Near-Earth Asteroid 2012 DA14 to Miss Earth on February 15, 2013

suessenberger · 7. März 2012

Discovered by the LaSagra observatory in southern Spain, the small asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass within about 3.5 Earth radii of the Earth's surface on February 15, 2013. Although its size is not well determined, this near-Earth asteroid is thought to be about 45 meters in diameter.

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DISCOVERY of 2012 DA14 and SEE YOU NEXT YEAR

Gruß: Uwe

Mschweitzer · 7. März 2012

Lieber Uwe,

kann man den Asteroiden mit Amateurmitteln beobachten? Vielleicht habe ich
das überlesen aber Helligkeitsangaben habe ich nicht gesehen.

Lieben Gruß,
Michael

AGeo · 7. März 2012

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On this date, the asteroid will travel rapidly from the southern evening sky into the northern morning sky with its closest Earth approach occurring about 19:26 UTC when it will achieve a magnitude of less than seven, which is somewhat fainter than naked eye visibility. About 4 minutes after its Earth close approach, there is a good chance it will pass into the Earth's shadow for about 18 minutes or so before reappearing from the eclipse. When traveling rapidly into the northern morning sky, 2012 DA14 will quickly fade in brightness.

CS, Andreas