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The IAWN is tasked with developing a strategy using well-defined communication plans and protocols to assist Governments in the analysis of asteroid impact consequences and in the planning of mitigation responses.</p> <p>Currently, IAWN includes members from all over the world!</p> <p><a href="/about.shtml" class="art-button">About IAWN</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <!-- ************************* ROW 2 CONTENT ************************* --> <div class="art-content-layout"> <div class="art-content-layout-row"> <!-- LEFT BOX --> <div class="art-layout-cell layout-item-0" style="width: 33%"> <h3>Recent Signatories</h3> <ul> <!-- added 8 July 2024 --> <li>John J. McCarthy Observatory (932)</li> <li>Konkoly Observatory, HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (461, 561 and K88)</li> <li>Al-Khatim Observatory (M44), United Arab Emirates</li> </ul> </div> <!-- MIDDLE BOX --> <div class="art-layout-cell layout-item-0" style="width: 33%"> <h3>NEO News</h3> <div class="image-caption-wrapper" style="width: 40%; float: left"><img src="/gallery/article_pics/2011-W3_Lovejoy.jpg" style="width: 100%; max-width: 400px;" alt="C/2011 W3 Lovejoy" class="art-lightbox" /> <p class="caption">C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) photographed from the ISS <br />Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/6560479353/in/album-72157627325417195">By NASA/Dan Burbank</a></p> </div> <p><strong>C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) - a new Kreutz Sungrazing Comet</strong></p> <p>(25 Oct 2024) On 27 September 2024, the <a href="https://atlas.fallingstar.com/">ATLAS project</a> discovered a new comet relatively near the sun in the sky. Initial orbit <a href="https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K24/K24T22.html">computations at the MPC</a> indicated this new discovery was a Kreutz Sungrazer... <br /><a href="/neo-news.shtml#2024_S1" class="art-button">Read More: NEO News</a></p> </div> <!-- RIGHT BOX --> <div class="art-layout-cell layout-item-0" style="width: 33%"> <h3>Close Approaches</h3> <p>Asteriod designation: 2024 QH2 <br />Discovery station: Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala <br />Close approach date (UTC): 2024 08 29.96 <br />Close approach distance (× lunar distance): 0.86 <br /><a href="https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K24/K24R12.html" onclick="this.target='_blank'">Discovery announcement</a> <br /><a href="https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=K24Q02H" onclick="this.target='_blank'">Latest orbit & observations</a> </p> <p><a href="/close-approaches.shtml" class="art-button">Close Approach List</a></p> <p><a href="/close-approaches/ca-table_multi-opp.shtml" class="art-button">Multi-Opp. CAs</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <hr /> <!-- ************************* END MAIN CONTENT ************************* --> </div> <!-- close class="art-postcontent art-postcontent-0 clearfix" --> </article> </div> <!-- close class="art-layout-cell art-content" --> </div> <!-- close class="art-content-layout-row" --> </div> <!-- close class="art-content-layout" --> </div> <!-- close class="art-layout-wrapper" --> <footer class="art-footer"> <!-- footer row content --> <div class="art-content-layout"> <div class="art-content-layout-row"> <div class="art-layout-cell layout-item-0" style="width: 33%"> <p class="art-page-footer">Copyright © 2023. 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