[meteorite-list] asteroid flyby

[Bob King]

Just got done looking at the asteroid 2004 XP14 flyby with my daughter 
before clouds moved in. At 2 a.m. CDT it was moving steadily through the 
field of view in real time like a slow satellite. It was also fainter than 
predicted -- closer to 12.5 mag. than 11. We were using a 10" telescope at 
around 100x. Sure enjoyed the view. Fastest rock I've seen in a while.
Best wishes,
Bob 



On 2 Jul 2006 at 21:15, dean bessey wrote:

> I made a posting on this list about it last week. Here
> is an updated article:
> http://www.space.com/spacewatch/060629_night_sky.html
> It says the rock will be magnatude 11 so I am not sure
> how you can see it with the naked eye (Which can
> generally see around magnatude 6) but some reports say
> that over north africa and the atlantic you can will
> be able to see it with the naked eye.
> Cheers
> DEAN
> 
> --- allum melanie <beads2horses at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Has anyone any information about the asteroid that
> > is visible to the eye as it makes a close pass on
> > July 3,2006 ??? Heard a story on it on news in car.
> > It was stated that its 1/2 mile across. thanks M
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