2022-08-29, 03:14 AM
(2022-06-19, 04:46 PM)PMSchu Wrote: Hi BMD,
Very interesting. Unless these events are very close, parallax shouldn't be too bad. In any event something for the grandkids & beyond to be concerned about without some unexpected medical breakthroughs.
Phil S.
Don't forget to try for the giant (1Km), slow moving rock from space, Cacus (161989), aka 1978 CA anytime over the next week or so.
Our weather is predicted to remain very cloudy over that time period. For me, closest approach comes at 3:52CDT on September 1 at a distance of 8,603,015Km (22.38025LD, 0.057508AU) and an estimated magnitude of 13.7. If I could wait 24 hours, it may brighten to 13.6 due to Phase % change.
It should be best tracked down in the early morning hours just b4 astronomical twilight when it is high in the south. Should be moving 18-20 seconds per minute and be in the bright 14s to mid 13s.