Astronomy Calender (Apr 2005)

Post by **Airconvent** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:58 am

Hi all,
I found this useful info from the astro newsgroups.
Cheers

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The following people have contributed to this month's calendar:

o Vicky Barlow, Dieter Kaemmer, Carlos Adib, Daniel Ayres, Bill Avery,
Robert Gounley, John Zachry

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SPACE CALENDAR
April 28, 2005
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* indicates changes from last month's calendar.

April 2005
Apr 28 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #24 (OTM-24)
Apr 28 - Asteroid 6470 Aldrin Closest Approach To Earth (1.611 AU)
Apr 28 - Jan Oort's 105th Birthday (1900)
* Apr 29 - NROL-16 Titan 4B Launch
* Apr 29 - Comet P/2005 GF8 (LONEOS) Closest Approach To Earth (1.925
AU)
* Apr 29 - Asteroid 3713 Pieters Occults HIP 39191 (5.9 Magnitude Star)
Apr 29 - Asteroid 5720 Halweaver Closest Approach To Earth (1.180 AU)
Apr 29 - Asteroid 7225 Huntress Closest Approach To Earth (1.370 AU)
Apr 29 - Asteroid 2956 Yeomans Closest Approach To Earth (1.515 AU)
Apr 29 - Asteroid 74625 Tieproject Closest Approach To Earth (1.897
AU)
Apr 29 - Asteroid 51823 Rickhusband Closest Approach To Earth (2.796
AU)
Apr 30 - Asteroid 2001 GQ2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.086 AU)

May 2005
May ?? - Spaceway 1 Zenit 3SL Launch
* May ?? - PS-2 KT-1 Launch
* May ?? - Cartosat 1/Vu-Sat PSLV Launch (India)
* May ?? - TechSAR-1 Shavit 1 Launch
* May 01 - Asteroid 1275 Cimbria Occults HIP 75474 (7.4 Magnitude Star)
* May 01 - Asteroid 2005 GL Near-Earth Flyby (0.092 AU)
May 02 - Comet P/1998 X1 (ODAS) Perihelion (1.981 AU)
* May 02 - Asteroid 14720 (2000 CQ85) Occults HIP 84143 (3.3 Magnitude
Star)
May 03 - Asteroid 2246 Bowell Closest Approach To Earth (2.649 AU)
May 03 - Asteroid 1691 Oort Closest Approach To Earth (2.678 AU)
* May 04 - GPS 2RM F-1 Delta 2 Launch
May 04 - Comet Tempel 1 Closest Approach To Earth (0.712 AU)
May 04 - Asteroid 5641 McCleese Closest Approach To Earth (0.765 AU)
May 05 - Deep Impact, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #3 (TCM-3)
May 05 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
May 05 - Asteroid 4055 Magellan Closest Approach To Earth (0.872 AU)
May 05 - Asteroid 13801 Kohlhase Closest Approach To Earth (1.604 AU)
May 06 - Asteroid 9954 Brachiosaurus Closest Approach To Earth (2.113
AU)
* May 07 - Asteroid 2005 GJ Near-Earth Flyby (0.053 AU)
* May 07 - Asteroid 2005 GE60 Near-Earth Flyby (0.060 AU)
May 07 - Asteroid 1 Ceres Closest Approach To Earth (1.686 AU)
May 07 - Asteroid 51825 Davidbrown Closest Approach To Earth (2.147
AU)
* May 08 - Asteroid 2005 GD60 Near-Earth Flyby (0.097 AU)
May 08 - Asteroid 6560 Pravdo Closest Approach To Earth(1.301 AU)
May 09 - 100th Anniversary (1905), Paul Gotz's Discovery of Asteroid
564 Dudu &
Asteroid 565 Marbachia
May 10 - Asteroid 2005 DO Near-Earth Flyby (0.97 AU)
May 10 - Asteroid 63163 Jerusalem Closest Approach To Earth (1.389
AU)
May 11 - NOAA-N Delta 2 Launch
May 11 - Stardust, Deep Space Maneuver #4 (DSM-4)
May 11 - Asteroid 2709 Sagan Closest Approach To Earth (1.067 AU)
May 12 - Asteroid 2955 Newburn Closest Approach To Earth (0.965 AU)
May 12 - Asteroid 5145 Pholus Closest Approach To Earth (18.656 AU)
May 13 - Asteroid 8749 Beatles Closest Approach To Earth (1.579 AU)
May 14 - Asteroid 5555 Wimberly Closest Approach To Earth (2.324 AU)
May 14 - Griffith Observatory's 70th Birthday (1935)
May 14-15 - Jet Propulsion Laboratory Open House, Pasadena,
California
May 15 - Mars Passes 1.1 Degrees From Uranus
May 15 - Comet Russell 3 Closest Approach To Earth (1.610 AU)
May 15 - Asteroid 51827 Laurelclark Closest Approach To Earth (2.286
AU)
May 16 - Asteroid 12524 Conscience Closest Approach To Earth (1.385
AU)
May 16 - Asteroid 12927 Pinocchio Closest Approach To Earth (1.582
AU)
May 16 - Asteroid 12485 Jenniferharris Closest Approach To Earth
(1.796 AU)
May 19 - Moon Occults Jupiter
May 19 - Asteroid 2247 Hiroshima Closest Approach To Earth (1.689 AU)
May 19 - Francescoe de Vico's 200th Birthday (1805)
May 20 - Asteroid 9500 Camelot Closest Approach To Earth (1.938 AU)
May 20 - Asteroid 48575 Hawaii Closest Approach To Earth (2.265 AU)
May 20 - 5th Anniversary (2000), Galileo, Ganymede 28 Flyby
May 21 - Cassini, Enceladus Flyby
May 21 - Direct-TV 8 Proton M-Briz M Launch
* May 22 - STS-114 Launch, Space Shuttle Discovery, PCSat 2,
International Space St
ation LF-1
May 22 - 10th Anniversary (1995), Saturn Ring Plane Crossing (1 of 3)
* May 23 - Comet Denning-Fujikawa Closest Approach To Earth (1.318 AU)
May 23 - Comet C/2004 K1 (Catalina) Closest Approach To Earth (2.556
AU)
* May 23 - Asteroid 2005 ED318 Near-Earth Flyby (0.016 AU)
May 23 - Asteroid 5231 Verne Closest Approach To Earth (2.009 AU)
May 24 - Comet Parker-Hartley Perihelion (3.044 AU)
May 24 - 45th Anniversary (1960), Midas 2 Launch (1st Experimental
Infrared
Surveillance Satellite)
May 25 - Cosmos-Oko N87 Molniya M Launch
May 25 - Comet Helin-Roman-Alu 1 Closest Approach To Earth (2.196 AU)
May 25 - Asteroid 1996 Adams Closest Approach To Earth (1.690 AU)
May 25 - Asteroid 3162 Nostalgia Closest Approach To Earth (2.626 AU)
May 26 - Asteroid 37452 Spirit Closest Approach To Earth (3.718 AU)
May 27 - Egyptsat 1/Saudisat 3/Saudicomsat 3-7/AKS 1 & 2/N-Cube 1
Dnepr 1 Launch
May 28 - Asteroid 5261 Eureka Closest Approach To Earth (0.519 AU)
May 28 - Asteroid 13208 Fraschetti Closest Approach To Earth (1.230
AU)
May 28 - Asteroid 719 Albert Closest Approach To Earth (1.346 AU)
May 28 - Frank Drake's 75th Birthday (1930)
May 28 - 100th Anniversary (1905), Paul Gotz's Discovery of Asteroid
566 Stereoskopia &
Asteroid 567 Eleutheria
* May 31 - Cosmos 1 Volna Launch (Solar Sail Mission)
May 31 - Foton M-2/Fotino Soyuz U Launch
* May 31 - Syracuse 3-A/Telcom 2 Ariane 5GS Launch
May 31 - Moon Occults Mars
May 31 - Asteroid 2023 Asaph Closest Approach To Earth (2.118 AU)
May 31 - Asteroid 5223 McSween Closest Approach To Earth (2.398 AU)
May 31 - European Space Agency's 30th Birthday (1975)

June 2005
Jun ?? - Hayabusa (MUSES-C), Asteroid 25143 Itokawa Arrival
Jun ?? - Intelsat Americas 8 Zenit 3SL Launch
* Jun ?? - Compass 2 Shtil-N Launch
Jun 01 - Asteroid 1999 MN Near-Earth Flyby (0.068 AU)
Jun 01 - 15th Anniversary (1990), ROSAT Launch
Jun 03 - 40th Anniversary (1965), Gemini 4 Launch, USA's First
Spacewalk (Ed White)
Jun 04 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 3 Perihelion (2.807 AU)
Jun 04 - Asteroid 3066 McFadden Closest Approach To Earth (1.648 AU)
Jun 04 - Asteroid 5254 Ulysses Closest Approach To Earth (4.841 AU)
Jun 05 - Asteroid 2002 SR41 Near-Earth Flyby (0.063 AU)
Jun 05 - Asteroid 6984 Lewiscarroll Closest Approach to Earth (3.704
AU)
Jun 05 - Kuiper Belt Object 50000 Quaoar Closest Approach To Earth
(42.332 AU)
Jun 07 - Asteroid 10444 Squyres Closest Approach To Earth (1.582 AU)
Jun 08 - Comet P/2001 YX127 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (3.359
AU)
Jun 08 - 30th Anniversary (1975), Venera 9 Launch (Soviet Venus
Orbiter/Lander)
Jun 08 - 40th Anniversary (1965), Luna 6 Launch (Soviet Moon Flyby)
Jun 08 - Giovanni Cassini's 380th Birthday (1625)
* Jun 09 - Asteroid 1566 Icarus Closest Approach To Earth (0.347 AU)
* Jun 10 - Progress M-53 Soyuz U Launch (International Space Station
18P)
Jun 10 - Asteroid 23990 Springsteen Closest Approach To Earth (1.251
AU)
Jun 10 - Asteroid 5535 Annefrank Closest Approach To Earth (1.286 AU)
Jun 11 - Asteroid 2074 Shoemaker Closest Approach To Earth (1.096 AU)
Jun 11 - 20th Anniversary (1985), Vega 1, Venus Landing/Balloon
Jun 13 - Asteroid 1198 Atlantis Closest Approach To Earth (1.050 AU)
Jun 14 - Pluto At Opposition
Jun 14 - Asteroid 1913 Sekanina Closest Approach To Earth (2.003 AU)
Jun 14 - Asteroid 6676 Monet Closest Approach To Earth (2.335 AU)
Jun 14 - 20th Anniversary (1985), Vega 2, Venus Landing/Balloon
Jun 14 - 30th Anniversary (1975), Venera 10, Venus Landing
* Jun 15 - GOES-N Delta 4M Launch
* Jun 15 - Spaceway 2/MSG-2 Ariane 5 Launch
Jun 16 - Moon Occults Jupiter
Jun 16 - Asteroid 10217 Richardcook Closest Approach To Earth (1.626
AU)
* Jun 17 - Galaxy 14 Soyuz FG-Fregat Launch
Jun 17 - Comet C/2004 X3 (LINEAR) Perihelion (4.402 AU)
Jun 17 - 5th Anniversary (2000), Discovery of the Dhofar 378
Meteorite (Mars Mete
orite)
Jun 18 - Asteroid 9253 Oberth Closest Approach To Earth (1.222 AU)
Jun 18 - Asteroid 1772 Gagarin Closest Approach To Earth (1.483 AU)
Jun 18 - Asteroid 11247 Wilburwright Closest Approach To Earth (2.072
AU)
Jun 19 - Comet Denning-Fujikawa Perihelion (0.797 AU)
Jun 20 - Comet Forbes Closest Approach To Earth (0.674 AU)
Jun 20 - Comet P/2004 V2 (Hartley-IRAS) Perihelion (1.275 AU)
Jun 20 - Asteroid 4808 Ballaero Closest Approach To Earth (2.088 AU)
Jun 20 - 335th Anniversary (1670), Discovery Of Nova 1670 Vulpeculae
Jun 21 - Summer Solstice, 06:46 UT
Jun 22 - Royal Greenwich Observatory's 330th Birthday (1675)
Jun 23 - Asteroid 2003 YN107 Near-Earth Flyby (0.030 AU)
Jun 23 - Asteroid 13667 Samthurman Closest Approach To Earth (1.527
AU)
* Jun 24 - Express AM-3 Proton K Launch
Jun 24 - Comet Giacobini-Zinner Closest Approach To Earth (1.425 AU)
Jun 24 - Asteroid 11365 NASA Closest Approach To Earth (1.388 AU)
Jun 24 - Fred Hoyle's 90th Birthday (1915)
Jun 25 - Comet Gehrels 3 Closest Approach To Earth (3.603 AU)
Jun 25 - Asteroid 13609 Lewicki Closest Approach To Earth (1.357 AU)
Jun 25 - Asteroid 15000 CCD Closest Approach To Earth (1.556 AU)
Jun 25 - Rupert Wildt's 100th Birthday (1905)
Jun 26 - Mercury Passes 1.4 Degrees from Saturn
Jun 26 - Venus Passes 1.3 Degrees From Saturn
Jun 26 - Comet Russell 3 Perihelion (2.602 AU)
Jun 26 - Charles Messier's 275th Birthday (1730)
Jun 27 - Mercury Passes 0.1 Degrees From Venus
Jun 29 - Asteroid 39382 Opportunity Closest Approach To Earth (3.595
AU)
* Jun 30 - Monitor E N1 Rokot KM Launch
Jun 30 - Deep Impact, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #4 (TCM-4)
Jun 30 - Asteroid 5738 Billpickering Closest Approach To Earth (2.883
AU)

July 2005
Jul ?? - Cosmos (Geizer-21) Proton K Launch
Jul ?? - Yamal 203/204 Proton K Launch
Jul ?? - FSW-21 CZ-2D Launch (China)
Jul ?? - Cosmos-Glonass Soyuz 2-Fregat Test Launch
Jul ?? - STP R-1 Minotaur Launch
* Jul ?? - Topsat/China-DMC/SSETI-Express/Mozhayets 5/N-Cube 2/Sinah 1
Cosmos 3M Launch
* Jul ?? - TacSat 1/Celestis 5 Falcon 1 Launch (Inaugural Test Launch)
* Jul ?? - Resurs-DK1 N1 Soyuz U Launch
* Jul ?? - IP-Star 1 Ariane 5 Launch
Jul 01 - Asteroid 12426 Racquetball Closest Approach To Earth (1.419
AU)
Jul 02 - Deep Impact, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #5 (TCM-5)
Jul 02 - Comet Giacobini-Zinner Perihelion (1.038 AU)
Jul 02 - Asteroid 66146 (1998 TU3) Near-Mercury Flyby (0.028 AU)
Jul 02 - Asteroid 6227 Alanrubin Closest Approach To Earth (1.692 AU)
Jul 02 - 15th Anniversary (1990), Giotto Earth Flyby
Jul 02 - 20th Anniversary (1985), Giotto Launch (ESA's Comet Halley
Mission)
Jul 03 - Deep Impact, Impactor Release
Jul 03 - Asteroid 2002 JQ97 Near-Earth Flyby (0.065 AU)
Jul 03 - Asteroid 3255 Tholen Closest Approach To Earth (2.014 AU)
Jul 04 - Deep Impact, Comet Tempel 1 Impact/Flyby
Jul 04 - Earth At Aphelion (1.017 AU From Sun)
Jul 05 - Comet Tempel 1 Perihelion (1.506 AU)
Jul 05 - Comet C/2004 K1 (Catalina) Perihelion (3.399 AU)
Jul 06 - Asteroid 9777 Enterprise Closest Approach To Earth (0.824
AU)
Jul 06 - Asteroid 84225 Verish Closest Approach To Earth (1.698 AU)
Jul 07 - Jupiter Occults PPM 178840 (10.2 Magnitude Star)
Jul 08 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #25 (OTM-25)
Jul 08 - Asteroid 10001 Palermo Closest Approach To Earth (1.475 AU)
Jul 09 - Mercury Greatest Eastern Elongation (26 Degrees)
Jul 09 - Asteroid 2000 FY Near-Vesta Flyby (0.048 AU)
Jul 09 - Asteroid 25930 Spielberg Closest Approach To Earth (0.874
AU)
Jul 09 - Asteroid 253 Mathilde Closest Approach To Earth (1.165 AU)
* Jul 10 - NROL-20 Titan 4B Launch (Final Launch of the Titan 4B)
Jul 10 - Asteroid 6030 Zolensky Closest Approach To Earth (2.144 AU)
Jul 11 - Comet P/2004 V2 (Hartley-IRAS) Closest Approach To Earth
(1.477 AU)
Jul 11 - Asteroid 6469 Armstrong Closest Appoach To Earth (0.782 AU)
Jul 11 - Asteroid 2874 Jim Young Closest Approach To Earth (1.331 AU)
Jul 11 - Asteroid 51828 Ilanramon Closest Approach To Earth (2.103
AU)
Jul 11 - 15th Anniversary (1990), Gamma Observatory Launch (Soviet
Union)
Jul 12 - STS-121 Launch, Space Shuttle Atlantis (International Space
Station ULF-
1.1)
Jul 12 - Comet P/2004 F3 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (2.050 AU)
Jul 12 - Asteroid 3259 Brownlee Closest Approach To Earth (2.191 AU)
Jul 13 - Moon Occults Jupiter
Jul 13 - Comet P/2000 G1 (LINEAR) Perihelion (0.998 AU)
Jul 13 - Comet P/2003 L1 (Scotti) Closest Approach To Earth (4.895
AU)
Jul 13 - Asteroid 2000 QK25 Near-Mars Flyby (0.024 AU)
Jul 13 - Asteroid 4342 Freud Closest Approach To Earth (1.520 AU)
Jul 13 - Asteroid 82332 Las Vegas Closest Approach To Earth (1.633
AU)
Jul 14 - Cassini, Enceladus Flyby
Jul 14 - Asteroid 2688 Halley Closest Approach To Earth (1.696 AU)
Jul 14 - Asteroid 10792 Ecuador Closest Approach To Earth (1.871 AU)
Jul 14 - 40th Anniversary (1965), Mariner 4 Mars Flyby
* Jul 15 - TWINS-A Pegasus XL Launch
Jul 15 - 30th Anniversary (1975), Apollo 18 Launch (Apollo-Soyuz)
Jul 16 - 15th Anniversary (1990), Badr-A Launch (1st Pakistan
Satellite)
Jul 16 - 40th Anniversary (1965), 1st Proton Rocket Launch (USSR)
Jul 17 - Comet Chiron Closest Approach To Earth (12.570 AU)
Jul 17 - Asteroid 6318 Cronkite Closest Approach To Earth (2.397 AU)
Jul 17 - 30th Anniversary (1975), Apollo-Soyuz Handshake
Jul 18 - 40th Anniversary (1965), Zond 3 Launch (USSR Moon Flyby)
Jul 19 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 7 Perihelion (1.707 AU)
Jul 19 - Asteroid 3192 A'Hearn Closest Approach To Earth (1.697 AU)
Jul 20 - Asteroid 2362 Mark Twain Closest Approach To Earth (0.972
AU)
Jul 20 - Asteroid 4783 Wasson Closest Approach To Earth (2.057 AU)
Jul 20 - 5th Anniversary (2000), Discovery of Jupiter Moon Callirrhoe
* Jul 21 - Cloudsat/Calipso Delta 2 Launch
Jul 22 - Asteroid 2000 AG6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.022 AU)
Jul 22 - Asteroid 8837 London Closest Approach To Earth (1.154 AU)
Jul 23 - 10th Anniversary (1995), Alan Hale's & Tom Bopp's Discovery
of Comet Hale-Bopp
Jul 24 - Asteroid 4766 Malin Closest Approach To Earth (1.893 AU)
Jul 24 - 55th Anniversary (1950), 1st Rocket Launch from Cape
Canaveral (Bumper/V-2 Rocket)
Jul 25 - Asteroid 14967 Madrid Closest Approach To Earth (1.364 AU)
Jul 25 - Asteroid 3001 Michelangelo Closest Approach To Earth (1.445
AU)
Jul 25 - Asteroid 16809 Galapagos Closest Approach To Earth (1.536
AU)
Jul 25 - Asteroid 1024 Hale Closest Approach To Earth (1.569 AU)
Jul 25 - Christoph Scheiner's 430th Birthday (1575)
Jul 26 - Asteroid 54509 (2000 PH5) Near-Earth Flyby (0.036 AU)
Jul 26 - Asteroid 3352 McAuliffe Closest Approach To Earth (1.557 AU)
Jul 26 - 100th Anniversary (1905), Paul Gotz's Discovery of Asteroid
568 Cheruski
a
Jul 27 - 100th Anniversary (1905), Johann Palisa's Discovery of
Asteroid 569 Mis
a
Jul 29 - South Delta-Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
Jul 30 - Asteroid 5790 Nagasaki Closest Approach To Earth (1.302 AU)
Jul 30 - 100th Anniversary (1905), Max Wolf's Discovery of Asteroid
570 Kythera
Jul 30 - 395th Anniversary (1610), Galileo Observes Saturn's Rings

August 2005
Aug ?? - SMART-1, End of Primary Mission
Aug ?? - Measat 3 Proton K Launch
Aug ?? - Inmarsat 4 F-2 Zenit 3SL Launch
Aug ?? - OICETS/INDEX Dnepr 1 Launch
Aug ?? - 5th Anniversary (2000), Discovery of NWA 2737 Meteorite
(Mars Meteorite)
Aug ?? - Resurs O1 Zenit 2 Launch
* Aug ?? - Resurs F2 Soyuz U Launch
* Aug ?? - Galaxy 15/Insat 4-A Ariane 5GS Launch
* Aug ?? - Meteor-M-N1 Tsyklon 3 Launch
Aug 01 - Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 01 - Comet Forbes Perihelion (1.572 AU)
Aug 01 - 5th Anniversary (2000), Discovery of the SAU 051 Meteorite
(Mars Meteorite)
Aug 01 - Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg's 100th Birthday (1905)
Aug 02 - MESSENGER, Earth Flyby
* Aug 02 - Cassini, Mimas Non-Targeted Flyby
Aug 02 - Asteroid 6602 Gilclark Closest Approach To Earth (1.010 AU)
Aug 02 - Asteroid 2753 Duncan Closest Approach To Earth (1.883 AU)
Aug 03 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #26 (OTM-26)
Aug 03 - Asteroid 6135 Billowen Closest Approach To Earth (1.505 AU
Aug 04 - Asteroid 6456 Golombek Closest Approach To Earth (0.340 AU)
Aug 05 - Asteroid 5811 Keck Closest Approach To Earth (0.836 AU)
Aug 05 - Asteroid 2410 Morrison Closest Approach To Earth (1.277 AU)
Aug 05 - Neil Armstrong's 75th Birthday (1930)
Aug 06 - Southern Iota Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 08 - Moon Occults Venus
Aug 08 - Neptune at Opposition
Aug 08 - Comet C/2004 L2 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (3.313
AU)
Aug 08 - Asteroid 1992 UY4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.040 AU)
Aug 08 - Asteroid 5050 Doctorwatson Closest Approach To Earth (1.356
AU)
Aug 10 - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Atlas V Launch
Aug 10 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #27 (OTM-27)
Aug 10 - Asteroid 697 Galilea Closest Approach To Earth (1.541 AU)
Aug 10 - 10th Anniversary (1995), Saturn Ring Plane Crossing (2 of 3)
Aug 10 - 15th Anniversary (1990), Magellan, Venus Orbit Insertion
* Aug 11 - Comet P/2005 GF8 (LONEOS) Perihelion (2.823 AU)
Aug 12 - Perseids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 12 - Asteroid 2933 Amber Closest Approach To Earth (1.482 AU)
Aug 12 - 40th Anniversary (1965), Echo 1 Launch
Aug 14 - Asteroid 5703 Hevelius Closest Approach To Earth (1.581 AU)
Aug 16 - Mars Solstice (Beginning of Northern Winter)
Aug 16 - Asteroid 2003 YO1 Near-Venus Flyby (0.039 AU)
Aug 17 - Comet C/2005 A1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.563
AU)
Aug 17 - 35th Anniversary (1970), Venera 7 Launch (USSR Venus Lander)
Aug 18 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #28 (OTM-28)
Aug 18 - Asteroid 6154 Stevesynnott Closest Approach To Earth (1.051
AU)
Aug 18 - 20th Anniversary (1985), Suisei Launch (Japan Comet Halley
Mission)
Aug 19 - 45th Anniversary (1960), Sputnik 5 Launch (Carried Dogs
Belka & Strelka)
Aug 20 - Asteroid 2000 QV7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.068 AU)
Aug 20 - 30th Anniversary (1975), Viking 1 Launch (Mars
Lander/Orbiter)
Aug 20 - 120th Anniversary (1885), Ernst Hartwig's Discovery of S
Andromedae
Aug 21 - 40th Anniversary (1965), Gemini 5 Launch (Gordon Cooper &
Charles Conrad)
Aug 22 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Aug 23 - Asteroid 7934 Sinatra Closest Approach To Earth (1.933 AU)
Aug 23 - Asteroid 2228 Soyuz-Apollo Closest Approach To Earth (2.140
AU)
* Aug 24 - Progress M-54 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station
19P)
Aug 24 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (18 Degrees)
Aug 25 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #29 (OTM-29)
Aug 25 - Northern Iota Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 25 - Asteroid 9618 Johncleese Closest Approach To Earth (1.055
AU)
Aug 25 - Asteroid 2801 Huygens Closest Approach To Earth (1.344 AU)
Aug 26 - Asteroid 9249 Yen Closest Approach To Earth (1.208 AU)
Aug 29 - 35th Anniversary (1970), Discovery of Nova Cygni 1975
Aug 30 - NROL-22 Delta 4 Medium Launch
Aug 30 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #30 (OTM-30)
* Aug 31 - Comet C/2005 E2 (McNaught) Closest Approach To Earth (2.005
AU)
Aug 31 - Asteroid 9548 Fortran Closest Approach To Earth (1.509 AU)

September 2005
Sep ?? - Shenzhou 6 CZ-2F Launch (China)
Sep ?? - Astro E-2/Cute 1.7 M-V Launch
Sep ?? - Astra 1-KR Proton M-Briz M Launch
Sep ?? - ALOS 1 H-2A Launch (Japan)
Sep ?? - Amsat Phase 3E Express Ariane 5 Launch
Sep ?? - Vietnam DMC/Thai-Paht 2 Cosmos 3M Launch
Sep ?? - Ofeq 7 Shavit 1 Launch (Israel)
Sep ?? - Cosmos-Glonass N87/M5/M6 Proton K-Briz M Launch
Sep ?? - C/NOFS Pegasus XL Launch
Sep ?? - Molniya 3K-02 Molniya M Launch
Sep ?? - Satmex-6 Ariane 5G+ Launch
* Sep ?? - Roadrunner (TacSat 2) Falcon 1 Launch
Sep 01 - Uranus At Opposition
Sep 01 - Venus Passes 1.2 Degrees From Jupiter
Sep 01 - Asteroid 5554 Keesey Closest Approach To Earth (0.915 AU)
Sep 02 - Comet P/2004 VR8 (LONEOS) Perihelion (2.376 AU)
Sep 03 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #31 (OTM-31)
Sep 03 - Comet P/1998 W1 (Spahr) Perihelion (1.730 AU)
Sep 04 - 100th Anniversary (1905), Paul Gotz's Discovery of Asteroid
571 Dulcineia
Sep 07 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Sep 07 - Moon Occults Venus
Sep 08 - 40th Anniversary, Karou Ikeya & Tsutomu Seki's Discovery of
Comet Ikeya-
Seki
Sep 08 - Marshall Space Center's 45th Birthday (1960)
Sep 08 - 30th Anniversary (1975), Viking 2 Launch (Mars
Orbiter/Lander)
Sep 08 - Thomas Keith Glennan's 100th Birthday (1905)
Sep 10 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #32 (OTM-32)
Sep 10 - Asteroid 5836 (1993 MF) Near-Vesta Flyby (0.027 AU)
Sep 11 - Comet Singer Brewster Perihelion (2.041 AU)
* Sep 11 - Asteroid 5143 Heracles Closest Approach To Earth (2.216 AU)
Sep 11 - 20th Anniversary (1985), ICE, Comet Giacobini-Zinner Flyby
Sep 12 - 35th Anniversary (1970), Luna 16 Launch (Soviet Moon Sample
Return)
Sep 13 - Asteroid 9349 Lucas Closest Approach To Earth (0.890 AU)
Sep 14 - Comet Helin-Roman-Alu 2 Closest Approach To Earth (1.384 AU)
Sep 14 - John Dobson's 90th Birthday (1915)
* Sep 15 - Cryosat Rokot-KM Launch
Sep 15 - Comet C/2004 V3 (Siding Spring) Closest Approach To Earth
(3.320 AU)
Sep 15 - Asteroid 4116 Elachi Closest Approach To Earth (1.012 AU)
Sep 16 - Asteroid 1282 Utopia Closest Approach To Earth (1.862 AU)
Sep 17 - Asteroid 6373 Stern Closest Approach To Earth (1.883 AU)
Sep 18 - Venus Occults PPM 228686 (9.6 Magnitude Star)
Sep 19 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #33 (OTM-33)
Sep 19 - 100th Anniversary (1905), Paul Gotz's Discovery of Asteroid
572 Rebekka
&
573 Recha & Asteroid 574 Reginhild & 575 Renate
Sep 20 - Asteroid 1999 RQ36 Near-Earth Flyby (0.033 AU)
Sep 22 - Autumnal Equinox (22:23 UT)
Sep 22 - Asteroid 16035 Sasandford Closest Approach To Earth (1.690
AU)
Sep 22 - 100th Anniversary (1905), Paul Gotz's Discovery of Asteroid
576 Emanuela
Sep 23 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #34 (OTM-34)
Sep 23 - Asteroid 2003 UV11 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.032 AU)
Sep 23 - Asteroid 2005 EM30 Near-Earth Flyby (0.046 AU)
Sep 23 - Asteroid 2865 Laurel Closest Approach To Earth (1.632 AU)
* Sep 24 - Cassini, Tethys Non-Targeted Flyby
Sep 24 - John Young's 75th Birthday (1930)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 1620 Geographos Closest Approach To Earth (0.740
AU)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 9342 Carygrant Closest Approach To Earth (0.894 AU)
Sep 26 - Cassini, Hyperion Flyby
Sep 27 - Soyuz TMA-7 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station
12S)
Sep 27 - Venus Occults PPM 229625 (10.9 Magnitude Star)
Sep 28 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #35 (OTM-35)
Sep 28 - Ismael Bullialdus' 400th Birthday (1605)
Sep 30 - NROL-21 Delta 2 Launch
Sep 30 - 30th Anniversary (1975), Charles Kowal's Discovery of
Jupiter Moon Themisto

October 2005
Oct ?? - Cosmos-Parus Cosmos 3M Launch
Oct ?? - Anik F-1R Proton K-Briz M Launch
Oct ?? - Cartosat 2/SRE-1 PSLV Launch
Oct ?? - Globalstar-9 Delta 2 Launch
Oct ?? - Kompsat 2 Rokot KM Launch
Oct ?? - HK-Sat 1 CZ-3C Launch (China)
Oct ?? - GPS 2RM F-2 Delta 2 Launch
* Oct ?? - Vulcan/Compas 2N Shtil-1N Launch
* Oct ?? - Compass 2N Shtil-N Launch
Oct 01 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #36 (OTM-36)
Oct 01 - Asteroid 2001 SE270 Near-Earth Flyby (0.050 AU)
Oct 02 - Venus Occults PPM 264162 (9.4 Magnitude Star)
Oct 02 - Asteroid 1886 Lowell Closest Approach To Earth (1.507 AU)
Oct 02 - Hayden Planetarium's 70th Birthday (1935)
Oct 03 - Annular Solar Eclipse, Visible From Africa
Oct 03 - Asteroid 2004 HR56 Near-Mars Flyby (0.033 AU)
Oct 03 - Asteroid 4664 Hanner Closest Approach To Earth (1.715 AU)
Oct 03 - 190th Anniversary (1815), Chassigny Meteorite Fall (Mars
Meteorite)
Oct 04 - Moon Occults MeOct 05 - Mercury Passes 1.3 Degrees From
Jupiter
Oct 05 - Comet Chernykh Closest Approach To Earth (1.464 AU)
Oct 05 - Asteroid 1877 Marsden Closest Approach To Earth (2.658 AU)
Oct 06 - 15th Anniversary (1990), Ulysses Launch (Solar Polar
Orbiter)
Oct 08 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #37 (OTM-37)
Oct 09 - Draconids Meteor Shower Peak
Oct 09 - Asteroid 7672 Hawking Closest Approach To Earth (1.118 AU)
Oct 09 - Asteroid 1940 Whipple Closest Approach To Earth (1.984 AU)
Oct 10 - Asteroid 2003 UX34 Near-Venus Flyby (0.023 AU)
Oct 10 - Asteroid 5102 Benfranklin Closest Approach To Earth (1.270
AU)
Oct 10 - Very Large Array's (VLA) 25th Birthday (1980)
Oct 11 - Cassini, Dione Flyby
Oct 11 - Kuiper Belt Object 15760 (1992 QB1) Closest Approach To
Earth (39.985 AU
)
Oct 11 - 60th Anniversary (1945), WAC Corporal Launch
Oct 12 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #38 (OTM-38)
Oct 12 - Asteroid 51829 Williamccool Closest Approach To Earth (1.416
AU)
Oct 13 - Asteroid 2200 Pasadena Closest Approach To Earth (1.766 AU)
Oct 15 - Asteroid 4337 Arecibo Closest Approach To Earth (2.556 AU)
Oct 16 - Venus Occults PPM 265560 (7.7 Magnitude Star)
Oct 16 - Asteroid 7853 Confucius Closest Approach To Earth (2.579 AU)
Oct 16 - 30th Anniversary (1975), GOES 1 Launch (1st Weather
Satellite in
Geosynchronous Orbit)
Oct 17 - Partial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 17 - Asteroid 7359 Messier Closest Approach To Earth (1.563 AU)
Oct 19 - Venus Occults PPM 265788 (8.7 Magnitude Star)
Oct 19 - Asteroid 6377 Cagney Closest Approach To Earth (2.014 AU)
Oct 19 - Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar's 95th Birthday (1910)
Oct 20 - Asteroid 2041 Lancelot Closest Approach To Earth (1.555 AU)
Oct 20 - 35th Anniversary (1970), Zond 8 Launch (USSR Moon Flyby)
Oct 20 - 100th Anniversary (1905), Max Wolf's Discovery of Asteroid
577 Rhea
Oct 21 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #39 (OTM-39)
Oct 21 - Orionid Meteor Shower Peak
Oct 21 - Asteroid 9963 Sandage Closest Approach To Earth (0.941 AU)
Oct 21 - Asteroid 3623 Chaplin Closest Approach To Earth (1.655 AU)
Oct 21 - Asteroid 12104 Chesley Closest Approach To Earth (2.063 AU)
Oct 22 - Venus Occults PPM 266118 (8.6 Magnitude Star)
Oct 22 - Asteroid 2004 VG64 Near-Earth Flyby (0.056 AU)
Oct 22 - Asteroid 8734 Warner Closest Approach To Earth (1.725 AU)
Oct 22 - 30th Anniversary (1975), Venera 9, Venus Landing (Soviet
Venus Orbiter/Lander)
Oct 23 - Asteroid 243 Ida CLosest Approach To Earth (1.767 AU)
Oct 23 - Karl Jansky's 100th Birthday (1905)
Oct 24 - Asteroid 9000 HAL Closest Approach To Earth (1.163 AU)
Oct 25 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #40 (OTM-40)
Oct 25 - Asteroid 6524 Baalke Closest Approach to Earth (1.275 AU)
Oct 25 - 30th Anniversary (1975), Venera 10, Venus Landing
Oct 26 - Venus Express Soyuz FG-Fregat Launch
Oct 26 - Asteroid 2099 Opik Closest Approach To Earth (0.499 AU)
Oct 27 - Comet C/2004 B1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.985
AU)
Oct 28 - DSP-23 Delta 4 Heavy Launch
Oct 28 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Oct 28 - Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Closest Approach To Earth
(4.791 AU)
Oct 29 - Venus Occults PPM 266916 (8.6 Magnitude Star)
Oct 30 - Daylight Saving - Set Clock Back 1 Hour (Europe, North
America)
Oct 30 - Asteroid 3252 Johnny Closest Approach To Earth (1.663 AU)
Oct 30 - Asteroid 4255 Spacewatch Closest Approach To Earth (3.422
AU)
Oct 31 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #41 (OTM-41)

November 2005
Nov ?? - Lunar TrailBlazer Dnepr 1 Launch (Commerical Moon Orbiter)
Nov ?? - DOD Delta 2 Launch
Nov ?? - JC-Sat 9 Ariane 5 Launch
Nov ?? - JAE-Sat Dnepr 1 Launch
Nov ?? - Belka-1/Baumanets 1/AIMaSat 1/Unisat 4/Cubesats Dnepr 1
Launch
Nov ?? - Spainsat Ariane 5 Launch
Nov ?? - MTSAT-2 H-2A Launch (Japan)
Nov ?? - Insat 4-C Ariane 5 Launch
* Nov ?? - DMSP-17 Delta 4 Launch
* Nov ?? - RazakSAT Falcon Launch
Nov ?? - 5th Anniversary (2000), Discovery of the NWA 480 Meteorite
(Mars Meteori
te)
Nov 01 - Asteroid 9134 Encke Closest Approach To Earth (1.887 AU)
Nov 01 - 100th Anniversary (1905), Max Wolf's Discovery of Asteroid
578 Happelia
Nov 02 - Venus Occults PPM 267336 (9.2 Magnitude Star)
Nov 02 - Asteroid 1999 VF22 Near-Earth Flyby (0.073 AU)
Nov 02 - Harlow Shapley's 120th Birthday (1885)
Nov 03 - Taurids Meteor Shower Peak
Nov 03 - Mercury At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (23 Degrees)
Nov 03 - Venus At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (47 Degrees)
Nov 03 - Asteroid 2000 UK11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.033 AU)
Nov 03 - 100th Anniversary (1905), August Kopff's Discovery of
Asteroid 579 Sidonia
Nov 04 - Asteroid 11911 Angel Closest Approach To Earth (1.840 AU)
Nov 05 - Asteroid 327 Columbia Closest Approach To Earth (1.820 AU)
Nov 06 - Venus Occults PPM 267818 (9.3 Magnitude Star)
Nov 06 - Asteroid 1862 Apollo Near-Earth Flyby (0.075 AU)
Nov 06 - Asteroid 1221 Amor Closest Approach To Earth (1.649 AU)
Nov 07 - Mars At Opposition
Nov 07 - Asteroid 951 Gaspra Closest Approach To Earth (0.863 AU)
Nov 07 - Asteroid 9951 Tyrannosaurus Closest Approach To Earth (1.586
AU)
Nov 08 - Asteroid 9250 Chamberlin Closest Approach To Earth (2.786
AU)
Nov 08 - 45th Anniversary (1960), Little Joe 5 Launch
Nov 10 - Asteroid 3355 Onizuka Closest Approach To Earth (1.078 AU)
Nov 10 - 35th Anniversary (1970), Luna 17 Launch (USSR Moon Rover)
Nov 11 - Asteroid 32096 Puckett Closest Approach To Earth (1.575 AU)
Nov 11 - Asteroid 1677 Tycho Brahe Closest Approach To Earth (1.701
AU)
Nov 11 - Vesto Slipher's 130th Birthday (1875)
Nov 12 - Asteroid 16761 Hertz Closest Approach To Earth (1.359 AU)
Nov 12 - 25th Anniversary (1980), Voyager 1, Saturn Flyby
Nov 13 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #42 (OTM-42)
Nov 13 - Kuiper Belt Object 90377 Sedna Closest Approach To Earth
(87.971 AU)
Nov 14 - Venus Occults PPM 268705 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
Nov 14 - Comet Tempel 2 Closest Approach To Earth (1.873 AU)
Nov 14 - Comet C/2004 L2 (LINEAR) Perihelion (3.781 AU)
Nov 14 - Asteroid 2004 RE84 Near-Ceres Flyby (0.045 AU)
Nov 14 - Asteroid 3350 Scobee Closest Approach To Earth (1.276 AU)
Nov 15 - Asteroid 4370 Dickens Closest Approach To Earth (0.875 AU)
* Nov 16 - Stardust, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #17 (TCM-17)
Nov 16 - Asteroid 9885 Linux Closest Approach To Earth (1.246 AU)
Nov 16 - Asteroid 9965 GNU Closest Approach To Earth (1.876 AU)
Nov 17 - Leonids Meteor Shower Peak
Nov 20 - Asteroid 9941 Iguanodon Closest Approach To Earth (1.183 AU)
Nov 21 - Asteroid 17058 Rocknroll Closest Approach To Earth (1.448
AU)
Nov 21 - Asteroid 9770 Discovery Closest Approach To Earth (1.565 AU)
Nov 22 - Asteroid 3169 Ostro Closest Approach To Earth (0.965 AU)
Nov 23 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #43 (OTM-43)
Nov 23 - Comet P/1999 DN3 (Korlevic-Juric) Closest Aproach To Earth
(3.677 AU)
Nov 23 - Asteroid 2001 FO127 Near-Venus Flyby (0.022 AU)
Nov 26 - Cassini, Rhea Flyby
Nov 26 - 40th Anniversary (1965), Asterix 1 Launch (France's 1st
Satellite Launch
)
Nov 27 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #44 (OTM-44)
Nov 27 - Asteroid 719 Albert Closest Approach To Earth (1.603 AU)
Nov 28 - Asteroid 64070 NEAT Closest Approach To Earth (1.045 AU)
Nov 28 - Kuiper Belt Object 19521 Chaos Closest Approach To Earth
(40.981 AU)
Nov 28 - Nathaniel Bliss' 305th Birthday (1700)
Nov 29 - 5th Anniversary (2000), Discovery of Y000593 Meteorite (Mars
Meteorite)

December 2005
Dec ?? - GSTB-V2A Soyuz ST-Fregat Launch
Dec ?? - AMC-13 Proton K Launch
Dec ?? - GPS 2RM F-3 Delta 2 Launch
Dec ?? - SAR-Lupe 1 Cosmos M Launch
Dec ?? - ROC-Sat 3A-F Minotaur Launch
Dec ?? - 5th Anniversary (2000), Discovery of NWA 817 Meteorite (Mars
Meteorite)
Dec 01 - Asteroid 7000 Curie Closest Approach To Earth (1.146 AU)
Dec 01 - 45th Anniversary (1960), Sputnik 6 Launch (Carried Two Dogs:
Pchelka & Mushka)
Dec 02 - Asteroid 3808 Tempel Closest Approach To Earth (1.333 AU)
Dec 02 - Asteroid 5451 Plato Closest Approach To Earth (1.898 AU)
Dec 02 - 10th Anniversary (1995), SOHO Launch
Dec 03 - Asteroid 9949 Brontosaurus Closest Approach To Earth (1.471
AU)
Dec 03 - 5th Anniversary (2000), Discovery of Y000749 Meteorite (Mars
Meteorite)
Dec 04 - Asteroid 1225 Ariane Closest Approach To Earth (1.123 AU)
Dec 04 - 40th Anniversary (1965), Gemini 7 Launch (Frank Borman & Jim
Lovell)
Dec 05 - Venus Occults PPM 270334 (9.2 Magnitude Star)
Dec 06 - Asteroid 1994 XL1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.042 AU)
Dec 07 - Asteroid 3356 Resnik Closest Approach To Earth (1.453 AU)
Dec 07 - Asteroid 1991 Darwin Closest Approach To Earth (1.484 AU)
Dec 07 - 10th Anniversary (1995), Galileo, Jupiter Orbit Insertion
Dec 07 - Gerard Kuiper's 100th Birthday (1905)
Dec 08 - STS-115 Launch, Space Shuttle Atlantis (International Space
Station 12A)
Dec 08 - Venus Occults PPM 270472 (9.4 Magnitude Star)
Dec 08 - Asteroid 2062 Aten Closest Approach To Earth (1.646 AU)
Dec 08 - 15th Anniversary (1990), Galileo, 1st Earth Flyby
Dec 08 - 160th Anniversary (1845), Karl Hencke's Discovery of
Asteroid 5 Astraea
Dec 09 - Venus Occults PPM 270545 (9.7 Magnitude Star)
Dec 09 - Asteroid 2004 HR56 Near-Earth Flyby (0.065 AU)
Dec 09 - Asteroid 7392 Kowalski Closest Approach To Earth (1.903 AU)
Dec 10 - Asteroid 7610 Sudbury Closest Approach To Earth (1.861 AU)
Dec 10 - 55th Anniversary (1950), St. Louis Meteorite Fall (Hit Car)
Dec 11 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #45 (OTM-45)
Dec 11 - Asteroid 2002 HW Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)
Dec 11 - Asteroid 3656 Hemingway Closest Approach To Earth (1.527 AU)
Dec 12 - Moon Occults Mars
Dec 12 - Mercury At Its Greatest Western Elongation (21 Degrees)
Dec 12 - Asteroid 9937 Triceratops Closest Approach To Earth (1.127
AU)
Dec 12 - Asteroid 5553 Chodas Closest Approach To Earth (1.646 AU)
Dec 13 - MESSENGER, Deep Space Maneuver #1 (DSM-1)
Dec 13 - Geminids Meteor Shower Peak
Dec 13 - Asteroid 10221 Kubrick Closest Approach To Earth (1.392 AU)
Dec 15 - Venus Occults PPM 270750 (9.3 Magnitude Star)
Dec 15 - 35th Anniversary (1970), Venera 7, Venus Landing (USSR)
Dec 15 - 40th Anniversary (1965), Gemini 6 Launch (Walter Schirra &
Thomas Staffo
rd)
* Dec 16 - Stardust, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #17B (TCM-17B)
Dec 16 - 40th Anniversary (1965), Pioneer 6 Launch (Sun Orbiter)
Dec 17 - Asteroid 2000 WO107 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.016 AU)
Dec 17 - 100th Anniversary (1905), Max Wolf's Discovery of Asteroid
580 Selene
Dec 18 - Venus Occults PPM 270831 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
Dec 18 - Asteroid 4141 Alanhale Closest Approach To Earth (1.864 AU)
Dec 19 - Comet Helin-Roman-Alu 1 Perihelion (3.037 AU)
Dec 19 - Asteroid 88292 Bora-Bora Closest Approach To Earth (1.495
AU)
Dec 19 - 45th Anniversary (1960), Mercury 1 Launch (Unmanned)
Dec 20 - Asteroid 5471 Tunguska Closest Approach To Earth (2.225 AU)
Dec 21 - Winter Solstice, 18:35 UT
* Dec 21 - Progress M-55 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station
20P)
Dec 22 - Ursids Meteor Shower Peak
Dec 22 - Asteroid 2003 YT70 Near-Earth Flyby (0.061 AU)
Dec 22 - Asteroid 9880 Stegosaurus Closest Approach To Earth (1.063
AU)
Dec 23 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #46 (OTM-46)
Dec 24 - Comet Tsuchinshan 2 Perihelion (1.766 AU)
Dec 24 - Asteroid 3693 Barringer Closest Approach To Earth (2.115 AU)
Dec 24 - 40th Anniversary (1965), Barwell Meteorite Fall (Hit Car,
Buildings)
Dec 24 - 100th Anniversary (1905), Joel Metcalf's Discovery of
Asteroid 581 Tauntonia
* Dec 25 - KazSat 1 Proton M-Briz M Launch
Dec 25 - Comet Chernykh Perihelion (2.350 AU)
Dec 26 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Dec 26 - Asteroid 7958 Leaky Closest Approach To Earth (1.068 AU)
Dec 26 - Asteroid 1000 Piazzia Closest Approach To Earth (2.947 AU)
Dec 27 - Asteroid 2004 YG1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.068 AU)
Dec 27 - Asteroid 3905 Doppler Closest Approach To Earth (0.995 AU)
Dec 27 - Asteroid 2224 Tucson Closest Approach To Earth (2.021 AU)
Dec 28 - Asteroid 9769 Nautilus Closest Approach To Earth (1.200 AU)
Dec 28 - 5th Anniversary (2000), Galileo, Ganymede 29 Flyby
Dec 29 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #47 (OTM-47)
Dec 29 - Asteroid 1578 Kirkwood Closest Approach To Earth (2.053 AU)
Dec 30 - Asteroid 2002 UK11 Near-Venus Flyby (0.024 AU)
Dec 30 - 5th Anniversary (2000), Cassini, Jupiter Flyby
Dec 30 - 20th Anniversary (1985), Stephen Synnott's Discovery of
Uranus Moon Puck
Dec 31 - Asteroid 3767 DiMaggio Closest Approach To Earth (1.665 AU)
Dec 31 - Asteroid 1997 YM9 Near-Earth Flyby (0.058 AU)
Dec 31 - 100th Anniversary (1905), Johann Palisa's Discovery of
Asteroid 583 Klot
ilde

January 2006
Jan ?? - Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-1) Jules Verne Ariane 5ESV
Launch
(International Space Station)
Jan ?? - Wildblue 1 Ariane 5 Launch
Jan ?? - Dialog 1 Rokot-Briz Launch
Jan ?? - Worldview 1 Delta 2 Launch
Jan ?? - Star One C-1 Ariane 5 Launch
Jan ?? - Metop 1 Soyuz FG-Fregat Launch
Jan ?? - Koreasat 5 Zenit 3SL Launch
Jan ?? - Eros B-1 Start-1 Launch
Jan ?? - Cubesats/Yamsat Strela Launch
Jan ?? - Feng Yung 1-5/Hai Yang 2 CZ-4B Launch (China)
Jan ?? - Hotbird 7A Proton M Launch
Jan ?? - Agile PSLV Launch
Jan ?? - Meteor 3M N2 Zenit 2 Launch
* Jan ?? - Lapan-Tubsat PSLV Launch
Jan ?? - 5th Anniversary (2001), Discovery of NWA 1669 Meteorite
(Mars Meteorite)
Jan ?? - 5th Anniversary (2001), Discovery of NWA 1950 Meteorite
(Mars Meteorite)
Jan 01 - Asteroid 8120 Kobe Closest Approach To Earth (1.584 AU)
Jan 01 - Asteroid 7536 Fahrenheit Closest Approach To Earth (2.285
AU)
Jan 01 - 205th Anniversary (1801), Guiseppe Piazzi's Discovery of the
First Aster
oid (Ceres)
Jan 02 - Stardust, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #18 (TCM-18)
Jan 02 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #48 (OTM-48)
Jan 02 - Asteroid 17023 Abbott Closest Approach To Earth (1.144 AU)
Jan 02 - Asteroid 30785 Greeley Closest Approach To Earth (1.740 AU)
Jan 03 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak
Jan 03 - 20th Anniversary (1986), Stephen Synnott's Discovery of
Uranus Moons Juliet & Portia
Jan 03 - Grigori Neujmin's 120th Birthday (1886)
Jan 04 - Earth At Perihelion (0.983 AU From Sun)
Jan 05 - Asteroid 1998 MZ Near-Venus Flyby (0.026 AU)
Jan 06 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 7 Closest Approach To Earth (1.370 AU)
Jan 06 - Comet Parker-Hartley Closest Approach To Earth (2.291 AU)
Jan 07 - Asteroid 4 Vesta Closest Approach To Earth (1.552 AU)
Jan 09 - Asteroid 2991 Bilbo Closest Approach To Earth (1.865 AU)
Jan 09 - Asteroid 3581 Alvarez Closest Approach To Earth (2.799 AU)
Jan 09 - 20th Anniversary (1986), Stephen Synnott's Discovery of
Uranus Moon Cressida
Jan 10 - Robert Wilson's 70th Birthday (1936)
Jan 11 - New Horizons Atlas V Launch (Pluto Mission)
Jan 11 - Comet C/2005 B1 (Christensen) Closest Approach To Earth
(3.341 AU)
Jan 11 - Asteroid 7495 Feynman Closest Approach To Earth (1.418 AU)
Jan 12 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #49 (OTM-49)
Jan 13 - Asteroid 2000 WK10 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.026 AU)
Jan 13 - 20th Anniversary (1986), Stephen Synnott's Discovery of
Uranus Moons
Desdemona, Rosalind & Belinda
Jan 14 - Stardust, Trajectory Correction Maneuvers #19 (TCM-19)
Jan 14 - Asteroid 2003 YN107 Near-Earth Flyby (0.069 AU)
Jan 15 - Stardust, Capsule Return To Earth
Jan 15 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Jan 15 - 5th Annniversary (2001), Stardust, Earth Flyby
Jan 15 - 30th Anniversary (1976), Helios 2 Launch (Solar Orbiter)
Jan 15 - 100th Anniversary (1906), August Kopff's Discovery of
Asteroid 584 Semir
amis
Jan 16 - Asteroid 1776 Kuiper Closest Approach To Earth (2.093 AU)
Jan 18 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #50 (OTM-50)
Jan 20 - Comet Mueller 2 Closest Approach To Earth (2.390 AU)
Jan 20 - Asteroid 9252 Goddard Closest Approach To Earth (2.414 AU)
Jan 20 - 20th Anniversary (1986), Rich Terrile's Discovery of Uranus
Moons Cordelia & Ophelia
Jan 21 - Asteroid 1998 QP Near-Earth Flyby (0.100 AU)
Jan 23 - Asteroid 3267 Glo Closest Approach To Earth (1.066 AU)
Jan 23 - Asteroid 5203 Pavarotti Closest Approach To Earth (1.662 AU)
Jan 23 - Asteroid 5281 Lindstrom Closest Approach To Earth (2.080 AU)
Jan 23 - 20th Anniversary (1986), Brad Smith's Discovery of Uranus
Moon Bianca
Jan 23 - Glenn Research Center's 65th Birthday (1941)
Jan 23 - 100th Anniversary (1906), August Kopff's Discovery of
Asteroid 582 Olympia
Jan 24 - Asteroid 18725 Atacama Closest Approach To Earth (1.511 AU)
Jan 24 - 20th Anniversary (1986), Voyager 2, Uranus Flyby
Jan 25 - Saturn Occults PPM 125631 (8.0 Magnitude Star)
Jan 25 - Asteroid 4150 Starr Closest Approach To Earth (1.604 AU)
Jan 25 - Joseph Lagrange's 270th Birthday (1736)
Jan 27 - Saturn at Opposition
Jan 27 - Asteroid 17024 Costello Closest Approach To Earth (1.594 AU)
Jan 28 - 20th Anniversary (1986), Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
Jan 28 - Johannes Hevelius' 395th Birthday (1611)
Jan 29 - Chinese New Year
Jan 31 - Asteroid 9969 Braille Closest Approach To Earth (1.547 AU)
Jan 31 - 35th Anniversary (1971), Apollo 14 Launch (3rd Manned Moon
Landing)
Jan 31 - 40th Anniversary (1966), Luna 9 Launch (USSR Moon Lander)
Jan 31 - 45th Anniversary (1961), Mercury-Redstone 2 Launch With Ham
The Chimpanzee

February 2006
Feb ?? - NSS-8 Zenit 3SL Launch
Feb ?? - HK-Sat 2 CZ-3C Launch
Feb ?? - China Test Launch CZ-2E(A) Launch
Feb ?? - GPS 2RM F-4 Delta 2 Launch
Feb ?? - Insat 3-D GSLV Launch (India)
Feb ?? - Optus D-1 Ariane 5 Launch
Feb ?? - Lutch 3 Proton K Launch
Feb ?? - Direct-TV 9S Ariane 5 Launch
* Feb ?? - Team Encounter F-1/ST-6 Falcon 1 Launch
* Feb ?? - Sitch 2 Tsyklon 3 Launch
Feb 01 - Asteroid 12760 Maxwell Closest Approach To Earth (2.349 AU)
Feb 02 - Lunar-A M-5 Launch (Japan Moon Orbiter & Penetrator)
Feb 02 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #51 (OTM-51)
Feb 03 - Asteroid 3728 IRAS Closest Approach To Earth (1.264 AU)
Feb 03 - 40th Anniversary (1966), Luna 9 Landing on the Moon (1st
Moon Landing)
* Feb 04 - Comet C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (4.403
AU)
Feb 04 - Clyde Tombaugh's 100th Birthday (1906)
Feb 05 - Asteroid 3061 Cook Closest Approach To Earth (2.627 AU)
Feb 06 - Comet C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR) Perihelion (6.797 AU)
Feb 06 - 15th Anniversary (1991), Salyut-7 Burnup In Earth's
Atmosphere
(Soviet Union Space Station)
Feb 07 - Comet C/2004 B1 (LINEAR) Perihelion (1.602 AU)
Feb 07 - Asteroid 6735 Madhatter Closest Approach To Earth (1.099 AU)
Feb 07 - Asteroid 1134 Kepler Closest Approach To Earth (2.820 AU)
Feb 08 - Jupiter Occults PPM 229681 (9.7 Magnitude Star)
Feb 08 - Comet Kowal-LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (3.818 AU)
Feb 08 - 5th Anniversary (2001), Discovery of the SAU 094 Meteorite
(Mars Meteorite)
Feb 09 - STS-116 Launch, Space Shuttle Discovery (International Space
Station 12A.1)
Feb 10 - Comet C/2004 D1 (NEAT) Perihelion (4.975 AU)
Feb 11 - STEREO Delta 2 Launch
Feb 11 - 10th Anniversary (1996), Saturn Ring Plane Crossing (3 of 3)
Feb 12 - Asteroid 16857 Goodall Closest Approach To Earth (1.163 AU)
Feb 12 - 5th Anniversary (2001), NEAR, Asteroid Eros Landing
Feb 13 - Asteroid 1941 Wild Closest Approach To Earth (3.748 AU)
Feb 14 - Comet Helin-Roman-Alu 2 Perihelion (1.924 AU)
Feb 15 - Asteroid 5020 Asimov Closest Approach To Earth (1.624 AU)
Feb 16 - Asteroid 2198 Cephelcha Closest Approach To Earth (1.671 AU)
Feb 16 - 100th Anniversary (1906), August Kopff's Discovery of
Asteroid 585 Bilkis
Feb 16 - 100th Anniversary (1906), Joel Metcalf's Discovery of
Asteroids 602 Marianna,
603 Timandra and 604 Tekmessa
Feb 17 - Asteroid 2161 Grissom Closest Approach To Earth (2.044 AU)
Feb 17 - 10th Anniversary (1996), NEAR Launch (Asteroid
Orbiter/Lander)
Feb 18 - Radarsat 2 Delta 2 Launch
Feb 18 - Asteroid 4969 Lawrence Closest Approach To Earth (1.358 AU)
Feb 18 - Asteroid 3000 Leonardo Closest Approach To Earth (1.641 AU)
Feb 19 - Asteroid 12002 Sues Closest Approach To Earth (2.375 AU)
Feb 20 - Asteroid 2906 Caltech Closest Approach To Earth (2.591 AU)
Feb 20 - 20th Anniversary (1986), Mir Space Station Launch
Feb 21 - Asteroid 18932 Robinhood Closest Approach To Earth (1.882
AU)
Feb 21 - 100th Anniversary (1906), Max Wolf's Discovery of Asteroid
586 Thekla
Feb 21 - 100th Anniversary (1906), August Kopff's Discovery of
Asteroid 596 Scheila
Feb 22 - Asteroid 3130 Hillary Closest Approach To Earth (1.931 AU)
Feb 22 - 45th Anniversary (1966), Kosmos 110 Launch (Carried Two
Dogs: Veterok &
Ugolyok)
* Feb 22 - 100th Anniversary (1906), Max Wolf's Discovery of Asteroids
587 Hypsipyle &
588 Achilles
Feb 23 - Comet Tsuchinshan 2 Closest Approach To Earth (0.901 AU)
* Feb 23 - Comet C/2005 E2 (McNaught) Perihelion (1.518 AU)
Feb 23 - Comet C/2005 B1 (Christensen) Perihelion (3.206 AU)
Feb 24 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #52 (OTM-52)
* Feb 26 - Comet C/2005 G1 (LINEAR) Perihelion (4.965 AU)
Feb 26 - Asteroid 4433 Goldstone Closest Approach To Earth (1.791 AU)
Feb 26 - Asteroid 5682 Beresford Closest Approach To Earth (1.969 AU)
Feb 27 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Feb 28 - Space Technology 5 Pegasus XL Launch
Feb 28 - Asteroid 7818 Muirhead Closest Approach To Earth (1.432 AU)
Feb 28 - Asteroid 4305 Clapton Closest Approach To Earth (1.734 AU)

March 2006
Mar ?? - SAR-Lupe 2 Cosmos 3M Launch
Mar ?? - Arabsat 4B Proton M Launch
Mar ?? - ETS VIII H-2A Launch (Japan)
Mar ?? - Insat 4-B Ariane 5 Launch
Mar ?? - Astro F M-V Launch (Japan)
Mar ?? - Cosmos Glonass K1+K2 Soyuz 2 Fregat Launch
Mar ?? - Healthsat/Tauvex GSLV Launch
Mar ?? - Hotbird 8 Ariane 5 Launch
Mar ?? - Microscope Ariane 5 Launch
* Mar ?? - Wideband Gapfiller Satellte (WGS) F-1 Atlas 5 Launch
* Mar ?? - Sinosat 2 CZ-3B Launch
* Mar ?? - Galaxy 16 Zenit 3SL Launch
* Mar ?? - Arabsat 4-A Proton M Launch
* Mar ?? - NROL-25 Delta 4M Launch
* Mar ?? - AMC-14 Proton M-Briz M Launch
* Mar ?? - Cbers 2B CZ-4B Launch
Mar ?? - 5th Anniversary (2001), Discovery of NWA 1950 Meteorite
(Mars Meteorite)
Mar ?? - 5th Anniversary (2001), Discovery of NWA 856 Meteorite (Mars
Meteorite)
Mar 01 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #53 (OTM-53)
Mar 01 - Asteroid 3420 Standish Closest Approach To Earth (1.894 AU)
Mar 01 - Asteroid 6775 Giorgini Closest Approach To Earth (1.913 AU)
Mar 01 - Asteroid 2829 Bobhope Closest Approach To Earth (2.554 AU)
Mar 01 - 40th Anniversary (1966), Venera 3, Venus Impact (USSR)
Mar 02 - Asteroid 10051 Albee Closest Approach To Earth (1.597 AU)
Mar 02 - Asteroid 19367 Pink Floyd Closest Approach To Earth (1.660
AU)
Mar 03 - Asteroid 8952 ODAS Closest Approach To Earth (1.599 AU)
Mar 03 - Asteroid 17059 Elvis Closest Approach To Earth (1.581 AU)
* Mar 04 - Comet C/2005 G1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (4.554
AU)
Mar 03 - Asteroid 12398 Peterbrown Closest Approach To Earth (1.871
AU)
Mar 04 - Asteroid 10799 Yucatan Closest Approach To Earth (1.919 AU)
Mar 05 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #54 (OTM-54)
Mar 06 - Asteroid 23187 (2000 PN9) Near-Earth Flyby (0.020 AU)
Mar 06 - 20th Anniversary (1986), Vega 1, Comet Halley Flyby
Mar 07 - Asteroid 9860 Archaeopteryx Closest Approach To Earth (2.368
AU)
Mar 08 - Comet C/2004 K1 (Catalina) Closest Approach To Earth (3.150
AU)
Mar 08 - Asteroid 12382 Niagra Falls Closest Approach To Earth (1.866
AU)
Mar 08 - 20th Anniversary (1986), Susei, Comet Halley Flyby
Mar 09 - Asteroid 6000 United Nations Closest Approach To Earth
(2.092 AU)
Mar 09 - 20th Anniversary (1986), Vega 2, Comet Halley Flyby
Mar 09 - 45th Anniversary (1961), Sputnik 9 Launch (Carried Dog Named
Chernushka)
Mar 10 - Asteroid 12574 LONEOS Closest Approach To Earth (1.651 AU)
Mar 10 - Asteroid 11246 Orvillewright Closest Approach To Earth
(1.872 AU)
Mar 10 - 20th Anniversary (1986), Sakigake, Comet Halley Flyby
Mar 11 - Urbain Leverrier's 195th Birthday (1811)
Mar 13 - Mars Occults PPM 93704 (7.4 Magnitude Star)* Apr 10 -
Asteroid 2004 QD14 Near-Venus Flyby (0.045 AU)
Mar 13 - Asteroid 2000 Herschel Closest Approach To Earth (1.697 AU)
Mar 13 - 20th Anniversary (1986), Giotto, Comet Halley Flyby
Mar 13 - 225th Anniversary (1781), William Herschel's Discovery of
Uranus
Mar 14 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14 - Asteroid 7032 Hitchcock Closest Approach To Earth (1.254 AU)
* Mar 15 - Radio-Astron Zenit 2-Fregat-SB Launch
Mar 15 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #55 (OTM-55)
Mar 16 - 40th Anniversary (1966), Gemini 8 Launch (Neil Armstrong &
David Scott)
Mar 16 - 80th Anniversary (1926), 1st Liquid Fuel Rocket Launch By
Robert Goddard
Mar 18 - Asteroid 1999 AO10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.093 AU)
Mar 18 - Asteroid 1224 Fantasia Closest Approach To Earth (1.704 AU)
Mar 19 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Mar 19 - Asteroid 10389 Robmanning Closest Approach To Earth (1.726
AU)
Mar 19 - Asteroid 4446 Carolyn Closest Approach To Earth (3.586 AU)
Mar 20 - Vernal Equinox, 18:26 UT
Mar 21 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #56 (OTM-56)
Mar 21 - Asteroid 4701 Milani Closest Approach To Earth (2.021 AU)
Mar 22 - Soyuz TMA-8 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station
12S)
Mar 22 - Asteroid 2001 FO127 Near-Earth Flyby (0.028 AU)
Mar 23 - Asteroid 8088 Australia Closest Approach To Earth (1.623 AU)
Mar 23 - Asteroid 3568 ASCII Closest Approach To Earth (2.905 AU)
* Mar 24 - NFIRE Minotaur Launch
Mar 24 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 3 Closest Approach To Earth (2.165 AU)
Mar 25 - 10th Anniversary (1996), Comet Hyakutake Near-Earth Flyby
(0.10 AU)
Mar 25 - 45th Anniversary (1961), Sputnik 10 Launch (Carried Dog
Named Zvezdochk
a)
Mar 26 - Daylight Saving - Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour (Europe)
Mar 26 - Asteroid 5661 Hildebrand Closest Approach To Earth (3.568
AU)
Mar 28 - 20th Anniversary (1986), ICE, Comet Halley Distant Flyby
Mar 29 - Solar Eclipse (Visible From North Africa & Central Asia)
Mar 29 - Asteroid 5891 Gehrig Closest Approach To Earth (1.663 AU)
Mar 29 - Asteroid 11881 Mirstation Closest Approach To Earth (2.042
AU)
Mar 31 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Mar 31 - 40th Anniversary (1966), Luna 10 Launch (USSR Moon Orbiter)

April 2006
* Apr ?? - GPS 2RM F-5 Delta 2 Launch
* Apr ?? - NROL-28 Atlas 5 Launch
* Apr ?? - Syracuse 3B Ariane 5 Launch
* Apr ?? - Genesis Pathfinder 1 Falcon 5 Launch
* Apr 02 - Daylight Saving - Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour (North America)
* Apr 05 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #57 (OTM-57)
* Apr 05 - Asteroid 1996 AJ1 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.041 AU)
* Apr 05 - 15th Anniversary (1991), Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
Launch
* Apr 06 - Asteroid 7086 Bopp Closest Approach To Earth (1.082 AU)
* Apr 06 - Asteroid 5049 Sherlock Closest Approach To Earth (1.549 AU)
* Apr 07 - Asteroid 1814 Bach Closest Approach To Earth (1.314 AU)
* Apr 08 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (28 Degrees)
* Apr 09 - Asteroid 6336 Dodo Closest Approach To Earth (1.713 AU)
* Apr 10 - Comet C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR) Perihelion (5.191 AU)
* Apr 10 - Asteroid 2004 QD14 Near-Venus Flyby (0.045 AU)
* Apr 10 - Asteroid 11055 Honduras Closest Approach To Earth (1.286 AU)
* Apr 11 - Asteroid 2004 FG11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.052 AU)
* Apr 12 - Asteroid 6471 Collins Closest Approach To Earth (1.295 AU)
* Apr 12 - 25th Anniversary (1981), 1st Space Shuttle Launch (Robert
Crippen &
John Young)
* Apr 12 - 45th Anniversary (1961), 1st Man in Space, Yuri Gagarin
* Apr 12 - Edward Maunder's 155th Birthday (1851)
* Apr 14 - Asteroid 8000 Isaac Newton Closest Approach To Earth (2.135
AU)
* Apr 15 - Asteroid 2004 WG1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.085 AU)
* Apr 16 - Easter Sunday
* Apr 16 - Asteroid 2069 Hubble Closest Approach To Earth (2.110 AU)
* Apr 17 - 30th Anniversary (1976), Closest Ever Flyby of the Sun by
Spacecraft (He
lios 2)
* Apr 18 - Jupiter Occults PPM 229483 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
* Apr 19 - 35th Anniversary (1971), Salyut 1 Launch (1st Space Station)
* Apr 21 - Asteroid 18626 Michaelcarr Closest Approach To Earth (1.068
AU)
* Apr 21 - Asteroid 3784 Chopin Closest Approach To Earth (2.012 AU)
* Apr 21 - Asteroid 8721 AMOS Closest Approach To Earth (3.021 AU)
* Apr 22 - Lyrids Meteor Shower Peak
* Apr 22 - Saturn Occults PPM 125304 (11.0 Magnitude Star)
* Apr 22 - Asteroid 4149 Harrison Closest Approach To Earth (1.366 AU)
* Apr 24 - Asteroid 13681 Monty Python Closest Approach To Earth (1.870
AU)
* Apr 26 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #58 (OTM-58)
* Apr 26 - Asteroid 2001 SG276 Near-Earth Flyby (0.090 AU)
* Apr 26 - Asteroid 14702 Benclark Closest Approach To Earth (1.963 AU)
* Apr 27 - Comet P/2005 E1 (Tubbiolo) Closest Approach To Earth (3.892
AU)
* Apr 28 - Asteroid 2002 GK1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.088 AU)
* Apr 28 - Asteroid 6758 Jesseowens Closest Approach To Earth (1.298
AU)
* Apr 29 - Progress M-56 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station
21P)
* Apr 29 - Asteroid 4957 Brucemurray Closest Approach To Earth (1.935
AU)
* Apr 29 - Asteroid 12820 Robinwilliams Closest Approach To Earth
(2.044 AU)
* Apr 29 - Asteroid 1815 Beethoven Closest Approach To Earth (2.299 AU)
* Apr 30 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
* Apr 30 - Mars Occults PPM 96361 (10.4 Magnitude Star)

Grievous · Post by **Grievous** » Mon May 02, 2005 4:18 am

WOW!!
Can the moderators make this a sticky?
Thanks!

Charlie