2021-09-02, 02:03 AM
Tomorrow night might be a good time to attempt to track down this newly found rock from space. Looks like b4 midnight on September 2nd it will be well placed (high and south) and bright enough to be spotted in mid sized scopes. Great phase angle from twilight (2nd) until 4am on Sep 3. Looks to be tracking thru Equuleus into Aquarius at near 2'/min!
The orbit is somewhat uncertain as there are only 68 observations spanning just two days. Make sure to run the ephemeris from your location as it is passing ~665,000 Km (1.7LD). CNEOS indicates it may be 110m diameter.
The orbit is somewhat uncertain as there are only 68 observations spanning just two days. Make sure to run the ephemeris from your location as it is passing ~665,000 Km (1.7LD). CNEOS indicates it may be 110m diameter.