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Now with 29 obs over 7 days, the info on this large PHA is getting locked in but still no old data from past due to the infrequent close passes.

I think the big guys may be able to track it until early June when it crosses the 24th mag zone.

The next near Earth pass is scary close:
2028-Nov-16 05:36 ± 4_11:31 Earth minimum distance  0.0e+0

This rock is no pebble - H = 19.8 <=> 290~650 m 

Hard hats required.
Thanks, I will add this to my Doomsday list in ST. Smile
It looks like Doomsday's been canceled as far as this NEO's concernerd. Back to worrying about the crisis du jure.

Some spoilsport found some old images with this object & the orbit's been refined. Here's what CNEOS has listed as of today: [attachment=2767]

The Earth MOID = 0.00123246 AU, so no collision for a while.

Here's MPC's list of the earliest observations for this NEO: [attachment=2768]

Big Grin

Phil S.