A note from John with a question for you.
- LRK -
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Hey Larry:
I've long been a proponent of capturing NEOs for mining, long-duration
habitat research, etc etc...wonder if any of your readers have the
math chops to figure how much delta-v would be needed to nudge this
one into GEO?...since it's apparently co-orbital [or nearly], one
would think it would be a lot easier to manage than one that's flying
by at several kph...
Once we figure the delta-v, if we knew the object's mass, then we
could get some real numbers on what it would take...
Thanks,
J
...in deepest, darkest SE GA
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CURIOUS ASTEROID FLYBY: Newly-discovered asteroid 2009 BD is slowly
passing by Earth today only 400,000 miles away. The approximately 10
meter-wide space rock poses no significant threat, but it merits
attention anyway: The orbit of 2009 BD appears to be almost identical
to the orbit of Earth. 2009 BD may be a rare "co-orbital asteroid,"
circling the sun in near-tandem with our planet. If current
measurements of the asteroid's orbit are correct, 2009 BD will remain
in Earth's neighborhood for many months and possibly years to come.
Visit http://spaceweather.com to view the asteroid's curious orbit.
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We just keep finding rocks in our neighborhood.
Sure would be nice to be able to practice our ability to control some of them.
At least be able to tag them and do mineral surveys for ones with rare metals.
Where are those nanobots that could digest them?
Just twice the distance to the Moon.
Then again, if you were on the Moon maybe toss a line.
Who is good with a harpoon?
- LRK -
Thanks for looking up with me.
Larry Kellogg
Web Site: http://lkellogg.vttoth.com/LarryRussellKellogg/
BlogSpot: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/
RSS link: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/atom.xml
Newsletter: https://news.altair.com/mailman/listinfo/lunar-update
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http://spaceweather.com/
snip
STRANGE ASTEROID: Newly-discovered asteroid 2009 BD is slowly passing
by Earth today only 400,000 miles away. The small 10m-wide space rock
poses no threat, but it merits attention anyway. The orbit of 2009 BD
appears to be almost identical to the orbit of Earth. 2009 BD may be a
rare co-orbital asteroid, circling the sun in near-tandem with our
planet. Extrapolating the motion of 2009 BD into the future, we see
that it remains in the vicinity of Earth for many months to come,
never receding farther than 0.1 AU (9.3 million miles) until Nov.
2010. Future observations may reveal the nature of this strange
asteroid; stay tuned!
snip
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http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2009%20BD;orb=1
(2009 BD)
Classification: Apollo [NEO] SPK-ID: 3444297
snip
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http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Unusual/K09B00D.html
2009 BD
Orbital Elements
and
Ephemeris
snip
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http://www.universetoday.com/2009/01/25/strange-asteroid-2009-bd-stalks-the-earth/
January 25th, 2009
Strange Asteroid 2009 BD Stalks the Earth
Written by Ian O'Neill
snip
On looking at the NASA JPL Small-Body Database orbital plot, it is
hard to distinguish between the orbital path of the Earth and 2009 BD,
showing just how close the asteroid is shadowing the Earth on its
journey around the Sun…
snip
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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/09jun_moonlets.htm
Corkscrew Asteroid
06.09.2006
A tiny asteroid looping around Earth for the past seven years is about
to leave the neighborhood.
June 9, 2006: News flash: Earth has a "second moon." Asteroid 2003
YN107 is looping around our planet once a year. Measuring only 20
meters across, the asteroid is too small to see with the unaided
eye—but it is there.
This news, believe it or not, is seven years old.
snip
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http://www.hohmanntransfer.com/mn/09/09018_0118.htm
The Tracking News
Observations of small Solar-System bodies
News of published astrometry from professional & amateur observers
around the world + Risk monitoring results
Yesterday Sunday, 18 January 2009 - Compiled at 2359 UTC on 18 Jan.
2009 Tomorrow
snip
<<>> MPEC 2009-B18 - "07:05 UT" - Daily Orbit Update
* Observations of risk-listed objects
* K09B00E 2009 BE (small asteroid, arc=2 days, H=26.0 ~21m) from
LINEAR (Jan. 17.28-33p4)
* K09B00D 2009 BD (small asteroid, arc=2 days, H=28.8 ~6m) from
LINEAR (Jan. 17.27-32p5), Calar Alto Obs. (Jan. 18.01p3), and
Saint-Barthelemy Obs. (Jan. 18.03-05p4)
* K08Y03C 2008 YC3 (small asteroid, arc=27 days, H=25.4 ~28m)
from Magdalena Ridge Obs. (MRO) (Jan. 18.10-11p2 at R=22.0-22.5)
snip
==============================================================
WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
==============================================================
I've long been a proponent of capturing NEOs for mining, long-duration
habitat research, etc etc...wonder if any of your readers have the
math chops to figure how much delta-v would be needed to nudge this
one into GEO?...since it's apparently co-orbital [or nearly], one
would think it would be a lot easier to manage than one that's flying
by at several kph...
Once we figure the delta-v, if we knew the object's mass, then we
could get some real numbers on what it would take...
Thanks,
J
...in deepest, darkest SE GA
==============================
CURIOUS ASTEROID FLYBY: Newly-discovered asteroid 2009 BD is slowly
passing by Earth today only 400,000 miles away. The approximately 10
meter-wide space rock poses no significant threat, but it merits
attention anyway: The orbit of 2009 BD appears to be almost identical
to the orbit of Earth. 2009 BD may be a rare "co-orbital asteroid,"
circling the sun in near-tandem with our planet. If current
measurements of the asteroid's orbit are correct, 2009 BD will remain
in Earth's neighborhood for many months and possibly years to come.
Visit http://spaceweather.com to view the asteroid's curious orbit.
------------------------------
We just keep finding rocks in our neighborhood.
Sure would be nice to be able to practice our ability to control some of them.
At least be able to tag them and do mineral surveys for ones with rare metals.
Where are those nanobots that could digest them?
Just twice the distance to the Moon.
Then again, if you were on the Moon maybe toss a line.
Who is good with a harpoon?
- LRK -
Thanks for looking up with me.
Larry Kellogg
Web Site: http://lkellogg.vttoth.com/
BlogSpot: http://kelloggserialreports.
RSS link: http://kelloggserialreports.
Newsletter: https://news.altair.com/
==============================
http://spaceweather.com/
snip
STRANGE ASTEROID: Newly-discovered asteroid 2009 BD is slowly passing
by Earth today only 400,000 miles away. The small 10m-wide space rock
poses no threat, but it merits attention anyway. The orbit of 2009 BD
appears to be almost identical to the orbit of Earth. 2009 BD may be a
rare co-orbital asteroid, circling the sun in near-tandem with our
planet. Extrapolating the motion of 2009 BD into the future, we see
that it remains in the vicinity of Earth for many months to come,
never receding farther than 0.1 AU (9.3 million miles) until Nov.
2010. Future observations may reveal the nature of this strange
asteroid; stay tuned!
snip
==============================
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.
(2009 BD)
Classification: Apollo [NEO] SPK-ID: 3444297
snip
==============================
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/
2009 BD
Orbital Elements
and
Ephemeris
snip
==============================
http://www.universetoday.com/
January 25th, 2009
Strange Asteroid 2009 BD Stalks the Earth
Written by Ian O'Neill
snip
On looking at the NASA JPL Small-Body Database orbital plot, it is
hard to distinguish between the orbital path of the Earth and 2009 BD,
showing just how close the asteroid is shadowing the Earth on its
journey around the Sun…
snip
==============================
http://science.nasa.gov/
Corkscrew Asteroid
06.09.2006
A tiny asteroid looping around Earth for the past seven years is about
to leave the neighborhood.
June 9, 2006: News flash: Earth has a "second moon." Asteroid 2003
YN107 is looping around our planet once a year. Measuring only 20
meters across, the asteroid is too small to see with the unaided
eye—but it is there.
This news, believe it or not, is seven years old.
snip
==============================
http://www.hohmanntransfer.
The Tracking News
Observations of small Solar-System bodies
News of published astrometry from professional & amateur observers
around the world + Risk monitoring results
Yesterday Sunday, 18 January 2009 - Compiled at 2359 UTC on 18 Jan.
2009 Tomorrow
snip
<<>> MPEC 2009-B18 - "07:05 UT" - Daily Orbit Update
* Observations of risk-listed objects
* K09B00E 2009 BE (small asteroid, arc=2 days, H=26.0 ~21m) from
LINEAR (Jan. 17.28-33p4)
* K09B00D 2009 BD (small asteroid, arc=2 days, H=28.8 ~6m) from
LINEAR (Jan. 17.27-32p5), Calar Alto Obs. (Jan. 18.01p3), and
Saint-Barthelemy Obs. (Jan. 18.03-05p4)
* K08Y03C 2008 YC3 (small asteroid, arc=27 days, H=25.4 ~28m)
from Magdalena Ridge Obs. (MRO) (Jan. 18.10-11p2 at R=22.0-22.5)
snip
==============================
WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
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