2026-06-18, 05:49 PM
That's a very nice image sequence. (152637) 1997 NC1 is approaching quickly. SkyTools 4.1.11.21 Visual Pro predicts that it will be 13.9 magnitude tonight in Cygnus. How is the predicted brightness comparing with your observations?
CNEOS has recomputed the orbital elements. There's now a 10574 day observation arc, the Condition Code=0 and the Earth MOID=0.0167127 AU. The solution date was 2026-Jun-18 05:47:52 PDT. This pass is within 0.00044 AU of the minimum distance. It will be slightly closer on 2133 Jun 28 at 0.01699 AU.
(523808) 2007 ML24 makes a close approach on 2026 July 4. That's only a Rarity=2 event predicted to reach a peak brightness of 16.0 magnitude.
Phil S.
CNEOS has recomputed the orbital elements. There's now a 10574 day observation arc, the Condition Code=0 and the Earth MOID=0.0167127 AU. The solution date was 2026-Jun-18 05:47:52 PDT. This pass is within 0.00044 AU of the minimum distance. It will be slightly closer on 2133 Jun 28 at 0.01699 AU.
(523808) 2007 ML24 makes a close approach on 2026 July 4. That's only a Rarity=2 event predicted to reach a peak brightness of 16.0 magnitude.
Phil S.