2024-10-15, 06:04 PM
CNEOS predicts that the large NEO, (450649) 2006 UY64, will make a close approach on 2024-Oct-22 15:11±<00:01 UT at a distance of 0.05667 AU moving with V Relative=13.47 km/sec, H=19.5 magnitude, diameter 340 m - 750 m and 'Rarity'=1. There is currently a 6563 day observation arc, the Condition Code=0 and the Earth MOID=0.0540125 AU. The solution date was 2024-Oct-13 06:17:00 PDT. This NEO was discovered at Siding Spring on 2006-10-25 by Siding Spring Survey. This object doesn't come close enough to make MPC's list of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs). There wasn't a significant change in the orbit from 2021 to 2024 as the CNEOS info shown in the Object Info dialog below shows.
Using MPC's elements for 2024 Aug 21 0000 UT, SkyTools 4.1 Visual predicts that this object will make its close approach (to the nearest hour) on 2024 Oct 22 at 1100 EDT (!500 UT) when the MP will be an estimated 14.3 magnitude and 0.06 AU distant traveling through Aries at 19.4"/minute in daylight and below the horizon in Columbus, Ohio. The peak brightness of 14.1 manitude is predicted to occur on the nights of both October 22/23 and October 23/24 with the NEO traveling through Aries at ~19"/minute and 0.06 AU distant. This object is predicted to be brighter than 16 magnitude from October 16 to 31. MPC's elements for 2024 Oct 15 0000 UT gave nearly identical predictions to those obtained using the elements for 2024 Aug 21 0000 UT.
Here's the Object Info dialog for this object:
Good hunting,
Phil S.
Using MPC's elements for 2024 Aug 21 0000 UT, SkyTools 4.1 Visual predicts that this object will make its close approach (to the nearest hour) on 2024 Oct 22 at 1100 EDT (!500 UT) when the MP will be an estimated 14.3 magnitude and 0.06 AU distant traveling through Aries at 19.4"/minute in daylight and below the horizon in Columbus, Ohio. The peak brightness of 14.1 manitude is predicted to occur on the nights of both October 22/23 and October 23/24 with the NEO traveling through Aries at ~19"/minute and 0.06 AU distant. This object is predicted to be brighter than 16 magnitude from October 16 to 31. MPC's elements for 2024 Oct 15 0000 UT gave nearly identical predictions to those obtained using the elements for 2024 Aug 21 0000 UT.
Here's the Object Info dialog for this object:
Good hunting,
Phil S.