(meteorobs) The newly discovered asteroid 2008 CM and Venus

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If you go here:
http://131.114.72.13/cgi-bin/neodys/neoibo?quicksearch:0;main
and do a search on 2008 CM, it lists close approaches to earh and Venus

Be aware that the orbit is quite tentative as it's based on only one day of obervations. Over the next few days many of those close approaches may evaporate.

 # obs. used (total)     14  
   first obs. used     2008-02-02  
   last obs. used     2008-02-02  


 Element                                         ValueUncertainty (1-sigma)  Units 

e.70460377750417560.064862 
a.51438036261729010.023799AU
q.15194601604317990.039427AU
i10.696815677700887.0383deg
node325.335473073275615.341deg
peri331.765149770834612.159deg
M179.51366026456810.036deg
tp2454431.307623965857
(2007-Nov-26.80762397)6.8726JED
period134.7488282320201
0.379.3519
0.0256d
yr
n2.6716373323864940.18542deg/d
Q.87681470919140040.040569AU

Wayne

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Roberto G." <md6648 at mclink.it> 

> 2008 CM it's a asteroid discovered the February 2, 2008 
> 
> http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K08/K08C12.html 
> 
> it's orbit it's unique: its period it's 0.37 year, its a it's 0.51. 
> its perielium (q) it's at 0.15 A.U. 
> 
> If you go at 
> 
> http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2008+CM&orb=1 
> 
> and you see the position of 2008 CM for July 18, 2008 
> you shall see a very near passage of this asteroid toward 
> Venus, probably this asteroid do a meteor shower on Venus, 
> there are professional Astronomers here that can verify this 
> possibility? The probe Venus Express can to see meteor 
> entering on venusian atmosphere? Its Vera esperiment can 
> see meteors? 
> Best greetings. 
> Roberto Gorelli 
> 
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