet Jackson-Neujmin Perihelion (1.389 AU)
Jan 09 - Asteroid 2002 AA29 Near-Earth Flyby (0.055 AU)
Jan 10 - Mercury Occults HIP 87068 (7.2 Magnitude Star)
Jan 10 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Venera 6 Launch (Soviet Venus Lander)
Jan 11 - Comet C/2003 L2 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (2.623 AU)
Jan 11 - Asteroid 2002 CQ11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.152 AU)
Jan 13 - Asteroid 2001 FC58 Near-Venus Flyby (0.047 AU)
Jan 13 - Asteroid 2003 OT13 Near-Earth Flyby (0.196 AU)
Jan 13 - Asteroid 2956 Yeomans Closest Approach To Earth (1.907 AU)
Jan 14 - Mars Occults TYC 0025-00636-1 (8.7 Magnitude Star)
Jan 15 - C/NOFS Pegasus XL Launch
Jan 15 - Venus Passes 0.9 Degrees From Uranus
Jan 15 - Asteroid 2001 BE10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.060 AU)
Jan 15 - Asteroid 2000 CH59 Near-Earth Flyby (0.200 AU)
Jan 16 - Asteroid 1996 AE2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.146 AU)
Jan 17 - Mars Exploration Rover-B (Opportunity), Trajectory Correction Maneuver #4 (TCM-4)
Jan 17 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (24 Degrees)
Jan 17 - Venus Occults PPM 240224 (9.6 Magnitude Star)
Jan 17 - Comet C/2002 T5 Closest Approach To Earth (3.121 AU)
Jan 18 - Venus Occults TYC 5807-01427-1 (8.6 Magnitude Star)
Jan 18 - Asteroid 2212 Hephaistos Near-Mercury Flyby (0.033 AU)
Jan 19 - Mercury Occults TYC 6277-01052-1 (9.4 Magnitude Star)
Jan 19 - Comet C/2003 L2 (LINEAR) Perihelion (2.865 AU)
Jan 20 - Mercury Occults TYC 6278-00447-1 (10.0 Magnitude Star)
Jan 21 - Asteroid 2002 AL14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.156 AU)
* Jan 22 - TacSat 1 Falcon Launch (Inaugural Test Launch)
Jan 22 - Chinese New Year
Jan 22 - Comet Vaisala 1 Perihelion (1.796 AU)
Jan 22 - Asteroid 1997 AC11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.166 AU)
Jan 23 - Mars Exploration Rover-B (Opportunity), Trajectory Correction Maneuver #5 (TCM-5)
Jan 24 - Mars Exploration Rover-B (Opportunity), Trajectory Correction Maneuver #6 (TCM-6)
Jan 25 - Mars Exploration Rover B (Opportunity), Mars Landing
Jan 25 - 10th Anniversary (1994), Clementine Launch (USA Moon Orbiter)
* Jan 27 - Asteroid 1772 Gagarin Closest Approach To Earth (1.385 AU)
Jan 28 - Venus Occults PPM 207251 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
Jan 28 - Asteroid 2002 PN Near-Earth Flyby (0.042 AU)
Jan 29 - Mars Occults TYC 0624-00684-1 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
Jan 30 - Progress M-49 Soyuz U Launch (International Space Station 14P)
Jan 30 - Mercury Occults TYC 6875-00773-1 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
* Jan 30 - Asteroid 2247 Hiroshima Closest Approach To Earth (1.467 AU)

February 2004
Feb ?? - NFIRE Minotaur Launch
Feb ?? - GALS R16 Proton K Launch
Feb ?? - FSW-31 CZ-2D Launch
Feb ?? - Sich 1-M Tsyklon 3 Launch
* Feb ?? - Direct-TV 7-S Ariane 5 Launch
* Feb ?? - Cosmos Proton K Launch
Feb 01 - Asteroid 2000 SU180 Near-Earth Flyby (0.149 AU)
Feb 01 - 1st Anniversary (2003), Space Shuttle Columbia Accident
Feb 01 - 5th Anniversary (1999), Galileo, Europa 19 Flyby
Feb 01 - Asteroid 2000 SU180 Near-Earth Flyby (0.148 AU)
Feb 02 - STARDUST, Deep Space Maneuver #4 (DSM-4)
Feb 03 - Mars Occults TYC 0625-01155-1 (11.4 Magnitude Star)
Feb 03 - Asteroid 6239 Minos Near-Earth Flyby (0.056 AU)
Feb 04 - Ulysses Closest Approach To Jupiter
Feb 04 - Asteroid 2002 PZ39 Near-Earth Flyby (0.152 AU)
Feb 05 - AMC-10 Atlas 2AS Launch
Feb 05 - Mars Occults HIP 8973 (7.6 Magnitude Star)
Feb 05 - Asteroid 2001 CP36 Near-Earth Flyby (0.057 AU)
Feb 05 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Mariner 10, Venus Flyby
Feb 07 - Comet P/2002 X2 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (2.351 AU)
Feb 07 - Astronomical Society of the Pacific's 115th Birthday (1889)
Feb 07 - William Huggins' 180th birthday (1824)
* Feb 09 - Asteroid 12485 Jenniferharris Closest Approach To Earth (1.630 AU)
Feb 09 - 5th Anniversary (1999), STARDUST Launch
Feb 10 - Asteroid 2000 WO107 Near-Earth Flyby (0.190 AU)
Feb 10 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Mars 4, Mars Flyby
* Feb 12 - Asteroid 1604 Tombaugh Closest Approach To Earth (2.312 AU)
Feb 12 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Mars 5, Mars Orbit Insertion
Feb 13 - Jupiter Occults PPM 157614 (11.3 Magnitude Star)
Feb 13 - Comet C/2003 E1 (NEAT) Perihelion (3.245 AU)
Feb 13 - Asteroid 2000 DK8 Near-Earth Flyby (0.161 AU)
Feb 13 - Asteroid 2001 KA67 Near-Vesta Flyby (0.044 AU)
Feb 14 - DSP-22 Titan 4B Launch
Feb 14 - Comet C/2003 A2 (Gleason) Closest Approach To Earth (10.451 AU)
Feb 15 - Mercury Passes 1.9 Degrees From Neptune
Feb 15 - Galileo Galilei's 440th Birthday (1564)
Feb 18 - Mercury Occults HIP 105546 (9.6 Magnitude Star)
Feb 18 - Venus Occults PPM 143762 (8.7 Magnitude Star)
Feb 19 - Mercury Occults TYC 6365-00578-1 (9.9 Magnitude Star)
Feb 20 - Venus Occults PPM 143928 (9.9 Magnitude Star)
Feb 20 - 10th Anniversary (1994), Clementine, Moon Orbit Insertion
* Feb 21 - Comet P/2003 T1 (Tritton) Closest Approach To Earth (1.211 AU)
Feb 22 - Comet C/2003 H1 (LINEAR) Perihelion (2.240 AU)
* Feb 22 - Asteroid 1996 Adams Closest Approach To Earth (1.901 AU)
Feb 24 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Mariner 6 Launch (Mars Flyby Mission)
Feb 25 - Venus Occults TYC 0613-00933-1 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
Feb 26 - Rosetta Ariane 5 Launch (Comet Orbiter & Lander)
* Feb 26 - Aura Delta 2 Launch
Feb 26 - Moon Occults Mars
Feb 27 - MB-Sat 1 Atlas 3A Launch
Feb 27 - Mercury Passes 1.4 Degrees From Uranus
Feb 28 - Asteroid 2000 EV70 Near-Earth Flyby (0.164 AU)
Feb 28 - Asteroid 5555 Wimberly Closest Approach To Earth (2.051 AU)
* Feb 29 - Asteroid 1691 Oort Closest Approach To Earth (2.341 AU)

March 2004
Mar ?? - Intelsat 10 F-2 Proton M Launch
Mar ?? - Telstar 8 Zenit 3SL Launch
Mar ?? - Chuang Xing 1 CZ-4B Launch (China)
Mar ?? - TWINS-A Pegasus XL Launch
Mar ?? - Cosmos/Rus Soyuz 2 Test Launch
Mar ?? - Cartosat 1 PSLV Launch (India)
Mar ?? - Anik F-2 Ariane 5 Launch
Mar 01 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 4 Closest Approach To Earth (1.662 AU)
Mar 03 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Apollo 9 Launch
Mar 04 - Jupiter At Opposition
* Mar 04 - Asteroid 2362 Mark Twain Closest Approach To Earth (1.608 AU)
Mar 05 - 25th Anniversary (1979), Voyager 1, Jupiter Flyby
* Mar 06 - Asteroid 2000 UL11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.148 AU)
* Mar 09 - Asteroid 13667 Samthurman Closest Approach To Earth (1.679 AU)
Mar 10 - Asteroid 2002 CD Near-Earth Flyby (0.167 AU)
Mar 11 - Mercury Occults HIP 117820 (8.6 Magnitude Star)
Mar 13 - Venus Occults PPM 118153 (8.4 Magnitude Star)
Mar 14 - Albert Einstein's 125th Birthday (1879)
Mar 15 - Comet C/2003 H1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.334 AU)
Mar 17 - Venus Occults TYC 1219-01658-1 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
Mar 17 - Comet Wolf-Harrington Perihelion (1.579 AU)
Mar 17 - Comet C/2003 O1 (LINEAR) Perihelion (6.847 AU)
Mar 18 - Asteroid 2002 SY269 Near-Earth Flyby (0.029 AU)
Mar 19 - Asteroid 2002 GD2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.120 AU)
Mar 20 - Vernal Equinox, 06:49 UT
Mar 20 - Venus Occults TYC 1227-00081-1 (9.1 Magnitude Star)
Mar 22 - Venus Occults TYC 1227-00116-1 (9.3 Magnitude Star)
* Mar 22 - Asteroid 10217 Richardcook Closest Approach To Earth (2.294 AU)
Mar 23 - Comet West-Hartley Closest Approach To Earth (1.317 AU)
Mar 23 - Asteroid 2001 FE7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.077 AU)
Mar 23 - Asteroid 10199 Chariklo Closest Approach To Earth (12.150 AU)
Mar 23 - Pierre Laplace's 255th Birthday (1749)
* Mar 24 - Asteroid 253 Mathilde Closest Approach To Earth (2.263 AU)
Mar 25 - Progress M1-12 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station 15P)
Mar 25 - Moon Occults Mars
Mar 26 - Venus Occults PPM 92330 (8.3 Magnitude Star)
* Mar 27 - Comet P/2003 S1 (NEAT) Perihelion (2.595 AU)
Mar 27 - Asteroid 2002 GQ Near-Earth Flyby (0.103 AU)
Mar 27 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Mariner 7 Launch (USA Mars Flyby)
Mar 28 - Daylight Saving - Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour (Europe)
Mar 29 - Mercury Greatest Eastern Elongation (19 Degrees)
Mar 29 - Venus Greatest Eastern Elongation (46 Degrees)
Mar 29 - Mercury Occults HIP 7621 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
Mar 29 - Kuiper Belt Object 38083 Rhadamanthus At Opposition (38.057 AU)
Mar 29 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Mariner 10, 1st Mercury Flyby
Mar 31 - Mars Occults TYC 1276-01294-1 (11.9 Magnitude Star)

April 2004
Apr ?? - Lunar TrailBlazer Dnepr Launch (Commerical Moon Orbiter)
Apr ?? - Dialog 1 Rokot-Briz Launch
Apr ?? - Feng Yun 2-3 CZ-3A Launch (China)
Apr ?? - AMC-12 Proton K Launch
Apr ?? - Inmarsat 4 F-1 Atlas 5 Launch
Apr 01 - Genesis, End of Science Collection
Apr 02 - Mercury Occults TYC 0628-00553-1 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
Apr 02 - 45th Anniversary (1959), Selection Of The Mercury 7 Astronauts
Apr 03 - Venus Crosses the Pleiades (M45)
Apr 04 - Daylight Saving - Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour (North America)
Apr 04 - Venus Occults HIP 17900 (6.2 Magnitude Star)
Apr 04 - Asteroid 2001 HB Near-Earth Flyby (0.093 AU)
Apr 05 - Venus Occults TYC 1813-00193-1 (10.0 Magnitude Star)
Apr 05 - Comet C/2002 L9 (NEAT) Perihelion (7.033 AU)
* Apr 05 - Asteroid 2688 Halley Closest Approach To Earth (2.072 AU)
Apr 08 - Mars Occults TYC 1830-00762-1 (12.0 Magnitude Star)
Apr 08 - 40th Anniversary (1964), Gemini 1 Launch (Unmanned)
Apr 10 - Express AM-1 Proton K Launch
Apr 11 - Easter Sunday
Apr 12 - Comet Howell Perihelion (1.368 AU)
Apr 12 - Asteroid 2001 GO2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.146 AU)
Apr 12 - 155th Anniversary (1849), de Gasparis' Discovery of Asteroid 10 Hygiea
Apr 13 - Venus Occults PPM 93503 (11.6 Magnitude Star)
Apr 13 - Asteroid 5554 Keesey Closest Approach To Earth (1.696 AU)
Apr 14 - Comet C/2002 J5 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (5.527 AU)
Apr 14 - Christiaan Huygens' 375th Birthday (1629)
Apr 15 - Asteroid 1998 XN17 Near-Earth Flyby (0.160 AU)
Apr 16 - Mars Occults TYC 1832-01021-1 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
Apr 16 - Asteroid 2001 HJ31 Near-Earth Flyby (0.006 AU)
Apr 17 - Mars Occults TYC 1845-00976-1 (11.1 Magnitude Star)
Apr 18 - Mars Occults TYC 1845-02178-1 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
Apr 18 - Comet P/2001 YX127 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (2.750 AU)
Apr 19 - Partial Solar Eclipse (Visible From South Africa)
Apr 19 - Mars Occults TYC 1846-00545-1 (10.6 Magnitude Star)
Apr 19 - Asteroid 38628 Huya Closest Approach To Earth (28.306 AU)
Apr 19-25 - Astronomy Week
Apr 25 - TMA-4 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station 8S)
Apr 20 - Comet Tempel 2 Closest Approach To Earth (2.030 AU)
Apr 20 - Asteroid 1999 DJ4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.059 AU)
Apr 20 - Asteroid 2002 QQ40 Near-Venus Flyby (0.048 AU)
Apr 21 - Kuiper Belt Object 53311 Deucalion At Opposition (42.550 AU)
Apr 22 - Lyrids Meteor Shower Peak
Apr 22 - Comet Vaisala 1 Closest Approach To Earth (1.096 AU)
Apr 23 - Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) Perihelion (0.615 AU)
Apr 24 - Astronomy Day
* Apr 28 - Comet C/2003 T3 (Tabur) Perihelion (1.477 AU)
* Apr 28 - Asteroid 697 Galilea Closest Approach To Earth (2.156 AU)
Apr 29 - SWIFT Delta 2 Launch
Apr 30 - Asteroid 41429 2000 GE2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.135 AU)
* Apr 30 - Asteroid 1024 Hale Closest Approach To Earth (2.402 AU)

May 2004
May ?? - Spaceway 1 Zenit 3SL Launch
May ?? - AMC-11 Atlas 2AS Launch
May ?? - Luch 3 Proton K Launch
May ?? - Delta 4 Heavy Demo Launch
May ?? - AMC-13 Ariane 5 Launch
May ?? - IRDT-3 Volna Launch
* May ?? - Superbird 6 Atlas 2AS Launch
May 01 - Mars Occults TYC 1866-00929-1 (10.4 Magnitude Star)
May 01 - 55th Anniversary (1949), Gerard Kuiper's Discovery of Neptune Moon Nereid
May 04 - Asteroid 2001 FD90 Near-Earth Flyby (0.139 AU)
May 04 - 15th Anniversary (1989), Magellan Launch (Venus Orbiter)
May 05 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
May 05 - 5th Anniversary (1999), Galileo, Callisto 20 Flyby
May 06 - Mars Occults TYC 1867-01387-1 (10.4 Magnitude Star)
May 06 - Asteroid 10370 Hylonome Closest Approach To Earth (18.901 AU)
May 07 - Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (0.321 AU)
May 07 - Asteroid 5145 Pholus Closest Approach To Earth (17.807 AU)
May 08 - Mars Occults TYC 1868-00913-1 (11.6 Magnitude Star)
May 08 - Asteroid 2001 US16 Near-Earth Flyby (0.029 AU)
* May 08 - Asteroid 1886 Lowell Closest Approach To Earth (1.511 AU)
May 09 - Comet Kowal 2 Perihelion (1.396 AU)
May 10 - Mars Occults TYC 1881-01357-1 (11.9 Magnitude Star)
May 10 - Comet Russell 4 Closest Approach To Earth (1.795 AU)
* May 10 - Asteroid 951 Gaspra Closest Approach To Earth (1.540 AU)
May 11 - MESSENGER Delta 2 Launch (NASA Mercury Orbiter)
May 13 - Comet Hartley 2 Closest Approach To Earth (2.025 AU)
May 13 - Comet Gehrels 3 Closest Approach To Earth (3.390 AU)
May 14 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (25 Degrees)
May 15 - Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) Perihelion (0.962 AU)
May 16 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Venera 5, Venus Impact
May 17 - DMSP-17 Delta 4 Launch
May 17 - Mars Occults TYC TYC 1883-01178-1 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
May 17 - Comet Hartley 2 Perihelion (1.036 AU)
May 17 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Venera 6, Venus Impact
May 18 - Mars Occults TYC 1883-00626-1 (9.0 Magnitude Star)
* May 18 - Asteroid 1991 Darwin Closest Approach To Earth (1.116 AU)
May 18 - 30th Anniversary (1969), Apollo 10 Launch
May 19 - Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (0.266 AU)
May 21 - Moon Occults Venus
May 21 - Asteroid 21374 (1997 WS22) Near-Earth Flyby (0.171 AU)
May 24 - Venus Occults HIP 26566 (9.2 Magnitude Star)
May 24 - Asteroid 2000 JS66 Near-Earth Flyby (0.100 AU)
May 25 - Progress M-50 Soyuz U Launch (International Space Station 16P)
May 25 - Genesis, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #7 (TCM-7)
May 25 - Mars Passes 1.6 Degrees From Saturn
May 25 - Comet P/2003 CP7 (LINEAR-NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (2.541 AU)
May 26 - Venus Occults TYC 1865-02489-1 (9.0 Magnitude Star)
May 26 - Mars Occults TYC 1894-02760-1 (11.9 Magnitude Star)
May 27 - Venus Occults HIP 26225 (7.9 Magnitude Star)
May 27 - Mars Occults TYC 1894-02003-1 (11.4 Magnitude Star)
May 28 - Asteroid 2001 YV3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.182 AU)
May 28 - 45th Anniversary (1959), Jupiter C Launch Of Two Monkeys (Able & Baker)
May 29 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Luna 22 Launch (Soviet Moon Orbiter)
May 29 - 85th Anniversary (1919), Solar Eclipse Confirms Einstein's General Theory Of Relativity
May 31 - Mercury Occults TYC 1232-00041-1 (9.1 Magnitude Star)
May 31 - Asteroid 2000 FM10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.138 AU)

June 2004
Jun ?? - Double Star 2 Long March 2C Launch (China)
Jun ?? - ALOS 1 H-2A Launch (Japan)
Jun ?? - Cosmos Glonass M-3 Fregat Launch
Jun ?? - Inmarsat 4 F-2/Atlas 5 Launch
Jun ?? - Amazonas 1 Proton M/Briz M Launch
Jun ?? - XTAR-EUR Ariane 5-ECA Test Launch
Jun ?? - Express AM-11 Proton K Launch
Jun ?? - MightySat-II F-2/Space Tech 5 Minotaur Launch
Jun 01 - Kuiper Belt Object 28978 Ixion At Opposition (41.674 AU)
Jun 02 - Mars Occults TYC 1896-01901-1 (10.7 Magnitude Star)
Jun 02 - Asteroid 1999 XM141 Near-Earth Flyby (0.077 AU)
Jun 03 - Asteroid 1999 LD6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.106 AU)
Jun 04 - Kuiper Belt Object 50000 Quaoar At Opposition (42.362 AU)
Jun 05 - Comet C/2003 F1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (3.789 AU)
Jun 05 - John Couch Adams' 185th Birthday (1819)
Jun 07 - Venus Occults TYC 1846-01777-1 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
Jun 07 - Comet P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) Perihelion (2.623 AU)
* Jun 07 - Comet C/2003 S4 (LINEAR) Perihelion (3.770 AU)
Jun 08 - Venus Transits The Sun
Jun 09 - Comet C/2003 O1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (6.455 AU)
Jun 09 - Asteroid 6524 Baalke Closest Approach To Earth (1.613 AU)
Jun 11 - Cassini, Phoebe Flyby
Jun 11 - Pluto At Opposition
Jun 11 - Asteroid 1999 LX1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.185 AU)
Jun 12 - Mercury Passes 1.3 Degrees From Venus
Jun 12 - Mars Occults TYC 1911-01826-1 (11.2 Magnitude Star)
Jun 12 - Mercury Occults TYC 1292-00619-1 (9.9 Magnitude Star)
Jun 12 - Comet P/2003 L1 (Scotti) Closest Approach To Earth (4.298 AU)
Jun 13 - Jet Propulsion Lab's 60th Birthday (1944)
Jun 14 - Asteroid 1993 KH Near-Earth Flyby (0.132 AU)
* Jun 15 - Asteroid 2200 Pasadena Closest Approach To Earth (1.252 AU)
Jun 16 - Mars Occults HIP 38321 (8.2 Magnitude Star)
Jun 16 - Comet Wild 2 Closest Approach To Earth (1.848 AU)
Jun 18 - William Lassell's 205th Birthday (1799)
Jun 19 - Venus Occults TYC 1275-00819-1 (9.6 Magnitude Star)
Jun 19 - Comet C/2003 E1 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (2.527 AU)
Jun 20 - Asteroid 2000 EE104 Near-Venus Flyby (0.050 AU)
Jun 21 - Summer Solstice (00:57 UT)
Jun 23 - Mars Occults TYC 1389-00336-1 (9.4 Magnitude Star)
Jun 24 - MESSENGER, Venus Flyby
Jun 24 - Venus Occults TYC 1270-00096-1 (8.4 Magnitude Star)
Jun 24 - Mars Occults TYC 1389-00873-1 (7.6 Magnitude Star)
Jun 24 - Asteroid 2000 AG6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.117 AU)
Jun 24 - 5th Anniversary (1999), Cassini 2nd Venus Flyby
Jun 24 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Salyut 3 Launch (USSR Space Station)
Jun 26 - Mercury Passes 2.1 Degrees From Saturn
Jun 26 - Asteroid 25143 (1998 SF36) Near-Earth Flyby (0.013 AU)
Jun 26 - Asteroid 2002 AA29 Near-Earth Flyby (0.122 AU)
Jun 28 - Comet C/2003 J1 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (4.864 AU)
Jun 30 - Genesis, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #8 (TCM-8)
* Jun 30 - Asteroid 1677 Tycho Brahe Closest Approach To Earth (1.301 AU)
Jun 30 - 5th Anniversary (1999), Galileo, Callisto 21 Encounter

July 2004
Jul ?? - GPS 2RM-1 Delta 2 Launch
Jul ?? - NROL-22 Delta 4 Medium Launch
Jul ?? - Yamal 203/204 Proton K Launch
Jul ?? - Estrela do Sul 1 Delta 4M Launch
Jul ?? - Cubesats/Yamsat Strela Launch
Jul ?? - IP-Star 1 Ariane 5 Launch
Jul ?? - Insat 4-B Ariane 5 Launch
Jul ?? - Spainsat Ariane 5 Launch
* Jul ?? - Tansuo KT-1 Launch (China)
Jul 01 - Cassini, Saturn Orbit Insertion
Jul 01 - 5th Anniversary (1999), Giotto, Earth Flyby
Jul 02 - Mars Occults TYC 1387-00163-1 (11.8 Magnitude Star)
Jul 02 - Mercury Occults TYC 1925-01037-1 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
Jul 02 - Comet McNaught-Hughes Closest Approach To Earth (1.266 AU)
Jul 04 - 950th Anniversary (1054), The Crab Nebula Supernova
Jul 05 - Earth At Aphelion (1.017 AU From Sun)
* Jul 05 - Mars Occults TYC 1395-01928-1 (7.4 Magnitude Star)
Jul 06 - Comet C/2003 K4 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.419 AU)
* Jul 07 - Mercury Occults TYC 1398-00657-1 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
Jul 08 - Jupiter Occults PPM 157481 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
* Jul 08 - Mercury Occults HIP 42523 (6.6 Magnitude Star)
Jul 09 - Comet Chiron Closest Approach To Earth (11.889 AU)
Jul 09 - 25th Anniversary (1979), Voyager 2, Jupiter Flyby
Jul 10 - Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Perihelion (5.724 AU)
Jul 11 - Mercury Passes 0.1 Degrees From Mars
Jul 11 - Asteroid 2000 MN Near-Earth Flyby (0.017 AU)
Jul 11 - Asteroid 7066 Nessus Closest Approach To Earth (17.877 AU)
Jul 11 - 25th Anniversary (1979), Skylab Re-Enters Into Earth's Atmosphere
* Jul 14 - Saturn Occults TYC 1358-01315-1 (9.1 Magnitude Star)
Jul 14 - Asteroid 2001 OY13 Near-Earth Flyby (0.063 AU)
Jul 15 - Comet Neujmin 3 Perihelion (2.015 AU)
Jul 16 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Apollo 11 Launch (1st Manned Moon Landing)
Jul 16-22 - 10th Anniversary (1994), Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impacts on Jupiter
* Jul 18 - Asteroid 243 Ida Closest Approach To Earth (1.940 AU)
* Jul 18 - Asteroid 1940 Whipple Closest Approach To Earth (2.230 AU)
Jul 18 - 20th Anniversary (1984), 1st Woman Spacewalk (Svetlana Savitskaya)
Jul 18-25 - 35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Paris, France
Jul 20 - 5th Anniversary (1999), Retrieval Of Liberty Bell 7 Capsule From Ocean Floor
Jul 20 - 35th Anniversary (1969), 1st Man On The Moon (Apollo 11)
Jul 21 - Venus Occults PPM 120593 (9.0 Magnitude Star)
Jul 21 - Comet Neujmin 3 Closest Approach To Earth (1.001 AU)
Jul 21 - Comet Encke Closest Approach To Earth (1.848 AU)
Jul 21 - 90th Anniversary (1914), Seth Nicholson's Discovery of Jupiter Moon Sinope
Jul 22 - Progress M1 Soyuz Launch (International Space Station 17P)
Jul 22 - Friedrich Bessel's 220th Birthday (1784)
Jul 23 - Asteroid 12104 Chesley Closest Approach To Earth (1.973 AU)
Jul 25 - Asteroid 54509 (2000 PH5) Near-Earth Flyby (0.013 AU)
Jul 26 - Mercury Greatest Eastern Elongation (27 Degrees)
Jul 26 - Comet Johnson Closest Approach To Earth (1.358 AU)
Jul 27 - Asteroid 2003 AB23 Near-Earth Flyby (0.111 AU)
Jul 28 - 40th Anniversary (1964), Ranger 7 Launch (Moon Impact Mission)
Jul 29 - South Delta-Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
Jul 29 - 5th Anniversary (1999), Deep Space 1, Asteroid Braille Flyby
Jul 30 - Asteroid 2002 CB26 Near-Earth Flyby (0.034 AU)
Jul 31 - 5th Anniversary (1999), Lunar Prospector, Moon Impact
Jul 31 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Mariner 6, Mars Flyby

August 2004
Aug ?? - DSP-23 Delta 4 Heavy Launch
Aug ?? - AMC-15 ProtonK/Briz M Launch
Aug ?? - Desertsat Dnepr Launch
Aug ?? - Edusat GSLV Launch
Aug ?? - Demeter Dnepr Launch
Aug ?? - Molniya 3K-02 Molniya M Launch
* Aug ?? - Galaxy 14 Ariane 5G Launch
* Aug ?? - Syracuse 3-A Ariane 5 Launch
Aug 01 - Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 01 - Asteroid 2000 AG6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.119 AU)
* Aug 05 - Venus Occults TYC 1307-00558-1 (9.2 Magnitude Star)
Aug 05 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Mariner 7 Mars Flyby
Aug 06 - Southern Iota Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 06 - Comet C/2002 L9 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (6.543 AU)
Aug 06 - Neptune At Opposition
* Aug 08 - Mercury Occults TYC 0259-01200-1 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
Aug 08 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Zond 7 Launch (Soviet Moon Mission)
Aug 09 - Genesis, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #9 (TCM-9)
* Aug 09 - Venus Occults TYC 1322-00366-1 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
Aug 10 - Venus Occults PPM 122056 (9.4 Magnitude Star)
* Aug 11 - Mercury Occults TYC 0256-00365-1 (9.1 Magnitude Star)
Aug 12 - Perseids Meteor Shower Peak
* Aug 12 - Venus Occults TYC 1323-00134-1 (9.6 Magnitude Star)
Aug 14 - 5th Anniversary (1999), Galileo Callisto 22 Flyby
Aug 16 - Asteroid 2001 EC16 Near-Earth Flyby (0.169 AU)
Aug 18 - Asteroid 1999 CV8 Near-Earth Flyby (0.178 AU)
Aug 18 - Venus Greatest Western Elongation (45 Degrees)
Aug 18 - 5th Anniversary (1999), Cassini, Earth Flyby
* Aug 22 - Asteroid 2000 Herschel Closest Approach To Earth (1.308 AU)
* Aug 23 - Venus Occults HIP 34172 (8.8 Magnitude Star)
Aug 24 - Mars Odyssey, End of Primary Mission
Aug 25 - Northern Iota Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 25 - 15th Anniversary (1989), Voyager 2 Neptune Flyby
* Aug 26 - Mars Occults TYC 0846-01133-1 (10.8 Magnitude Star)
Aug 27 - Uranus At Opposition
Aug 28 - 215th Anniversary (1789), William Herschel's Disocovery of Saturn Moon Enceladus
Aug 29 - Genesis, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #10 (TCM-10)
Aug 30 - Lunar-A Launch (Japan Moon Orbiter & Penetrator)
* Aug 30 - Venus Occults TYC 1368-02021-1 (9.6 Magnitude Star)
Aug 31 - Venus Passes 1.9 Degrees From Saturn

September 2004
Sep ?? - M2A Delta 4M Launch
Sep ?? - NSS-8 Zenit 3SL Launch
Sep ?? - Radarsat 2 Delta 2 Launch
Sep ?? - Globalstar-9 Delta 2 Launch
Sep ?? - XM-3 Zenit 3SL Launch
Sep ?? - Eros B-1 Start-1 Launch
Sep ?? - Cosmos-Glonass M N4-6 Proton K Launch
Sep 01 - Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 Perihelion (2.648 AU)
Sep 01 - 25th Anniversary (1979), Pioneer 11, Saturn Flyby
Sep 02 - 200th Anniversary (1804), Karl Harding's Discovery of Asteroid 3 Juno
Sep 04 - Asteroid 2000 AE205 Near-Earth Flyby (0.161 AU)
Sep 05 - Asteroid 2002 CE26 Near-Earth Flyby (0.102 AU)
Sep 06 - American Astronomical Society's 105th Birthday (1899)
Sep 07 - Genesis, Trajectory Correction Manuever #11 (TCM-11)
Sep 07 - Asteroid 2000 RK12 Near-Earth Flyby (0.055 AU)
Sep 08 - Genesis, Return To Earth
* Sep 08 - Asteroid 16857 Goodall Closest Approach To Earth (1.564 AU)
Sep 09 - Asteroid 9250 Chamberlin Closest Approach To Earth (2.282 AU)
Sep 09 - William Bond's 215th Birthday (1789)
* Sep 10 - Mercury Occults TYC 0833-00847-1 (8.3 Magnitude Star)
Sep 10 - Asteroid 1998 SZ27 Near-Earth Flyby (0.078 AU)
* Sep 12 - STS-114 Launch, Space Shuttle Atlantis (International Space Station LF-1)
Sep 12 - 45th Anniversary (1959), Luna 2 Launch (USSR Moon Impact Mission)
Sep 14 - Asteroid 1998 OX4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.064 AU)
Sep 14 - Asteroid 2001 CC21 Near-Earth Flyby (0.085 AU)
Sep 14 - Asteroid 5553 Chodas Closest Approach To Earth (2.279 AU)
Sep 14 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Charles Kowal's Discovery Of Jupiter Moon Leda
Sep 15 - NOAA-N Delta 2 Launch
Sep 15 - Asteroid 11066 Sigurd Near-Earth Flyby (0.137 AU)
* Sep 16 - Venus Occults TYC 1393-01290-1 (10.0 Magnitude Star)
Sep 16 - Asteroid 2002 JR100 Near-Venus Flyby (0.049 AU)
Sep 17 - 215th Anniversary (1789), William Herschel's Discovery of Saturn Moon Mimas
* Sep 18 - Venus Occults TYC 1394-00232-1 (9.2 Magnitude Star)
Sep 21 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Mariner 10, 2nd Mercury Flyby
Sep 21 - Gustav Holst's 130th Birthday (1874)
Sep 22 - Autumnal Equinox, 16:30 UT
Sep 26 - Asteroid 66063 (1998 RO1) Near-Earth Flyby (0.092 AU)
Sep 27 - Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-1) Ariane 5 Launch (International Space Station)
Sep 27 - Mars Passes 0.2 Degrees From Jupiter
Sep 27 - Comet Slaughter-Burnham Closest Approach To Earth (1.676 AU)
Sep 28 - Venus Occults PPM 126767 (8.7 Magnitude Star)
* Sep 28 - Comet Howell Closest Approach To Earth (1.268 AU)
Sep 28 - Asteroid 2002 VZ91 Near-Earth Flyby (0.049 AU)
Sep 29 - Mercury Passes 0.6 Degrees From Jupiter
Sep 29 - Mercury Passes 0.8 Degrees From Mars
Sep 29 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis Near-Earth Flyby (0.010 AU)
Sep 30 - Comet Mueller 1 Perihelion (2.747 AU)

October 2004
* Oct ?? - Mars Global Surveyor, End of Mission
* Oct ?? - TMA-5 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station 9S)
* Oct ?? - Cryosat Rokot-KM Launch
* Oct ?? - XSS-11 Minotaur Launch
* Oct ?? - Agrani 2 Ariane 5 Launch
* Oct ?? - NRO B-30 Titan 4B Launch
* Oct ?? - Vietnam DMC/Thai-Paht 2/China-DMC Cosmos 3M Launch
* Oct ?? - ETS VIII H-2A Launch (Japan)
* Oct 01 - STARDUST, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #4 (TCM-4)
* Oct 04 - 45th Anniversary (1959), Luna 3 Launch (Soviet Moon Flyby Mission)
* Oct 05 - Asteroid 1814 Bach Closest Approach To Earth (1.130 AU)
* Oct 06 - Venus Occults PPM 127322 (9.3 Magnitude Star)
* Oct 06 - Asteroid 1998 UP1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.133 AU)
* Oct 08 - 400th Anniversary (1604), Discovery of Supernova 1604 (Kepler's Nova)
* Oct 09 - Draconids Meteor Shower Peak
* Oct 09 - Asteroid 1998 ST27 Near-Earth Flyby (0.121 AU)
* Oct 11 - Comet Johnson Perihelion (2.310 AU)
* Oct 11 - Asteroid 2002 NW Near-Venus Flyby (0.031 AU)
* Oct 12 - 10th Anniversary (1994), Magellan Burnup in Venus' Atmosphere
* Oct 12 - 40th Anniversary (1964), Voskhod 1 Launch
* Oct 13 - Moon Occults Mars
* Oct 14 - Partial Solar Eclipse, Visible From Russia, Alaska & Pacific Ocean
* Oct 14 - Moon Occults Mercury
* Oct 15 - Asaph Hall's 175th Birthday (1829)
* Oct 18 - DART Pegasus Launch
* Oct 18 - Asteroid 1999 LF6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.071 AU)
* Oct 18 - 15th Anniversary (1989), Galileo Launch (Jupiter Orbiter)
* Oct 19 - Asteroid 2003 UL9 Near-Earth Flyby (0.197 AU)
* Oct 20 - Asteroid 1998 YW5 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.047 AU)
* Oct 21 - Orionid Meteor Shower Peak
* Oct 23 - Venus Occults TYC 0274-00719-1 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
* Oct 23 - Comet McNaught-Hughes Perihelion (2.104 AU)
* Oct 24 - Mercury Occults TYC 6154-00401-1 (8.9 Magnitude Star)
* Oct 24 - Asteroid 1998 XX2 Near-Venus Flyty (0.042 AU)
* Oct 24 - Asteroid 2002 VS14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.127 AU)
* Oct 24 - Asteroid 1776 Kuiper Closest Approach To Earth (2.092 AU)
* Oct 26 - Cassini, 1st Targeted Titan Flyby
* Oct 27 - Comet Gehrels 2 Perihelion (2.008 AU)
* Oct 28 - Lunar Eclipse
* Oct 31 - Daylight Saving - Set Clock Back 1 Hour (Europe, North America)
* Oct 31 - Comet C/2003 S4 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (3.011 AU)