J002E3 is an object in space which is thought to be the S-IVB third stage of the Apollo 12 Saturn V rocket. It was discovered on September 3, 2002, by...

origin unlikely. In September 2002, astronomers found an object designated J002E3. The object was on a temporary satellite orbit around Earth, leaving for...

and also discovered the comet 172P/Yeung. He also discovered the object J002E3, which was first thought to be an asteroid, but is now known to be part...

by amateur astronomer Bill Yeung who gave it the temporary designation J002E3 before it was determined to be an artificial object. Again in solar orbit...

with titanium dioxide; this later allowed astronomers to determine that J002E3 was likely the S-IVB stage from Apollo 12 and not an asteroid. Between 2002...

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discovered a suspected asteroid, which was given the discovery designation J002E3. It appeared to be in orbit around the Earth, and was soon discovered from...

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which would make it about 15 meters in diameter and much less massive. (cf. J002E3, the S-IVB booster of Apollo 12 which was mistaken for an asteroid.) Until...

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other cases. In September 2002, astronomers found an object designated J002E3. The object was on a temporary satellite orbit around Earth, leaving for...

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to have been discovered as an asteroid in 2002 and given the designation J002E3 S-IVB-508 Apollo 13 April 11, 1970 Impacted lunar surface April 14, 1970*...

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specific Statio Cognitum Surveyor 3 Surveyor crater Bench Crater meteorite J002E3 Moon Museum Reports of Streptococcus mitis on the Moon Apollo 13 specific...

November 13 Transit of Mercury 2032 Projected return to Earth orbit of object J002E3, the discarded S-IVB third stage of the Apollo 12 Saturn V. 2033 October...

1987 (M.P.C. 12211). Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Near-Earth object J002E3 2000 SG344 "3594 Scotti (1983 CN)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved February...

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which meant it could be an artificial object. Precedents for this exist: J002E3 is currently thought to be the third-stage Saturn S-IVB booster from Apollo...

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specific Statio Cognitum Surveyor 3 Surveyor crater Bench Crater meteorite J002E3 Moon Museum Reports of Streptococcus mitis on the Moon Apollo 13 specific...

specific Statio Cognitum Surveyor 3 Surveyor crater Bench Crater meteorite J002E3 Moon Museum Reports of Streptococcus mitis on the Moon Apollo 13 specific...

specific Statio Cognitum Surveyor 3 Surveyor crater Bench Crater meteorite J002E3 Moon Museum Reports of Streptococcus mitis on the Moon Apollo 13 specific...

to a decade earlier. Similarities between the discoveries of 6Q0B44E and J002E3, thought to be part of the Apollo 12 rocket, led some astronomers to speculate...

specific Statio Cognitum Surveyor 3 Surveyor crater Bench Crater meteorite J002E3 Moon Museum Reports of Streptococcus mitis on the Moon Apollo 13 specific...

specific Statio Cognitum Surveyor 3 Surveyor crater Bench Crater meteorite J002E3 Moon Museum Reports of Streptococcus mitis on the Moon Apollo 13 specific...

specific Statio Cognitum Surveyor 3 Surveyor crater Bench Crater meteorite J002E3 Moon Museum Reports of Streptococcus mitis on the Moon Apollo 13 specific...

Laboratory (JPL) would determine that J002E3, was "the first known case of an object being captured by the Earth". J002E3's orbital path was such that JPL...

reentering space debris 2008 TC3 2014 AA 2018 LA 2019 MO 2006 RH120 6Q0B44E J002E3 Even near apparent magnitude ~13.6 it was about 1000 times too faint to...

but will not be within Earth's Hill sphere of 0.01 AU (1.5 million km). J002E3 – a near-Earth object discovered in 2002 that was identified as the S-IVB...