Quote from: LancangDam on September 06, 2014, 09:19:45 AM

Quote from: Chef Ramsay on September 05, 2014, 06:05:23 PM

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The asteroid, designated 2014 RC, will be roughly over New Zealand at the time of closest approach, which will be about 2:18 pm EDT based on current calculations. Astronomers estimate that the asteroid is about 60 feet in size.

On the night of Aug. 31, the asteroid was first discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson, Ariz., and was detected independently the next night by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope that is located in Hawaii.

The orbit of 2014 RC was confirmed by both the Catalina Sky Survey and the University of Hawaii during follow-up observations.

It will be about 25,000 miles away at the time of its closest approach to Earth. It wont be observable to the unaided eye, but amateur astronomers with small telescopes might be able to spot the fast-moving appearance of the asteroid.

More...http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2014/09/04/nasa-asteroid-will-pass-very-close-to-earth-on-sunday/

Asteroid will get closer... to the Moon!

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