[FPSPACE] Fw: Curious Asteroid Flyby

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From: "SpaceWeather.com" <swlist at spaceweather.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:43:37 
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Subject: Curious Asteroid Flyby

Space Weather News for Jan. 12, 2010
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 CURIOUS ASTEROID FLYBY: A curious object is about to fly past Earth only one-third the distance to the Moon. Catalogued as a 10m-class asteroid, 2010 AL30 has an orbital period of almost exactly 1 year. This raises the possibility that it might not be a natural object, but rather a piece of some spacecraft from our own planet. At closest approach on Jan. 13th, 2010 AL30 will streak through Orion, Taurus, and Pisces glowing like a 14th magnitude star. Experienced amateur astronomers are encouraged to monitor the flyby.  Orbital elements, images, and more information are available on http://spaceweather.com <http://spaceweather.com>  .
 
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