Space Calendar - February 27, 2004

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SPACE CALENDAR
February 27, 2004
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* indicates changes from last month's calendar.

February 2004
Feb 27 - Mercury Passes 1.4 Degrees From Uranus
Feb 27 - Asteroid 6135 Billowen Closest Approach To Earth (1.234 AU)
* Feb 27 - Asteroid 51823 Rickhusband Closest Approach To Earth (2.383
AU)
* Feb 28 - Asteroid 1113 Katja Occults HIP 90185 (1.8 Magnitude Star)
Feb 28 - Asteroid 2000 EV70 Near-Earth Flyby (0.164 AU)
Feb 28 - Asteroid 3066 McFadden Closest Approach To EArth (1.839 AU)
Feb 28 - Asteroid 5555 Wimberly Closest Approach To Earth (2.051 AU)
* Feb 29 - Asteroid 253 Mathilde Occults TYC 4940-00411-1 (9.8
Magnitude Star)
Feb 29 - Asteroid 1691 Oort Closest Approach To Earth (2.341 AU)

March 2004
* Mar ?? - Cosmos-Tselina 2-22 Zenit 2 Launch
Mar 01 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 4 Closest Approach To Earth (1.662 AU)
Mar 01 - Asteroid 2003 YM137 Near-Earth Flyby (0.096 AU)
Mar 03 - Comet P/2003 UD16 (LONEOS) Perihelion (3.651 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 - Asteroid 2004 CE39 Near-Earth Flyby (0.086 AU)
Mar 05 - Asteroid 2000 UL11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.148 AU)
Mar 05 - 25th Anniversary (1979), Voyager 1, Jupiter Flyby
Mar 06 - Mars Equinox (Start of Northern Spring)
Mar 08 - Asteroid 7 Iris At Opposition (9.0 Magnitude)
Mar 09 - Asteroid 13667 Samthurman Closest Approach To Earth (1.679
AU) Mar 10 - Asteroid 2002 CD Near-Earth Flyby (0.167 AU)
Mar 10 - Asteroid 9249 Yen Closest Approach To Earth (1.322 AU)
Mar 11 - Mercury Occults HIP 117820 (8.6 Magnitude Star)
Mar 12 - MB-Sat 1 Atlas 3A Launch
* Mar 12 - Asteroid 1154 Astronomia Occults HIP 86819 (6.7 Magnitude
Star)
* Mar 12 - Asteroid 770 Bali Occults HIP 57328 (4.8 Magnitude Star)
* Mar 12 - Asteroid 10044 Squyres Closest Approach To Earth (2.441 AU)
Mar 13 - Venus Occults PPM 118153 (8.4 Magnitude Star)
Mar 14 - Albert Einstein's 125th Birthday (1879)
* Mar 15 - Eutelsat W-3A Proton M Launch
* Mar 15 - ROC-Sat 2 Taurus XL Launch
Mar 15 - Comet C/2003 H1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.334
AU)
Mar 15 - Asteroid 10199 Chariklo Occults TYC 6091-00320-1 (12.8
Magnitude Star)
* Mar 17 - Cosmos 2406 Zenit 2 Launch
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 17 - Asteroid 3001 Michelangelo Closest Approach To Earth (1.466
AU)
Mar 18 - Asteroid 2002 SY269 Near-Earth Flyby (0.029 AU)
Mar 18 - Asteroid 6676 Monet Closest Approach To Earth (1.727 AU)
Mar 19 - Asteroid 2002 GD2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.120 AU)
Mar 20 - Vernal Equinox, 06:49 UT
* Mar 20 - GPS 2R-11 Delta 2 Launch
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 1913 Sekanina Closest Approach To Earth (2.057 AU)
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 5811 Keck Closest Approach To Earth (2.191 AU)
Mar 23 - Asteroid 10199 Chariklo Closest Approach To Earth (12.150
AU)
Mar 23 - Pierre Laplace's 255th Birthday (1749)
Mar 24 - Comet P/2003 SQ215 (NEAT-LONEOS) Perihelion (2.304 AU)
Mar 24 - Asteroid 4769 Castalia Near-Earth Flyby (0.215 AU)
Mar 24 - Asteroid 253 Mathilde Closest Approach To Earth (2.263 AU)
Mar 25 - Moon Occults Mars
Mar 26 - Venus Occults PPM 92330 (8.3 Magnitude Star)
Mar 26 - Asteroid 2023 Asaph Closest Approach To Earth (2.675 AU)
* Mar 27 - Cosmos 2407 Proton K Launch
Mar 27 - Comet P/2003 S1 (NEAT) Perihelion (2.596 AU)
Mar 27 - Asteroid 2002 GQ Near-Earth Flyby (0.099 AU)
Mar 27 - Asteroid 4342 Freud Closest Approach To Earth (1.923 AU)
* Mar 27 - Asteroid 5223 McSween Closest Approach To Earth (2.737 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 - Asteroid 9000 HAL Closest Approach To Earth (1.431 AU)
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 ?? - Feng Yun 2-3 CZ-3A Launch (China)
Apr ?? - Cosmos 1 Volna Launch (Solar Sail Mission)
Apr ?? - Satmex-6 Ariane 5G+ Launch
* Apr ?? - Direct-TV 7-S Zenit 3SL 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 04 - Asteroid 5790 Nagasaki Closest Approach To Earth (1.859 AU)
* Apr 05 - Spirit Mars Rover, End of Primary Mission
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 14967 Madrid Closest Approach To Earth (1.926 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 - Asteroid 3255 Tholen Closest Approach To Earth (2.080 AU)
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 - Asteroid 5050 Doctorwatson Closest Approach To Earth (1.662
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 5738 Billpickering Closest Approach To Earth
(1.145 AU)
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 15 - Asteroid 3259 Brownlee Closest Approach To Earth (1.769 AU)
Apr 16 - Superbird 6 Atlas 2AS Launch
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 - Gravity Probe B Delta 2 Launch
Apr 17 - Mars Occults TYC 1845-00976-1 (11.1 Magnitude Star)
* Apr 17 - Asteroid 2003 UY19 Near-Ceres Flyby (0.039 AU)
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 18 - Asteroid 2004 DK1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.091 AU)
Apr 18 - Asteroid 7958 Leakey Closest Approach To Earth (0.989 AU)
Apr 18 - Asteroid 3169 Ostro Closest Approach To Earth (1.016 AU)
* Apr 18 - Asteroid 51828 Ilanramon Closest Approach To Earth (1.947
AU)
Apr 19 - TMA-4 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station 8S)
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 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 - Genesis, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #6 (TCM-6)
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 23 - Asteroid 4766 Malin Closest Approach To Earth (1.763 AU)
Apr 24 - Astronomy Day
Apr 24 - Asteroid 6030 Zolensky Closest Approach To Earth (2.313 AU)
* Apr 26 - Opportunity Mars Rover, End of Primary Mission
Apr 26 - Asteroid 6984 Lewiscarroll Closest Approach To Earth (3.302
AU)
Apr 28 - Apstar 5 Zenit 3SL Launch
Apr 28 - Asteroid 5 Astraea At Opposition (9.8 Magnitude)
Apr 28 - Asteroid 697 Galilea Closest Approach To Earth (2.156 AU)
Apr 29 - Comet C/2003 T3 (Tabur) Perihelion (1.481 AU)
Apr 30 - Asteroid 2003 YT1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.073 AU)
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 ?? - Hayabusa (MUSES-C), Earth Gravity Assist
May ?? - IRDT-3 Volna Launch
* May ?? - Cosmos Proton K Launch
* May ?? - Monitor E N1 Rokot KM Launch
* May ?? - Anik F-2 Ariane 5 Launch
* May ?? - Resurs F2 Soyuz U Launch
May 01 - Mars Occults TYC 1866-00929-1 (10.4 Magnitude Star)
* May 01 - Asteroid 3350 Scobee Closest Approach To Earth (1.384 AU)
May 01 - 55th Anniversary (1949), Gerard Kuiper's Discovery of
Neptune Moon Nereid
May 03 - Asteroid 2801 Huygens Closest Approach To Earth (2.054 AU)
May 04 - Asteroid 2001 FD90 Near-Earth Flyby (0.138 AU)
* May 04 - Asteroid 2003 WR21 Near-Earth Flyby (0.197 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 34 Desiderata At Opposition (9.8 Magnitude)
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 5703 Hevelius Closest Approach To Earth (2.029 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 09 - Asteroid 30785 Greeley Closest Approach To Earth (1.155 AU)
May 09 - Asteroid 7672 Hawking Closest Approach To Earth (1.407 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 14 - Asteroid 51829 Williemccool Closest Approach To Earth
(1.155 AU)
May 15 - Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) Perihelion (0.962 AU)
May 15 - Asteroid 20 Massalia at Opposition (9.7 Magnitude)
May 16 - Asteroid 7934 Sinatra Closest Approach To Earth (1.605 AU)
May 16 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Venera 5, Venus Impact
May 17 - AMC-11 Atlas 2AS 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 - Progress M-49 Soyuz U Launch (International Space Station
14P)
May 19 - Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (0.266
AU)
* May 20 - Asteroid 21374 (1997 WS22) Near-Earth Flyby (0.171 AU)
May 21 - Moon Occults Venus
May 22 - Moon Occults Amphitrite
May 23 - Asteroid 6318 Cronkite Closest Approach To Earth (2.527 AU)
May 24 - Venus Occults HIP 26566 (9.2 Magnitude Star)
May 24 - Asteroid 2000 JS66 Near-Earth Flyby (0.100 AU)
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 26 - Comet C/2003 S4 (LINEAR) Perihelion (3.859 AU)
May 27 - Cassini, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #20 (TCM-20)
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 (0.181 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)
May 31 - Asteroid 7000 Curie Closest Approach To Earth (1.679 AU)

June 2004
Jun ?? - Lunar TrailBlazer Dnepr Launch (Commerical Moon Orbiter)
Jun ?? - Double Star 2 Long March 2C Launch (China)
Jun ?? - Amazonas 1 Proton M/Briz M Launch
Jun ?? - XTAR-EUR Ariane 5-ECA Test Launch
Jun ?? - Sich 1-M Tsyklon 3 Launch
Jun ?? - NFIRE Minotaur Launch
Jun ?? - Spaceway 1 Zenit 3SL Launch
* Jun ?? - TacSat 1 Falcon Launch (Inaugural Test Launch)
* Jun ?? - Cosmos Soyuz U Launch
* Jun ?? - Edusat GSLV 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 - Asteroid 69230 Hermes Closest Approach To Earth (1.066 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 08 - Venus Transits The Sun
Jun 08 - Asteroid 5102 Benfranklin Closest Approach To Earth (1.966
AU)
Jun 09 - Moon Occults Vesta
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 10 - Intelsat 10 F-2 Proton M Launch
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 - Cassini, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #21 (TCM-21)
Jun 16 - Mars Occults HIP 38321 (8.2 Magnitude Star)
Jun 16 - Comet Wild 2 Closest Approach To Earth (1.848 AU)
Jun 18 - Asteroid 4664 Hanner Closest Approach To Earth (1.811 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 - Aura Delta 2 Launch
Jun 20 - Asteroid 88 Thisbe At Opposition (9.8 Magnitude)
Jun 20 - Asteroid 2000 EE104 Near-Venus Flyby (0.050 AU)
Jun 21 - Summer Solstice (00:57 UT)
Jun 21 - Cassini, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #22 (TCM-22)
Jun 23 - Mars Occults TYC 1389-00336-1 (9.4 Magnitude Star)
Jun 24 - NRO Atlas 2AS Launch
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 28 - Asteroid 6377 Cagney Closest Approach To Earth (1.263 AU)
* Jun 29 - Demeter/Saudisat2/SaudiComsat 1 & 2/Latinsat C &
D/AMSat-Echo/Unisat 3/AKS
1 Dnepr Launch
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 ?? - Cubesats/Yamsat Strela Launch
Jul ?? - Tansuo KT-1 Launch (China)
Jul ?? - GPS 2R-12/Proseds Delta 2 Launch
Jul ?? - Telstar 8 Zenit 3SL Launch
Jul ?? - MTSAT-1RA H-2A Launch
Jul 01 - Cassini, Saturn Orbit Insertion
Jul 01 - Asteroid 3623 Chaplin Closest Approach To Earth (1.765 AU)
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 03 - Delta 4 Heavy Demo Launch
Jul 04 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #1 (OTM-1)
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 07 - Asteroid 3 Juno At Opposition (9.6 Magnitude)
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 - Asteroid 11 Parthenope At Opposition (8.9 Magnitude)
Jul 09 - 25th Anniversary (1979), Voyager 2, Jupiter Flyby
Jul 10 - Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Perihelion (5.724 AU)
* Jul 10 - Asteroid 2003 YN107 Near-Earth Flyby (0.060 AU)
Jul 10 - Asteroid 3267 Glo Closest Approach To Earth (1.711 AU)
Jul 11 - Mercury Passes 0.1 Degrees From Mars
* Jul 11 - Asteroid 1999 MN Near-Earth Flyby (0.017 AU)
Jul 11 - Asteroid 7359 Messier Closest Approach To Earth (2.221 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 12 - Asteroid 2003 UX34 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.035 AU)
Jul 12 - Asteroid 8734 Warner Closest Approach To Earth (1.874 AU)
Jul 14 - Saturn Occults TYC 1358-01315-1 (9.1 Magnitude Star)
* Jul 14 - Asteorid 2001 CB21 Near-Venus Flyby (0.040 AU)
Jul 14 - Asteroid 2001 OY13 Near-Earth Flyby (0.063 AU)
Jul 14 - Asteroid 3656 Hemingway Closest Approach To Earth (0.937
AU)
Jul 15 - Comet Neujmin 3 Perihelion (2.015 AU)
Jul 16 - Asteroid 8120 Kobe Closest Approach To Earth (1.124 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 Flo
or
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 - Asteroid 387 Aquitania At Opposition (9.5 Magnitude)
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 25 - Asteroid 324 Bamberga At Opposition (9.2 Magnitude)
* Jul 25 - Asteroid 10051 Albee Closest Approach To Earth (1.440 AU)
Jul 26 - Mercury Greatest Eastern Elongation (27 Degrees)
Jul 26 - Comet Johnson Closest Approach To Earth (1.358 AU)
Jul 26 - Asteroid 7818 Muirhead Closest Approach To Earth (1.637 AU)
* Jul 26 - Asteroid 9134 Encke Closest Approach To Earth (1.805 AU)
* Jul 28 - Progress M1-12 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station
15P)
Jul 28 - Asteroid 2003 AB23 Near-Earth Flyby (0.111 AU)
Jul 28 - Asteroid 3905 Doppler Closest Approach To Earth (1.941 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 ?? - AMC-15 ProtonK/Briz M Launch
Aug ?? - Molniya 3K-02 Molniya M Launch
Aug ?? - Galaxy 14/Syracuse 3-A Ariane 5G Launch
Aug ?? - Resurs O1 Zenit 2 Launch
Aug ?? - MightySat-II F-2/Space Tech 5 Minotaur Launch
Aug ?? - Worldsat 2 Proton M-Briz Launch
* Aug ?? - Express AM-11 Proton K Launch
* Aug ?? - Dialog 1 Rokot-Briz Launch
Aug 01 - Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 01 - Asteroid 2000 AG6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.119 AU)
Aug 04 - Asteroid 16 Psyche At Opposition (9.3 Magnitude)
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 06 - Asteroid 3808 Tempel Closest Approach To Earth (1.584 AU)
* Aug 07 - Asteroid 10221 Kubrick Closest Approach To Earth (1.527 AU)
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 09 - Asteroid 4337 Arecibo Closest Approach To Earth (2.312 AU)
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 12 - Asteroid 5451 Plato Closest Approach To Earth (1.303 AU)
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 19 - Asteroid 4150 Starr Closest Approach To Earth (0.854 AU)
Aug 19 - Asteroid 7853 Confucius Closest Approach To Earth (2.729
AU)
Aug 22 - Asteroid 2000 Herschel Closest Approach To Earth (1.308 AU)
Aug 23 - Cassini, Periapsis Raise Maneuver
Aug 23 - Venus Occults HIP 34172 (8.8 Magnitude Star)
Aug 24 - Mars Odyssey, End of Primary Mission
Aug 24 - Comet P/2004 A1 Perihelion (5.463 AU)
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 26 - Asteroid 4969 Lawrence Closest Approach To Earth (1.999 AU)
Aug 27 - Uranus At Opposition
Aug 28 - Asteroid 7086 Bopp Closest Approach To Earth (0.952 AU)
Aug 28 - 215th Anniversary (1789), William Herschel's Disocovery of
Saturn Moon Enc
eladus
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
Aug 31 - Start of Mars Solar Conjunction

September 2004
Sep ?? - NSS-8 Zenit 3SL Launch
Sep ?? - Belarus EO-Sat 1 Strela Launch
Sep ?? - GPS 2R F-13 Delta 2 Launch
* Sep ?? - Cosmos-Glonass M N4-6 Proton K Launch
* Sep ?? - Cartosat 1 PSLV Launch (India)
* Sep 01 - SWIFT Delta 2 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 03 - Asteroid 5203 Pavarotti Closest Approach To Earth (0.895
AU)
Sep 04 - Asteroid 2000 AE205 Near-Earth Flyby (0.161 AU)
Sep 05 - Asteroid 2002 CE26 Near-Earth Flyby (0.102 AU)
Sep 05 - Asteroid 3728 IRAS Closest Approach To Earth (1.740 AU)
Sep 06 - Asteroid 3000 Leonardo Closest Approach To Earth (0.968 AU)
Sep 06 - American Astronomical Society's 105th Birthday (1899)
Sep 07 - Genesis, Trajectory Correction Manuever #11 (TCM-11)
* Sep 07 - Asteroid 18626 Michaelcarr Closest Approach To Earth (0.913
AU)
Sep 08 - Genesis, Return To Earth
* Sep 08 - Asteorid 5143 Hercales Closest Approach To Earth (1.140 AU)
Sep 08 - Asteroid 16857 Goodall Closest Approach To Earth (1.564 AU)
* Sep 09 - Asteroid 2003 UX34 Near-Earth Flyby (0.053 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 - Asteroid 4255 Spacewatch Closest Approach To Earth (2.934
AU)
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 16 - Asteroid 7392 Kowalski Closest Approach To Earth (2.079 AU)
Sep 17 - Asteroid 4 Vesta At Opposition (6.1 Magnitude)
Sep 17 - Asteroid 9 Metis At Opposition (9.1 Magnitude)
Sep 17 - 215th Anniversary (1789), William Herschel's Discovery of
Saturn Moon Mima
s
Sep 18 - Venus Occults TYC 1394-00232-1 (9.2 Magnitude Star)
Sep 20 - Mars Solstice (Beginning of Northern Summer)
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 3767 DiMaggio Closest Approach To Earth (1.984 AU)
Sep 27 - Mars Passes 0.2 Degrees From Jupiter
Sep 27 - Comet Slaughter-Burnham Closest Approach To Earth (1.676
AU)
Sep 27 - Asteroid 66063 (1998 RO1) Near-Earth Flyby (0.092 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 - Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Closest Approach To Earth
(4.734 AU)
Sep 29 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis Near-Earth Flyby (0.010 AU)
Sep 29 - Asteroid 4151 Alanhale Closest Approach To Earth (2.406 AU)
Sep 30 - Comet Mueller 1 Perihelion (2.747 AU)
Sep 30 - Asteroid 7495 Feynman Closest Approach To Earth (2.071 AU)

October 2004
Oct ?? - Mars Global Surveyor, End of Mission
Oct ?? - XSS-11 Minotaur Launch
Oct ?? - Agrani 2 Ariane 5 Launch
Oct ?? - ICO A-2 Atlas 2AS Launch
Oct ?? - Luch 3 Proton K Launch
Oct ?? - Zi Yuan 5 CZ-4B Launch (China)
Oct ?? - ALOS 1 H-2A Launch (Japan)
Oct ?? - Inmarsat 4 F-1 Atlas 5 Launch
* Oct ?? - Helios 2A/Essaim 1-4/Parasol Ariane 5 Launch
Oct 01 - STARDUST, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #4 (TCM-4)
Oct 01 - NROL-16 Titan 4B Launch
Oct 01 - End of Mars Solar Conjunction
Oct 01 - Asteroid 2003 UO25 Near-Earth Flyby (0.174 AU)
Oct 01 - Asteroid 5682 Beresford Closest Approach To Earth (0.639
AU)
Oct 01 - Asteroid 5471 Tunguska Closest Approach To Earth (1.986 AU)
Oct 03 - Asteroid 5736 Sanford Closest Approach To Earth (0.976 AU)
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 07 - Asteroid 1998 UP1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.133 AU)
Oct 07 - Asteroid 7536 Fahrenheit Closest Approach To Earth (1.766
AU)
Oct 08 - 400th Anniversary (1604), Discovery of Supernova 1604
(Kepler's Nova)
* Oct 09 - TMA-5 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station 9S)
Oct 09 - Draconids Meteor Shower Peak
Oct 09 - Comet Mueller 2 Closest Approach To Earth (1.470 AU)
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 - Comet C/2002 V2 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (6.618
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 13 - Comet C/2003 K4 (LINEAR) Perihelion (1.024 AU)
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 16 - Asteroid 40 Harmonia At Opposition (9.4 Magnitude)
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 - Comet Parker-Hartley Closest Approach To Earth (2.259 AU)
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 3130 Hillary Closest Approach To Earth (1.074 AU)
Oct 24 - Asteroid 1776 Kuiper Closest Approach To Earth (2.092 AU)
Oct 26 - Cassini, 1st Targeted Titan Flyby
Oct 26 - Comet C/2003 S3 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (7.824
AU)
Oct 27 - Comet Gehrels 2 Perihelion (2.008 AU)
Oct 28 - Lunar Eclipse
Oct 28 - Asteroid 8088 Australia Closest Approach To Earth (0.962
AU)
* Oct 29 - Asteroid 9252 Goddard Closest Approach To Earth (1.714 AU)
Oct 30 - 5th Anniversary (1999), Discovery of the Los Angeles
Meteorite (Mars Meteo
rite)
Oct 31 - Daylight Saving - Set Clock Back 1 Hour (Europe, North
America)
Oct 31 - Comet C/2003 S4 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (3.092
AU)

November 2004
Nov ?? - Cosmos/Rus Soyuz 2 Test Launch
Nov ?? - IP-Star 1 Ariane 5 Launch
Nov ?? - Desertsat Dnepr Launch
Nov ?? - Parasol Ariane 5 Launch
Nov ?? - XM-3 Zenit 3SL Launch
Nov ?? - Telcom 2 Ariane 5 Launch
Nov ?? - RazakSAT Falcon Launch
Nov ?? - C/NOFS Pegasus XL Launch
Nov ?? - Radarsat 2 Delta 2 Launch
Nov ?? - Cryosat Rokot-KM Launch
* Nov ?? - Cosmos-Parus/Topsat Cosmos 3M Launch
Nov 01 - Asteroid 1000 Piazzia Closest Approach To Earth (2.979 AU)
Nov 01 - 10th Anniversary (1994), Wind Launch
Nov 02 - MESSENGER, Venus Flyby
Nov 02 - Comet Mueller 1 Closest Approach To Earth (1.770 AU)
Nov 02 - Asteroid 2000 JS66 Near-Earth Flyby (0.197 AU)
Nov 02 - Asteroid 2161 Grissom Closest Approach To Earth (1.360 AU)
Nov 03 - Taurids Meteor Shower Peak
Nov 03 - Asteroid 2003 LH Near-Earth Flyby (0.109 AU)
Nov 03 - Asteroid 21 Lutetia At Opposition (9.8 Magnitude)
Nov 04 - Comet Arend-Rigaux Closest Approach To Earth (1.065 AU)
Nov 05 - Venus Passes 0.5 Degrees From Jupiter
* Nov 05 - Asteroid 434 Hungaria Closest Approach To Earth (1.096 AU)
Nov 06 - Asteroid 10389 Robmanning Closest Approach To Earth (0.954
AU)
Nov 07 - Asteroid 2002 JX8 Near-Venus Flyby (0.025 AU)
Nov 07 - Asteroid 27 Euterpe At Opposition (8.8 Magnitude)
Nov 07 - Asteroid 6471 Collins Closest Approach To Earth (1.422 AU)
Nov 08 - Asteroid 4433 Goldstone Closest Approach To Earth (1.358
AU)
Nov 08-12 - 36th Annual DPS Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky
Nov 09 - Moon Occults Jupiter
Nov 09 - Comet Gehrels 2 Closest Approach To Earth (1.023 AU)
Nov 09 - Asteroid 2000 JE5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.131 AU)
Nov 09 - Asteroid 5891 Gehrig Closest Approach To Earth (1.126 AU)
Nov 09 - Asteroid 1134 Kepler Closest Approach To Earth (1.194 AU)
Nov 09 - Carl Sagan's 70th Birthday (1934)
Nov 10 - Moon Occults Venus
Nov 10 - Mars Occults TYC 5556-00724-1 (11.8 Magnitude Star)
Nov 11 - Moon Occults Mars
Nov 11 - Comet P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) Closest Approach To Earth
(1.793 AU)
Nov 12 - Asteroid 33342 (1998 WT24) Near-Earth Flyby (0.097 AU)
Nov 14 - Moon Occults Mercury
Nov 14 - Asteroid 3908 Nyx Near-Earth Flyby (0.139 AU)
Nov 14 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Apollo 12 Launch (Manned Moon
Mission)
Nov 15 - STS-121 Launch, Space Shuttle Discovery (International
Space Station ULF-1
)
Nov 15 - Asteroid 2000 WN10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.173 AU)
Nov 16 - Asteroid 5049 Sherlock Closest Approach To Earth (0.967 AU)
Nov 16 - Asteroid 9969 Braille Closest Approach To Earth (2.366 AU)
Nov 17 - Leonids Meteor Shower Peak
Nov 18 - Mars Occults TYC 5561-00614-1 (11.7 Magnitude Star)
Nov 18 - Mercury Occults TYC 6815-04687-1 (9.1 Magnitude Star)
Nov 18 - Asteroid 4148 McCartney Closest Approach To Earth (1.378
AU)
Nov 18 - 15th Anniversary (1989), COBE Launch
Nov 20 - Edwin Hubble's 115th Birthday (1889)
Nov 21 - Mercury At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (22 Degrees)
Nov 21 - Asteroid 7753 (1988 XB) Near-Earth Flyby (0.073 AU)
Nov 22 - Asteroid 4305 Clapton Closest Approach To Earth (1.915 AU)
Nov 23 - Asteroid 2003 FY6 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.043 AU)
Nov 23 - Asteroid 6000 United Nations Closest Approach To Earth
(1.313 AU)
Nov 24 - Progress M1-13 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station
16P)
* Nov 24 - Comet C/2004 C1 (Larsen) Perihelion (7.954 AU)
Nov 24 - Comet C/2001 T4 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (8.190 AU)
Nov 26 - Comet Comas Sola Closest Approach To Earth (1.237 AU)
Nov 26 - Asteroid 3061 Cook Closest Approach To Earth (1.957 AU)
Nov 26 - 5th Anniversary (1999), Galileo Io 25 Flyby
Nov 26 - 5th Anniversary (1999), Discovery of SAU 005 & 008 (Mars
Meteorites)
Nov 27 - Asteroid 2002 XV90 Near-Earth Flyby (0.055 AU)
Nov 28 - 40th Anniversary (1964), Mariner 4 Launch (Mars Flyby
Mission)
Nov 30 - Comet Taylor Perihelion (1.942 AU)
Nov 30 - Asteroid 2001 RU17 Near-Venus Flyby (0.043 AU)
Nov 30 - Asteroid 2002 LW Near-Earth Flyby (0.055 AU)
Nov 30 - 50th Anniversary (1954), Sylacauga Meteorite Fall (Hit
Woman)

December 2004
Dec ?? - SMART-1, Moon Flyby
* Dec ?? - Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-1) Ariane 5 Launch
(International Space St
ation)
Dec ?? - Spainsat Ariane 5 Launch
Dec ?? - ETS VIII H-2A Launch (Japan)
Dec ?? - Ofeq-6 Shavit Launch (Israel)
Dec ?? - Globalstar-9 Delta 2 Launch
Dec ?? - Insat 4-A Ariane 5 Launch
Dec ?? - M2A Delta 4M Launch
Dec ?? - Inmarsat 4 F-2/Atlas 5 Launch
Dec ?? - GPS 2RM-1 Delta 2 Launch
Dec ?? - NROL-22 Delta 4 Medium Launch
Dec ?? - HK-Sat1 CZ-3C Launch (China)
* Dec ?? - Cosmos-USPM Tsyklon 2 Launch
* Dec ?? - Express AM-2 Proton K Launch
Dec 01 - GOES-N Delta 4 Launch
Dec 02 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Pioneer 11, Jupiter Flyby
Dec 03 - Mercury Occults HIP 86515 (7.9 Magnitude Star)
Dec 05 - Venus Passes 1.2 Degrees From Mars
Dec 06 - Asteroid 2002 YP2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.141 AU)
Dec 07 - Moon Occults Jupiter
Dec 07 - Comet Tsuchinshan 1 Perihelion (1.489 AU)
Dec 08 - Asteroid 4701 Milani Closest Approach To Earth (1.439 AU)
Dec 10 - 20th Anniversary (1984), Claxton Meteorite Fall (Hit
Mailbox)
Dec 10 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Helios 1 Launch (Solar Orbiter)
Dec 11 - Mars Occults TYC 6174-00681-1 (10.2 Magnitude Star)
Dec 12 - Asteroid 2906 Caltech Closest Approach To Earth (1.983 AU)
Dec 12 - Asteroid 6775 Giorgini Closest Approach To Earth (2.159 AU)
Dec 13 - Cassini, 2nd Titan Flyby
Dec 13 - Geminids Meteor Shower Peak
Dec 13 - Comet Oterma Closest Approach To Earth (5.046 AU)
Dec 13 - Asteroid 2001 XX4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.155 AU)
Dec 13 - Asteroid 2001 XW10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.186 AU)
Dec 15 - Cassini, Dione Flyby
Dec 15 - Asteroid 2000 LB16 Near-Earth Flyby (0.087 AU)
Dec 15 - 20th Anniversary (1984), Vega 1 Launch (Soviet Venus/Comet
Halley Mission)
Dec 16 - 10th Anniversary (1994), Discovery of QUE 94201 (Mars
Meteorite)
Dec 17 - Comet Mueller 2 Perihelion (2.424 AU)
Dec 19 - Comet C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (6.903
AU)
Dec 19 - Asteroid 2001 KO20 Near-Earth Flyby (0.149 AU)
Dec 20 - Asteroid 2001 YO2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.192 AU)
Dec 20 - Mt. Wilson Solar Observatory's 100th Birthday (1904)
Dec 21 - Winter Solstice, 12:42 UT
Dec 21 - Asteroid 2000 AE205 Near-Earth Flyby (0.116 AU)
Dec 21 - 20th Anniversary (1984), Vega 2 Launch (Soviet Venus/Comet
Halley Mission)
Dec 22 - Ursids Meteor Shower Peak
Dec 23 - Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 Closest Approach To Earth (1.947
AU)
Dec 23 - Asteroid 2001 VJ5 Near-Mars Flyby (0.025 AU)
* Dec 24 - Comet C/2003 K4 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.153
AU)
Dec 24 - Asteroid 2002 VY91 Near-Earth Flyby (0.189 AU)
Dec 24 - 25th Anniversary (1979), 1st Ariane 1 Launch
Dec 25 - Cassini, Huygens Probe Deployment
Dec 25 - Asteroid 192 Nausikaa At Opposition (9.7 Magnitude)
Dec 26 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Salyut 4 Launch (Soviet Space
Station)
Dec 27 - Comet Helin-Roman-Crockett Perihelion (3.473 AU)
Dec 27 - Asteroid 2003 MS2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.095 AU)
Dec 27 - 20th Anniversary (1984), Discovery of ALH 84001 (Mars
Meteorite)
Dec 28 - Comet P/2003 UD16 (LONEOS) Closest Approach To Earth (3.091
AU)
Dec 28 - Maarten Schmidt's 75th Birthday (1929)
Dec 29 - Cassini, Orbit Deflection Maneuver
Dec 29 - Comet P/2003 SQ215 (NEAT-LONEOS) Closest Approach To Earth
(2.299 AU)
Dec 30 - Deep Impact Delta 2 Launch
Dec 30 - Mercury At Its Greatest Western Elongation (22 Degrees)
Dec 31 - Mars Occults HIP 79085 (11.5 Magnitude Star)
Dec 31 - Asteroid 2001 XR30 Near-Earth Flyby (0.194 AU)
Dec 31 - Asteroid 4149 Harrison Closest Approach To Earth (1.921 AU)
Dec 31 - Asteroid 1941 Wild Closest Approach To Earth (2.918 AU)
Dec 31 - Robert Aiken's 140th Birthday (1864)

January 2005
Jan ?? - SMART-1, Moon Flyby
Jan ?? - Insat 4-B Ariane 5 Launch
Jan ?? - Cosmos Angara 1-1 Launch (Inaugural Flight)
Jan ?? - DMSP-17 Delta 4 Launch
Jan ?? - TWINS-A Pegasus XL Launch
Jan ?? - Vietnam DMC/Thai-Paht 2/China-DMC Cosmos 3M Launch
Jan ?? - Yamal 203/204 Proton K Launch
Jan ?? - GPS 2RM F-2 Delta 2 Launch
* Jan ?? - Worldsat 3 Ariane 5 Launch
Jan ?? - Wildblue 1 Ariane 5 Launch
* Jan ?? - Assuresat 1 Zenit 3SL Launch
* Jan ?? - DSP-23 Delta 4 Heavy Launch
* Jan ?? - Feng Yung 1-5 CZ-4B Launch (China)
Jan 01 - Cassini, Iapetus Flyby
Jan 02 - Asteroid 6758 Jesseowens Closest Approach To Earth (1.926
AU)
Jan 02 - Isaac Asimov's 85th Birthday (1920)
Jan 02 - Leslie Peltier's 105th Birthday (1900)
Jan 03 - Earth At Perihelion (0.983 AU From Sun)
Jan 03 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak
Jan 03 - 5th Annivesary (2000), Galileo, Europa 26 Flyby
Jan 04 - Moon Occults Jupiter
* Jan 05 - Deep Impact, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #1 (TCM-1)
Jan 05 - Asteroid 2001 Einstein Closest Approach To Earth (1.154 AU)
Jan 05 - Asteroid 2069 Hubble Closest Approach To Earth (1.646 AU)
Jan 05 - 100th Anniversary (1905), Charles Perrine's Discovery of
Jupiter Moon Elar
a
Jan 06 - Asteroid 2001 TW1 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.032 AU)
Jan 06 - 20th Anniversary (1985), La Criolla Meteorite Fall (Hit
House)
Jan 07 - 20th Anniversary (1985), Sakigake Launch (Japan Comet
Halley Mission)
Jan 07 - 395th Anniversary (1610), Galileo Galilei's Discovery of
Jupiter Moons
Io, Europa and Callisto
Jan 08 - Asteroid 2002 AA29 Near-Earth Flyby (0.087 AU)
Jan 09 - 15th Anniversary (1990), STS-32 Columbia Launch (LDEF
Satellite)
Jan 11 - Asteroid 1997 UH9 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.015 AU)
Jan 11 - Asteroid 27002 (1998 DV9) Near-Earth Flyby (0.078 AU)
Jan 11 - Asteroid 5649 Donnashirley Closest Approach To Earth (0.828
AU)
Jan 11 - 395th Anniversary (1610), Galileo Galilei's Discovery of
Jupiter Moon Gany
mede
Jan 12 - Royal Astronomical Society's 185th Birthday (1820)
Jan 13 - Saturn at Opposition
Jan 13 - Mercury Passes 0.3 Degrees From Venus
Jan 13 - 25th Anniversary (1980), Discovery of EETA 79001 (Mars
Meteorite)
Jan 14 - Huygens Probe Lands on Titan
Jan 14 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Jan 15 - Comet Slaughter-Burnham Perihelion (2.535 AU)
Jan 15 - Asteroid 4628 Laplace Closest Approach To Earth (1.455 AU)
* Jan 17 - Comet P/2003 S1 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (2.300 AU)
Jan 19 - 40th Anniversary (1965), Gemini 2 launch (Unmanned
Suborbital Flight)
Jan 19 - 165th Anniversary (1840), Discovery of Antarctica
Jan 20 - Buzz Aldrin's 75th Birthday (1930)
Jan 24 - 15th Anniversary (1990), Hiten Launch (Japan Moon Orbiter)
Jan 28 - Asteroid 1815 Beethoven Closest Approach To Earth (1.641
AU)
Jan 29 - CloudSat/Calipso Delta 2 Launch
Jan 31 - Moon Occults Jupiter
Jan 31 - Asteroid 2002 PN Near-Earth Flyby (0.081 AU)
* Jan 31 - Asteroid 8000 Isaac Newton Closest Approach To Earth (2.365
AU)

February 2005
* Feb ?? - SMART-1, Moon Flyby
* Feb ?? - Cosmos Glonass M-4 Fregat Launch
* Feb ?? - Insat 3-D GSLV Launch (India)
* Feb ?? - Astro E-2 M-V Launch
* Feb ?? - MSG-2 Ariane 5G Launch
* Feb ?? - Kompsat 2 Rokot KM Launch
* Feb ?? - Eros B-1 Start-1 Launch
* Feb ?? - NRO B-26 Titan 4 Launch (Final Launch of the Titan 4)
* Feb ?? - NROL-23 (MLV-15) Atlas 3B Launch
* Feb ?? - Galaxy 15 Ariane 5G Launch
* Feb 02 - Asteroid 8084 Dallas Closest Approach To Earth (1.446 AU)
* Feb 05 - Comet Kowal 1 Closest Approach To Earth (4.371 AU)
* Feb 05 - Asteroid 3784 Chopin Closest Approach To Earth (2.608 AU)
* Feb 07 - Asteroid 6223 Dahl Closest Approach To Earth (1.943 AU)
* Feb 07 - Asteroid 14702 Benclark Closest Approach To Earth (2.317
AU)
* Feb 08 - Mercury Passes 2.0 Degrees From Neptune
* Feb 09 - Chinese New Year
* Feb 09 - 15th Anniversary (1990), Galileo, Venus Flyby
* Feb 10 - STS-115 Launch, Space Shuttle Atlantis (International Space
Station 12A)
* Feb 11 - Asteroid 5000 IAU Closest Approach To Earth (1.808 AU)
* Feb 11 - Asteroid 4446 Carolyn Closest Approach To Earth (4.071 AU)
* Feb 11 - 35th Anniversary (1970), Ohsumi Launch (Japan's 1st
Satellite)
* Feb 13 - Asteroid 3895 Earhart Closest Approach To Earth (0.960 AU)
* Feb 14 - Asteroid 2000 YS134 Near-Earth Flyby (0.062 AU)
* Feb 14 - 5th Anniversary (2000), NEAR, Asteroid Eros Orbit Insertion
* Feb 14 - 15th Anniversary (1990), Voyager 1, Family Portrait Images
* Feb 15 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
* Feb 15 - Venus Passes 0.9 Degrees From Neptune
* Feb 15 - Comet Tempel 2 Perihelion (1.427 AU)
* Feb 15 - Asteroid 1994 VE Near-Mercury Flyby (0.047 AU)
* Feb 17 - Cassini, Enceladus Flyby
* Feb 17 - Asteroid 5661 Hildebrand Closest Approach To Earth (3.894
AU)
* Feb 17 - 40th Anniversary (1965), Ranger 8 Launch (Moon Impact
Mission)
* Feb 18 - Mars Occults PPM 268667 (9.7 Magnitude Star)
* Feb 18 - 75th Anniversary (1930), Clyde Tombaugh's Discovery of
Pluto
* Feb 19 Comet C/2004 C1 (Larsen) Closest Approach To Earth (7.066 AU)
* Feb 19 - Asteroid 4147 Lennon Closest Approach To Earth (1.344 AU)
* Feb 20 - Mercury Passes 1.0 Degree From Uranus
* Feb 21 - Asteroid 6487 Tonyspear Closest Approach To Earth (1.846
AU)
* Feb 22 - 5th Anniversary (2000), Galileo, Io 27 Flyby
* Feb 23 - Asteroid 341 California Closest Approach To Earth (1.634
AU)
* Feb 24 - Comet Arend-Rigaux Perihelion (1.369 AU)
* Feb 27 - Moon Occults Jupiter
* Feb 27 - Asteroid 5841 Stone Closest Approach To Earth (1.059 AU)
* Feb 28 - Asteroid 7336 Saunders Closest Approach To Earth (2.350 AU)
* Feb 28 - Asteroid 8721 AMOS Closest Approach To Earth (3.081 AU)

March 2005
* Mar ?? - STS-114 Launch, Space Shuttle Atlantis (International Space
Station LF-1)
* Mar ?? - SMART-1, Moon Orbit Insertion
* Mar 01 - Comet P/2004 A1 Closest Approach To Earth (4.534 AU)
* Mar 01 - Asteroid 7367 Giotto Closest Approach To Earth (1.873 AU)
* Mar 03 - Jupiter Occults PPM 196171 (9.4 Magnitude Star)
* Mar 03 - Asteroid 1992 BF Near-Earth Flyby (0.064 AU)
* Mar 04 - Venus Passes 0.7 Degrees From Uranus
* Mar 04 - Asteroid 24101 Cassini Closest Approach To Earth (1.554 AU)
* Mar 04 - Giovanni Schiaparelli's 170th Birthday (1835)

From: (Ron)

Do I have these approximations right ???


Apr 16 - Asteroid 2001 HJ31 Near-Earth Flyby (0.006 AU)

Twice as far as the moon ???

Apr 19 - Asteroid 38628 Huya Closest Approach To Earth (28.306 AU)

Like the distance to Neptune ???


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