2022-08-25, 09:24 PM
Apparently it will It pass through Earth's penumbra just as it reaches max brightness, a few hours before closest approach.
Some strange orbit. As the asteroid with the 44th smallest known semi-major axis and the object with the smallest semi-major axis discovered so far this year, smaller than that of Venus.
Fortunately, it stays outside our orbit and will have many more observations than the current one day 26 obs. Refining its orbit may help determine how deeply it will be eclipsed. Running it back in time, I see that each close approach under 0.05AU (2013, 2004, 1995, 1986, 1977, & 1968) has it in the mag 15s. A very close approach on Sept 1, 1977 8:17TDB of only 1372224Km. Other predict much much closer as in 4500Km.
Some strange orbit. As the asteroid with the 44th smallest known semi-major axis and the object with the smallest semi-major axis discovered so far this year, smaller than that of Venus.
Fortunately, it stays outside our orbit and will have many more observations than the current one day 26 obs. Refining its orbit may help determine how deeply it will be eclipsed. Running it back in time, I see that each close approach under 0.05AU (2013, 2004, 1995, 1986, 1977, & 1968) has it in the mag 15s. A very close approach on Sept 1, 1977 8:17TDB of only 1372224Km. Other predict much much closer as in 4500Km.