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

Sean R. Lynch wrote:

> 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
>
I should mention that on none of these approaches does 3sigma put it 
inside the moon's orbit, so the likelihood that it could be a human 
spacecraft seems pretty small.

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