[meteorite-list] Curious Asteroid Flyby (2010 AL30)

[Ron Baalke]

Space Weather News for Jan. 12, 2010
http://spaceweather.com

CURIOUS ASTEROID FLYBY: A curious object is about to fly past Earth 
only one-third the distance to the Moon. Catalogued as a 10m-class 
asteroid, 2010 AL30 has an orbital period of almost exactly 1 year. 
This raises the possibility that it might not be a natural object, 
but rather a piece of some spacecraft from our own planet. At 
closest approach on Jan. 13th, 2010 AL30 will streak through 
Orion, Taurus, and Pisces glowing like a 14th magnitude star. 
Experienced amateur astronomers are encouraged to monitor the 
flyby.  Orbital elements, images, and more information are 
available on http://spaceweather.com .