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Asteroid Apophis and its associated fireballs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2025

Gulchehra Kokhirova Open the ORCID record for Gulchehra Kokhirova [Opens in a new window]  and
Pulat Babadzhanov
Gulchehra Kokhirova*
Affiliation:
Institute of Astrophysics, National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Postbus 734063, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Pulat Babadzhanov
Affiliation:
Institute of Astrophysics, National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Postbus 734063, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
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email: kokhirova2004@mail.ru
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Abstract

The orbital evolution of NEA Apophis was investigated for the time interval of 12 kyrs, geocentric coordinates of radiants and velocities of theoretically related meteor showers were calculated, as well the dates of their activity were determined. As a result of a search among the fireball observations, on two fireballs for northern and southern branches of the nighttime shower were found. These fireballs, having the parameters close to predicted ones, probably, were produced by the fragments of the asteroid Apophis. It is recommended to carry out meteor and fireball observations on the predicted dates of shower activity of ±7 days in order to record meteor phenomena, possibly generated by fragments of asteroid Apophis.

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Meteorsmeteoroidsminor planetsasteroids

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 19 , Symposium S374: Astronomical Hazards for Life on Earth , August 2023 , pp. 65 - 69
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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