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What part of the night sky would I find Asteroid 2007TU24?
I just read in Space.com that it will make its nearest approach on Jan 29 at 3:33 am EST., when it will be 334,000 miles or 537,500 km from earth. Compared to moon which about 250,000 miles. In what constellation should I look for it. Would binoculars be sufficient to view it.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
agle@jpl.nasa.gov
Grey Hautaluoma
Headquarters, Washington
grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov
NEWS RELEASE: 2008-012
Jan. 24, 2008
Asteroid to Make Rare Close Flyby of Earth January 29
Scientists are monitoring the orbit of asteroid 2007 TU24. The
asteroid, believed to be between 150 meters (500 feet) and 610 meters
(2,000 feet) in size, is expected to fly past Earth on Jan. 29, with
its closest distance being about 537,500 kilometers (334,000 miles) at
12:33 a.m. Pacific time (3:33 a.m. Eastern time). It should be
observable that night by amateur astronomers with modest-sized
telescopes.
Asteroid 2007 TU24 was discovered by the NASA-sponsored Catalina Sky
Survey on Oct. 11, 2007. Scientists at NASA's Near-Earth Object
Program Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.,
have determined that there is no possibility of an impact with Earth
in the foreseeable future.
"This will be the closest approach by a known asteroid of this size or
larger until 2027," said Don Yeomans, manager of the Near Earth Object
Program Office at JPL. "As its closest approach is about
one-and-a-half times the distance of Earth to the moon, there is no
reason for concern. On the contrary, Mother Nature is providing us an
excellent opportunity to perform scientific observations."
Asteroid 2007 TU24 will reach an approximate apparent magnitude 10.3
on Jan. 29-30 before quickly becoming fainter as it moves farther from
Earth. On that night, the asteroid will be observable in dark and
clear skies through amateur telescopes with apertures of at least 7.6
centimeters (3 inches). An object with a magnitude of 10.3 is about 50
times fainter than an object just visible to the naked eye in a clear,
dark sky.
NASA detects and tracks asteroids and comets passing close to Earth.
The Near Earth Object Observation Program, commonly called
"Spaceguard," discovers, characterizes and computes trajectories for
these objects to determine if any could be potentially hazardous to
our planet.
For more information, visit http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov.
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