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4660 Nereus (1982 DB) Late December Pass - bigmasterdrago - 2021-11-03
December 10, 11, & 12. Not a particularly close pass nor fast (20"/min). But may be magnitude 12 for many hours on the mornings of December 10 & 11, Slightly fainter on 12th. Closest after sunrise morning of Dec. 11. Stays high in the north on 10th, 11th & 12th in predawn hours. No Moon. This rock is ~1,000' diameter!
Discovered 1981 Sept. 30 – Siding Spring Observatory Orbit Uncertainty = 0. Over 700 observations since discovery. Last observation on 2021 11 02.86025 by Kuban State University Astrophysical Observatory.