Place

NEAR's Earth perigee, 23 January 1998

flyby perigee (ground point)

Flyby perigee (ground point)0

Note

The point on the ground beneath NEAR at closest approach (1998-01-23 07:22:56 UTC), over western Iran, computed from JPL Horizons' reconstructed trajectory (sub-observer point, geodetic; distance 6,911 km from Earth's centre). Acedo (2017) tabulates the same perigee's geocentric latitude.

Happened here 1

NEAR passes at 539 km with +13.46 mm/s

Event

EVT

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). NEAR's Earth perigee, 23 January 1998 [Place PLC0CWYE7HP657R]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0CWYE7HP657R

@misc{mysteriesdept_plc0cwye7hp657r,
  title     = {NEAR's Earth perigee, 23 January 1998},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Place, catalog key PLC0CWYE7HP657R},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0CWYE7HP657R}
}