Man killed by meteorite?

[mkrnhr]

Apparently, a man was killed, and three other persons injured by a meteorite in India:
_http://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/meteorite-caused-mishap-in-vellore-college-chief-minister-jayalalithaa-1274701

It is now confirmed after ther first suspicions: http://www.sott.net/article/311741-Meteorite-lands-in-Tamil-Nadu-killing-one-and-injuring-three

Kamaraj, a bus driver of the Bharathidasan Engineering College located near Natrampalli, had died on Saturday when an explosion was heard near the water tank.

The explosion left a crater in the ground and shattered window panes of buses and the building.

The man, who was walking past the building, had suffered serious injuries and died.

Authorities say they have recovered a piece of the meteorite.

That would be a first confirmed direct fatality in modern records _http://www.icq.eps.harvard.edu/meteorites.html

It is interesting that such a symbolic event would happen so close to the Chelyabinsk anniversary.

 

[Ca.]

Shut the front door............. (meaning ='s really?)....

Where there's little ones their may follow big ones?
SOTT.net
http://www.sott.net/article/271892-2013-saw-a-dramatic-increase-in-meteor-fireballs-What-does-2014-have-in-store

 

[Laura]

Woah! Things are getting very interesting. Wonder about the February thing, though. What's in the sky in Feb? Any regular meteor storms or anything?

 

[RedFox]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_meteor_showers

Daytime Capri.-Sagitt. 13 Jan – 4 Feb Peak - 1 Feb
Alpha Centaurids 28 Jan – 21 Feb Peak - 8 Feb
Theta Centaurids 23 Jan – 12 Mar Peak - 10 Feb
Chi Capricornids 29 Jan – 28 Feb Peak - 13 Feb

http://www.amsmeteors.org/2016/02/meteor-activity-outlook-for-february-6-12-2016/

Anthelions (ANT) ?
February Epsilon Virginids (FEV) Jan 29 - Feb 9 Peak - Feb 04
Pi Hydrids (PIH) Feb 4 - Feb 15 Peak - Feb 07

 

[Ca.]

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches February 2016
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.fr/2016/02/neo-asteroids-close-approaches-february.html

There are currently 3,4 9 known NEO Asteroids discovered that will pass within approximately 10LD or less (LD stands for "Lunar Distance"), in the month of February 2016. I expect that 10 or more 10LD NEOs will be discovered before month end.

Expect some spectacular bolides, fireballs, and meteors this month and especially large ones 3-5 days before and following the passing of 4 small mountain-sized NEO asteroids, diameters ranging from 500m- 2.8.km, that will safely pass this month.

Be ready for some bolide, fireball, and meteor activity!
Cameras Ready!

If you capture a video or photo of a meteor please email to - LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com
- LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

RECENT CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

Object
Name Date ca distance-ua Distance(LD) Estimated Diameter** Mag Relative Velocity (km/s)
(2016 CH30) 2016-Feb-07 0.0039 1.5 7.0 m - 16 m 27.9 5.56​

 

[mkrnhr]

There have been several new discoveries of near asteroids in the last couple of weeks. Didn't keep record of the last week of February but for instance, on the spaceweather page one can see 3 asteroids passing at less than moon's distance in four days. Of course, one has to take into account the error bars etc., but the timing is interesting nonetheless.