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Watching the Big Rock - 2023 GQ2 - bigmasterdrago - 2023-04-19
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.
RE: Watching the Big Rock - 2023 GQ2 - Bobbo - 2023-04-20
Thanks, I will add this to my Doomsday list in ST.
RE: Watching the Big Rock - 2023 GQ2 - PMSchu - 2023-04-20
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:
The Earth MOID = 0.00123246 AU, so no collision for a while.
Here's MPC's list of the earliest observations for this NEO:
Phil S.