Re: [Fwd: [AR] First Torrino Scale 2 object...]

Oops, I've realized the error in my ways in using that Java applet.

I used NASA's accurate ephemeris generator instead and looked for local 
minima less than 0.2 AU between 1959 and 2004, and here's what popped out:

Date              Range (AU)
1964-Oct-21 0.1951679125                           (Ranger 7)
1965-Feb-16 0.1257446466                          (Ranger 9)
1972-Dec-29 0.0871449693                          (Pioneer 10)
1980-Dec-18 0.0668657295
1982-Apr-11 0.185725114                            (Venera 13)
1990-Apr-15 0.0300532941                          (Galileo)
1998-Apr-15 0.0249093031                          (Lunar Prospector)
2004-Dec-21 0.0964277899

That rules out Giotto.

Lunar Prospector was launched on January 7, 1998. The approach on April 
15 (9 Rmoon) was the closest since 1959 according to current data.

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