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J002E3 is an object in space which is thought to be the S-IVB third stage of the Apollo 12 Saturn V rocket. It was discovered on September 3, 2002, by amateur astronomer Bill Yeung . Initially thought to be an asteroid , it has since been tentatively identified as the third stage of Apollo 12 Saturn V based on spectrographic evidence consistent ...
Believed to have been discovered as an asteroid in 2002 and given the designation J002E3: S-IVB-508 Apollo 13: April 11, 1970 Impacted lunar surface April 14, 1970* [10] [11] S-IVB-509 Apollo 14: January 31, 1971 Lunar surface* S-IVB-510 Apollo 15: July 26, 1971 Lunar surface* S-IVB-511 Apollo 16: April 16, 1972 Lunar surface* S-IVB-512 Apollo 17
Asteroid impact avoidance by deflection is possible in principle, ... J002E3 discovery images taken on September 3, 2002. J002E3 is in the circle.
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An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday night, one of the closest such encounters ever recorded. NASA insists it will be a near miss with no chance of the ...
He also discovered the object J002E3, which was first thought to be an asteroid, but is now known to be part of a Saturn V Rocket that propelled Apollo 12 into space. He worked first from "Rock Finder Observatory" (IAU code 652 ) in Calgary , Alberta , and now works from Arizona 's Desert Beaver Observatory ( 919 ) and Desert Eagle Observatory ...
Asteroid (35396) 1997 XF 11 will pass 930,000 km (0.0062 AU) from the Earth. 2029 NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will exit the Kuiper Belt. [4] 2029 April 13 Near-Earth asteroid (99942) Apophis will pass Earth at a relatively small distance of 31,200 km (19,400 mi) above Earth's surface, closer than some geosynchronous satellites. [5] 2029 June 26
This is the only known ringed asteroid and the smallest object yet discovered with a ring system. He has discovered numerous near-Earth asteroids , including (496816) 1989 UP and (35396) 1997 XF 11 (uncredited), which briefly created a stir in the news media when a preliminary orbit calculation indicated the possibility of Earth impact in 2028 ...