Six Flyby Asteroids.....

Six Flyby Asteroids Occurring This Week...07/09/01
by Mitch Battros (ECTV)
It has just been disclosed, six NEO's (near earth orbit's) will occur this week. The six asteroid names are as follows...

  1. '(398) Admete' 2) '(78) Diana' 3) '(54) Alexandra' 4) '268 Adorea' 5) '702 Alauda' 6) '558 Carmen'. Unfortunately
    none will be visible with the naked eye. However all will be visible with visual aids.

  2. The 47-km asteroid '(398) Admete'; is expected to best be seen over Nicaragua and Guadalupe; but it could pass over adjacent countries instead, at 6:15-17 UT of July 9 UT. Near star constellation Ophiuchius.

  3. The 120-km asteroid '(78) Diana'; near star constellation Pisces over Sonora (Hermosillo). The asteroid is expected to be best seen in the S.E. corner of Arizona, and S.W. New Mexico at 11:34 UT July 9 (5:34 am MDT).

  4. The 165-km asteroid '(54) Alexandra'; near star constellation Pisces, will best be seen over Guatemala, Yucatan, & N.E. Florida (in brightening twilight) from 9:52-9:56 UT Wed. July 11 (5:55 am EDT in Fla.).

  5. The 139-km asteroid '268 Adorea'; near star constellation Spica, will best be seen over Salt Lake City (in too bright twilight) to central Colo., Okla., Texarkana, N. LA & S. AR, S. Miss., S. Ala., and northern Florida. The date is Tues. night, July 10/11, around 3:25 UT of July 11 UT.

  6. The 200-km asteroid '702 Alauda'; near star constellation Sagittarius, will be visible from most of North Carolina,
    northern South Carolina, Kentucky, parts of Va. and Tenn., s. Ind., central Illinois, N.E. Mo., Iowa, N.E. Nebr., the Dakotas, and eastern Montana. The date is Wed., July 11, 11:11 pm EDT (July 12, 3:11 UT).

  7. Two hours after the above, the 59-km asteroid '558 Carmen' ; near star constellation beta Capricorn, will be visible from the eastern Carolinas, S. Georgia, Gulf coast area (including New Orleans), to Corpus Christi & Laredo, Texas; and across Mexico north of Monterrey and La Paz, Baja California. The date is July 12, 5:07 UT.

There are some in the science community who suggest there is an increase in NEO's. One theory suggest it has to do with the Sun. It is related to the process of charged particles hurling through space. This includes the noticeable Magnetic Shift of Earth and that of the Sun.

I will keep you updated as information comes through.

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