2022-12-26, 08:34 PM
According to the MPC the NEO 2018 YK2 was reacquired by the Catalina Sky Survey and several other observatories on 2022 Dec 24. The close approach of this NEO occurred on 2022-Dec-24 12:35 ± < 00:01 UT at a distance of 0.02502 AU. The Condition Code from CNEOS is now 0.
Using MPC's elements for 2022 Dec 26 00:00 UT ST4v predicts that this NEO reached a peak brightness of 16.9 magnitude on Dec 25 at 2100 EST when it was moving through Andromeda at 37.1"/min.
2010 XC15 is still getting ready for its close approach. ST4v predicts that it will reach peak brightness of 13.4 magnitude on the morning of Dec 27 ~0300 EST when it will be moving through Coma Berenices at 130"/min. This is a 'Rarity'=3 event.
Good hunting,
Phil S.
Using MPC's elements for 2022 Dec 26 00:00 UT ST4v predicts that this NEO reached a peak brightness of 16.9 magnitude on Dec 25 at 2100 EST when it was moving through Andromeda at 37.1"/min.
2010 XC15 is still getting ready for its close approach. ST4v predicts that it will reach peak brightness of 13.4 magnitude on the morning of Dec 27 ~0300 EST when it will be moving through Coma Berenices at 130"/min. This is a 'Rarity'=3 event.
Good hunting,
Phil S.