Re: Off topic - close encounter of the asteroid kind

From: David Tiller via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 22:08:06 +0000
I wonder if the fireball that was seen along the east coast around 11:35Z Jan 9th was a companion object. 

> On Jan 11, 2019, at 07:35, Kevin Fetter via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org> wrote:
> 
> Incase anyone had seen a unid.
> From spaceweather.com
>  CLOSE ASTEROID FLYBY: On Jan. 8th, asteroid 2019 AS5 flew past Earth only 8600 km above our planet's surface. Nine hours after the flyby, it was discovered by the the Mt. Lemmon Survey telescope in Arizona. If the 1 to 2 meter-wide space rock had hit Earth (and it almost did) it would have caused a brilliant fireball in the atmosphere with sonic booms and scattered meteorites on the ground--but no serious damage. Earth's gravity significantly bent the asteroid's orbit during the flyby. Free: SWx Newsletter.
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