Watching the Big Rock - 2023 GQ2

[bigmasterdrago]

Now with 29 obs over 7 days, the info on this large PHA is getting locked in but still no old data from past due to the infrequent close passes.

I think the big guys may be able to track it until early June when it crosses the 24th mag zone.

The next near Earth pass is scary close:
2028-Nov-16 05:36 ± 4_11:31 Earth minimum distance  0.0e+0

This rock is no pebble - H = 19.8 <=> 290~650 m 

Hard hats required.

[Bobbo]

Thanks, I will add this to my Doomsday list in ST.

[PMSchu]

It looks like Doomsday's been canceled as far as this NEO's concernerd. Back to worrying about the crisis du jure.

Some spoilsport found some old images with this object & the orbit's been refined. Here's what CNEOS has listed as of today:     

The Earth MOID = 0.00123246 AU, so no collision for a while.

Here's MPC's list of the earliest observations for this NEO:     



Phil S.