NEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RM34 confirmed at mag 19.8 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 14, 08:09 UT
Distance: 3.0 million km !
Estimated size: 10-22 m
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@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RM34 confirmed at mag 19.8 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 14, 08:09 UT
Distance: 3.0 million km !
Estimated size: 10-22 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RO15 confirmed at mag 18.5 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 05, 12:20 UT
Distance: 3.6 million km !
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Aten asteroid 2026 RE15 confirmed at mag 19.7 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 09, 17:11 UT
Distance: 2.8 million km !
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RH15 confirmed at mag 19.1 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 07, 07:09 UT
Distance: 11 million km
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RF15 confirmed at mag 19.8 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 19, 15:34 UT
Distance: 2.1 million km !
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RD15 confirmed at mag 17.8 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 12, 16:18 UT
Distance: 2.8 million km !
Estimated size: 28-63 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Amor asteroid 2026 RA15 confirmed at mag 20.5 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 23, 03:06 UT
Distance: 21 million km
Estimated size: 73-164 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RZ14 confirmed at mag 19.0 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 11, 07:50 UT
Distance: 1.3 million km !!
Estimated size: 7-16 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Aten asteroid 2026 RY14 confirmed at mag 19.0 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 09, 12:32 UT
Distance: 1.2 million km !!
Estimated size: 7-16 m
@orbitalradar.bsky.socialNext asteroid close approach: 2010 FX9 on 2026-Sep-14 at 9.3 lunar distances—3,592,264 km from Earth, traveling at 11.1 km/s.
Track its live position: https://orbitalradar.com/asteroid/2010-fx9
This cosmic ballet unfolds safely above us.
@tchapacan.bsky.socialA space rock the size of a football stadium is cruising past us today. At 177 times the distance to the Moon, 2012 UD34 is safely drifting by, but it’s quite the giant compared to the smaller ones zooming through our neighborhood at high speeds. ☄️
@orbitalradar.bsky.socialNext asteroid close approach: 2026 RG2 on 2026-Sep-13 at ~2.1 lunar distances from Earth—about 811,672 km away. Zipping by at 5.4 km/s, it's a cosmic bullet. 🌌 Track its live journey at [orbitalradar.com/asteroid/2026-rg2](https://orbitalradar.com/asteroid/2026-rg2).
@lronlacy.bsky.socialCover of *Galaxy Science Fiction*, Sept. 1956
‘... Project Vanguard by #WillyLey [1906-1969] ...’
#Illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JackCoggins #astronautics #spaceexploration #asteroids #mining #spacecraft #spacesuits #ScienceFiction #SciFi #pulps
@lronlacy.bsky.socialIn #SEPTEMBER 1956
Illustration by Jack Coggins (1911-2006) for ➡️
🧵👇
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #JackCoggins #astronautics #spaceexploration #asteroids #mining #spacecraft #spacesuits
@tchapacan.bsky.socialA space rock the size of a football stadium just cruised past us at 86,400 km/h. While 2002 RS129 sounds intimidating, it’s hanging out at a safe distance of 172 times the gap between Earth and the Moon. Space is quiet, but it sure is fast out there ☄️
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RP10 confirmed at mag 19.6 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 13, 22:54 UT
Distance: 2.6 million km !
Estimated size: 20-45 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Aten asteroid 2026 RL10 confirmed at mag 17.7 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 12, 23:01 UT
Distance: 910 thousand km !!
Estimated size: 15-33 m
@tchapacan.bsky.socialA massive rock, roughly the size of two football fields, is cruising past us today at 51 times the distance to the Moon. While it’s labeled as hazardous, it’s keeping a very respectful distance. Just a quiet day in our cosmic neighborhood. ☄️
@sciencehumor-io.bsky.socialPookie Planet To The Rescue As Always
#Jupiter #Astronomy #Planetarydefense #Gravitationalpull #Asteroids
https://sciencehumor.io/astronomy-memes/pookie-planet-to-the-rescue-as-always-0shv
@tchapacan.bsky.socialA space rock roughly the size of a skyscraper is swinging by today. 2010 FR is passing at about 20 times the distance to the Moon, cruising along at 41,734 km/h. It’s one of six travelers zooming past our neck of the woods this Friday. ☄️